The Michigan Daily Saturday, September 18, 1982 Page 9 olverines attempt to put out Irish lights the Notre Dame offense. "The most en- couraging thing this fall has been the play of Blair Kiel," said the Irish head man. "He knows he is the man; he is more relaxed back there and he really has improved his technique." The man Kiel will most often be throwing to is senior tight end Tony Hunter. Hunter was the leading Irish receiver last year with 28 catches for 397 yards. Also returning for Notre Dame are its top two rushers of a year ago-senior tailback Phil Carter and junior tailback Greg Bell. Seniors Larry Moriarty and John Sweeney will both see time at fullback. Senior center Mark Fischer and senior guard Tom Thayer anchors the veteran Irish offensive line. WHEN THE Wolverines have the ball, look for Notre Dame linebacker Mark Zavagnin and free safety Dave Duerson to make their presence felt. And Duerson, for one, isn't planning on the Irish repeating last season's per- formance. "Last season was a different year for us. Most of us hadn't experienced losing like that in our careers," said the senior defensive back. "I think we've all got something to prove this time." Mike Gann and Bob Clasby are slated to start at two tackles for the Irish but nose tackle Tim Marshall is out with a sprained foot and he'll be replaced by junior Jon Autry. Kiel handles the punting chores for Notre Dame - he averaged 39.9 yards per punt last year - while senior Mike Johnston is expected to take over the placekicking duties from the graduated Harry Oliver. THE WOLVERINES are expected to line up much the same way they did against the Badgers last week. Junior Greg Armstrong will again start at fullback, though Gerald Ingram - who missed last week's game with an infec- ted toe - is expected to see some ac- tion. Sophomore tight end Eric Kattus has recovered from a slight knee injury and is penciled in as the backup to Craig Dunaway. The Michigan offense will once again rely heavily on the running of tailback Larry Ricks (who gained 153 yards last week), the throwing and running of quarterback Steve Smith, and the pass- catching of flanker Anthony Carter. But the biggest key may be the con- tinued emergence of the offensive line, which played so well last week. "We had great respect for Wisconsin's front and our offensive line handled it very well," said Schembechler. "Maybe Michigan did lose some big names up front," said Faust. "But when can you remember a Michigan team that didn't have great runners and a great offensive line? They always have people who get the job done, that's the bottom line." TONIGHT'S game is the fifth since Michigan and Notre Dame resumed their rivalry in 1978, and the series is tied at two victories apiece since then. Since 1887, however, Michigan holds an 11-4 series edge. Faust's enthusiasm for the night gaine., "I am opposed to night football," he said. "It's a pain in the neck laying around waiting to play a football game." Notre Dame Stadium's 45th con- secutive sellout crowd (59,075) will be on hand to watch the historic contest, and Irish tri-captain Duerson probably summed up their feelings best when he said: "We want to remember the night the lights went on at Notre Dame." F THE-LINEUPS MICHIGAN OF] (88) Craig Dunaway........(233) (68) Rich Strenger .......(272) (73) Doug James.........(250) (69) Tom Dixon ............ (249) (76) Stefan Humphries ..... (247) (54) Tom Garrity ..........(250) ( 1) Anthony Carter ...... (156) (25) Vince Bean ...........(188) (16) Steve Smith .........(194) (34) Greg Armstrong.......(204) (46) Larry Ricks ........... (196) NOTRE DAME B'ENSE TE ST RG C LG QT FL SE QB FB TB (85) Tony Hunter.........(226) (75) Larry Williams......(258) (64) Tom Thayer.........(258) (57) Mark Fischer........(253) (76) Randy Ellis ........... (246) (63) Mike Kelley...........(261) (80) Milt Jackson .......... (170) (24) Joe Howard ........... (167) ( 5) Blair Kiel ...........(199) (39) Larry Moriarty ......(223) (22) Phil Carter ............ (197) Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK Steve Smith and his offensive line will be trying to avoid situations like this (taken at last year's 25-7 Wolverine victory Wover Notre Dame) tonight (9:00 p.m. EST, on ABC) when the Fighting Irish hosts Michigan in the first ever night game played in South Bend. SPOR TS OF THE DAIL Y: M'stickers rally to w 2.1 DEFENSE (99) Robert Thompson ..... (224) E (55) Mike Golic ............ (243) (63) Winfred Carraway .... (240) DT (78) Mike Gann ............(249) (53) Al Sincich........... (218) MG (77) Tim Marshall ......... (255) (52) Kevin Brooks .........(230) DT (91) Bob Clasby............(259) (48) Tom Hassel ........(212) OLB (37) Rick Naylor ........... (225) (50) Paul Girgash ..........(208) ILB (46) Mark Zavagnn ....... (228) (40) Mike Boren.........(228) ILB (42) Mike Larkin.........(211) (13) Keith Bostic ...........(205) SS (30) Stacey Toran..........(197) (30) Brad Cochran........(198) CB ( 9) Chris Brown.........(196) (15) Jerry Burgei..........