SUNDAY; OCTOBER 28, 1956 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGESEVEN Gopher'Cox Baffles Michigan with Fasi WON *ba Attack 4 cene from the K by Dick Cram a SOONERS CAPTURE 35TH: Oklahoma Tramples Hapless Irish, 40-0 er ,* * *w OneMThing Missing It might have been a great day for Michigan, but the Wolverine Var- sity didn't fulfill its end of the bargain. It was Homecoming Day and a host of alumni had returned to Ann Arbor to see a team that was considered even better than last year's highly-rated Wolverine squad. It was a beautiful day weather-wise. After a rainy and cool spell, the warming sun returned to the area. It was the day that "invincible" Michigan State finally received its come-uppance to give Michigan a clear road to the Big Ten championship-if it could win all the rest of its games. It was a crucial day for Michigan. It had to defeat Minnesota in the battle for the Little Brown Jug in order to assume the favo- rite's role in the bid to be Conference representative to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. All the requisites were there for a commemorable day to be added to Michigan's history of football success, except the most important one of all-a Wolve- rine victory. What is apparently becom- becoming an annual occurrence- the disappointing one big Wolve- rine upset-happened a little early this year, but it happened with kall the force and humiliation that normally accompany it. The Wol- verines lost to a better team-at least a team that outplayed them when the chips were down in the second half. Minnesota had no Paul Giel this time. He was the Gophers' primary weapon when they last won the Jug in 1953, 22-0., That defeat began the ruination of another promising Wolverine ag- gregation. The Gophers had no Giel, but they had a close approximation BOBBY 'COX in quarterback Bobby Cox, a trans- shades of Giel fer from Washington. Michigan Coach Bennie Oosterbaan had rich praise for Cox who scored two touchdowns and engineered the drive for the other Gopher marker. Cox carried the ball 19 times and gained 83 yards to lead all players in that department. He completed two of four passes for 21 yards. But above everything else was his masterful quarterbacking. In carrying out Coach Murray Warmath's plan for a rapid-fire at- tack marked by quick' huddling that allowed Michigan no time to recoup its defenses, Cox played the key role in "disconcerting", if not demoralizing the Wolverines. The usual problem of faltering strength in the second half was accentuated yesterday by the complete absence of injured star half- back Terry Barr and by the impaired performances of first-string linemen Jim Orwig and Dick Hill and tailback Jim Pace. Injuries, rather than use of reserves, allowed Minnesota to take control of the game in the second half. And Michigan's early 7-0 lead wasn't enough of a pad to coast on. BowlChances Dim.. . And 'so, Michigan's chances to go to the Rose Bowl, as well as its chances to win the Big Ten title have been dealt a shattering blow. Recovery will require a minor miracle of a nature similar to the events which gave the Wolverines their last crown and Rose Bowl trip in 1950. It took an upset 9-3 triumph over Ohio State in the snow and an equally unexpected victory by Northwestern over Illinois on the last day of the season to give Michigan its glory that year, despite an overall 5-3-1 record. Iowa and Ohio State presently top the Big Ten lead with un- defeated records, while Minnesota is just slightly behind with three wins and a tie. Michigan State has only one loss, and Illinois, like Michigan, has two defeats. Ohio State and Michigan State cannot go to the Rose Bowl this year. In other words, Minnesota must lose two of its remaining games, Illinois must drop one more and Iowa, which plays only six Confer- ence games, must lose twice to put Michigan into the Rose Bowl, providing the Wolverines can win their final four contests. In addition, it would take two Ohio State defeats and another Michigan State loss to give Michigan even a share of the Conference title. Actually, Minnesota must now be rated the favorite for the Rose Bowl berth. If the Gophers can defeat Iowa and Wisconsin, they can go to California even if they lose their other game to Michigan State. Iowa can be handily eliminated with Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio State on its schedule for successive weeks. Michigan's hopes rest on defeating all the rest of its foes-thus eliminating Illinois and providing half the necessary losses for Iowa -and on Ohio State defeating Iowa while the Hawkeyes and Michi- gan State defeat Minnesota. SOUTH BEND, Ind. OP)-Okla- homa's dynamic Sooners struck with devastating first-half force to rout bewildered Notre Dame yes- terday, 