SPORTS ..age 1 - r OThe Michigan Daily Saturday, October 24, 1981 Page 7 t. "wj W'._. ........b.. _ . M THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN Hapless Cats to face M' (82) Norm Betts .............230 (72) Ed Muransky ...........275 (65) Kurt Becker ...............260 (69) Tom Dixon ...............238 (76) Stefan flumphries ..........240 (75) Bubba Paris ...............270 (1) Anthony Carter ............161 (27) Vince Bean ................185 (16) Steve Smith ...............191 (32) Stan Edwards ..............208 (24) Butch'Woolfolk .............208 (6) Ali Haji-Sheikh .............172 DE (99) Robert Thompson ..........219 (79) Clay Miller ..............240 (73) Doug James .............242 (78).Tony Osbun ...............254 (97) Ben Needham ..............215 (50) Paul Girgash............210 (40) Mike Boren ...............217 (3) Marion Body ..............178 (15) Jerry Burgei ............182 ,(13) Keith Bostic ............. 209 (37) Tony Jackson ..............174 (28) Don Bracken ...............185 FENSE TE (80) Chris Hinton ...............240 ST (75) Rob Taylor .................281 RG (67) Jim Crowder ...............227 C (54) Jack Kreider ...............239 LG (66) Kelby Brown ...............250 QT (78) Bob Pratt .................263. FL (82) Steve Bogan ...............185 SE (92) Steve Kaiser ...............225 QB (14) Kevin Villars ...............180 FB (32) Jim Brown .................210 TB (37) Tracy Parsons .............185 PK (2) Rick Salvino ...............198 FENSE OLB T MG T OLB .ILB ILB WHB SHB SS FS P (65) Alex Moyer ................210 (50) Bill Gildner ................245 (11) Chris Capstran .............230 (70) KeithCruise ...............240 (35) Mike Guendling.........214 (68) Chris Natzke ...............219 (47) Rich Raffin ...............210 (26) Jankeith Gatewood.........165 (16) Greg Washington.........195 (18) David Shaw............193 (15) Bobby Anderson ..........184 (4) John Kidd ..................202 By MARK MIHANOVIC It is Homecoming 1981, merely six weeks into a football season which had begun with such high expectations for Michigan, and the Wolverines (4-2 overall, 2-2 in the Big Ten) have already faded to the status of a long- shot Big Ten contender. Thus, with the hapless Northwestern Wildcats (0-4, 0- 6) in town for today's 1:00 p.m. kickoff in Michigan Stadium, football interest in Ann Arbor is at one of its lowest ebbs since Bo Schembechler became head coach 13 years ago.. The possibility of a late December trip to the Rose Bowl has traditionally been sufficient incentive for Michigan to roll over its weaker conference op- ponents. Now, with their weakest op- ponent across the field and Pasadena worlds away, the question of how the 19th-ranked Wolverines will react is on a lot of minds. It is a situation un- familiar to Wolverine players and fans. And to the coach. "I'VE NEVER been associated with a Michigan team that has given up on a championship as easy as this one has," Schembechler said after last week's 9-7 loss to Iowa. "They just aren't playing like a typical Michigan team. "If you get beat because another team is better, then so be it. But when a team leaves you with questions due to a lack of intensity, it is very frustrating." The question, mind you, is how the Wolverines will react to this novel situation. There does not seem to be much debate on the issue of victory or defeat. NORTHWESTERN has not come out on top in a football game since it nipped Wyoming, 27-22, in the second outing of the 1979 campaign. Two more Wildcat defeats will match the all-time major college losing streak of 28 games. Last Saturday the Wildcats were blanked by Purdue, 35-0. The contest should provide a measure of excitement, nonetheless, as Michigan tailback Butch Woolfolk stands only 55 yards shy of Rob Lytle's all-time Wolverine mark of 3,317. After rambling through and around defen- ders for 804 yards in the first five games, Woolfolk was held to 56 yards Today's Michigan-Northwestern game, starting at 1:00 p.m., can be