4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Sunday, October 30, 1983 'M' falls flat; Illini look West (Continued from page 1) the Wolverines' Don Bracken had a punt part- ially blocked by Illinois' Luke Sewall. The ball traveled only 15 yards, and the Fighting Illini were in business at the Michigan 49. "Horrible punting, absolutely ridiculous," Schembechler said about the team's 32.6 yard punting average of the day. ILLINOIS HAD marched to the Michigan 9- yard line following the tipped punt, when quar- terback Jack Trudeau rolled right and hit fullback Thomas Rooks with a pass at the four. After Rooks caught the pass, he turned upfield and dove into the end zone. "It was a flare-out," Rooks said. "The offen- sive line did an excellent job. Jack made a great pass. I was close to the sideline so I had to adjust my body and dive for the goal line." The half ended with Illinois ahead 7-3, but Michigan started the second half just as it star- ted the first. The Wolverines started from their own 20-yard line, and moved down to the Illini 7, where the drive stalled. As was the case with its first drive of the game, Michigan had to set- tle for a Bergeron field goal, this one from 28 yards out. "I FELT ALL along we could beat them," Trudeau said. "It was a big boost psychologically when we were up 7-3 and they only scored a field goal." Later in the third quarter, Illinois had the ball third and goal at the Michigan one-yard line, but squandered the scoring opportunity when Trudeau fumbled a snap and Michigan's Carlton Rose recoveted at the seven. The Wolverines' offense, however, was unable to get a single first down and Michigan had to punt. Illinois took over at its own 41, and quickly made up for the lost opportunity of the previous drive. With 14:52 left in the final period, Trudeau hit Williams with a 46-yard touchdown pass, during which the receiver caught the ball over the middle, danced his way to the sidelines where he headed upfield, stumbled at the three-yard line and dove into the end zone. Chris White's extra point put Illinois ahead, 14-6. "JACK TRUDEAU reacts unbelievably to adversity," Mike White said. "I didn't tell him anything after that fumble. He had a super game and showed poise and temperment when we almost self-destructed." Said Williams of the touchdown pass: "On that play, (tight end Tim) Brewster runs six yards and I run 12 to 15 yards straight across, and the linebackers either drop to cover me or cover Brewster. They jumped on Brewster and left me wide open. Actually, it is a play designed for Brewster. I was the secondary receiver." In its final three possessions after Williams' touchdown, Michigan started at its own 20-, 2- and 11-yard lines. During the last quarter, the Wolverines were unable to overcome this poor field position and never threatened the Illini goal line. "WE KEPT THEM near their goal line, wh- ich caused them to let down at the end," said Illinois defensive tackle Don Thorp. "We kept them in their end zone all day and they got tired of being at the three or two or five." Poor field position or not, Schembechler was not pleased with the fact that his team only put six points on the scoreboard. "When that happens you shouldn't expect to win," Schembechler said. "We didn't run or block. Their defense looked good." ILLINOIS ENDED the day's scoring with 1:22 left in the game, when Michigan's Evan Cooper was tackled by Joe Miles in the end zone on a punt return. Schembechler angrily denied that the loss was especially painful since it came against Illinois, a team with which Michigan has ex- changed angry words for the past few years. 4 "That's bullshit," Schembechler said. "I don't want to lose to anybody. What do I care who it is that beats us." MICHIGAN outside linebacker Jim Scarcelli admitted, however, that the Illinois game holds special meaning to the Wolverines. "It was kind of a grudge match," Scarcelli said. "We wanted to win this one. Whoever wins this one goes to the Rose Bowl." By virtue of yesterday's game, that team will probably be Illinois. "AFTER THE game, coach White told us Christmas would be fun in California," Brewster said. Said Thorp, "It was a great feeling. Finally we're getting a little smell of the roses. It's about time." White said the game was dedicated, in part, to the boisterous Illinois crowd. "You saw what it was like out there," Whtie said. "You took your life in your hands around them." SCHEMBECHLER, meanwhile, would have liked to squeeze the very life out of those fans "It's the worst place in America to play,'. Schembechler said. "You can't hear. It's sad the administration doesn't take the bull by the horns and shut them down. It's the worst place in the conference and they don't do anything about it." In addition to the fans, White said the game was dedicated to the team's seniors. "Those kids came here four years ago when it wasn't popular to do so," he said. "They weren't thinking Rose Bowl then." They are now.. Michigan's Rodney Lyles applies pressure to Fighting Illini Lyles presence, Trudeau completed the pass. The play frustration at getting to Trudeau all afternoon. Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK quarterback Jack Trudeau. Despite was reflective of the Wolverines' By LARRKYMISHKIN' CHAMPAIGN S O ILLINOIS finally beat Michigan in football. I keep trying to tell myself that a loss to the Illini is not so bad. There must be a lot of things worse than losing yesterday's game, but I inst can't think of any at the moment.. Sure the Wolverines have lost games in recent years to Wisconsin and Iowa, as well as to a number of non-conference opponents. But most of those games were "flukes" or early-season losses that were made up for later. Illinois' win was no fluke though. The Illini scratched a 16-year itch in front of 76,127 rabid fans who had previously thought that a Rose Bowl was where you put the flowers given by an admirer. Now, unless World War III breaks out, Illinois partisans will get to experience the real thing out in Pasadena. That's what hurts most about the loss; the elimination, more or less, of Michigan from the Rose Bowl picture. After that, what hurts most is that the Illini did the eliminating in fine style, soundly whip- ping the Wolverines, 16-6, and leaving no doubt that the right team won. Anyone who follows Big Ten football could see this game was coming for a few years. Two consecutive trouncings by Michigan - 45- 14 in 1980 and 70-21 in 1981 -left Illinois smarting and bent on revenge. Last year's narrow 16-10 loss only served to deepen the Illini's desire for a victory, and yesterday Mike White and Company finally repaid a debt they felt was long overdue. How badly did Illinis beat Michigan? The Wolverines were held with- out a touchdown for the first time since 1977, when Minnesota shut them out 16-0. Michigan had control of the ball for nine more minutes than the Illini, but gained less yards and, more importantly, scored less points. It would be too easy to take pot shots at Michigan coach Bo Schem- Sad dayfor Michigan... the 'right' team won bechler's poor play selection, or to criticize the officials for "giving the game to Illinois" with poor calls on a couple of Vince Bean missed passes. And did the the Wolverines really hold on Kerry Smith's 31- yard run, which would have given Michigan the ball on the Illini 40- yard line early in the fourth quarter? None of these extenuating circumstances really matter thous, because the key to the game was the tough and determined Illinois defense, which stopped Michigan when it had to. In past years it was always the defense, or lack of it, that proved to be the Illini's weakness. This year, though, the defense carried the team and allowed the of- fense, which could have and should have put more than 14 points on the board, to get by with two touchdowns. Then, for a little insurance, the defense added a safety late in the game to remove the threat of a last- minute Michigan drive that might have tied the game. A tie would have mattered little to the Wolverines, however, who needed no less than a victory to put them in the driver's seat for the conference title. Let's not shed any tears for Michigan though. While it's true that the fans in Champaign had more to cheer about than those in Ann Ar- bor yesterday, representatives from eight bowl games were in atten- dance, including members of the Orange, Cotton and Fiesta Bowl selection committees. By winning their final three games, the Wolverines can expect to wind up in some bowl game, and may even face a more-impressive opponent that the Pac-10 has to offer the Illini in the Rose Bowl. Also, the loss has created a new itch, only this time it is Michigan that can't wait to do the scratching. And if the sad-but-determined looks on the Wolverines' faces at game's end mean anything, it will take no longer than next season's game in Ann Arbor to do something. about that itch. ---ir- Illinois players AP Photo coach Mike White rides a wave of hysteria and shoulder pads as his triumphant carry him off the field after yesterday's victory over Michigan. a Looks like Champaign and Roses BIG TEN ROUNDUP: SCORING MICHIGAN ...........................3 0 3 0- Illinois........... ..................0 7 0 9- SCORING PLAYS MICH-Bergeron 38-yard FG ILL-Rooks 9-yard pass from Trudeau (C. White kick) Total Yards....... 