The Michigan Daily - Sunday, September 23, 1984 -Page 7 Wolverines bombard Badgers, 20-14 (Continued from Page 1) llgame. After that, the Wisconsin offense marched 150 yar- on its next two possessions but were kept off the eboard. 'THE BADGERS first drive ended on a third-and- even play at the Michigan 21. Quarterback Mike oward hit tight end Bret Pearson over the middle or 12 yards, but Rivers swiped the ball out of Pear- on's grasp and linebacker Jim Scarcelli came up ith it at the nine. Following three Michigan plays and a 65-yard punt y Monte Robbins, the Badgers went on the move on- ce again. Howard hit wide receiver Al Toon for 16 yards, but a gang-tackling Wolverine defense brought Toon down at the one-yard line. On the next play, backup tailback and All-Big Ten baseball player, Joe Armentrout was blasted behind the line of scrimmage by Rivers and Mike Mallory and coughed the ball up into the hands of Rodney Lyles, spoiling another golden opportunity for a Badger touchdown. IF IT WASN'T for the four or five fumbles, we would have won the game," said Howard, who finished the day 14 out of 24 for 152 yards. "I think today was a rare game in terms of turnovers. We had sine people fumble the ball today who never make mistakes." Wisconsin's problems didn't end there. Early in the sdcond quarter, Robbins kicked a 39 yarder to the Big Ten's leading punt returner, Thad McFadden. Mc- Fradden burst through the middle for 31 yards, but was stripped of the ball by Brad Cochran and Robbins. recovered in Wisconsin territory. From there, the Wolverines marched 47 yards for a touchdown, which came on an eight-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh to tight end Sim Nelson to give Michigan a 10-0 lead at halftime. ON ITS FIRST possession of the third quarter, Wisconsin didn't have the ball long enough for the Wolverines to take it away. On the Badgers' first play, Emery broke a few tackles in the backfield and bolted down the east sideline for a 52-yard touchdown romp that quickly brought Wisconsin back into the game. But that score seemed to bring the Michigan offen- se to life. The Wolverines marched 80 yards on the possession that followed and boosted their lead back up to 10 while consuming over seven minutes of the clock. Fullback Bob Perryman ended the assault with a three-yard plunge into the endzone. The star of this drive was tailback Jamie Morris. The little freshman, who carried 28 times for 138 yar- ds on the day, accounted for 57 of the 80 yards covered on seven rushes and two receptions. "It's a marvelous thing that a little kid like that can .go in as a freshman and run over 20 times for over 100 yards and come out as bouncey as ever," said Schembechler, who had three other tailbacks - Gerald White, Rick Rogers, and Phil Webb unavailable because of injury. Wisconsin kept the pressure on the Wolverines. Just as he had done twice last week against Missouri, cornerback Richard Johnson blocked a punt to give to the Badgers great field position at the Michigan 14 early in the fourth quarter. Four plays later, Emery scooted around left end for a two-yard touchdown that cut the Michigan lead to 17-14. ONCE AGAIN, however, the Wolverines responded with a key drive that ended with a 50-yard Bergeron field goal to give Michigan a bit of breathing room with 6:51 left in the game. The offensive line of the Wolverines had been under fire in the first two games, but responded yesterday when the team needed it most, on the two second-half scoring drives. "We were upset with ourselves after last week's performance," said tackle Clay Miller. "I think we did much better today. We're good ballplayers and have to start playing like it." Wisconsin got three more cracks with the ball, but its drives ended with a punt, fumble and finally an in- terception by Cochran after the Badgers had driven to the Michigan 34 in the final minute of play. "This win is a credit to the team," said Schem- bechler. "We were a little knicked (injured). It was a gutty victory. I'm pleased at the way we won this game." Although once again they didn't look outstanding, the Wolverines find themselves atop the Big Ten standings after one week of play. "We're not quite ready to win the Big Ten cham- pionship," said Harbaugh. "But there's along way to go L4 p Badgers turn over SCORING MICHIGAN .........................3 7 7. 13-20 Wilconsin ...........................0 0 7 7-14 SCORING PLAYS MICH-Bergeron 27-yard field goal MICH-Nelson 8-yard pass from Harbaugh (Bergeron kick) WIS. Emery 52-yard run (Gregoire kick) ICH-Perryman 3-yard run (Bergeron kick) S-Emery 2-yard run (Gregoire kick) MICH-Bergeron 50-yard field goal Punts (No/Avg). Penalties (No/Yd Time of Possessi First downs ....... Rtishing (Att/Yds) Nt Passing Yards. Passing (Att/ Comp/Int ..... Total Yards ....... Futtbles (No/Lost) MICH 19 56/207 137 21/11/0 316 0/0 WIS 20 37/260 151 24/14/1 385 5/5 Morris ......... Garrett......... Perryman ...... Logue .......... Harbaugh ...... Emery ......... Harrison ....... Bonner ........ Armentrout .... ... 7/39.7 Is) 6/76 on 35:13 Rushing MICHIGAN Att Yds ... 28 138 ... 9 26 ... 8 18 ... 1 4 ... 9 -12 WISCONSIN ... 17 185 6 28 ... 2 15 ...4 10 3/38.7 2/15 24:47 McFadden ,...., I Howard ........... 7 9 -13 Passing MICHIGAN Att Comp Harbaugh ........... 21 11 Returns Int Yds TD 0 137 1 Doily Photo by DAN HABIB Avg 4.9 2.9 2.3 4 -1.3 10.9 4.7 7.5 2.5 TD' 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 WISCONSIN Howard............. 24 14 1 151 0 Receiving MICHIGAN No Yds Morris .................... 4 45 Bean .....................2 33 Logue ..................... 1 9 Nelson....................4 50 MICHIGAN Punts No/Yds Gant ...................... 1/18 G. Johnson ................ 1/7 Morris.................... Garrett .................... WISCONSIN McFadden ................ 1/31 R. Johnson ................ 1/11 M. Jones ................. 9.0 0 -1.9 0 Kickoffs No/Yds 2/37 1/-3 1/16 2/31 Wisconsin fullback Joe Armentrout coughs up the ball at the Michigan one- yard line. It was the third of five Badger fumbles. WISCONSIN McFadden................1 Bonner .................... 3 Harrison .................. 3 Pearson................... 3 Toon ...................... 4 13 27 9 49 53 0 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 1 Raising lel By PA UL KELGREN amie. (Continued from Page 1) cxries against a tough Wisconsin do'ense yesterday, as Michigan beat tl Badgers, 20-14. Morris is the first freshman back to gan over 100 yards in a single game iice the remarkable Butch Woolfolk. "Can you imagine a little kid like that going in against a hard hitting team, cairying the ball 28 times, gaining over 100 yards and coming out still as bouncy as'ever," said Schembechler. "There is something to this kid but the circum- stances have to be right for him to even get the opportunity (to play)." THE circumstances were right for Morris this week. Gerald White, Rick Rogers and Phil Webb were all out Iiur- sing injuries from the Washington con- eSt. With three top tailbacks missing frm the line-up, Schembechler gave Mbrris the nod. "So, Jamie had to go in there," stated Morris is little the Wolverine mentor. "He's a real gutty little football player." Morris had little time to prepare for the mental challenges of his first start as a Wolverine. "On Friday morning I went in to watch films and coach Bo called me over and told me I was star- ting." BUT Schembechler did have some words of wisdom for his youthful dynamo. "I was nervous" Morris admitted. "But coach Bo calmed me down and told me to look at it like a high school game. 'Wow, a dream come true," was the first thing I said to myself. It was always my dream to start for Michigan." The realization of this dream was especially sour for Wisconsin head coach Dave McClain. Morris was heavily recruited by both Michigan and Wisconsin among others. As a Massachusetts Ayer High Morris had narrowed his c choice to the two Big Ten rivals "I CALLED (Wisconsin) th made my decision and I told cc Clam that I wanted to c Michigan. I told him it was m - that I wanted to come to n and play." Morris broke a family tradit his choice. Three of his brother Syracuse with their football ta cluding Joe, now a running bac New York Giants. "I was seven or eight yearsc I saw my first Michigan-Oh game. I always told my brothe wanted to come here." IN ONLY his third game o football, Morris has shown tret potential in many areas. big man senior at In addition to his lofty rushing yar- School, dage, the rookie nabbed four Jim Har- ollegiate baugh passes for 45 yards, his long play . - being a second quarter reception up the he day I middle for 18 yards. oach Mc- Though primarily used as a tailback ome to this year, because of the injuries, y dream Schembechler listed Morris as a wide Michigan receiver because of his size. This is especially surprising considering tion with Morris' rushing prowess in high school. s went to lents, in- "WE DIDN'T even throw the ball in k for the high school. I just screwed around with my brothers during the off-season. We old when threw the ball back and forth and I just iio State developed the hands." ers that I Look out for some explosive kick-off returns from this young man as well. f college He returned two of Wisconsin's three mendous kickoffs for an average of 18.5 yards. Last week, Morris took two of Washington's kickoffs for 21 yards. As little as he is, Morris has the unique ability to take some punishing :z knocks from the opposition, attempting to take