40-0 and rack up their 35th straight victory while handing the Irish their first shutout since 1951. This nationally-televised game unveiled a Sooner team which "slowed down" its'usual fast play- starting tactics, but still improved, with terrific speed and finesse, on Michigan State's 47-14 pasting of the Irish last Saturday. The incredible skill of Okla- homa's run-pass attack and its relentless platoon pressure de- moralized Notre Dame, which had: two passes intercepted for Sooner touchdowns. Thomas Paces Attack Unquestionably, the Sooners- paced by halfback Clendon Thom- as' two touchdowns - struck a solid blow in their bid to return to the No. 1 position in the Associated Press national poll. Michigan State's Spartans, cur- rently the nation's No. 1 team, were upset by Illinois, 20-13, today. Michigan State was held to a 7-7 halftime tie by Notre Dame which trailed 26-0 at halftime. Thomas, who teamed with rhalf- back Tommy McDonald for 121 rushing yards on 23 carries, scored once on an 11-yard run and again on a 36-yard saunter with an in- terception of a Paul Hornung pass. End John Bell, one of the five Sooners who scored touchdowns started Oklahoma's victory drive by snagging a 14-yard pass from Jim Harris, a brilliant quarterback, in the opening period. Scores by Jay O'Neil, Thomas, McDonald, Harris and Thomas again, in that order rounded out the scoring. Notre Dame's deepest penetra- tion was to the Oklahoma two in the second period where the Irish were forced to yield on downs. Here's Fast Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service CONVENIENTLY LOCATED MICHIGAN UNION SOUTH UNIVERSITY M UL STREET -Daily-Charles Curtiss MINNESOTA'S PINKY McNAMARA returns a Tom Maentz punt 37 yards to the Michigan 28 yard line on the last play of the third quarter in yesterday's game. The run, which set up the winning touchdown, began when McNamara took a handoff from Dick Larson on a criss-cross reverse and sprinted down the west sidelines. Minnesota Squad Delivers Wolverines' First Homecoming Loss Since 1946 (Continued from Page 1)y ENE r But the overall statistics showed the game to be even closer than the final score in total plays, total yardage, and first downs. Add to this the fact that Michigan stalled on three marches deep into enemy territory, and the result is that the outcome was on the verge of being reversed. An unusual first quarter saw the ball moved the length of the field once by each team. Minnesota Statistics Minn. Mich, First Downs .......19 20 Rushing Yardage . 243 213 Passing Yardage .. 56 131 Passes ............4-6 10-17 Passes Intercepted by 1 0 Punts ............1-37 3-42 Fumbles Lost ..... 2 1 Yards Penalized ... 5 55 stalled just short of a first down! on the Wolverine eight when Or- wig caught Bob Schultz at the line of scrimmage. Michigan then started a 19-play march up field, that never saw the same man carry the ball on two successive plays. At :07 of the second quarter Michigan had a touchdown on a 16-yd. run by Barr to the right Georga Tech Dumps Tulane ATLANTA, Ga. (1P)-Georgia Tech's all-star backfield, triple- triggered by Paul Rotenberry, George Volkert, and Johnny Men- ger, taught Tulane a 40-0 lesson in offense yesterday, ending the Greenies' wave of football upsets, The victory established unde- feated Tech as the team to beat for the Southeastern Conference championship and took the Yel- low Jackets another long stepS toward an unprecedented sixth straight bowl trip. Tech scored three times on passes and twice onplunges. Tu- lane, which had upset Navy and Ole Miss on preceding Saturdays found that they just weren't in Tech's class. virtually without the aid of upfield blocking. The remainder of the quarter see-sawed back and fourth. There were unrealized-at-the-time ink- lings of things to come. Pace, Or- wig and Hill saw little action after being shaken up; Minnesota wasI starting to move on the ground and with passes; and Michigan failed twice to cash in for touch- downs. Time Runs Out The one that really hurt was time running out for the Wolver- ines with a first down on the four- yd.-line. At the time, many felt; the score would not be needed, but it proved to be a big incentive for Minnesota to apply the pressure. Michigan never knew what hit. Once the Gophers took possession, there was no stopping Cox's leader- ship. Fifteen running plays for 54 yards and the score was 7-6. A high pass from center by Captain Dean Maas on the extra point try gave the edge still to Michigan, 7-6. But Oosterbaan's forces could not capitalize on their advantage as Minnesota continued to domi- nate the offense. A punt return by Dick McNa- mera to the Michigan 28 set up Cox's touchdown plunge eight plays later. 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