The Michigan Daily-Saturday, November 19, 1977-Page 9

MSU TO CRACK BIG TWO?
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By DIANE SILVER
While today's Michigan-Ohio State game will
capture plenty of national attention, four league
battles still remain, each with its own point of
interest. Featured in the season finales will be some
of the most intense rivalries in the Big Ten along
with two intra-state clashes, the battle of the Old
Oaken Bucket and the final chance to climb in
conference standings.
The Old Oaken Bucket, a symbol of football
supremacy between instate rivals Indiana and Pur-
due, is at stake today, when the teams clash at
Bloomington. Both the Hoosiers and the Boiler-
makers need to win this game to finish with a win-
ning season.
THE rEAMS COULD not be more evenly mat-
ched. The stats show IU ranked eighth and third in
rush and pass defense respecitvely, while the
Boilers are seventh and fourth in the same
categories. Total offense is close, too, with Purdue
at 341.6 yards and Indiana at 334.3.
More than just the statistics show striking
similarities between Purdue and Indiana. Both
have scored exactly the same number of points in
seven Big Ten games-127-and both yielded 31
points in losses to national powers. In 10-game
statistics, Purdue has scored 221 points to Indiana's
184, and defensively, the Boilers permitted 226 poin-
ts to the Hoosiers' 218.
"Every game is important," said Indiana coach
Lee Corso, "but there's a lot of emphasis put on this
one because of the rivalry and the Old Oaken
Bucket. There's more excitement around here, a lot
of electricity in the air.""

WITH A WIN over Iowa today plus a Michigan
loss, Michigan State would break up the perennial
'Big Two" combination. Not since Northwestern
turned the trick in 1971 has any team been able to
break the Michigan-Ohio State logjam.-.
The Spartans have used a mixture of running and
passing to spark their four game winning streak.
MSU is averaging 100 yards per game more than
Iowa, but the defenses are about even statistically.
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"Iowa plays extremely aggressive defense," said
MSU coach Darryl Rogers. "Our offense is going to
get a real test to moving the ball."
Illinois will be trying to shake a three game losing
streak, while Northwestern will attempt to end its
frustrating season on a positive note, in an intra-
state battle at Evanston.

INJURIES HAVE BEEN a major problem for
departing Wildcat coach John Pont, especially at
quarterback where six different people have lined
up behind center this season. Junior Scott Stranski
is listed as number one this week after injuries en-
ded the year for Dana Hemphill.
Illini quarterback Kurt Steger will be gunning for
school records in career passing yards and total of-
fense. With just 20 more passing yards Steger will
break the current record of 2,750 held by Mike
Wells. Steger also needs 81 yards to tie the Illini
total offense mark of 3,204 yards.
Wisconsin will close out the 1977 season at Min-
nesota, in a game that will mark the end of the John
Jardine coaching era at Wisconsin. The Badgers
will try to give Jardine a final win over their most
heated rival, the Gophers, a team in search of their
best record (7-4) since 1973.
MINNESOTA SPORTS a 3-1 record this season
over the four teams still in contention for 1978 Rose
Bowl bids. The Gophers trimmed UCLA and
Washington, both in the running for the Pac-Eight
bid, and blanked previously number one ranked
Michigan. Ohio State dealt the Gophers a 38-7 set-
back in Ohio Stadium.
Jardine describes Minnesota as a tough, very
physcial football team. "They've jelled offensively,
and they are good defensively," said Jardine.
Gopher coach Cal Stoll said about his team,.
"These men want to go out winners, but it will not be
easy. Wisconsin wants the very same thing for
themselves, their coach and school. Simply stated,
it should be another great, battle in our long and
traditional series."

