Blue keeps Brown Jug; beats Minnesota AP Photo ICHIGAN TAILBACK Butch Woolfolk eludes two Minnesota defenders on his way to the end zone in first quarter action sterday. Woolfolk carried the ball 17 times for 73 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game with an injury. ichigan defeated the Gophers, 37-14, to retain the Little Brown Jug. VANGLER, CARTER KEY ONSLAUGHT: 'M' air attaclk t By ALAN FANGER special to the Daily MINNEAPOLIS-Comedian Bob Hope came to the Midwest and char- med the 56,297 shivering football fans here, as he gave a resounding chorus of his famous hit, "Thanks for the Memories" in what was billed as "Hopecoming '80." Three hours later, however, no real hope had sprung forth to greet the Min- nesota football team, and John Wangler and Anthony Carter had left more than their share of memories, albeit un- pleasant ones, with the Golden Gophers. The status of the Michigan attack, particularly during yesterday's 37-14 victory, is, pardon the pun, up in the air. Sixteen pass completions in 24 attem- pts for 238 yards. Thirty-seven rushing attempts for 165 yards. With those statistics, the Wolverines could easily be mistaken for a National Football League playoff contender. Bo Schembechler said he never In. tended to ride to so many victories on the strength of the forward pass. But when tailbacks Butch Woolfolk and Lawrence Ricks went down with in- juries, it suddenly became the con- venient way to win. And when the pigskin was hurled "upstairs" by senior quarterback Wangler, Carter was always there, his talented hands poised to haul it in on the other end. On so many occasions yesterday, the Riviera Beach, Fla. sophomore was wide open to grab Wangler's tosses. His blinding speed and crisp lateral movement made the Gophers' single- man coverage an exercise in futility. Oddly enough, it is Carter who believes he can be handled one-on-one by many defensive backs. "There are a lot of good defensive backs in college today," he said. When asked if a specific back was adept at staying with him on pass patterns, he replied, "Just about anybody can." The 5-11 speedster had himself a ban- ner day, pulling in nine passes for 142 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Proving he could use more than just quickness to inflate his numbers, Car- ter sandwiched himself between two Gopher defenders and leaped to catch a Wangler pass in the end zone for his second score of the contest, a play which covered 24 yards. It was vintage Carter: the combination of instinctive timing and sheer leg strength that has become his trademark. Minnesota coach Joe Salem could rzkes of only shake his head in disbelief at Car- ter's uncanny knack for finding open space in which to catch the football. "He's tremendous. Carter is a great athlete. We don't have a gamebreaker like him on our squad," said the second- year Gopher mentor. "He is the best I have ever seen," Schembechler, not one to dispense un- deserved praise, said afterward. "Isn't he something?" Wangler didn't confine himself to using Carter as a target, though. He reached tight ends Norm Betts and Craig Dunaway on several sideline pat- terns, and, using audibles at the line of scrimmage, found fullbacks Stanley Edwards and Jerald Ingram two other times. "We have ways of switching (plays) if they (the opposition defensive players) drop off," said Wangler, referring to the Gopbers' tendency to shift off the line while he was calling signals. "I'd say we used automatics 75 to 80 percent of the time today." (Continued from Page 1) playing on grass more than turf," said Carter. The Wolverines over the last four seasons have been notorious for playing poorly on grass, losing eight of 11 games played during that time span on natural surfaces. One of those eight losses came the last time Michigan travelled to the Minneapolis school in 1977, when it was shut-out 16-0. "We came up here in '77 and the cir- cumstances were very similar," said Schembechler, who still has been shut- out at Michigan just that one time in twelve years. "We had to play hard in order to win, and we knew it. "WANGLER DID a good job. He stood in there and took his time and took some good hits," Bo said. Wangler was also commended for the way he called audibles at the line of scrimmage. "We have ways of swit- ching the plays if they drop off the line. I was calling automatics about 75-80 percent of the time today," said Wangler. Wangler picked apart the Gopher defensive backfield, completing 16 of 22 passes with only one interception. BIG RESULTS also came from place kicker Ali Haji-Sheikh and tailback Butch Woolfolk. Haji-Sheikh connected on all three of his field goal attempts, with the longest coming from 45 yards. Woolfolk, who played less than half the game because of a rib injury, tallied Michigan's