… dragged down in last year's loss to Ohio State. Leach is back this season as a sophomore to lead the Wolverines. The Flint lefty was a solid runner but an unpre- dictable passer last year as the Wolverines…
… scoop on the Wolverines was that the defense .as as tough as any team around, but the offense was young and inexperienced. This season, the story is re- versed. Coach Bo Schembech- ler's offensive squad…
…, inexperience ailed him at times. Against Ohio State, an intercep- tion late in the game set up the Buckeyes' winning touch- down, then another cut off the Wolverines last chance of ty- ing it up. Against…
… excellent, especially Cal- vin O'Neal, and the line, where All - Big Ten Greg Morton plays, will be solid but relatively untested. The Wolverine defensive sec- ondary received substantial cri- ticism on a…
…. With that enlightening season under their belts, the Wolverines could be quite impressive. Three of the four defensive backs return - safety Dwight Hicks and cornerbacks Jim Bolden and Jim Pickens. Re…
…Page Sixteen THE MICHIGAN DAILY SQturday, September_ 11, 1976 Michigan offense looks promising (Continued from Page 3) totals, he'll set a Wolverine ca- ful attempts by Leach, Mark reer record…
… for interceptions- Elcinga and even Bell. Leach The Wolverines must learn that ended with a dismal 2-15 rec- no matter how well they run, ord. they must be able to pass to If Leach equals last year…
…-4, 250- lb. Dufek gets competition from 6-1, 230-lb. Bob Lang, and the 6-6, 245-lb. Kenn has 6-4, 235- lb. Jim Hall to watch for. The Wolverines sport an ex- cellent backfield and a power- ful line. They…
…Page Two, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, September 9, 1976 Baskc;tball.- Shooting for the top spot Fast Wolverines return four starters By KATHY HENNEGHAN The 1976-77 Michigan basketball team…
…, voted Coach of the Year by his colleagues, knows what he has to work with for a change. Prior to last season the Wolverines were an un- known quantity. First and foremost was the problem of replacing '75…
…-pleaser virtually indispensable on the Wolverine fast break. If there was one star on last year's team, it was Green. He seemed reck- less on defense in the early going and sometimes tried to do too much, but he…
…. At season's start, a national championship seemed be- yond their wildest dreams. Nevertheless, come the end of March, the Wolverines were playing in the na- tional finals versus nemesis Indiana. But…
…-4 in the Big Ten, good for second place in the conference behind the Hoosiers, h a d earned the Wolverines a spot in the first round of the tourney against Wich- ita State. Behind by as much as 13 points…
… to spark a come-from-behind 95-88 victory over Missouri in the Regional final. T h e Tigers' Willie Smith was phenomenal with 43 points, but the more team- oriented Wolverines von the right to the…
… national semis in Philadelphia. From the opening 90-63 rout of a veteran Vanderbilt club, the Wolverines proved themselves a force to be reck- oned with. What might have been a re- building year began to…
… his tenure at Michigan. The Wolverines came of age in a hard-fought 82-81 loss at Tennessee. They stormed past their next five non- conference foes before losing at Ne- vada-Las Vegas in an unevenly…
… at Bloomington a month later was perhaps the finest ef- fort of the season. Before a national television audience, the Wolverines droped a thriller that they appeared to have won and many thought they…
… extra period, 72-67. Michigan was clearly a team cap- able of rising to a challenge. But it was also a team guilty of mental lapses. In general, the Wolverines were at their best when fighting for their…
… getting his harriers in gear Sunday as they competed in the ninth annual Springbank International road races in London, Ont. As he demonstrated Sunday, Wolverine Greg Meyer, is definitely a runner to…
… it, it felt great." Probably the most astonishing statistic about the race, was the Wolverines' overall improve- ment on their 1975 times. Remember that this is a cross country team that won the Big…
…'d look all the way down to the Wolverines tenth man (39th overall) and find that he ran four seconds faster than last year's fifth man. This is only the second meet of the season and already the time…
… Jack Sinclair develop consistency. SEVERAL OF the Wolverine freshmen show- ed signs of becoming keys to future cross coun- try success. Competing in only their second meet of their college careers, Dave…
…:24. Overshadowed by Michigan's fine individual performances was the team trophy the squad brought across the border. The Wolverines scor- ed 19 points to outdistance the British Milers Club for team honors…
… positioning of his players. Regarding tonight's opening tri-meet, Vong expects a tough match, since both Western and Central are intra-state rivals compet- ing with the Wolverines for state post-sea- son honors…
… top-ranked Wolverines, suf- . vou fered a slight shoulder separa- tion in Michigan's 70-14 rout of Navy. He did not practice Mon- day, but suited up for Tuesday's and yesterday's workouts. " OLA"ssi "If…
…'saa stronger pro- gram," Pugh said. The Pittsburgh Tourney in- cludes teams from Bucknell, Cornell, the University of Puer- to Rico, and host team Pitt. Pugh feels that these teams will help the Wolverines get…
… improved and philo- sophically changed unit. Two nationally ranked players, veteran Barbara Selden and freshperson Kathy Karzen, head the roster of talented Wolverines. to meet a hardly imposing Henry Ford…
… soundly trounced the Wolverines in post-season tournament play last May. "It was hard to make the team- this year," stated Selden. "We'll be better prepared men- tally and physically. Last year we won a lot…
… expected yesterday afternoon never happened as the Michigan Wolverines put on a magnificently coordinated offensive and defen- sive show to overpower the Stanford Cardinals by a 51-0 margin. The Cardinals…
…'s defensive gem as the Wolverines humiliated the Stanford Cardinals 51-0. In this move, Jim Pickens, John Anderson, Tom Tedesco, Jim Bolden and Jerry Meter pursue the loose pigskin after Gary' Lynn's second…
… stations and three restaurants: the Wolverine Den, the Plaid Pantry, and the Jolly Tiger. These last three establishments constitute the hangouts of Ann Arbor's late nighters. MOST LATE NIGHTERS are either…
… a balanced budget. Our gangs don't compare with the gangs in New York," Young said. Happenings... . . . are topped, of course, by the Wolverine's showdown with Stanford at Michigan Stadium; kickoff…
… here on Wed- nesday. The announcement came as no sur- prise. It only confirmed the widely circulated rumors that the former Wolverine center would return to his alma mater for one more kickoff - albeit…
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