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Hoosier Home Opener Turns Sour California's Golden Bears Stun Indiana's Big Red, 17-14 By GENE CON Aid) Assistant Sports Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind It was just a few weeks ago that somebody pointed the fickle and foolish finger at Indiana University's football team and inferred: "The Hopsiers? Probably 11-0 and a trip to the Rose Bowl." The guy also implied that Stanford -University would be staying in Pasadena, New Year's Day. What's the song? "California, Here We Come." Thta's all well and good, but somebody should have told Coach John Font's veteran red-shirts about a California Bear aggregation. It would have saved John and his embarrassed Hoosiers a lot of humiliation, especially after the Bears of Coach Ray Willsey belted IU smack in the chops, 17-14, here Saturday afternoon before a record turnout of 52,904 partisans in lU's home opener of '69. Indiana supposedly owned the patent on Merriwell finishes, but either the Hoosiers were tired of messing around with the darned thing or else the Bears made off with it Friday night. After the Hoosier had pummeled the reportedly stout Bear 6-2 defense with two quick six-point shots in the initial 7:24 for a seemingly invulnerable 14-0 lead, California became aroused.

The Bears jolted IU on Ken Wiedemann's pass theft and subsequent 18-yard scamper to paydirt at 2:21 of the first act swiped another Harry Gonso heave in the end zone to wipe out what seemed like certain IU money in the bank early in the turned a Hoosier fumble into three quick points to start and finally applied the coup 'de grace on a 61-yard bomb from rookie quarterback Steve Curtis to Ken Adams with 9:47 left in the contest. The finishing touches were applied by a California defense that permitted Indiana to go no farther than its own 38 Sets Up Touchdown Indiana University's Jay Mathias (20) returns pass he intercepted Saturday as California's Bob Richards (left, behind) and an unidentified player (right) try to stop him. Mathias' interception set up an IU touchdown. (AP Wirephoto). MARK MORROW Mike Phipps Is Just Like Money In Bank THERE'S NOTHING better than having money in the bank, and Purdue's Boilermakers are pretty contented in just sitting back and watching the dividends roll in.

Purdue can't spend its money, but nevertheless, it could go a long way on it. And that's just what Coach Jack Mollenkopf is hoping his Boilermakers do. You see, Purdue has a priceless golden arm in senior quarterback Mike Phipps, and Mollenkopf will be the first to tell you that having a youngster of Phipps' caliber is just as good as having money in the bank. Phipps, who has started three years for the Purdues, showed why he's a good candidate for the 1969 Heisman Trophy as he threaded Notre Dame's defense with pinpoint passes and guided the overpowering Boilermakers to victory before a record crowd of 68,179 in Ross- Ade Stadium Saturday afternoon. The biggest crowd ever to see a collegiate football game in Indiana definitely got its money's worth just being able to see Phipps perform, let alone witnessing the destruction of the Fighting Irish.

Phipps became the first quarterback in history to lead a team over Notre Dame three consecutive years. He engineered the Boilermakers to a 28-21 victory over the Irish in 1967, to a 37-22 win last year, and had a big hand in Saturday's 28-14 triumph. Not only did Phipps come up with the big play on numerous third down situations, but he connected on 12 of 20 pass attempts for 213 yards and fired his fifth touchdown pass of the year. It was a great home opener for the Boilermakers, who won their seventh straight opening contest in Ross-Ade Stadium, while defeating Notre Dame for the ninth time in the last 12 years. PHIPPS, HOWEVER, didn't do all the damage as the Purdue backfield was devastating, and the Boilermaker defense was simply brilliant.

Purdue's veteran and seasoned defensive unit really put the whammy on Notre Dame, and the Boilermakers held the Fighting Irish to the least number of points in the last 16 games. Parseghian didn't have much to be happy about, to say the least. But he didn't hesitate to let everyone in the dressing room know why the Irish came out on the short end. "The big difference was Phipps," Parseghian lauded. "He made the big play on every one of Purdue's touchdown the big play at the right time.

"Phipps has great poise, great touch and great leadership. He always played well against us-- he's had three just wonderful games. "Phipps makes that tremendous third down play. We'd stop them for two plays, then he'd come up with the key play to keep Purdue moving. Phipps has to rank among the best quarterbacks in the country." While Notre Dame was trying to cool off the hot hand of Phipps, the Irish were" having fits trying to keep pace with speedster Stan Brown, a junior halfback who gave the Irish secondary a real workout.

