SPORTS r- - AL- - et i ,~ . 1 Page 7. The Michigan Daily Saturday, September 20, 1980 IRISH TEST 'M' TO THE HILT Blue cast By GARY LEVY Special to The Daily SOUTH BEND-Fact: Ever since Michigan inned an 8-0 loss an Notre Dame's first football team in 1887, the Wolverines have won all five games played here. However, history is just about the only factor Michigan will have in its favor when the Wolverines- clash with the Fighting Irish this afternoon in Notre Dame Stadium. This is the third meeting between the teams in their current series that began in 1978, breaking a 35-year hiatus. Michigan won the 1978 contest 28-14 in South Bend, and Notre Dame captured last year's battle 12- 10, blocking a field goal in the waning seconds of the ame. MICHIGAN COMES off a disappointing 17-10 vic- tory against Northwestern, while Notre Dame had a week off following its impressive 31-10 win over highly touted Purdue. Michigan coach Bo Schembechler knows his squad will need a much improved effort if his Wolverines stand a chance to upset eighth ranked Notre Dame. "I've always been a believer in the concept that a team's greatest improvement during the course of the season comes between its first and second con- into ring tests," said Schembechler. "There is no question that we will have to play better football today, and I feel that we will." NOTRE DAME COACH Dan Devine said that Michigan's sloppy performance against the Wildcats was not indicative of their ability and that this Michigan team is no different than Wolverine teams of the past. "I thought we displayed tremendous enthusiasm for four full quarters, and we hope to be able to sustain that, particularly against a team the caliber of Michigan. You need that same kind of intensity any time you go up against one of Bo Schembechler's teams." Schembechler has a great deal of respect for Notre Dame, and realizes his- Wolverines will have their hands full both offensively and defensively. "We think that they are a very good team simply due to the fact that they present a solid group on both sides of the ball," said Schembechler. "They are very talented and well-coached. They seem to have found themselves a good quarterback, and running back; and their receivers, especially Tony Hunter are quite impressive. Notre Dame presents quite a challenge. To be successful we have to play with more ofire? aggressiveness, especially against the run." NOTRE DAME'S OFFENSE is led by senior Mike Courey. Despite his minimal varsity experience, he completed 10 of 13 passes for 151 yards including one touchdown, as well as scrambling for 59 yards in nine' carries and a second touchdown in Notre Dame's romp over Purdue. Sophomore Phil Carter has filled the immense shoes of Notre Dame's all-time rushing leader Vagas Ferguson. Carter carried the ball 29 times for 149 yards in their season opener. Defensively, the Irish return eight starters from the 1979 season. In their game against Purdue, this young unit led by junior Bob Crable (credited with the game ending blocked field goal against Michigan last year) limited Boilermaker running backs to 37 net rushing yards in 36 carries. Devine's primary concern is with Michigan's sup- posedly high scoring offense. "We'll have our hands full with Michigan. They have a veteran offensive line, plus proven skill position players like Anthony Carter at split end and Butch Woolfolk at tailback," said Devine. "Whoever comes out at quarterback will be playing with a darn good group of football players." THE LINEUPS OFFENSE (82) (72) (65) (59) (67) (75) ( 1) (30) (2 ) (32) (24) ( 6) (53) (77) (63) (96) (99) (50) (41) (10) ( 9) ( 3) (13) (28) MICHIGAN Norm Betts ............. Ed Muransky......... Kurt Becker ......... George Lilja ............ John Powers.......... Bubba Paris .......... Anthony Carter........ Alan Mitchell......... Rich Hewlett.......... Stan Edwards ........... Butch Woolfolk .......... Ali Haji-Sheikh .......... (230) (270) (255), (255) (255) (270) (161) (185) (197) (205) (207) (167) TE ST RG C LG QT WR SE QB FB TB PK (86) (71) (65) (57) (67) (74) (85) (31) ( 2) (33) (22) ( 3) NOTRE DAME Dean Masztak........ Phil Pozderac .........., Bob Burger ............ John Scully ............. Robb Gagnon......... Mike Shiner .......... Tony Hunter.......... Pete Holohan.......... Mike Courey.......... John Sweeney ... ..... Phil Carter ........... Harry Oliver.......... { t t { t t 1 1 i 1 t DEFENSE (227): (260)« (240) (255) (252)' (250)x (211) (228) (202). (225$ (193t (1657 (245? (251) (2201 (240) (245) (208) (230) (182) (198) (183), (181) (200) Mel Owens............ Mike Trgovac ........... Winfred Carraway ......, Dave Nicolau ......... Oliver Johnson......... Paul Girgash ............ Andy Cannavino ........ Jeff Cohen .............. Brian Carpenter....... Marion Body ............ Keith Bostic ............. Don Bracken ............ (230) (235) (235) (240) (206) (205) (220) (193) (166) (182) (198) (185) OLB T MG T OLB ILB ILB SS WHB SHB FS P (47) (98) (43) (63) (70) (51) (46) (29) (23) (19) (27) ( 5) John Hankerd ............ Pat Kramer ........... Bob Crable .............. Don Kidd ............... Scott Zettek ........ . Joe Rudzinski......... Mark Zavagnin,........ Tom De Siato......... Dave Duerson ........... John Krimm ............ Tom Gibbons ......... . Blair Kiel ............... ILLINI OUTLOOK BRIGHTENED: -- - _. I 'l RHE WOLVERINES ILL NEE SOME BIG PLAYS FROM SPARKPLUG IF MY ARE To DEFEAT E ilIIN& 1 4A Sa I EN ThPAY. R.4 / f J l / I i I \I = ''i e r a. 'fi ( ' r f' J ' -- a ;y ''A i - j 1 .. _. - v., M1 E ;; :. , ,., r .. F vs. N6T4JiS SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)-A state appellate court ruled yesterday that University of Illinois quarterback David Wilson can play in today's foot- ball game against Missouri. The ruling, which came 20 hours before this afternoon's kickoff at Columbia, Mo., overturns Wednesday's ruling at Champaign by-a circuit court judge, which had left Wilson ineligible for the inter-conference game.. The Big Ten Conference has been trying to keep Wilson off the field in 1980, saying the junior college transfer student from California has not made enough academic progress. Wilson, who led the Illini to victories in their first two games this season despite his on-again, off-again eligibility, did not travel to Missouri with the team yesterday. But his attorney, Robert Auler, called the Illini quarterback in Champaign from the court clerk's office and said, "Dave, we won. Get on that airplane to Missouri. This is a great victory. This is legal, as well as sports, history." The three-judge appeals panel was split 2-1 on Friday's decision. Justices Richard Mills and James C. Craven ruled in favor of Wilson, while Justice A.G. Webber dissented. Craven is the only Illinois graduate among the three judges. Auler said the university's Athletic Department had made arrangements to fly Wilson to Missouri for the game. Wilson's eligibility problems stem- med from an injury early in the first game in 1977 for Fullerton Calif. Wilson eligible; decision reversed College. After the injury, he withdrew from school without attending class or playing in another game. He played in 1978 and 1979 and then came to Illinois. But he found that the Big Ten had counted 1977 as his freshman year and told him he had too few academic credits to play in 1980. He asked the conference eligibility committee to waive that rule, and on May 6 it did. But the more powerful faculty representatives reversed that decision, and Wilson filed suit in an ef- fort to play this season. Circuit Court Judge Harry E. Clem ruled Sept. 2 that the eligibility commit- tee's decision should have been final, and issued an injunction allowing Wilson to play this year while his lawsuit is pending. NO.2 OSU SLATED FOR T.V.: Big Ten elite try to r SPORTS OF THE DAILY: SF 49ers cut Henderson SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Contro- versial Thomas "Hollywood" Hen- derson, the linebacker dropped by the Dallas Cowboys last season, was waived yesterday by the San Francisco 49ers in favor of a second-year tight end. The National Football League team announced that Henderson had been waived to allow the recall of Bob Bruer, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound tight end from Mankato State. Bruer had been drop- ped from the roster earlier in the week. Henderson was dropped by the Cowboys after the 12th game last year, a loss to the Washington Redskins, reportedly for mugging for television cameras during the defeat. Henderson, in his sixth pro season, announced his retirement from footblal after the dismissal by Dallas, but remained on the reserve-retired list un- til his trade to San Francisco May 15 for a 1981 draft pick. Turnbull upsets Martina LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP)-Fifth-' seeded Wendy Turnbull, playing a steady game against an erratic Mar- tina