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TEAM OFFENSE
Mich.
First Downs 194
ing Yards................ 2696
ng Yards .... ............1084
pts ....................143
letions ..................75
Yards ..................3780
ge per play.............. ..
Number of Punts......... 46
Yards .................. 1858
ge per punt.............. 40.4
Kick Ret/Yards...........51/680 7
Ret/Yards ............... 32/260 2
ff Ret/Yards ............. 19/420 4
ceptions/Yards ........... 13/164
les/Lost ................. 25/16
ties/Yards..............46/427 2

Opp.
130
1079
1183
205
108
2262
3.6
72
2643
36.7
70/962
20/131
49/812
8/88
27/17
29/289

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TEAM OFFENSE
Ohio State
Total First Downs ........ ....227
'Rushing Yards .............. 3326
Passing Yards ................. 874
Attempts .......... ........88
Completions ................... 53
Total Yards .................. 4200
Average per play .............. 5.5
Total Number of Punts .......... 31
Total Yards .................. 1065
Average per punt .............. 34.3
Total Kick Ret/Yards .......... 35/439
Punt Ret/Yards. . ....... .....22/148
Kickoff Ret/Yards ............ 13/291
Interceptions/Yards ........... 22/246
FuEmbles/lfost ................. 28/16
Penalties/Yards ............... 30/224

Opp.
137
1294
1049
189
86
2343
3.7
61
2314
37.9
34/630
9/120
25/510
8/59
28/14
32/292

INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING
Att Gain Ave LP

R. Davis ............... 190
Eluckleby .............. 151
Leach.................. 95
R. Smith .............. 46
Edwards ................ 33
King .................... 20
Dickey ................... 7
Reid .................... 8
M.Smith.................6
Clayton .................. 7
Wangler ................. 2
Richardson .............. 3
PASSING
Att Comp Int
Leach........138 73 7
Wangler........2 1 1

959
753
454
267
161
77
79
57
32
24
10
4

5.0
4.8
3.7
5.7
4.6
3.9
8.3
7.1
5.3
2.3
5.0
0.3

44
31
21
25
12
14
74
19
15
20
8
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Yds TD
1054 13
33 1

.LP
63
33

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RECEIVING
No Yds A

Avg TD LP

Clayton ......... 18 368 20.4
G. Johnson ...... 13 187 14.4
Huckleby ....... 12 104 8.7
R. Davis.........12 148 12.3
Edwards..........4 55 13.8
Marsh............4 44 11.0
R. Smith..........4 24 6.0
White ............ 3 59 19.7
Stephenson ...... 2 48 24.0
Schmerge ........ 2 14 7.0
Mitchell.........I 33 33.0
SCORING
TDr TDp ExP
R. Davis..........7 1 -
Willner ......... - - 38-39
hluckleby ........ 6 - -
Leach ............ 6 - -
G. Johnson ....... 1 3 -
R. Smith .........3 - -
Edwards.........I I -
White.........- 2 -
Clayton ......... - 2 -
Schmerge .....- 2 -
FIELDGOALS
Att Made
Winner ................. 11 3
PUNTING
No Yds A
Anderson............... 46 1858 4
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING
Att Gain f
Springs................ 176 1003
Logan .................. 78 499
Campbell ............... 89 426
Gerald .................. 94 393
Payton..................84 349
Volley ................51 248
Johnson.................29 169
R. Griffin .............. 21 74
Castignola .............i1a 38
PASSING
Att Comp Int Yds
Gerald.........81 47 8 769
Castignola ..... 6 5 0 83
RECEIVING

2
3
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1
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2
1
2
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41
31
15
63
26
22
22
32
35
8
33

FG
3

Avg
40.4
Avg
5.6
6.3
4.7
4.1
4.1
4.8
5.8
3.5
2.5

TP
48
47
36
36
24
18
12
12
12
12
LP
50
LP
56
LP
72
63
17
44
44
16
34
15
13
LP
79
38
LP
79
19
45
20
9
31
24
38
22
13
12
8

TD
3
2

No Yds
Harrell..........10 252
Jaco ............. 8 83
Jones ........... 7 169
Campbell........ 7 91
Springs...........6 26
Moore............4 74
Storer............3 52
Donley........... 2 55
Hunter ........... 2 40
R. Griffin........ 1 13
Payton .......... 1 12
Logan..........1 8
SCORING
TD ExP
Payton ........... 13 0
Janakievski....... 0 44.44
Gerald ............. 7 0
Springs ............ 7 0
Campbell..........5 0
Loean.. ....... 3 0

Avg
25.2
10.3
24.1
13.0
8.6
18.5
17.3
27.5
20.0
13.0
12.0
8.0

TD
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