Brown, who crashed over for two of Purdue's four touchdowns, caught three passes for 88 yards, and was also instrumental as a decoy. "Brown was definitely a big factor in the outcome," said Ara. "He reminds me of Southern California's great backs. He has that great speed and we just didn't have anyone fast enough to stay with him on pass patterns." Flankerback Randy Cooper gave Notre Dame a few headaches, too, as did fullback John Bullock. Cooper pulled down Phipps' 37-yard scoring pass late in the first quarter to shove Purdue ahead, 7-0.

And he never gave the Irish any breathing room from there on. The junior Cooper, whose speed is deceiving, carried the ball 25 times and led the Boilermaker attack with 92 yards and also caught three passes for 54 yards. Bullock, a hard-nosed runner who ran behind the graduated Perry Williams a year ago, was another thorn in Notre (Cnnliniii'il on 1'iigo 24) in the final 15 minutes and forced John Isenbargcr to punt no Jess than eight times the last half when ID could grind out a meager 35 yards and match up on just four of 15 aerial attempts. THE CALIFORNIA defense really had the Hoosier run and shoot antics pegged. A week ago IU racked up 541 yards in total offense in a 58-30 rout of Kentucky.

But Saturday afternoon Indiana had to grunt, groan and grind for every one of its 217 steps (133 rushing, 84 passing). Spurred by linebackers Paul Martyr (17 tackles) and Phil Croyle (16) and guards Rich Wagner (15) and 0. Z. White (10), the Bears made Isenbarger carry 26 times for his yards and Gonso 21 times for his 61. And too, Cal stopped IU behind the line no less than seven times, totaling 36 yards in deficits.

Toss in a couple interceptions and a key fumble recovery, and perhaps the final figures aren't so hard to make out. Rain fell at IU Stadium for only the second time in 10 years as Don Warner STATISTICS BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (API Statistics ol the California.Indiana football game. California Indiana Firsl downs 9 Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardago Passes Punls Fumbles losl Yards penalised 1 1 3 no 5 IS I 1 3 3 5 2 1245 1237 I 1 30 26 California 7 0 0 10--17 Indiana IJ 0 0 0 --14 Ind Butcher 45 pass from Isenbarger (Warner kick) Ind-Bulcher 6 pass from Gonso (Warner kick) Cal Wiedemann 18 intercepted pass (Worsening kick) Cal Worsening field goal 29 Cal Adams 61 pass from Curlis (Worsening kick) A kicked off to Cal to start this shocker. The Bears managed only three plays, punted and Gonso started operating.

He hit tight end John Andrews three straight times, Iso ate up 16 yards in four trips and finally, Harry handed to Iso who in turn flipped to Jade Butcher in the clear. The play was picture perfect covering 45 yards, and Warner's boot had IU up, 7-0, at 9:04 mark. Jay Mathias snared an errant Cal pass moments later, so Gonso pushed the buttons four more times, the lust being a 16-yard heave to Jade in the corner for six. This was Jade's 23 Hoosier score, tying him with ex-great Indiana performer Pete Pihos. At this (Mint the contest had all (he makings of a Red-Shirt run on (lie bank.

Cal looked like a gang of army misfits on first maneuvers. But, Willsey hadn't let the real Bears out yet, and the great California gold rush was just moments away. Late in the first act, Gonso went back to pass around the IU five. Bear deep man Jim Sheridan tipped it and Ken Wiedemann snared it. He scooted 18 yards untouched and Randy Wersching made it a 14-7 bout with 2:21 to go in the period.

IU SEEMED headed for six more to start the second, driving to Uie Cal 15 from its own 47 in just five tries. Harry drifted to his right and zipped a shot to in the corner. However, Wiedemann stuck his nose in again and this Hoosier chance went gurgling down the drain. The remainder of the first half was a see-saw affair, IU getting no closer than the midl'ield stripe and Cai venturing no further than the IU 49. At this stage, the Hoosiers had stifled the Cal offensive to the tune of 75 total yards and forced six punts, While eating up 215 yards themselves.

Somebody piped up: "Watch 'em go this next half," only he must have been referring to Cal instead of IU. On Indiana's second series of the third, Gonso had the Cream 'n, Crimson perking. Iso was belting up (he middle and Harry found Eric Stolberg for 11. But, tackle Sieve Schulz racked Gonso for minus-nine on one play and somebody else dumped Harry for a loss of six on the next. Indiana wound up back on (he Cal 41 and Iso had to boot.