(189) CB (27)JoeJohnson...........(185) (21) Evan Cooper .......... (172) FS (23) Dave Duerson ......... (202) (28) Don Bracken ..........(205) P ( 5) Blair Kiel .............(199) ( 6) Ali Haji-Sheikh........(170 PK ( 4) Mike Johnston.......(184) Tonight's Michigan-Notre Dame game starts at 9:00 p.m. EST and can be viewed on ABC Channel 7-Detroit. It can also be heard on WAAM (1600 AM), WPAG (1050 AM), WWJ (950 AM), WUOM (91.7 FM), WLEN (103.9 FM),. WTOD (1560 AM), WJR (760 AM), WTRX (1330 AM) and WCBN (883 FM). Lisa Schofield scored a goal with 17 seconds remaining to give the Michigan Wld hockey team a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory in its 1982 season opener against St. Louis University Friday af- ternoon in Ann Arbor. The winning tally climaxed a strong. second half for the Wolverines as they overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit. St. Lous took a lead midway through the first half as Becky Gedney's shot all sends Blue off to South Bend By JOHN KERR With the Michigan cheerleaders, Symnastics coach Newt Loken, and the arching band leading the cheers, ap- proximately 1,500 people turned out in front of South Quad yesterday after- noon to send the Wolverine football team off to face Notre Dame in South Bend. Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, who organized the short, fifteen-minute rally, and his tri-captains, Anthony Carter, Robert Thompson, and Paul Girgash, all gave short speeches as the rest of the team watched from the front *wn of South Quad. Not surprisingly, all of the speakers were confident of victory. "I THINK you'll see one fired-up football team Saturday night," Carter told the enthusiastic gathering, "and I think we'll come up victorious." Both Girgash and Thompson agreed that fan support was a key to Michigan's fortunes against the Irish. "I know the inspiration you give to us n the field," Thompson said, "and I just wish all of you could be there Saturday to give us support." "WITH YOUR help, we can come back victorious," Girgash said. 4ason, horde ve 1lin ois beat Michigan goaltender JonnieI Terry. The Wolverines were unable toi mount an attack until early in the second half when Kay McCarthy tied1 the contest at one.1 MICHIGAN kept the play within its end for most of the second half but could not break the deadlock until Alison Johnson set up Schofield for the winner. Coach Candy Zientek gives an attack award and a defense award after every game and Friday's honors went to Schofield and freshman Bridget Sickon, who played her first collegiate game, respectively. The Wolverines' fine sweeper, Heidi Ditchendorf, went down with a knee in- jury in the first half but is not expected to miss any action. Golfers in third The Lady Wolverine Invitational golf tournament got underway Friday and, after 18 holes, Michigan was in third place, twenty-five strokes behind the front-running Bowling Green squad. Karyn Colbert led the Wolverines with an 85 for the round. Colbert will have to make up five shots on Satur- dayif she is to catch Syd Wells of Michigan State, the day's leader with a1 strong score of 80.1 Bowling Green ended the day with a1 score of 332 as its only close pursuer was the second-place Spartans who had a first-round total of 338. Ferris State was fourth, five shots behind Michigan. The tournament concludes today at1 the University golf course. Tigers win, 5-1 DETROIT (AP) - Right-hander Dan Petry won his first game since Aug. 23, and Chet Lemon and rookie Mike Laga hit, home runs as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, last night. Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the first in-t ning when Lou Whitaker singled andt moved to second one out later on Howard Johnson's single. Whitaker broke for third on the throw and was hit in the right side by center fielder Reid Editor's note: This is the fifth artich nine-part series examining each Michigan's 1982 Big Ten opponents. By RON POLLACK Ever since Mike White became the I head coach, he has been bringing in largec tities of California junior college trar Football purists didn't like the idea of JC sfers, and wished that White would take back to California. This year the purist: get their wish, as White tries to lead h laden squad back to California-Pasad be exact. If Illinois is to make it to the Rose Bo will have to be through the air-not TA United, but Air Eason. Quarterback Nichols, the ball rolling into the Detroit dugout. Whitaker went home on the error, and Johnson moved to third before Larry Herndon singled him home. LAGA HIT his second homer of the season in the fourth inning off Brian Denman, 2-2, and the Tigers made it 5-4 in the sixth on Lemon's two-run homer, his 15th. Making only his second start of the month, Petry did not allow a run until two were out in the ninth. Carney Lan- sford walked, and consecutive singles by Wade Boggs and Reid Nichols produced the run, bringing on Aurelio Lopez in relief. Much of the pre-game talk this week has centered on the lights that