Page Eight,_ THE MICHIGAN DAILY November 16, 1975 Paqe Ei~ht, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Bell's first quarter TD's provide edge Illini penalty sets up winning TD, stage set or Big Ten finale (Continued from Page 1) Three plays later, Illinois full- back Steve Greene fumbled and Michigan's Don Dufek recover- ed at the Illinois 30. From there, the Wolverines needed just six plays to convert the Illini mis- cue into the game's initial touch- down. Tailback Gordon Bell, who gained 28 of Michigan's 30 yards on the drive, darted over from two yards out, and the Wolverines led 6-0. Michigan placekicker Bob Wood missed the conversion, his third miss of the season. THE STRATEGY of choosing the wind proved successful again o n 1 y moments later. Illinois started at their own 21 yard line, was unable to generate any offense, and had to punt from its own 20. The Illini punter, Phil Vierneisel, managed only a 28 yards boot into the wind, and Michigan took over once again with excellent field posi- tion. This time, the Wolverines re- quired 12 plays to execute their second scoring drive. Michigar stuck exclusively to the ground, and converted a key fourth anc five at the Illini 31, with Lytle booming over right guard for ' six yard pickup. Bell went the final yard for the touchdown, and Lytle added a two-point con- verison to give Michigan a 14-0 edge at the end of the first quarter. When defensive end Dan Jilek Paced by the running of Bell,r intercepted a Kurt Steger pass Lytle, and L e a c h, MichiganI and returned it to the Illinois moved 46 yards in ten plays to 34 yards line three plays later, assume a commanding 21 pointi it appeared that a rout was im- lead. The Wolverines attemptedi minent. However the Illini de- their second pass of the day dur-l fense stiffened, and held on ing this drive, and it appearedt downs, and the momentum slid that it would net a touchdown, from Michigan's grasp. but wingback Smith was trip- AFTER AN exchange of punts, ped while pursuing the ball, and Michigan started at its own 38, Michigan had to settle for a first and moved steadily downfield, down on the Illinois four 'yard utilizing the running of Bell and line. Leach capped the drive on a Rick Leach to Jim Smith pass a keeper from one yard out.' good for 27 yards. The drive AFTER HICKS' second inter- was thwarted, however, when ception, Lytle fumbled away theI Bell fumbled deep in Illinois ball for the second time, and] I territory, and the Illini recover- the dormant Illini finally came ed on their own 13 yards line. alive. Steger moved his team The beginning of the third almost exclusively through the period featured a continuation air to the Michigan 15, and tail- of the defensive struggle. Mid- back Lonnie Perrin carried four way through the quarter, safety times from there to the Mich-; Dwight Hicks made his first of igan 5. Then Steger spotted, two interceptions, and Michigan Johnson alone in the end zone, obtained the ball on the Illinois and Illinois narrowed the gap 46 yard line. 21-7.I The Wolverine offense storm- ed back, only to be confronted again by disaster in the form of yet another fumble. This time it was Leach's bad pitchout to Bell at the Illinois 37 that thwarted the Michigan attack. Steger went to the air again, and Illinois moved to the Mich- igan 17 yard line where it faced a fourth and three situation. Steger's overthrow of Chrystal apparently stopped the drive, but Hicks was penalized for in- terference, and the Illini had new life and a first down on the Michigan 11. TWO PLAYS later, tailback Jim "Chubby" Phillips burst up the middle to score a touchdown and make the score Michigan 21, Illinois 13. The Illini added a two-point conversion, to come within a successful onside kick of being back in the game. The dream ended there, and Michigan. maintained an unde- feated season heading nto Sat- urday's showdown. Physically, the Wolverines suf- fered injuries to Lytle (pinched nerve), corner back Jim Bolden (hip pointed), Leach (shoulder strain), defenders -Tim Davis and Jeff Perlinger (received minor sprains). All should be ready next week with the pos- sible exception of Bolden. ,.i rI Il d T minus Michigan First Downs 16 Rushing att/yds 66/218 Passing 1-1-0-27 Total off. plays 67 Total yards 245 Fumbles/no. lost 6/4 Penalties 3/22 Interceptions 3/31 Punting 4/40.8 Punt returns 2/12 Kick returns 1/0 Score by guar Michigan 14 Illinois 0 rte 0 0 Illinois 16 47/137 11-24-3-1 71 240 3/1l 5/46 0/0 6/41.3 2/6 2/38 xs 7 0 six days . M-Bell 2 run (kick failed) IM-Bell 1 run (Lytle run) M-Leach 1 run (Wood kick) 03 I-Johnson 5 pass from Stegar (Beaver kick) I-Phillips 2 run (Johnson pass from Steger) MICHIGAN i t 1 , ! , I' i l; AP Photo MICHIGAN MIDDLE linebacker Dave Devich forces Illinois runner Lonnie Perrin out of bounds shy of the goal line in the fourth quarter of yesterday's game. Chubby Phillips scored for the Illini on the next play. Perrin gained 88 yards rushing against the Blue defense. 