(Ciiiilililiccl on I'ilBC 24) THE KOKOMO TRIBUNE Sunday, Sept. 28, 1969 KOKOMO (Ind.) TRIBUNE 23 Stout Defense Stops Irish Purdue Smashes Ninth Ranked Notre Dame By BOB FORD Tribune Sports Editor WEST LAFAYETTE Purdue methodically rifled Notre Dame for a touchdown in each quarter here Saturday afternoon and beat the Irish, 28-14, in the 41st renewal of this heatecT state rivalry. The largest crowd ever to see a collegiate event in Indiana history, 68,179, saw the Boilermakers go to the air for 213 yards and grind out 153 on the ground en route to their second straight victory. Mike Phipps, the whiz-bang Purdue quarterback from Columbus, engineered the victory and hit 12 of 20 passes as he became the first Purdue quarterback in history to mastermind three straight triumphs over the Irish. And in doing the job, Purdue's defense, cracked for 35 points in a 42-35 triumph over Texas Christian last week, limited Notre Dame to its smallest point output in the last 16 games.

FOR THE Irish, it was the first loss of the season after an opening 35-10 victory over Northwestern last Saturday at South Bend. Phipps, who is considered a prime contender for the Heisman Award, set a Purdue total offense record last STATISTICS First downs Rushing yardage. Noire Dame Purdue 21 19 127 201 5 51 14-26-1 12-20-1 7-35 6-35 0 0 5 104 Return yardage Passes Punls Fumbles lost Yards penalized Notre Dame 0 7 0 7 1 4 Purdue 7 7 7 7 2 8 Pur-Cooper 37 pass from Phipps (Jones kick) Pur-Brown 3 run (Jones kick) ND-Ziegler 10 pass from Theisrnann (Hampel kick) Pur-Phipps I run (Jones kick) Pur-Brown 2 run (Jones kick) ND-Gatewood 20 pass from Theismann (Hempel kick) Saturday at Fort Worth, and didm't do much to darken the picture this week. But while he was adding to his own figures, he called on John Bullock, Stan Brown, and Randy Cooper for outstanding performances as Purdue claimed its 16th victory against 23 losses and two ties in this series. Cooper, a 193-pound junior from Lima, Ohio, finished as Purdue's top running threat with 92 yards in 25 trips.

Bullock rushed for 71 yards in 15 carries, and Brown, taking over for Ail-American Leroy Keyes at flanker, carried the tall five times for 19 yards. Phipps wound up with 19 yards in 12 carries, and added 213 passing for a total offensive output of 332 yards. Purdue's defense buckled down when it had to, and Notre Dame didn't mount a sustained drive until the fourth quarter when the Irish pushed in their second touchdown on the end of a 98-yard drive that took 11 plays. Halfback Denny Allen led the Notre Dame ground offense with 63 yards in seven carries, and his longest one was a 26-yard sprint down the east sideline during Notre Dame's first touchdown drive. Purdue heckled Irish quarterback Joe Theismann from the word go.

He finsihed with 14 completions in 26 tries and totaled 153 yards. Tight end Dewey Poskon was his favorite target. Poskon caught five for 58 yards. BUT THEISMANN accounted for both Notre Dame touchdowns. He hit Ed Ziegler for a 10-yard score in the second quarter, and threw to split end Tom Gatewood for the other.

Phipps passed around his favors. He threw three times each to Cooper, Brown and split end Ashley Bell. Bell netted 68 yards, Cooper 54 and Bell 53. Bullock got two for 25 and Greg Fenner, the tight end, was the target on one 13-yard flip. Boring In John Bullock, FB, of Purdue makes 5 yards as Mike Kadish, (72) of Notre Dame comes in for the tackle in the second quarter.

Purdue went on to win 28 to 14. (AP Wirephoto). Indiana Finds It Still Has Trouble With California Teams BLOOMINGTON, IND. Indiana football fans may be wondering "wha' hopponed" here. Saturday, when California's Bears pulled the rug, 17-13, but there's no guesswork on the part of IU Coach John Pont.

"We didn't prepare well enough, and Cal played a great defensive ballgame. There's no reason why the offense didn't score. It's the responsibility of the coach to keep the momentum going after scoring 14 quick points." Speaking of the offense, he said: "On the offensive breakdown, one time it was Harry (Gonso), then it would be the offensive line. Then came the offensive backfield. Again, it was not enough preparation for a 60-minute game.

