New Years in New Jersey? RECEIVING First downs ....... Rushing......... Passing (comp/att/ Int)........... Passing yds........ Fumbles (no/lost) . Punts (no/avg).... MICH. 15 36/155 6/20/1 108 2/1 5/45.6 IOWA 19 54/171 10/19/0 127 1/1 6/40.7 MI Carter ............... Bean ................ Blatcher.......... Granger........... Hufford ............. Webb................ Brown............... Moritz.............. ICHIGAN No. Yds. 5 91 1 17 IOWA 3 2 2 I I 37 12 31 25 12 10 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 a SCORING RUSHING MICHIGAN ..........................0 7 0 0-7 Iowa .................................6 0 3 0-9 MICHIGAN Att. Yds. Woolfolk ............ 14 .56 S. Smith ............. 11 60 Edwards ............'9 31 Carter ............... 2 8 SCORING PLAYS lowa-Nichol, 20 FG. Iowa-Nichol, 36 FG. MICH-Carter, 17 pass from S. Smith (Haji-Shiekh kick). Iowa-Nichol, 30 FG. PASSING MICHIGAN Att. Comp Int. Yds. TD S. Smith ............. 20 6 1 108 1 IOWA Bohannon ........... 19 10 0 127 0 Granger.......... Bohannon.......... Blatcher.......... Phillips .............. Forte................ Brown............... IOWA 13 12 16 7 3 3 Avg. 4.0 5.3 3.4 4.0 3.5 2.8 2.2 3.0 7.1 5.1 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 34 34 21 22 16 PUNTING MICHIGAN No. Yds. Avg. Bracken...... .. . 5 228 45.6 6 IowA Roby ................ 3 Nichol............... 3 142 47.3 102 34.0 Daly rfoTo Dy KIIH rILL MICHIGAN QUARTERBACK Steve Smith (16, center) rests dejectedly on his hands and knees toward' the end of yesterday's game.. azor.Shara Blue offense sputters in By DREW SHARP a takescharge.. second conference defeat OWA VS. WISCONSIN for the Big Ten championship-can you believe it? If that possible match-up was mentioned three weeks ago, it would have gotten more chuckles than a Northwestern football game. No one, however, seems to be laughing now. "This isone great ball game for us," said Iowa head coach Hayden Fry following his Hawkeyes' 9-7 victory over fifth-ranked Michigan. "The vic- tory over Michigan is even better than the ones we had over UCLA and Nebraska because nobody expected us to win simply because Michigan was playing at home. They had their backs to the wall, and they wanted to go back to the Rose Bowl." That's a wish that has faded for the Wolverines, but which now shines brighter than ever for Iowa. "I never dreamed we could hold an explosive offense like Michigan's to just seven points," boasted Fry, revelling in his greatest triumph ever in three years with the Hawkeyes. "Our game plan was to try and keep the ball away from their big men-especially Woolfolk, Carter, and Smith-and limit their effectiveness." Wolverines were outmanned Iowa not only limited Michigan's effectiveness, it simply-outmanned the Wolverines where it matters most-on the line of scrimmage. The Hawkeyes held possession for 36:56 compared to Michigan's total of 23:04. The Iowa offensive line of Bruce Kittle, Joe Levelis, Bill Bailey, Ron Hallstrom, and Paul Postler (not as well known as their Wolverine counter- parts) repeatedly controlled the line, allowing running backs Norm Granger and Phil Blatcher to eek out the necessary yardage. Granted, the gains were nickel and dime, but that is how low scoring games are won. That theory held true yesterday. As angry as Michigan fans may be over the outcome, one truth cannot be denied-Iowa deserved to win: There can be no looking for excuses, reminiscent of the Wisconsin debacle on Opening Day. The Hawkeyes were simply the better team out on the field. All of the pre-season hype and nationwide hoopla over the Wolverines walking away with the national title has been flushed down the drain-per- manently. Their "Run for the Roses" has been derailed and for all practical purposes, Michigan's season came to an end when the final seconds ticked off the Michigan Stadium clock yesterday. "Zero to none, no chance," said Wolverine coach Bo Schembechler of his team's Rose Bowl aspirations. "We are going to play football for the fun of it from now on. We'll now find out those who came here to play football and those who came here to win championships." This was an extremely bitter defeat for Schembechler to swallow because he has never had a.team in a bleaker situation than right now. True, at this same time last season, the Wolverines had two blemishes on their record. But the two setbacks last year were non-conference defeats. This season, the defeats have come against the present favorites to capture the conference crown, Wisconsin and Iowa. "The hell with bowl games" The defeat may even by a tougher blow to capitalism in Ann Arbor. It looks as though for the first time in over a decade, a Michigan-Ohio State ticket may not be worth the paper on which it is printed. The competition in the Big Ten has gotten so tough that it has added validity to the old college football adage, "On any given Saturday, any team can beat another." As much as Schembechler hates to talk about the bowl situation-he said "The hell with bowl games" following the loss-Michigan's status must still be considered good in the eyes of the various bowl selectiion committees. Representatives from the Orange, Cotton, Fiesta, Sun, Bluebonnet, and Liberty Bowls were present at the game.Assuredly, they must have been impressed with the high quality of Big Ten football. There is a definite possibly that the conference may send five teams to post-season play this season, putting to rest any comments about Big Ten football being weak. With that in mind, one not only wonders what is going to happen when perennial conference doormat Northwestern invades Ann Arbor next Satur- day, but more importantly, whether