heard on WAAM (1600 AM); WPAG (1050 AM); WWJ (950 AM); WUOM (91.7 FM); WLEN (103.9 FM); WTOD (1560 AM); WJR (7600AM); WJJX (650oAM Cable dorm only); WTRX (Flint, 1330 AM). by the Hawkeyes, the first time in eight outings that the senior speedster failed to pick up 100 markers. The defense that stands between Woolfolk and Maize and Blue immor- tality is one extremely vulnerable to the rush. The Wildcats have yielded 315.8 yards per game on the ground, as they have given up point totals of 21 (to In- diana), 38 (Arkansas), 42 (Utah), 64 (Iowa), and 35 (Minnesota) before the home defeat to Purdue. AGAINST THE Boilermakers, however, Northwestern entered the second quarter in a scoreless tie before Purdue converted two Wildcat fumbles and one interception into a 21-0 lead. "Defensively, I thought we played well against Purdue," first-year Nor- thwestern coach Dennis Green said. "But they wore us down in the second half." Green, planning for the future, is starting four freshmen on defense. Junior free safety Bobby Anderson, a second-team All-American who led the Wildcats with 113 tackles in 1980, is an individual to watch when the Wolverines have the ball. THE NORTHWESTERN youth move- ment carries over to the offensive squad, as freshman Kevin Villars assumed the quarterbacking reins from senior Mike Kerrigan earlier this year. Villars is versatile-47 of 86 through the air thus far, with 208 yards in 44 carries on the ground to lead his squad in that % W.PCA15 oF NDKnWESTERK RAW Nor L AST E26TRIE 71 Ltc46er LO651"RA IN 1%E NAJI N OL 11EY --- 11 W OER M5 A ;l M A IM 8R liftS t AN WeI*T EMoTgflqNA% Y#Ir A T1,' LW1 I0IOWA. - - , 'First -place Iowa battles Gophers department. A pair of seniors on the left side of the offensive line, 6-6, 281-pound tackle Rob Taylor and 64, 250-pound Kelby Brown is the Wildcats' strength up front. Green is wary of entering Michigan Stadium with the hometowners coming off of a defeat. "They are going to be raging mad after losing to Iowa," he said. "They'll be anxious to put points on the board and try to show what they can do in front of the home fans. Our approach will be to try to duplicate ef- forts we have shown against some of the better teams in the country." SCHEMBECHLER has not made any major shakeup in light of his outfit's two conference losses. "This team has a lot of excellent character-type people," the coach said. "They work hard and practice hard, but for some reason they just don't demonstrate the hunger needed on Saturday afternoons. "I've been in the league for 13 years now, and I think this is the easiest year to win the Big Ten title during that time span," Schembechler continued. "I really don't see everyone else getting that much better as much as I see us not living up to our previous levels of per- formance." In 1980 Michigan began its season in lackluster fashion with a 14-7 victory over Northwestern in rain-soaked Michigan Stadium. It is not likely that "previous levels of performance" will be needed to fare at least as well today. WE LL, WELL, A FA L LN GIANT. T1415 O0G1TA WAKE HIM UP/ cam i' By JAMES LOMBARD As the Big Ten schedule reaches its halfway point, the whole ball of wax, namely the conference title and trip to the Rose Bowl, is very much up in the air. The scramble continues today, as Minnesota travels to Iowa, Wisconsin is on the road for the second straight' week versus Illinois, Ohio State hosts Indiana, and Michigan State takes on the Boilermakers at Purdue. Minnesota at Iowa One of today's key contests takes place at Iowa City, where the sixth-ranked and conference-leading Hawkeyes attempt to reverse a trend of recent domination by the Minnesota Gophers. Minnesota (2- 2 in the Big Ten), which lost a 17-16 heartbreaker to Indiana last week, has defeated Iowa three straight - mm m a ii:: F %%' l $" . d. s .; ,y ., _ f ,: times and 16 of the last 21 times the two squads have met. The last time Iowa was victorious in this 75- year-old series was in 1977, when it whipped the Gophers, 18-6, in Iowa City. "IOWA