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October 01, 1978 (vol. 59, iss. 22) • Page Image 10

… ball on the Duke 48-yard line, Michigan faced a third and four situation. Leach dropped back to pass, but the Duke secondary had the Wolverine receivers covered sufficiently, forcing Leach to scamper…

… line. Once again Leach rolled out to pass, but elected to run and went the distance for Michigan's second touchdown. He set up the Wolverines' fourth touchdown on a similar attempted pass play, running…

… . directly from the Wolverine playbook. But according to Leach, the play of the Duke secondary was responsible for his scrambling efforts. "Their defense was dropping off a lot of the time and that gave us a…

…. Blue TD barrage buries Duke I Swarming defense forces five turnovers Campbell's Scoop by Paul Campbell (Continued from Page 1) the Wolverines rolled for 50 yards in 11 plays-all running plays…

…," Huckleby said. "We could punch it in- side." The Wolverines left no doubts, as they cruised 81 yards in 15 plays on their second possession. They only threw on- ce, although quarterback Rick Leach dropped…

… dangerous." Yesterday, anything the Wolverines did was dangerous to the Blue Devils. It was Duke's worst defeat since 1966 when Notre IDame defeated them 64-0. "My honest opinion of this game is that we…

October 01, 1978 (vol. 59, iss. 22) • Page Image 1

… tailback Harlan Huckleby gained more yards yesterday than the entire Duke offense as the Wolverines (3-0) destroyed the Blue Devils (2-1), 52-0, in front of 104,832 rain- soaked fans in Michigan Stadium…

… control from the first series, and it didn't change," Duke coach Mike McGee said. The Blue Devils only brought the ball into Wolverine territory for one series in the game. In the second quarter, they…

… out of their game," said Wolverine middle guard Dale Keitz. "We mixed up our defense a lot. We kept them guessing." f Keitz recovered a fumble on Duke's one-yard line, which virtually assured that the…

… game was to be a Michigan rout. The Wolverines had just driven 81 yards in 15'plays, upping the score to 14- 0 with about 13 and a half minutes left in the second quarter. The Blue'Devils had to produce…

… either. Discounting Michigan's game ending possession, it had the ball 11 times. Seven possessions resulted in touch- downs, and one other for a field goal. Twice the Wolverines had to punt, and once they…

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