4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Sunday, November 11, 1984 True Rlue .By Douglas B. Levy Goal-line stand brings back.. . . .. memories of another decade OUT OF NOWHERE, the magic returned to Michigan Stadium yesterday. Bo Schembechler's Wolverines took a step back in time, back to the decade of the 1970's. Out of the mist that shrouded the entire Michigan-Minnesota game, the scoreboard clock read 8:11 remaining in the third quarter, Gopher quarter- back Rickey Foggie lay face down in the arms of Wolverine nose guard Joe Gray. Foggie had tried to sneak the ball over his right guard for the one yard needed to tie the game at 14. It was a fourth down play which failed-no gain. For the two preceding downs, Foggie had had his team in the exact same position. Minnesota had three opportunities to ram the ball down Michigan's throat and tie the game. Michigan's defense rose to the occasion. It was a goal-line stand reminiscient of the glory days of the '70's. Wolverine stands became legen- dary in those years as defensive juggernaut after juggernaut stifled op- ponents week after week. The trip down memory lane wasn't over though. Michigan's offense took over at its one-yard line and, behind an Eddie Garrett run and three Gerald White carries, methodically moved out to the 15. - Boom! Freshman wunderkind Jamie Morris took a pitchout 68 yards down the right sideline. It was the kind of big play that Schembechler hadn't gotten from his offense all season. Morris gobbled up the final 11 yards in two plays, giving Michigan a 21-7 lead. That explosive series took 4:39, going 99 yards in eight plays. In the '70's, every third or fourth Wolverine series contained the big run from a slew of talented backs. In the '80's, Michigan has been slowed by an improving conference. In 1984, the Gray Wolverines had been flat out stopped. Michigan's offense has ranked from anemic to inconsistent to hopeful and then back to anemic again. Somehow it was ordained that those two series would come back to back, the unbelievable goal-line stand followed immediately by a high-powered of- fensive rampage. In the final home game of this abnormal Wolverine season, somebody high up sent a flashback from one of the most devastating decades in the history of college football. From 1970-1979, Schembechler guided Michigan to a 96-16-3 record which was the best college mark for the ten years. Yesterday's five-minute span in the third quarter exposed the current generation of Michigan fans to the glory days of the past. For a moment, the Wolverines stepped back in time. But just remember one thing, Minnesota stinks. After the first half, the Gophers woeful lack of talent exposed the club for what it is-a team in the process of rebuilding. Despite the lopsided score of 31-7, coming on the heels of last week's 48-3 blowout at the hands of Illinois, Lou Holtz has done a remarkable job with a dying Gopher program. "I'm proud of our football team," said a dejected Holtz after the loss. "We just can't overcome adversity right now. I really hurt for the players because we just make mistakes to cause you to lose." The Gophers were 1-10 last year and have improved to 3-7 this season. And with his brilliant freshman helmsman, Foggie, Holtz had kept Minnesota in many a game. Holtz noted that one of two turning points in the game yesterday was his team's inability to tie the score from the one-yard line. Had the Gophers scored, it would have been a different ballgame. Statistically, the game was a close battle. Minnesota had the ball on offen- se for 28 minutes to 32 for Michigan. The Gophers made 16 first downs, the Wolverines had 20. 4 4 Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Michigan linebacker Rodney Lyles and Minnesota tailback Tom Serie dive for one of three Minnesota fumbles yesterday. Although Lyles failed to recover the fumble, the Wolverines defeated the Gophers, 31-7. One more winning By KATIE BLACKWELL The last wave has dwindled out in Michigan Stadium for 1984. Another season of 100,000-plus crowds is over until next September.. It's a sad thought, indeed. Luckily, after a season chock-full of frustations, a rather sparse and soggy 101,247 contingent of was treated to a fun-filled Michigan victory. It was the kind of game that the Wolverine players and fans alike needed-a con- fidence-booster to be sure. QUARTERBACK Chris Zurbrugg looked sharp as he guided the injury- riddled squad to a convincing 31-7 mark against an improved Minnesota team. Regardless of the margin, the win set many important precedents for the 1984 season. It insures that head honcho Bo Schembechler will be spared his first losing record, anywhere, anytime. "I didn't take as much stock in that (the possibility of a losing season) as other people," said the 16-year Michigan coach. NO MATTER what he says, Schem- bechler can still boast only winning seasons since 1963 as a head coach at Miami of Ohio. The man's got an un- believable career record of 180-48-6 for a winning percentage of .782 (.813 at Michigan). His record ranks second among all active college coaches. Yet, for all his success, Schembechler is the brunt of constant criticism for his "grind-it-out, up-the-middle, avoid-the- pass" offense. Never mind that his style works, his critics cry, "Boredom!" Well, these cries have been stifled at least temporarily, thanks to some fairly1 risky signal-calling of late. Two weeks ago in