They'll be ready next time," referring to next week's clash at Colorado. The Hoosiers seemed ready to blow California right out of the stadium, getting two quick TDs in 7:24. But, the old mistake bugaboo (two pass thefts and a fumble) spring Cal. Pont went on: "Both defensive units played good football, and I'll take that kind of defense anytime. When we were fourth and 18 deep in our territory with a little over two minutes to go, we had no intention of no! punting.

We felt John (Isenbarger) could get off a good kick, perhaps they wouldn't field it, or if they did, we could hold them. "All losses are hard to take, but if you have to lose this is the best the conference race starts. Harry was off, but you have to give Cal credit. It played better defense than we did offense," he finished. CAL COACH Ray Willsey agreed there was "pressure on both teams, especially (Omliminl on I'lifgr 2l) Purdue got its first touchdown drive in gear with 4:10 left in the first quarter when Notre Dame was forced to punt and Tim Foley returned it to the Irish 48.

It took the Boilermakers five plays to go 48 yards. Phipps threw four times in that drive, and the last was to Cooper over the middle that went the last 37 yards. That came with 2:19 left in the first quarter and Jeff Jones' placement made it 7-0. Notre Dame didn't get out of its own territory on its first series of the second quarter, and Purdue took over with 10:19 left in the half. Phipps hit Cooper for 21 yards and Brown for 27 as Purdue headed for its second touchdown.

Purdue called time out with 6:51 left and sitting on a first- and-10 situation at the Notre Dame 12. Cooper carried three straight times as the Boilermakers drove to the Notre Dame four. From there, with 5:17 left in the half, Brown took a pitch-back and skirted right end for the score. The drive went 63 yards in 11 plays and Jones' placement made it a 14-0 Purdue lead. But the Irish went 79 yards to get their first score.

Allen's 28-yard sprint around left end was the big gainer in the drive, and a Purdue pass interference penalty set the Irish up, first and 10 at the Purdue 10. After two plays netted absolutely nothing, Theismann found Ziegler in the east end of the south end zone. Ziegler made a circus watch with 1:14 left in the half. Scott Hempel booted the placement and Purdue's lead was sliced to 14-7 at halflime. THE BALL changed hands four times through the first nine minutes of the third quarter before Purdue finally put together another drive.

Billy McKoy nailed Theismann for a 17-yard loss on a fourth down situaton at the Purdue 32, and Purdue set sail from the 32. Phipps hit Fenner for a 13-yard gain and a first down at the Notre Dame 44. Phipps hit Bel for six and Bullock for 19, and Purdue called time at the Notre Dame 15 with 3:49 left in the third quarter. Brown caught one of Phipps' offerings over the middle for 16 yards, and Phipps kept it to the one. With 2:50 left in the third period, Phipps dived in from the one.

Jones kicked his ninth straight placement of the season and 14th in a row and Purdue's lead was up to a healthy 21-7. Purdue's defense held Notre Dame for three plays after the ensuing kickoff, and Jim deArrieta punted to Steve deGrandmaison at the Purdue 30. The Boilermakers got the ball with 1:12 left in the third quarter. Bullock hit the left side for 12, then caught a pass from Phipps as the third quarter ended. Phipps then hit Bell with a 42-yard bomb down the east sideline and the Boilers were knocking on the door from the Irish 14.

Brown got seven after giving Tim Kelly a great fake at the west sideline, and with 13:39 remaining in the contest, Brown dived over the left side of the line to score from two yards out. Jones' placement, from the eight-yard line after a Purdue illegal procedure penalty, gave the Boilermakers a 28-7 lead. NOTKE DAME'S next drive was cut short with 12:27 left when deGrand- maison intercepted a Theismann pass and returned it to the Purdue 38. But the Irish blunted that drive at the Noire Dame three, and took over with 6:18 left. It was an aerial attack all the way.

Theismann hit six straight passes to move the Irish to the Purdue 33. Two in a row to Allen dropped harmlessly, but Gatewood caught one up the middle for 13 to the Purdue 20. The same play got Gnlewood in the end zones with left in the game, lleinpel's kick made it 2814. Noire Dame tried an onsidc kick but Purdue gained control at the Purdue 48 ran mil the clock..