Navratilova, upset the top-seeded Navratilova 7-5, 6-2 in a $200,000 tennis tournament yesterday. Turnbull, from Australia, won the quarterfinals match at the net, as Navratilova made a number of unfor- ced errors. Navratilova later said wind, sun and allergies were giving her problems. Sixth-seeded Andrea Jaeger downed Mima Jauovec of Yugoslavia 6-0, 7-6. Pistons sign Drew PONTIAC, Mich. (AP)-Guard Larry Drew of Missouri, the Detroit Pistons' 1980 first-round draft choice, has signed a multi-year contract with the National Basketball Association team for an undisclosed amount, General Manager Jack McCloskey said yesterday. The 6-foot-2 Drew holds the Missouri record for assists in one game 12, career assists 433 and a .549 field goal percentage in the Big Eight Conference last season. Silas retires SAN DIEGO (AP)-Paul Silas, just 17 games short of setting a record for games played in the National Basket- ball Association, retired as a player to concentrate on his main job of coaching the San Diego Clippers. The decision was obviously a tough one for the 36-year-old Silas, who played in 1,254 straight regular-season contests. John Havlicek, holds the record. By LARRY FREED After an opening Saturday which saw Big Ten teams muddle through a series of seat-squirming contests, the con- ference may find itself returning to normalcy this wekend after the com- pletion of a full slate of games. In the lone conference matchup, second-ranked Ohio State and its veteran quarterback, Art Schlichter, play host to Minnesota and its new- found passing sensation, Tim Salem, in a televised game. Salem, who happens to be the son of Gopher coach Joe Salem, completed 13 straight passes as he led his team to a 38-14 triumph over Ohio University last Saturday. ANOTHER WOULD-BE contender, Purdue, will try to bounce back from two discouraging performances when it entertains UCLA at Ross-Ade Stadium. Quarterback Mark Herrmann's per- formance was not reflected in the meager 12 points the Boilermakers tallied in their 12-6 win over Wiscon- sin-the senior Heisman Trophy can- didate accounted for nearly 350 aerial yards in his return from a thumb injury that he suffered prior to the Notre Dame game. UCLA, meanwhile, cruised to a 56-14 win over Colorado in its season opener in the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Boiler- maker defense faces the awesome task of stopping Bruin tailback Freeman McNeil, who has emerged as one of the Pac-10's finest runners. During the 1979 season, McNeil rushed for 1,396 yards and an impressive 5.2 yard average per carry, trailing only Heisman trophy winner Charles White and South Carolina's George Rogers in rushing yardage per game. Surprising Illinois will try to keep its perfect season intact when the Illini travel to Missouri to face the nationally-ranked Tigers. Quarterback Dave Wilson, who led Illinois to its first two wins, was ruled ineligible earlier this week, but the decision was over- turned last night, and he will stay in the starting role. IOWA, WHICH PULLED off the biggest upset in the Big Ten last week when it toppled Indiana 16-7, will face its toughest task of the young season when it travels to Nebraska. The Hawkeyes are hoping for another stan- dout effort from their 5-6 running back Jeff Brown, who last week ran for 176 yards in Iowa's win. The Wisconsin Badgers will try to break into the win column when they face the visiting Brigham Young Cougars. The Badger defense, which allowed over 350 yards in the air again- st Purdue, will have to shore up its secondary before it faces the high- scoring Cougars. egain form Michigan State, led on offense by running backs Derek Hughes and Steve Smith, travels to Oregon. Head coach Muddy Waters' team, which suffered a tough 20-17 loss to Illinois last week, will again be looking for its first victory. Two other Big Ten teams in search of their first victory of the year, Indiana and Northwestern, will have to traveL to tally their first victory. The Wildcats will have another tough contest when they take on 15th-ranked Washington in Seattle, while the Hoosiers play at Ken- tucky. It's Footloose at 1140 South University 668-8411 But Gregory said the first eligibility committee decision was based on false information, so the committee looked at the facts again and ruled Sept. 11 that Wilson was ineligible. bw atUlrich's*? Not just sunglasses . . Ray-Ban by Bausch & Lomb. 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