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12 THE DETROIT NEWS SIN DAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 13iJ 1 ft 'T ii.ii.m.imiilnni.1111 nhiMnmf rr fi I irilinrflT" illllMriM ITil'Ti' li livmiffiiill A. I Hi 1 iiiiwiinnlirm i injniiiini.ri -in -mi Youngblood passes MSU test at last Scoring summary 7 3 7 2 7 7 20 CMU MSU FIRST QUARTER Central QB stars: 'Reject' comes back to torment Spartans with two TD tosses. i' CMU: Br.an "ice 6 imss fom joe YounaMooa (Cmjc Sei'noe' 42 Dnvr Sme piavs 49 va'as pUy: fted caugn! a cmss om young tilooo 10 the MSU CMU 7. MSU 0.

MAC attack How Mid-American Conference teams fared Saturday in tneir non-conference games: Kansas 62, Ball State 10 Indiana 16, Miami (Ohio) 0 Onto State 17, Bowling Green 6 Louisiana Tech 31, Michigan 17 W. Michigan at Texas SECOND QUARTER a MSU: Craig 'nomas I tun wifn i-Vemekicio 9 44 Onv: Ni'ie pays 73 yaids Ky pity Vifi Cotcnan 17 oass trom Jim Millet 10 MSl' -'9 Tiro Duckell 29 run 1o the CMU 9 MSU 7, CMU 7. CMU: Tee 15 pass liom YoungOlood (Sennger 12 Dm Si pwyt. 76 yards Key playt: Leo Grutnl run 10 MSU 49 on ttrst play rom scrimmage. YoungtHood Ihrew lateral pass 10 wide receiver Curtis Cotton and Cotton passed back to Younofriood 'or aam o' 29 to MSU 16 CMU 14, MSU 7.

setting up CMU's second touch--down. On first down at the MbU 45, Youngblood threw a lateral pass to wide receiver Curtis Cotton, who was recruited as a quarterback. Cotton hesitated for a moment, threw to Youngblood in the right flat, and he followed a wall of blockers for a 29-yard gain. "I never saw the play," said Cotton, who was knocked down. But he heard the moans of the MSU faithful.

Something good was happening, he thought. Two plays later, Youngblood hit Tice for a 15-yard touchdown pass that put Central ahead to stay, 14-7. Youngblood wasn't the only star. Tailback Leo Griffin rushed for 90 yards, Brian Pruitt had 36 yards and a touchdown, Tice caught six passes for 78 yards and defensive back Darrall Stinson made 14 tackles. "Last year they called it the fluke," defensive tackle Lamar Sally said.

"I wonder what they are going to call it this year? Are they just going to say they got beat? I don't know. All I know is the scoreboard speaks for itself." couldn't got revenge. Youngblood riddled the Spartans for 163 yards and two touchdowns Saturday during the Chippewas' 24-20 victory at Spartan Stadium. He completed 17 of 22 passes and caught a ball on a rare trick play for 29 more yards. "State didn't want any of those guys to play here (at MSU)," Youngblood said, motioning to the visitors' dressing room.

"This just goes to show that it's not how big the player, but how big the heart." Said Michigan State Coach George Perles, who lost for the second consecutive time to CMU: "It just goes to show one thing: A lot of this game is based on emotions. Today it was super emotions by the opponent." No one was more motivated for the game than Youngblood, a 6-foot, 195-pounder. He led the Chippewas on two important drives during the second half. The first ended with a 45-yard field goal by Chuck Selinger that put Central ahead 17-7 with 3:45 left in the third quarter. After the Spartans trimmed their deficit to 17-14, Youngblood led Central 69 yards in 14 plays during a masterful THIRD QUARTER By Ttrry Foster THE DETROIT NEWS EAST LANSING Joe Youngblood couldn't convince the Michigan State coaching staff he belonged.

In a move more of desperation than hope, Youngblood told Detroit-area television viewers three years ago that he dreamed of becoming a Spartan after finishing a brilliant football career at Utica Eisenhower. But the appeal didn't change the Spartans' views. They still viewed him as too short. His arm wasn't accurate enough, his desire not strong enough and his talent not Big Ten enough to make it in the big league. Youngblood didn't get mad or pout.