IS OUR big rival because we don't have a major rival within the state of Minnesota," Gopher coach "Smokey" Joe Salem said. "Ever since the mid-50's, when the two teams developed such a strong rivalry because both were good, solid teams then, this game has been something special for us. It's always been a good, hard-fought contest, and Saturday's game should be another typical battle." Minnesota's ground attack ranks second in the league, with an average of 223.3 yards per contest. A big threat for the Gophers is wide receiver Chester Cooper, who Salem praised as "a tough kid who has good speed and can block well and will probably, break all ofour school's pass receiving records." Iowa has compiled a 3-0 conference mark and risen to the top of the conference on the strength of a defen- se which leads the league against the pass, in total defense, and in points allowed. Last weekend noseguard Pat Dean rode an 11-tackle performance versus Michigan to an Associated Press Player of the Week award, his second''of 1981. Offensively, the Hawkeyes are hampered by injuries in the offensive line, but quarterback Gordy Bohannon ranks second in Big Ten pass efficiency, and Reggie Roby leads the nation with a 53.2 punting average. Wisconsin at Illinois Illinois, the school that is credited with beginning the homecoming tradition in 1910, hosts its 71st such event against the Wisconsin Badgers. Illini coach Mike White has no compulsion to try to develop a balanced attack. "I'm not interested in it anymore," White said. "If it means throwing on every down, then that's what we'll do." Illinois, which dropped a 34-27 thriller to Ohio State last week, is paced by Tony Eason, who has passed for 300 or more yards in each of the last four contests and is atop the Big Ten total offense category. HE THREW FOR 368 yards one week ago, lut he faces a pass defense that leads the Big Ten in inter- ceptions with 15 this fall. After taking three conferen- ce games at home, Wisconsin was knocked from its perch by Michigan State last weekend, and football followers are wondering whether the Badgers are capable of winning on the road. Michigan State at Purdue It should be an offensive show in West Lafayette, as the Boilermakers have piled up 923 yards in total of- fense over the last two weeks while, at the same time, allowing 563 yards. Purdue signal-caller Scott Campbell is number one among conference quarterbacks in pass efficiency. In destroyigg the Badgers, 33-14, quarterback Bryan Clark compiled 343 yards in total offense, the third- best day in Spartan history. Indiana at Ohio State THE BUCKEYES celebrate their own homecoming by taking on a squad which they have not lost to since 1951. Hoosier quarterback Babe Laufenberg leads the conference in completion percentage with 63.8. However, the Hoosier defense is only one step above last in the Big Ten and will be tested severely by the Buckeyes' number one Big Ten attack. Ohio State leads the Big Ten in total offense (406.5 yards), scoring (27.8), and rushing defense (107). Quarter- back Art Schlichter is third in total offense and has a league-low 2.7 interception percentage.,The Buckeye defense is led by-linebacker Marcus Marek, tied for Big Ten leadership in tackles with 85. VI < a /( BANDoOmIRAMA SATURDAY, Oct. 31 8 p.m. Hill Auditorium Featuring: SYMPHONY BAND THE FRIARS CONCERT BAND JAZZ BAND MICHIGAN MARCHING BAND Tickets: $2, $4, $5 at Hill Box Office Oct. 26-30-9 a. m.-4 p.m. Roby ... nation's leading punter ... second in pass efficiency I I .. . ".. f. . v.. . s . .. vt v... .. . .. . ..,NS.*x: w".*.., ...h....v...... ".."v,..::..,......... .. .ny.*.:*.O:$:".::.i4::"xC.{'{ '.i:v:;:{:*'.*.i:. ._..,: .. ... ' <+ ... : ~. . ... .......',.... s. v.. .. .. ....': . . . {:.. . . ..:6{: + ::::ii+?::. ..'ai: .. -.. . .. . . +. .+ . . . ......v+. .}. ..+.. .... .r. . ..+...4:... ... . . . .r:"+ ::{":+r. ii...n ......:......v.... ::.::. . .: ~ :+.twx.".s. {;.:".,,:}a::."::.. . . ..... .. 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