the Illinois game, Schembechler called for a halfback option that had Rick Rogers attempting a pass. Though that play failed, some tricks were still being implemented in the Michigan camp. THIS WEEK, the plan worked. Off of a double reverse from the Minnesota 33- yard line, split end Vince Bean hurled a "You know, the fun- ny thing about that play is that the fans think, 'Those are so easy todo . . .why don't they do them more often.' " - Bo Schembechler them more often.' " ACCORDING to Schembechler, the play had been in the works for three weeks and in the game plan for the last two, just waiting for its time. "Something struck me that it was the time to use it," Schembechler said. "HE'S (Schembechler) been saying for three weeks that we were going to throw it," said Bean. "He said today that we were going to throw it, but I se ason that put the game out of reach for the struggling Golden Gophers. The pass completion was Michigan's longest of the season, ending Bean's home finale on a good note. "I THREW one in high school," Bean said. "I guess I'm two-for-two." Not only were the fans treated to a blow-out, a winning season and the 4 longest pass of the 1984 campaign, they also witnessed the longest rush of the year. Freshman tailback, Jamie Morris, anxious for a good game, since his parents came to watch him play Michigan football for the first time, reeled off a third quarter romp of 68 yards before Gopher Andre Harris hauled him down. "I WAS really mad at myself (for allowing Harris to catch up)," Morris said. "I was thinking about what I'd do in the endzone." No real harm was done, though, because two plays later, Morris took another pitchback and scurried 11 yar- ds for his second collegiate touchdown. You can bet that Mom and Pop Morris are glad they made the pilgrimage from Ayer, Mass. They got to see their son rack up his second 100- plus yard game. Morris finished the day with 125 yards and a 8.9 yard average. The 1984 Michigan Wolverines have endured a lot this season. They have faced a vastly-improved conference with a slew of injuries, including a star- ting quarterback and defensive back earlier, and more recently, guard Doug James. But, as evidenced yesterday, Schembechler football is alive and well, even if it is only 6-4. perfect spiral to wide receiver Paul Jokisch for a 67-yard touchdown con- nection. The team went nuts, half of them jumping on top of Jokisch in the en- dzone. The score was 28-7 and the crowd was ecstatic. "You know," said Schembechler af- ter the game, "the funny thing about that play is that the fansthink, 'Those are so easy to do...why don't they do didn't listen to him." Even his own players recognize Schembechler's traditional play. The call caught both Bean and Jokisch off guard. "He guarantees us every week that we are going to run it," Jokisch con- curred. "Bean and I don't listen to him." But Schembechler did call the play 'their ~adM'offense rains on-Holtz (Continued from Page 1) on their first three possessions before scoring on their final two drives of the half. But after Michigan's herioc goal line stand in the third quarter, the offense steamrolled the Gophers with big plays. THREE TIMES the Gophers lined up at the one-yard-line during that series and three times Michigan wrapped them up. The final stoppage came when middle guard Joe Gray stuck Foggie on an ill-executed option play. "That put 'em out of business," said Schembechler. Michigan's stand deflated Minnesota, and opened up holes in what is an im- proved but still porous defense. Morris capped off his 68-yard ramble with an 11- yard TD run. Still, the best was still to come on Michigan's next possession. SEVEN plays into that drive, Schem- bechler reached into his bag of tricks and released a wingback option. Vince Bean took the handoff on a reverse and lobbed a floater into the arms of split end Paul Jokisch, who stormed into the end zone for a 67-yard score. According to Bean and Jokisch, the play had been sometime in the works. has now caught his two career touch- downs in consecutive weeks. The play spurred the 101,247 Michigan Stadium patrons into a jubilant celebration and snuffed the life out of a possible Minnesota comeback. Bob Bergeron later nailed a 33-yard field goal to close out the scoring. The victory nudged Michigan to 6-4;5- 3 in the Big Ten, going into the season finale at Ohio State this Saturday. Despite an erratic season, the Wolverines still have a mathematical chance of winning a Rose Bowl berth, thanks to losses by Iowa and Purdue. If Michigan upsets the Buckeyes, and Iowa, Purdue and Michigan State all lose, Bo's boys would finish in a first- place tie with Ohio State and Illinois. Michigan would go to Passadena by vir- tue of victories over those two clubs. "(Bo) has been saying for three weeks, 'We're gonna throw it, we're gonna throw it, said Bean. "He guarantees us every week we're gonna run the play and Vince and I don't believe it," added Jokisch, who e One in a row RECEIVING MICHIGAN No YV EICRiG A.................17 7 7 10-1 SCOINGPLAYS MINN--Poggie 35-yard run. lateral Wto C*d Wor20 yards (L~omiiier Ikk; MICH-Zurbtiigg three-yard run (Bergron k f MIVII-Ndeontwo-yard paosfrom Zurbrugg (Bergeron kkkh MW -M ris I 1-yard rust I Be~gron kick) MICH-Jokich 6P-yard poa from Reeani (8rgero kick) MICH--Bergeron 33-yard field goal Perrymn Gxarrett .. . "oers ,. White a s 3 : 44 1 36 21. I-; MINNESO4TA Do... ...,...