0 151 MORETTO SCORES HAT TRICK: E L IE I c I I 1 B LOWN DEAD Icers outgun Ir0ish Bell Lytle Leach Davis Smith Leach Smith Perrin Phillips Greene Johnson Steger Steger jPerrin Chrystal Johnson Smalzer Phillips Perrin Rushing att yds ave 35 141 4.0 17 51 3.0 11 19 1.7 2 7 3.5 1 0 0.0 Passing att comp int 1 1 0 Receiving no yds ave 1 27 27.0 ILLINOIS Rushing att yds ave 27 88 3.3 10 35 3.5 6 22 3.7 1 -1 - 3 -7 -2.3 Passing att comp int 23 11 2 1 0 1 Receiving no yds ave 6 59 9.8 2 28 14.0 1 7 7.0 1 7 7.0 1 2 2.0 ]g 13 8 11 4 y2% BILLBOARD ig Season basketball tickets for 27 students go on sale Wednes- day, Nov. 19, not Monday as Ig previously expected, due to a 113! delay in printing. Seniors and 8I these wvith,' six semesters at -i; Michigan should buy their tic- 1 kets from 8 a.m. to noon yds Wednesday, juniors from noon 103 to 5 p.m., sophomores from 8 o am. to noon Thursday and -- By RAY O'HARA The more things change... ...the more they stay the same 11 TO THE SURPRISE of many, the Big Ten again come down to one ultimate game. loser of that contest will be winging its way to instead of staying home, the agony of defeat as always. Season has once Even though the the Orange Bowl, will be the same Surprise? In a way. Ten weeks ago it was thought by many that Wisconsin and Michigan State had finally accumulated the talent and depth needed to make a legitimate run at the title. Michigan and Ohio State both seemed to be badlly hurt by graduation. An end of an era was eagerly awaited. But it was not to be. The hopes of the Badgers and Spartans both lie in ashes, amidst scores of painful injury reports, game plans and pre- season press clippings. No one on either team will win any Heisman Trophies and be named "All-American." Meanwhile Michigan and Ohio State have gotten better all year. Michigan was clearly overrated (as number two in the nation) at the season's beginning. Two ties showed that, but since then they have pounded forward over both injury and adversity to become a genuine contender for the national title. Buckeyes deserve top spot Ohio State, riddled by graduation and confronted with its toughest schedule ever, has nonetheless performed brilliantly and deserves its number one rating, complaints from Nebraska rooters not withstanding. Archie Griffin has run like everyone knew he would and Cornelius Greene showed that he really can throw to receivers who really can catch. . Its defense, not always quick, has hit hard and played in- telligently. As of today, Woody Hayes could ask for little more than what he has-but there's still Michigan to contend with. It has been a long time since Woody has won in Ann Arbor and judging from his age, and the Wolverines' Youth, It may be his last shot at it. In two years the heart of this year's Michigan team will still be around so the Fat Man will never have a better shot than the one he'll have in six days. As for Michigan it has progressed with the maturation of its young defensive secondary, its young offensive line and its extraordinary young quarterback. All three have had their problems. As late as yesterday a team of Illinois' caliber could throw an unfamiliar defense at the Wolverines and hamper both Leach and the offensive front. Early in the season, Stanford's passing riddled the secondary, and the departure of the injured Jim Bolden yesterday opened the door to another flurry of successful opposition aerials. The question, of course, iswhether these young players can beat OSU. No one worries whether Tim Davis will make tackles or Gordon Bell will evade them. But will Jim Pickens come up to slow the OSU option and will Rick Leach hit his receivers? If they and the other sophomores and freshmen perform up to their capabilities, victory for Michigan is not only possible but likely. Michigan improving Michigan's season has shown how well it'can play. Be- tween the Baylor and Purdue games Michigan fans have seen the murky depths to which the Blue can sink as well as the dizzying