two other touchdowns to negate the pair of TD's scored by Min- nesota tailback Marion Barber. BARBER CARRIED the ball 28 times for 98 yards to lead the otherwise lackluster Minnesota attack. The Michigan defense was able to keep both Barber and fullback Garry White in check most of the afternoon. The Wolverines wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. After taking the opening kickoff, Michigan drove 80 yards in 11 plays, capped by Woolfolk's 27 yard jaunt into the end zone. Wangler's passing kept the series going as he converted two third-and- long situations. He hit Norm Betts for big yardage on one of the plays and connected with Carter on the other. MINNESOTA ALSO experienced initial offensive success as it started out on its own seven and quickly drove up the field behind the running of Barber. The Gophers registered six first downs in their first 11 plays before the Wolverine defense was able to slow the attack. Facing a fourth-and-three situatioin, Minnesota elected to go for the first down at the Michigan 24-yard line. Quarterback Tim Salem dropped back to pass but wound up scrambling out of the pocket only to meet outside linebacker Bob Thompson short of the first down. After Michigan pulled a quick run, run, pass and punt routine, Minnesota got the ball back near midfield and was able to tie the score at 7-7 early in the second quarter on a Barber two-yard touchdown run. But it was all Michigan the rest of the quarter as Haji-Sheikh connected for three field goals and Woolfolk scored his second touchdown. THE FIRST FIELD goal, a line drive from 45 yards which qualifies as a per- sonal best for Haji-Sheikh, was set up by Wangler's passing, including a 35- yard connection to Carter on a crucial third-and-fourteen play. Woolfolk's two-yard touchdown run with 3:27 remaining in the half was a gift from the Gophers. After Wangler had thrown an interception to Rick Wit- thus at the Minnesota 15, the Gophers promptly gave the ball back two plays later, as Barber fumbled a pitch and defensive tackle Cedric Coles recovered it at the five. Two passes from Wangler to Carter and a 13-yard Woolfolk run set up Haji- Sheikh's eecond field goal, which split the uprights with 25 seconds showing on the clock. That Woolfolk run was the last of the day for the junior tailback, as he incurred a rib injury and was replaced by Lawrence Ricks. MINNESOTA'S Teddy Watson then added to the Gophers' misfortune when he returned a kickoff from deep in his own end zone and was nailed at the . nine. Once again the Gophers handed Michigan a field goal; this time it was White who fumbled to Coles. Coles recovery on the eight set up Haji- Sheikh's third field goal, which gave Michigan a 23-7 halftime lead. The Wolverines scored the only points of the third quarter on the first of the Wangler-to-Carter touchdown passes. After Ricks and fullback Stanley Ed- wards had done most of the groundwork to move the ball into Minnesota territory, Wangler hit Carter on a 23- yard scoring strike, as the sophomore 37-14 speedster practically stole the ball out of the hands of the defending Witthus. On the drive Ricks reinjured his ankl so the Wolverines moved Edwards to. tailback and put Gerald Ingram in at fullback. A PAIR OF Michigan fumbles, one by Carter trying to make a fair catch of a punt and one by Rich Hewlett in his only series at quarterback, gave Minnesota two golden scoring opportunities. The Wolverine defense rose to the oc- casion the first time by stopping the Gophers at the Michigan 15 on a fourt down play, but yielded Barber his second six-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Michigan took the ensuing kickoff, with the score 30-14, and Edwards and Ingram did most of the work, bringing the ball downfield. This set up the final score of the day, a five-yard flip from Wangler to Carter cutting across the end zone. The rest of the game was academic, as the Wolverines held a commanding 37-14 lead with,8:20 left. The next tw times the Wolverines got the ball they used freshman QB Steve Smith, who did a solid job in his first regular season appearance. THE FIRST DRIVE Smith led stop- ped after three plays, but the next time the only thing that stopped Smith's of- fense was the clock as it expired with Michigan just 13 yards from another touchdown. "We got some breaks in the secon period, and then it was our game," Schembechler said. "Then, in the third 'quarter we gave them some breaks and gave them a chance. I was pleased with the game and the way it came out, but we lost two tailbacks and we still don't know about them." Michigan also may have lost defen- sive back Marion Body with a knee in- jury for the rest of the year, although; it hasn't yet been determined whether surgery is needed. 