6 Fumbles (no./lost) .. 16 Punts (no./avg.)..... 258 1/0 7/32 RUSHING MICHIGAN Att. 381 2/2 6/36 RECEIvING Bean .................. Nelson. Ro ers. .M Yds. Avg. TD MICH-Bergeron 28-yard FG ILL-D. Williams 46-yard pa ILL-Safety (Cooper tackle First downs........ Rushing (att./yds.) .. Passing Net Yards.. Passing att./comp./ Int............ G K. Smith .................... 12 59 4.9 0 K. Smith............. ss from Trudeau (C. White kick) Rogers..................... 16 52 3.3 0 Garrett.................. din end zone after fielding punt) Garrett...................7 24 3.4 0 0s MICH III S. Smith .................... 8 -5 -0.6 0 D. Williams........... 17 17 Rice ......................... 1 5 5.0 0 Brewster ............ 44-135 37-107 ILLINOIS Rooks ................... 111 271 Rooks..................... 20 86 4.3 0 Brookins ................ Beverly....................11 27 2.5 0 Golden.............. 25112/1 31/21/0 Trudeau .................... 6 -6 -1.0 0 R. Grant ............. MICHIGAN No. 3 3 3 2 I HLLINOIS 6 6 3 2 1 1 Yds. 46 32 16 8 9 TD 0 0 0 0 0 127 68 14 32 14 8 1 0 1 0 0 COLOMBUS (AP) - Keith Byars' running, Mike Tomczak's passing and Kelvin Bell's defense led 16th-ranked Ohio State to a 45-27 Big Ten conference college football victory yesterday over Wisconsin. Scouts from the Citrus, Liberty, Holiday, Gator and Fiesta bowls watched the Buckeyes run their overall record to 6-2 and atone for defeats by Wisconsin the last two seasons that cost Ohio State league championships and Rose Bowl trips. WISCONSIN DROPPED to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the conference. Ohio State is 4-2 in the league. Tomczak passed 19 yards to split end Thad Jemison for Ohio State's first touchdown in the first quarter. The Buckeyes moved into a 28-21 ialftime lead by scoring 21 points in the second quarter. Tomczak ran 28 yards. Byars 13 and fullback Vaughn Broadnax 1 for Buckeye touchdowns. Wisconsin moved to within one point early in the third quarter on Wright's pass to tight end Bret Pearson. However, Kevin Rohde missed the extra point that would have moved the Badgers into a tie. Iowa 49, Indiana 3 IOWA CITY (AP) - Wide receiver Dave Moritz scored two touchdowns and caught 11 passes for 192 yards to break two school recor- ds as No. 17 Iowa thrashed Indiana 49-3 in college football yesterday. Moritz, whose touchdowns came in the first and fourth quarter, brought his Iowa career reception yardage to 1,775 yards, passing Al Bream's career mark of 1,642 yards set in 1966- 68. WITH THE 192 YARDS Saturday Moritz top- ped the old mark of 191 set by Keith Chappelle in 1980. Iowa exploded for three first quarter touch- downs, but was held to one score in the second and third quarters. Two touchdowns, including one at the final gun, were scored in the fourth PW4 5F A U,' N t yesterday for their first Big Ten football vic tory of the season. Gates finished with 168 yards rushing on 38 carries - breaking the old Michigan State mark of 37 carries shared by two others. THE TRIUMPH GAVE Michigan State a 3-4- 1 record for the season, 1-4-1 in the conference. The Golden Gophers slipped to 1-7 overall and into last place with a 0-6 Big Ten mark. Cornerback Lonnie Young's second blocked . punt of the game gave the Spartans the ball on the Minnesota 2 yard line and Gates punched i{ in on the first play for a 17-10 lead at 1:50 of the second quarter and Michigan State led the rest of the way. Spartans' free safety Phil Parker intercepted his second pass of the game with two seconds remaining in the third quarter and returned it to the Minnesota 49 and Gates dove across from 1 yard out eight plays later. Gates scored on a 20-yard run with 1:50 remaining in the game after an interception by James Morrissey. Minnesota's only touchdown also came on a defensive play as defensive end Craig Graffun- der picked off a Clark Brown pass and returned it 45 yards to give the Golden Gophers a short. lived 7-0 lead at 7:07 of the first quarter. Purdue 48, Northwestern 17 WEST LAFAYETTE (UPI) - Mel Gray ran for three touchdowns and Lloyd H'awthorne rushed for two more in Purdue's easy 48-17 Big ten college football victory yesterday over Nor- thwestern. # The victory was Purdue's first in five weeks. lifting the Boilermakers' overall record to 2-5- and their conference mark to 2-3-1. Nortn- western dropped to 2-6 for the season and 2-4 ir the Big Ten. Purdue blistered the Wildcat defense with 164 yards and four touchdowns rushing in the firsi half. The Boilers scored on five consecutivE possessions to take its 35-3 lead. Big Ten Standings m .06 WWII limusim I I