Men's cross country meet At Michigan State 4:00 p.m. Friday SPORTS Season tickets for Michigan basketball go on sale October 17. The Michigan Daily Tuesday, October 11, 1983 Page 9 PASS-HAPPY 'CATS NEXT FOE Bo fearsletdown michigan Grid Statistics Receiving Field Goals TEAM By CHUCK JAFFE Despite giving up 61 points and 713 yards of total offense last week against Iowa, Northwestern football coach Dennis Green is confident that his team has improved this season. Green, speaking by telephone at Michigan coach Bo Schembechler's weekly media luncheon, said that a dif- ficult early season schedule and inex- But Schembechler is not discounting the Wildcats because of their youth. The Michigan coach is worried that his team will suffer a letdown after Satur- day's emotional 42-0 win over Michigan State. "I'm getting ready for the toughest week coaching I've ever had," Schem- bechler said. "We've got to be tough. I've got to push them. "WE'RE GOING to see a.lot of passes this week," Schembechler added. "Northwestern is a good offensive team. They can move the football. They've got good backs, good receivers, a good quarterback and a good tight end - he caught 17 passes against us last year." k Last season, the Wildcats attempted a Big Ten record of 71 passes against Michigan but still lost the game 49-14. Green said the high number of passes was his way of keeping Michigan's of- fense off of the field, and allowed Nor- thwestern to stay in the game. "We just wanted to keep our defense off the field last year," Green said. "It's not good to pass that much, and I hope we don't have to." GRID NOTES: Michigan tail- back Brian Mercer is out for the season with a knee injury, ac- cording to Schembechler. Mercer will undergo surgery later this week, after a bruise to the knee heals, the coach said. Inside linebacker Mike Reinhold has a slight nerve problem in his neck, which might force him out of this week's game, Schembechler said. He added that -his only healthy inside linebackers are Mike Mallory, Jeff Akers and Tim Anderson (who is playing with an ankle sprain). The Wolverines have already lost inside linebackers Mike Boren, Andy Moeller, Phil Lewandowski and freshman John Balourdos to injuries this season. Mercer's injury will mean that sophomore Ben Logue moves up to the third tailback position. Logue, who scored his first collegiate touchdown against the Spartans, has run for 56 yards on eight carries, a seven-yard average. Freshman Gerald White, or sophomore Thomas Wilcher will move into Logue's spot, Schembechler said. Wilcher's surgically repaired knee is apparently at full strength, and the coach said he may put the Detroit speedster in the lineup as a kick retur- ner. DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Mike Hammerstein, who was set to start before breaking his arm this fall, retur- ned to action against MSU. "Mike's back," Schembechler said. "It'll take him a little while, but he's got time. I' think, down the stretch, we are going to need him." Schembechler, on the kicking of Bob Bergeron, who connected on all three field goad attempts, but missed 2 of 3 extra points against the Spartans: "If we score a touchdown the first time down the field, I'm going to tell the referee that 'We'll take the ball at the 20 ^n 'h^ ight hah o-lr'"? Total First Downs . Rushing ......... Passing ......... Penalty ....... Total Net Yards.. Total Plays ...... Avg. Per Play ..... Avg. Per Game.. Net Rushing Yards Total Attempts . Avg. Per Play ... Avg. Per Game.. Net Passing Yards. Att/Comp/Int... Avg. Per Att.. Avg. Per Comp.. Avg. Per Game.. Punts/Yds/Avg ... Punt Ret/Yds/Avg KO Ret/Yds/Avg.. Int/Yds/Avg....... Fumbles/Lost ..... Penalties/Yds ..... Scoring: Total Pts/Avg.. Touchdowns .. Rushing ....... Passing ....... Other ......... PATK/Att.. 2 pt. Conv/Att ... Field Goals/Att.. Third Down Conv/Att M 121 83 33 5 2045 381 5.4 409.0 1497 292 5.1 299.4 548 89/48/5 6.2 11.4 109.6 17/627/36.9 13/146/11.2 9/160/7.8 9/61/6.8 5/2 32/245 167/33.4 22 17 4 1 14/19 0/3 7/8 35/70 Opp 83 35 43 5 1325 303 4.4 265.0 429 149 2.9 85.8 896 154/91/9 5.8 9.8 179.2 23/970/42.2 5/24/4.8 18/308/17.1 5/139/27.8 6/5 24/206 81/16.2 10 3 6 1 8/8 2/2 3/5 23/64 AL Nelson .................. Bean ................ Rogers................. K. Smith .................. Armstrong ................ Carthens.............. Garrett................... G. Johnson ............. No Yds Avg 18 214 11.9 11 176 16.0 8 46 5.7 3 27 9.0 3 13 4.3 2 4-9 24.5 2 11 5.5 1 12 12.0 20-29 30-39 Bergeron..........1-1 3-3 Schlopy ......1-2 40-49 -Tot 2-2 .64 l-2 MICHIGAN........ 1-1 4-5 2-2 7-8 Opponents ......... 2-4 1-1 3-5 Punting No Yds Avg Long Bracken ...........17 627 36.9 52 MICHIGAN 48 548 1 Opponents ...... . 91 896 Scoring TDr TDp TDo PAK Rogers .............. 6 Bergeron ............ 8-11 K. Smith ............ 3 S. Smith..............2 Rice..... ............ 2 Schlopy 6-8 Bean................ 1 Carthens............ 1 Garrett................ I1 Hall ................1 Logue...............I1 Mallory ............. 1 Mercer .............. 1 Nelson ............... 1 Perryman ........... 1 11.4 9.8 TP 36 26 18 12 12 MICHIGAN.. Opponents....... 17 23 627 970 36.9 52 42.2 58 Defensive Tackling 9 M. Mallory......... 6 Boren.:............ 6 Hassel............. 6 Cochran ............ 6 DeFelice............ 6 Sincich............. 6 Cooper............ 6 Hewlett............ 6 Lott .............. 6 Brooks............ Rose ................ 167 Gant ................ 81 Lyles . ............ Reinhold .......... Tackles 25 23 17 23 16 15 14 17 16 12 12 9 6 6 Assists 18 19 11 3 6 7 6 Y 2 5 4 5 5 4 Total 43 42 -28 26 22 22 20 18 ~18 17 16 -14 '10 MICHIGAN......... 17 4 Opponents...........3 6 TDr-Rush TDp-Pass 1 14-19 1 8-8 TD*-Other INDIVIDU Rushing IN PERSON! Green ... "The effort is there" Rogers .................... K. Smith .................. S. Smith............... Mercer................. Garrett................. Rice............ ..... Logue ..................... Armstrong ........:....... Perrynan ................. Hall .................. S. Johnson .............. Att 82 55 38 30 27 26 8 11 8 6 1 Yds 404 290 248 151 133 ill 56 43 31 21 9 Avg 4.9 5.3 6.5 5.0 4.9 4.3 7.0 3.9 3.9 3.5 9.0 Meet. .. CHUCK MANGIONE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 4-5 PM (He'll Be Bringing His Horn) perience on offense has held the Wild- cats down and caused the team's 1-4 mark. "I WOULD SAY that when you give up 61 points you have to be disappoin- ted," said Green, who has a career record of 4-23 in three seasons at Nor- thwestern. "The effort is there, and I think before long you will see the defen- se start to shine. We are just a very young team." MICHIGAN ............... 292 1497 5.1 Opponents................149 429 2.9 Passing PA PC Int Pct TD S. Smith..............74 40 4 .540 3 Hall ................. 15 8 1 .533 1 Mercer out for season MICHIGAN.........89 Opponents..........154 48 5 .539 4 91 9 .591 6 ATSCHC AUT "R H Please bring empty LP jackets for autographs Winning lacrosse club needs fans )OLKIDS' 523 E. Liberty , T "1 .; 11'' f 1 .e w ' A G Q NgT 'aintow ,o i n Y -ud 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fY '. (} [ t Squa l::}r By SCOTT DIMETROSKY Question: What club or varsity sport had the winningest season last year? Answer: The Michigan Lacrosse' Club. ALTHOUGH FEW people realize it, the lacrosse club had a spectacular 19-0 season last year. The team, now in fall practice for its spring season, is in the midst of a 27-game winning streak. Yet fan interest for the sport is low. "Our' spectators last year consisted mostly of mothers, fathers, brothers, -and sisters - about a total of 10 or 12 -people, said third-year coach Rick -Bays. Bays pointed out that inclement 'weather might have discouraged a lot of fans from attending the games last season. The team played in late March and early April, when the midwest weather is often cold and rainy. In fact, only two games last year were played without rain. Despite a shortage of spectators, the players themselves show a tremendous zeal for their team. Because lacrosse is a club sport, attendance for practice is not mandatory, yet close to 50 people have consistently shown up for prac- tices this fall. This is even more im- pressive since the season does not begin until early spring. The president of the club, Steve Friedlander is pleased with the turnout. Club Sports Roundup The players include undergraduate students and graduate students, and alumni. Mark Leibovich, a Michigan freshman who is serving as assistant coach, epitomizes this spirit. "I played lacrosse for four years in high school and I hoped to play for Michigan," Leibovich said, "but my knees were in too bad of shape. I hope that I can contribute to the team as an assistant coach." Most veteran players agree that this year's team will be just as good, if not -d Sweetest Day Cards for that Sweetlein your life a 0I better, than last year's squad. Only a few players have left since last year, and the tremendous turnout of new players should increase depth to this year's team. Experience should also play a part in improving Michigan's only undefeated team. Like hockey, lines in lacrosse are changed every 1 to 2 minutes. While most teams play three or four midfield lines a game, Michigan played about eight lines a game last year. "We usually had such a big lead by the end of the first half," coach Bays said, "that we could keep changing (midfield) lines in the second half. Nearly all of our guys got playing time." Coach Bays feels that Michigan is one of the top three club lacrosse teams in the country. Last year the team ranked first in midwest club lacrosse teams, beating out such clubs as Purdue, In- diana, and Iowa. They also rolled over some varsity teams, including Michigan State and Notre Dame. Their excellence, however, creates difficulty {6 t6 An immensely unappreciated merchant. 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