heights to which it can rise. Illinois was another bad road game experience for the Wol- verines. Yet, despite the score, there was never any real doubt in the minds of those who. were there that Michigan would win. By PAUL CAMPBELL But within five minutes, the fensive letups to score. Pirus responded halfway into Special To The Daily Wolverines had cranked out "That's what happens when the period to knot the score at SOUTH BEND - Michigan's four goals to ice the contest. you make mistakes against a 3-3. Moretto scored on a power 1 hockey team turned on the Dave DeBol, set up beauti- team 1 i k e Michigan," noted play, less than two minutes scoring machine last night and fully on a breakaway by pass- Fighting Irish coach Lefty Smith later. pulled away in the third period es from Tom Lindskog and after the game. "You get your But Kevin Nugent, the hero ofF to take a 9-6 WCHA decision: Bill Thayer, scored on a back- potato burned." Friday's game, parked one in from the Fighting Irish of Notre hand drive less than a minute At the outset of the game, it the net from less than a foot Dame. into the period, seemed as if the Wolverines away after a mixup at the side Angie Moretto was the biggest;'wolblwNteDm of ofhegaI gun as he chalked up a hat Just over a minute later, Mau- - trck wthanasit hrwn~ rer, slammed one home fromI the ice. They were skating Between the second and third trick, with an assist thrown bly right of Notre Dame goalie Len well, moving the puck out of periods, Notre Dame'sunique for good measure. was a y Moher. But Clark Hamilton re- their own zone easily, and set- skating cheerleaders took the ice s pported Kris Maneryoalsnd ofthree taliated almost immediately, ting up scoring opportunities to lead the crowd in a chorus of points each from Kip Maurer, pulling his team to within one with crisp passing and heads- the school fight song. But a re- and Tom Lindskog goal 0on a quick tally off a face- up play. cording of the Star Spangled n Thegme Lask tieda4-Nteoff pass. The newly-formed line consist- Banner was put on accidentally, T he at ws tnd as e Bing-of Moretto, Mark Miller, and and set the stage for Michigan's Dame had doggedly refused to even think about tying the scoreBen Kawa provided the scoring third period fireworks. play dead after falling behind again, Mike C o f i a n and punch. Six minutes into the early. I Manery took advantage of de- game, Moretto knocked in a Angie haberdasher Kawa rebound, and Kawa in FIRST PERIOD . turn used second and third ef- SCORING: I. M-Maretto (Kawa) forts to register his first goal of 6:00; 2. M - Kawa (Maretto, Fox) 12:45; 3. ND -- Clarke (unassisted) SCO RES I the season five minutes later. 13:29; 4. ND - Pirus (Walsh, But Notre Dame, who proved Brownchild) 14:22 PP COLLEGE FOOTBALL I Georgia Tech 14, Navy 13 on Friday that they never stop SAVES MICHIGAN 21, Ilnois 15South Carolina 37, Wake Forest 26 fighting t a break when Paul ; ERIO na 9, Wisconsin 9 Wevirginia 31, Richmond 13 Clarke intercepted1an erra n SCORING: 5DPM MRne (Mr Purdue5 19.anIowaMa18 Puich ,IgaSt.472Nothesten1 Texas A&M 33, Rice 14 Greg Natale pass and skated in er) 4:09; 6. ND - Pirus (Walsh, Michigan St. 47, Northwestern 14 Alabama 27, So. Mississippi 6 alone on Robbie Moore to score Clarke) 12:50; 7. M - Moretto (Pal- CaOhio State 318, Minnesota 6 Columbia 28, Penn 25 unassisted. mer) 15:28 PP; 8. ND - Nugent California 3, Air Force 14 Misssippi 23, Tennessee 6uasse.(arom 65 Georgia 28, Auburn 13 MIs(Fairholm) 16:59 Texas ech 3, Bayor 10Vanderbilt 23, Army 14Pea enas Tech 33, Baylor 10o 5Penalty trouble kept Michigan THIRD PERIOD Maryland 22, Clemson 20 on the defensive. When Kris SCORING: 9. M - DeBol (T. Arkansas 35,. SMU 7 Manery went off for holding Lindskog, Thayer) 0:53; 10. M - Florida 48, Kentucky 7 North Carolina 17, Tulane 15 i ery minutes left n t p Maurer (Miller, D. Lindskog) 2:15; Yale 24, Princeton 13 Centra Michigan 69 No Illinois 7 i m es first 11. ND - Hamilton (Walsh) 3:24; Mississippi St. 16, LSU 6 Ceta ihgn6,N.Ilios7 idNteDm' explosive frtAioa3,Clrd t 12. 