1"t ;A l4Fnr rv rm n Garter (Antuoy, ta ut*tsl jurI MICH MINN First downs ................... Rushing (att/yds).............. Passsing (att/comp/int)......... Passing yards.................. Fumbles (no/lost) ................. Punts (no/yds) ................... Penalties (no/yds)............. SCORING MICH MINN 22 17 50/202 47/166 17/24/1 11/21/0 238 112 3/2 3/2 2/30.0 5/30.8 4/17 5/58 Bo takes option, Michigan ................... 7 16 7 7-37 Minnesota................0 7 0 7-14 SCORING PLAYS M-Woolfolk 27 run (Haji-Sheikh kick) Minn-Barber 2 run (Gallery kick) M-Haji-Shiekh 45-yd. FG M-Woolfolk I run (Haji-Sheikh kick) M-Haji-Sheikh 29-yd. FG M-Haji-Sheikh 22-yd. FG M-Carter 23 pass from Wangler (Haji-Sheikh kick) Minn-Barber I run (Gallery kick) M-Carter 5 pass from Wangler (Haji-Sheikh kick) Attendance: 56,297 RUSHING MICHIGAN Smith ....................... Hewlett .................. ..... wangler ......................... MINNESOTA Barber ........................ - White'.i .............. Salem.................... PASSING MICHIGAN att wangler ................... 22 Smith ..................... 2 MINNESOTA Salem ....,................ 21 RECEIVING MICHIGAN Carter.......................... Dunaway ........................ Betts ............................ Mitchell ........................." Edwards ........................ Ingram ...................:...... Gear ............................ MINNESOTA White..................... Barber .............. 3 3 28 98 14" 45 5 4 4 -18 comp 16 1 int 1 Q r IA 2.8 1.7 2.0 -6.0 3.5 3.3 -0.4 y 11 112 TV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 By ALAN FANGER MINNEAPOLIS-"The right time" came with 7:22 left in the sixth game of the 1980 season. From a huddle of Wolverine coaches emerged a slim kid who hails from a smallish town just south of Flint. For five games and 52 minutes, he had been in constant an- ticipation of the moment when he could employ his option-oriented style in the Michigan attack. WHEN "the right time" arrived and his name was sounded by Bo Schembechler, freshman Steve Smith's bubble burst. "It was a great feeling," said the Grand Blanc native, who was Michigan's most highly-publicized recruit last spring. "I was supposed to be in there the third quarter, but when we dropped the punt, they kept Wangler in there." Smith's first play, a quick hand-off to fullback Jerald Ingram, gained three yards. He rolled out to his left on an option and picked up another five on his second call, but was sacked attempting to pass on third down and short yardage. rSMITH returned to quarterback the next series with 3:07 to play, and mounted an eight-play, 36-yard drive that ended on the Minnesota 13-yard line with the sound of the final gun. During that time, he com- pleted one of two passes for 11 yards, and ran for an additional seven. Smith said he felt ready to enter the game and added that "if there had been more time," he could have driven the Wolverines 'to a touch- down. "I really didn't do too much out there," said Smith. "I only threw two passes. I was just out there directing things. They (the running backs) did most of the work." Schembechler had been insisting all seasdn long that he desperately wanted Smith to get'some game ex- perience during his freshman year. But he had cautiously added that certain conditions, such as a large margain of lead for the Wolverines, had to be fulfilled before Smith would be thrust into game action. NO 9 2 2 s 4 z 1 x yds 142 20 19 17 16 13 11 74 29 att yd W oolfolk ........................ 17 73 Ingram .......................8 50 Edwards ........ ............. 12 37 avg 4.3 6.3 3.2 Badgers capitalize on turnovers to upend Ia By RON POLLACK Special to the Daily EAST LANSING-The Wisconsin Badgers put a damper on Michigan State's Homecoming festivities yester- day by defeating the Spartans, 17-7, in an error-filled contest that was spiced by some unusual play-calling. The key play of the game occurred late in the fourth quarter, with the Badgers leading 10-7, when the Spar- tans' Thomas Morris fumbled a Wisconsin punt. A wild scramble en- sued, and the Badgers' Mark Subach emerged from the melee with a touch- down recovery to seal the Spartans' coffin. rstake-prone Spartans BOTH TEAMS failed to score after Gladem missed a 37-yard field goal a launching long marches in their respec- tempt. tive opening possession. Wisconsin The Spartans blew another chance moved the ball down to the Michigan themselves when the normally-ac- State 17-yard line on its first drive, and curate Morten Andersen missed his looked prepared to take an early lead. second field goal of the day. SHowever,the Badger threat was snuf- Wisconsin's Mark Doran put an end fed out when three plays in a row went to the woeful kicking display when he for negative yardage. replaced Gladem and connected on a Then the Spartans took