anyone cares. "One of our key mistakes was giving up that touch- down to Carter," said Fry. "I knew they were going to call that play even before they ran it, and even though we defended against it properly, they were still able to score. That's just a tribute to Carter's ability as a receiver." Ironically, Carter had one of his most productive afternoons of the season, nabbing five of Smith's aerials for 91 yards and the touchdown. In the past few games, the. speedy wide-receiver has been drawing double coverage, which stifled his big-play ability for the Wolverines. IN THE SECOND half, the Wolverines came out firing. After Robert Thompson recovered a fumble by Iowa's Phil Blatcher at the Michigan 45-yard line, the Wolverines rolled down to the Hawkeyes' 10-yard line, helped by a 29-yard reception by Carter. Tight x% end Norm Betts then dropped a picture-perfect toss by Smith on second down, and on third down, Iowa linebacker Mel Cole ended the threat as he picked off a pass intended for Woolfolk in the end zone. The Hawkeyes offense came back to move the ball 67 yards in the next 12 plays to the Michigan 13, where Nichol picked up the third of his field goals, a 30- yarder that gave Iowa the final 9-7 margin. Holding the game ball presented to him by his team after the game, Nichol said, "Today I just looked at the kicks and said 'There's no way I can miss this.' If I made them in practice, I can make them in the game." WITH 1:51 LEFT in the game, Michigan got the ball back and began a last-ditch drive at its own 33- yard line. After completing an 11-yarder to Carter, Smith hit split end Vince Bean for 16 yards, but a holding penalty moved the ball all the way back to the 31 and made it first and 23. After three plays netted the Wolverines 12 yards, Schembechler opted to run the fourth-and-11 play without using his last time out, and Smith's desperation pass as he was getting. sacked fell incomplete, turning the ball back to the Hawkeyes with 31 seconds left in the game. The poor showing by the Wolverine offense also put Woolfolk's assault on the all-time Michigan career rushing record on hold. The senior from Westfield, N.J. required 112 yards entering the Iowa game to surpass Rob Lytle on the top spot on the list, but his 56-yard performance was only half of what he needed. Chances are good that Woolfolk will be able to pick up the needed yardage next week when the Wolverines host cellar-dwelling Northwestern for homecoming. 3- ANTHONY CARTER (1) zeroes in on a Steve Smith TD pass. The catch gave the Wolverines a 7-6 second quarter lead and their only points of the after- noon. Carter's five receptions for 91 yards could not supply the Wolverine Power needed as they fell to Iowa 9-7. 6 Daoly Photo by BRIAN MASC S. .. .. BLOWS UP AT PRESS CONFERENCE: Bo fumes as Michigan swoons By GREG DeGULIS, A three-by-five foot black and white poster of a squinting Bo Schembechler sporting the infamous 'M' baseball cap stared at the throng of anxious reporters in the Michigan media room yesterday after the loss to Iowa, 9-7. Comments such as "how are the bars in Jacksonville" and "there goes my suntan" bounced among the reporters under the watchful eyes of the poster. Bo's spirit filled the room, but his flesh hadn't. arrived yet. When he finally did emerge from the locker room, Bo looked angry, as expected. He entered the media room, stared at the television camera, advanced a step, glanced at the army of tape recorders on the desk, and finally sat down with a gruff, "What do you want to know." IMMEDIATELY, THE reporters inquired about the of- ficials, 'and specifically about the call overruling Vince Bean's first down catch with five minutes left in the game. The call, which stalled a late fourth quarter drive, caused quite a stir on the Michigan sidelines including some Schem- bechler jawing with the officials. "It was a legitimate catch-no doubt about it," Schem- bechler told the reporters. "In this league, you have to be far As the post game interview continued, it became more and more obvious that the calm Schembechler of 1981 finally (and publicly) had lost his patience. The time was ripe for the 'old dumb question to set off Bo,' but no reporter committed that error-yet. The inevitable topic of Big Ten Championship and the Rose Bowl arose, and Bo made his feeling well known on the possibility for a Pasadena venture. "Zero to none," he quip- ped. "No chances. We are going to play football for the fun of it now. Now we'll find out who came here to play football and those who came here for championships." THEN SOMEBODY dropped the bomb. A reporter asked if Bo had any goals left for the season. "Goals? I just got beat 9-7 and you're talking about goals," Bo fumed.. "What about the smaller bowls," the reporter per- sisted. "The hell with bowl games," Bo said as he stood up. "I donut care about any bowls," Bo raved, in front of Orange and Cotton bowl representatives. And then silence. "ANYTHING ELSE?" Bo challenged the group of repor- ters. More silence. Bo paused momentarily and then bolted through the :Arkansas { 2.S. dump Texas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Unranked Arkansas, ignited by halfback Gary Anderson and quarterback Tom Jones, shocked No. 1 Texas out of the unbeaten ranks yesterday with a 42-11 Southwest Conference victory over the astounded Longhorns. It was the second worst whip- ping Texas had received from Arkansas in the 63 years the two schools have played each other. The Razorbacks bounced them 42-6 in 1938. 4 The Longhorns joined the }graveyard ranks of Michigan, . NotreyDame and Southern California who had been listed No. 1 in The Associated Press poll