advantage of his diminutive stature. Time and time again, the fiesty Morris clawed his way out from under a S pack of 250-plus pound tacklers. "IT'S LIKE it is a mental aspect," Morris explained. As I get hit, I'll take it and I'll think about it and say, 'Gosh that was a hard hit' and I'll get up." Morris seems to possess the maturity and poise it takes to be a freshman star- ter in the Big Ten. He certainly has the talent. Whatever problems may arise with his play during the season, Morris will surely look toward his older team- mates for the answers. "Whatever they (Michigan veterans) ask of me, I do," Morris said. "They've been here a while and they know what it takes." Morris' teammates have already christened the new up and coming star with a few choice nicknames. "They call me Smurf, Little Smurf, Baby Smurf .. ." Miichigan may have been lucky... . . .but what's wrong with that? B SCHEMBECHLER bristled at the question. His team had just won its first Big Ten contest; a dramatic nail-biter against a brewing power. The Badgers handily outgained the Wolverines in total yardage, but fumbled twice inside the Michigan's 10-yard line, letting Bo's boys off the hook. And wouldn't you know, some wet blanket had the audacity to ask Bo if he felt lucky to come out victorious. Negative rascal. "If you think that I'm going to say that we were lucky," Schembechler said, his temperature visibly rising a degree or two, "the answer is no. We were not lucky. We were good enough to win, 20-14. That's it." Perhaps the words very fortunate might sit a little better with the Michigan general. Probably not. But in all due respect to the Wolverines, they were very fortunate to beat Wisconsin. This is not to take anything away from Michigan's effort. That little water bug, Jamie Morris, had a fantastic game, scooting for 138 yards. Quarter- back Jim Harbaugh helped the cause by throwing to the guys in blue, when he wasn't running from the guys in red. And the defense may have caused some of those Badger turnovers with crackling tackles. But on this day and on this field Wisconsin looked just a tad better than Michigan. The Badgers dominated the statistics. They had more rushing yards, slightly more passing yards, more yards per play and far fewer penalties. Yes, the Wolverines were lucky to beat this team. But then again, so what if they were? What's wrong with being lucky once in a while? Schembechler might not care for the word, but you can be sure he will take lucky every time if it means winning. "I'd rather be lucky than good," a wise man said long ago. And let's not forget another important stat Wisconsin dominated in - turnovers. Final tally: Wisconsin 6, Michigan 0. "We stopped ourselves with all those turnovers," said Wisconsin's Larry Emery, who finished with 185 rushing yards. Emery "If it wasn't for the fumbles," added quarterback Mike Howard, "we would have won today." Don't mind the Badgers if they sound a trifle bitter. Yesterday was their best chance to end a 22-year Wisconsin losing streak at Michigan Stadium. And they let the opportunity slip right out of their hands and into Michigan's. Wisconsin spotted Michigan a three-point lead by fumbling on the opening kickoff. The Badgers coughed it up again on the next series at the Michigan nine-yard line. Later in the first quarter they drove 82 yards, only to fumble on first-and-goal from the one. In the second quarter a great punt return en- ded with yet another loose ball. What rotten luck. That man you saw on the sidelines with the noose around his neck was Wisconsin coach Dave McClain. "You just can't have five fumbles and one interception against Michigan," said a dejected McClain. Michigan, on the other hand, held on tight to the pigskin, unlike last week's five-turnover fiasco against Washington. True, its early 10-0 lead came cour- tesy of Badger generosity. True also that it was saved by two fourth-quarter turnovers that stopped Badger scoring drives. But the Wolverines drove the ball when they had to in the second half. And once they got the lead they didn't turn the ball over. Awfully lucky of them. Of course, some Wisconsin players made some convincing agruments why they deserved to win. One outspoken bugger even said that Michigan was, pardon the expression, lucky. "I feel they were lucky," said Emery. "We gained more yards on the No matter the nickname, Morris has the raw talent. The size? Well, it doesn't seem to be a detriment, but just in case, having just turned 18 in June who Daily Photo by JEFF SCHRIER knows, Jamie Morris may have another .. couple of inches to go. . _ _ _ _ Jamie Morris cuts up field with one of his 28 carries against Wisconsin yesterday. Morris rusned fr 138 yards in the game. Big Ten Standings n_..r............