14I- Coffman (DeBol) 3:46; 13. Oklahoma 2s8. Misuri 27 Arizona 31, Colorado St. d,9or t x idat Ma d~r~eTL ~~ Pittom 34, MtreoDame2 No. Michigan 27, WV. Illinois 23 line was quick to take advant- M - Manery (Maurer, T. Lindskog) Pitt 34, Notre Dame 20 Texas 27, TCU 11 age of the opportunity. Alex 4:13; 14. M - Moretto (D. Lind- Duke 21, No. Carolina St. 21 Memphis St. 14, Houston 7 Pirus, Notre Dame's leading skog, T. Lindskog) 11:07 PP; 15. ND K .UCLA 31, Oregon St.9rBrownschidle (Walsh, Nugent) Neaska(O52, Iowant. CA31 rgSt.t.scre, 9pedin a shot from 1:1- P Miraid()4, Kent S.68Stanford 33, Oregon 30 soetpe 51 P Harvard 45, Brown 26 San Jose St. 31, San Diego St. 7 j fellow captain Brian Walsh to ( TOTAL SAVES Browns 12 24, Cleveland Miami (Fla.) 24, Florida St. 22 tie the game. M Moore 12,' 6, 13, 31 (total); ND Washington 8, USC 7 OSU Invitational Ties were the story of the Moher 19, 9, 19, 47 (total) Dartmouth 33, Cornell 10 Michigan first place s d r s .r Rutgers 41, Boston U. 3 H.S. Footballc; second period as iell. Manery Villanova 13, Holy Cross 12 Hudson 24, Kalamazoo Hackett 14 ( scored first for Michigan, but G Ol Harriers nab second in district tourney From Wire Service Reports Host team Indiana placed BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The third with a score of 81, follow- Wisconsin Badgers placed three ed by Illinois with 94, and Kent runners in the top ten to cap- State with 147. ture the team crown of the NC- The top five teams travel to AA District 4 cross-country Penn State on November 24 for tournament yesterday. The Bad- the NCAA championship along gers nipped favored Michigan, with the five best individuals scoring 68 points to the Wolver- not associated with one of the ines' 80. team qualifiers. Big Ten champion Craig Vir- INDIVIDUALS qualifying for gin of Illinois won the individ- the NCAA Championship are ual crown with a time of 29:18.6 Lindsay and Jeff Pullen, both on the hilly six mile course at of Michigan State, Phil Hinck Indiana University. of Toledo, John Kealer of But- MICHIGAN'S best effort came ler, and Ten Rupe of Cleveland from third place finisher Mike State. McGuire who posted a time of Other team scores yesterday 30:11. Rounding out the rest of were: Ball State 179, Eastern the Wolverines field were fifth Michigan 193, Ohio State 233, place finisher Greg Meyer with Notre Dame 261, Central Mich- a time of 30:29, Bill Donakow- igan 276, Miami of Ohio 288, ski at 30:38, Jack Sinclair at Ohio University 296, Bowling 31:35, Marc Foster at 31:56, Jay Green 307, Illinois State 318, Anstaett at 32:35 and Steve El- Western Michigan 357, North- liot at 33:51. ' western 375 and Marshall 455. ig 12 23 7, 7' 2 ".. . V l X A~ o~~ aa freshmen from noon to 5 p.m. Season tickets for students cost $14 for 15 games. Individ- ual games cost $1.50 for stu- dents. VDS GOPHERS, 38 - 6 osU rolls onward By The Associated Press COLUMBUS-Top-ranked Ohio State, fired by the record running of Archie Griffin and Pete Johnson, clinched a trip to either the Rose or Orange Bowl with a 38-6 victory yesterday over Minnesota. Griffin, who scored on a 19-yard run and wound up with 124 yards in 23 rushes, left the game with more than 10 minutes to play. Johnson thundered eight yards for a Big Ten record 22nd touchdown this season. Quarterback Cornelius Greene darted for touchdowns of 14 and 31 yards, ran for 67 yards and passed for 131 yards as the Buckeyes pushed their over-all record to 10-0-0 and league mark to 7-0-0. Ohio State throttled Minnesota passing whiz Tony Dungy, picking off three of his aerials. Dungy did not complete his first pass until 11 minutes remained in the third quarter. The Gophers trailed 17-0 at that point en route to their fifth loss in 10 decisions and fifth in seven conference games. * * * Purdue outpoints LAFAYETTE-Quarterbacks Mark Vital! and Craig Nagel led a fourth quarter drive cul- t/ minatin with.. Q,.,4' T~~lrn cti.R ns rinrA rin and Nagel, substituting for Vitali, hit Reggie Arnold on a 23-yard pass and Paul Beery on a 14-yarder to set up the game-winning touch- down. * ,' * Spartan spree EAST LANSING, - Quarterback Charlie Bag- gett fired a pair of touchdown bombs and spark- ed two more scoring drives with his running yesterday as Michigan State exploded for six second-half TD's and a 47-14 Big Ten football victory over Northwestern. The victory, before a final home game crowd of 54,432, lifted MSU to 6-4 on the season and 3-4 in the conference. Northwestern is 3-7 and 2-6, respectively. Northwestern looked poised for an upset in the first half, taking the opening kickoff and marching 80 yards to a toucshdown, capped by a one-yard plunge by fullback Rich Boothe. Boykin sparked the Wildcat attack, rambling for 53 yards in the drive. Boykin ran for 101 yards in the first half to reach 1,022 yards for the year. Hoosiers tie M',AT)TRON ---. Wiscnsin's de~fense.led by end F :...: :if' f. I