are making this the historic contest that it is. And Faust, for one, likes the novelty of it. "Playing a football game against Michigan is always a big event at Notre Dame," he said. "This year, adding the fact that this will be the first night foot- ball game ever at Notre Dame, makes it even more of a special date." But Schembechler does not share SCORES American League Detroit 5, Boston j Toronto 6, California 2 National League St. Louis 3. New York 2; 10 innings Cincinnati 5. Atlanta 2 Chicago3,.Montreal I ---- MINNESOTA, PURDUE CLASH ON REGIONAL TV Top competition invades Big Ten By LENNY ROSENBLUM When kickoff time finally arrives tonight at South C Bend, the rest of the Big Ten will have already com- C pleted their games. Two intra-conference games will h highlight the schedule as the rest of the teams will tryI to improve on the Big Ten's record against non- a league foes.a The best match-up could be the regionally televised Minnesota-Purdue battle. Purdue is trying to recover h from a 35-14 loss to Stanford and the strong arm of o John Elway. Rookie coach Leon Burtnett is still c looking for his first win with the Boilermakers, but it won't come easy against the tough Golden Gophers. C Last week, the Gophers exploded on offense for a F school-record 742 total yards, as they destroyed Ohio0 University 57-3. Minnesota is led by quarterback L Mike Hohensee and tailback Tony Hunter, who s gained 124 yards on just seven carries.Z AT EAST Lansing, Michigan State will host Ohio L State. Michigan State's hopes rest on its defense's ability to stop the run. The Buckeyes, with the depar-a ture of Art Schlichter, have reverted to relying on their ground attack which is led by tailback Tim Spencer, who gained 147 yards in last week's 21-14 victory over Baylor. MSU's offense relies heavily on I quarterback John Leister and a fine crop of receivers. le in a much mobility and such a strong arm, he can ht of do just about anything." Running under Eason's numerous passes this season will be returning starters Mike Martin (split end), Oliver Williams (wide receiver) llinois and Miguel DeOliver (tight end). quan- DUE TO the team's offensive philosophy, the nsfers. running backs also play an integral role on pass tran- plays. A perfect example is tailback Joe Curtis them who hauled in 35 passes last year. But a run- s may ning back's job is to run the ball first and catch his JC the ball second. It is a major concern that the ena to Fighting Illini's backs must improve. Illinois' leading rusher a year ago was the now- owl, it departed Calvin Thomas with 390 yards. The WA or top returning rusher is Curtis who tallied a Tony mere 312 yards. Mike White's Fightin' Illini will be playing in the Carrier Dome against the Orangemen of Syracuse. Illinois, already 2-0, should be able to roll by the Orangemen with its strong air attack. This attack is led by Heisman candidate, Tony Eason. Last week, Eason threw for 301 yards against Michigan State and was named Big Ten offensive player of the week. The Iowa Hawkeyes will host intra-state rival Iowa State. Iowa was whipped by Nebraska last week, but hopes to win their state's bragging rights with a win over its intra-state rival. Iowa State won last year's contest 23-12. INDIANA PLAYS USC in the Los Angeles Coliseum, and because the Trojans were upset by Florida last week, they should be pumped up in front of the home crowd, which can-only mean trouble for Indiana. For the Hoosiers to hand the Trojans their second loss, they will need a complete team effort. The Hoosier offense is led by quarterback Babe Laufenberg and split end Duane Gunn. The defense, which shut out Northwestern last week, 30-0, received a fine performance from defensive tackle Mark Smythe, who had three sacks. UCLA, Michigan's next opponent, will be in Madison, Wisconsin today to face the Badgers. The Badgers will need a better offensive showing than last week to beat the Bruins. UCLA, returning nine "That is obviously a concern in the early going," said White. "But we feel like we had able back-ups last year that will, hopefully, step in. We also brought in some outstanding freshmen line prospects that could enter the picture." While the offensive line is a question mark, it is solid on defense. Tackles Mark Butkus, Don Thorp and Dan Gregus return as do ends Ken Gillen and Terry Cole. The best of the newcomers are ends Nick Epps, Mike Johnson and Darryl Thompson along with tackle Willard Goff. AT LINEBACKER, Illinois must retool, as all three starters from a year ago were NFL draft picks. "The linebackers will lack a cer- starters on offense, put 41 points on the scoreboard last week against Long Beach State. Northwestern will have a good chance to break their losing streak today-and maybe its only real chance-as their opponent at Dyche Stadium will be Miami of Ohio. The Redskins are a contender for the Mid-American Conference title. To break the streak, the Wildcats will have to improve their rushing game. Their rushing total for two games is -48 yards. .I .