over and 32-yarder in his first; collegiate field proceeded to march to the Wisconsin 11- goal attempt. MICHIGAN STATE narrowed the yard line. Senior running back Steve score to 10-7 on a 35-yard scoring strike Smith ran off tackle to the four-yard from quarterback John Leister line, where he caught a thunderous shot fak O rtbut Subacs touc from Badger Vaughn Thomas and cost down recovery was all that Wisconsin the first of five MSU fumbles. The Badgers finally broke the needed to clinch its first conference vic- scoreless deadlock when Dave Mohapp tory against two losses. capped a nine-play, 64-yard drive by Among the innovations implemented plunging one yard for a touchdown with by Michigan State coach Muddy Waters 30 second remaining in the first half. and Wisconsin mentor Dave McClain Mohapp, who rushed for138 yards on 19 were: a 31 yard pass from MSU's Grant carries, had been the key throughout to Leister, a fake field goal attempt, a the drive, carrying the ball on seven of flea-flicker pass, and a reverse. the nine plays, including a 40-yard Afterwards, Waters was deject jaunt. about his team's performance. "We 1 aTHE SECOND HALF opened with played very badly. We fumbled, Michigan State's Bruce Reeves fum- mishandled the ball, dropped passes, bling away the opening kick-off at his and had defensive lapses. It was a own 16. But the score remained 7-0 game of mistakes and we won the . .. . . . . mistakes." Carter ... two touchdowns NCAA ROUNDUP: Buckeyes stomp Inliana, 27-17 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)-Tailback Calvin Murray's best day as a college football player-35 rushes for 224 yar- ds-led ninth-ranked Ohio State to a 27- 17 victory over Indiana in Big Ten Con- ference play yesterday. Murray, a senior from Woodbine, N.J., scored on runs of 3 and 37 yards,. helping the Buckeyes remain un- defeated in the conference. Mike Harkrader, Indiana's all-time rushing champion, became the seventh player in Big Ten history to surpass 3,000 career yards. Harkrader, playing before his seriously ill father, Jerry Harkrader, ran 18 times for 117 yards. Another mistake cost Indiana in Ohio State's opening touchdown drive. Dart Ramsey, the Hoosiers' free safety, was called for interference on Ohio State flanker Doug Donley at the Indiana 3- for good 10-7 when Janakievski booted his 20-yard field goal with 2:08 left in the opening quarter. Purdue 45, Illinos 20 CHAMPAIGN (AP)-Mark Herr- mann, on the verge of becoming the top passer in the history of major college football, threw four touchdown passes yesterday to lead Purdue to a 45- 20 victory over Illinois. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson went to the air for three touchdowns and surpassed Herrmann's single game Big Ten passing mark with 425 yards. Herrmann set it earlier in the game with 371 yards, but sat out the final quarter. From the beginning, it was an aerial battle before a crowd of 62,121, but 111inictin . atMtn ea nd could Iowa 25, Northwestern 3 IOWA CITY (AP)-A six yard touch- down pass from quarterback Phil Seuss to fullback Dean McKillip proved to be enough point production for Iowa as it downed Northwestern, 25-3. The reception was the first of two touchdowns in the game by McKillip, who also ran for 92 yards. His running mate in the backfield, Phil Blatcher, took game honors for yardage as he ran for 148 yards on 19 carries. The victory left Iowa with just a single Big ten loss, and very much in the hunt for the Conference title. Oregon 7, Southern Cal 7 EUGENE, Ore. (AP)-Tailback Marcus Allen rushed for 159 yards but Oregon's surprising defense stifled the Jeff Simmons made a controversial diving catch of a 38-yard pass from Gordon Adams deep in the end zone. Most in the capacity crowd of 42,733 thought Simmons was out of the end zone but officials ruled the touchdown good. The Ducks tied the score with 1:24 left in the third period on a 3-yard run up the middle by fullback Terrance Jones. Maryland 11, Wake Forest 10 LANDOVER, Md. (AP)-Mike Gar- tner, scoring four goals, one in the first period and three straight in the second period, provided the Washington Capitals the fire power to crush the New York Rangers 8-2 in National Hockey League action yesterday. t t e 1 when Wisconsin kicker Wendell " " " " I SCORES COLLEGE FOOTBALL Big Ten Standings Conference W L EAST Lafayette 3,Penn 0 Maryland 11, Wake Forest 10 Massachusetts 21, Maine 14 Navy 24, Villanova 15 N. Michigan 22, Delaware 7 Penn St. 24,;Syracuse 7 Pittsburgh 42, W. Virginia 14 Princeton 14, Colgate 10 Wesleyan 14, Amherst 10 Ohio St................ MICHIGAN ........... Purdue ................ Illinois .............. Iowa.............. Wisconsin........... Indiana............ Minnesota.......... Michigan St......... 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