He did what he always does wait patiently for the right time to showcase his talents. Finally, on a perfect afternoon for overachievers, the quarterback who CMU: Selinyei 45 tieid qoal. 12 30 Drive: Nine plays, 52 yaids Key play Brian Pruilt 13 run to CMU 33. Tice 35 pass ttom Younghlood to MSU 36 Reid 12 pass trom Youne-niod to MSU 24 CMU 17, MSU 7. MSU: Tico Duckett 1 run (DelVerne kick) 14 23 Dnvr five piavs, 32 yards Key plays: Scott Greene returned a short CMU kickot 36 to the CMU 32 Mitch Lyons 25 pass Irom Miner lo CMU 4 CMU 17, MSU 14, 6-minute, 33-second drive.

"He's not an emotional guy," said wide receiver Byron Tice, who caught touchdown passes of 6 and 15 yards. "But his greatest asset is he can handle pressure situations." Youngblood completed eight consecutive passes during one stretch of the second half, helping the Chippewas roll to 333 yards and 23 first downs. CMU Coach Herb Deromedi is so confident about Youngblood that he has opened up a usually drab offense. Youngblood ran a double-pass play for 29 yards in the first quarter, FOURTH QUARTER ASSOCIATED PRESS Craig Thomas and Michigan State's fortunes go down as ball goes up and away at Central Michigan goal line. CMU: Pruill 7 run (Selmgei kick), 5 56 plays, 69 yards Ky playt: ice 15 pass trom Youngblood to CMU 47, On third and 2 al the MSU 45, Tice 7 pass from Youngblood to MSU 38.

CMU 24. MSU 14. MSU: Duckett 1 run (Coleman Ivio-point conversion tailed) 14 17 Drive: 12 plays. 75 yards Key ply Demetnce Martin 15 pass trom Mil'er lo CMU 48. Lyons 20 pass trom Miller to CMU Martin 1 1 pass trom Miller to CMU 6 CMU 24, MSU 20.

Art. 65,123 Team statistics Losing to CMU still stuns Perles i CMU MSU FIRST DOWNS Total 23 19 Rushing 9 9 Passing 13 10 Pcna'ty 1 0 3rd down ett io7l5 7VI4 RUSHING NoYds 48141 41152 PASSING AltCmps 2318 2621 Interceptions 0 0 SackedYds lost V8 2'13 Passing yards 192 215 Tolal yards 333 367 PUNTS No Yds 3115 4124 Had blocked 0 0 Kick returnsyds. 345 594 Pun! returnsyds. 29 28 In! returnsyds CO OvO Penaltiesyds 210 452 Fumbleslost 00 51 Time ol poss. 32 22 27 38 A CMU statistics 1 New AD Who was that strolling through the tailgat-ers before the game wearing a smartly tailored green-and-white business suit? None other than new Michigan State Athletic Director Merrily Dean Baker, who visited with MSU fans before the game.

"This is great. I am really enjoying myself," a beaming Baker said of her first football game as AD. That was before the final outcome. Best play Herb Deromedi's idea of excitement is tailing an off-tackle play on third down. But the usually conservative Deromedi stole a page from the playbook of Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden when he called for a double-pass on the Chippewas' second-quar- ter scoring drive.

Quarterback Joe Youngblood lateraled to wide receiver Curtis Cotton in the left flat, and he fired back across field to Young-. blood. The junior quarterback rumbled for 29 yards to the State 16. Fumbles The Spartans couldn't hang onto the ball in the first half. They fumbled three times, losing possession once.

But the first drop of the afternoon came an hour before kickoff when someone dropped the pork roast in the press-box lunch room. By the way, CMU has not fumbled against the Spartans on 97 rushing plays the last two seasons. Huge play The Spartans, trailing 17-7 late in the third quarter, faced third-and-7 at the CMU 29. But Jim Miller spotted tight end Mitch Lyons for a 29-yard gain to the 5. Tico Duckett scored two plays later to keep the Spartans in the game.

Real thing Youngblood on the victory: "I read all week how Michigan State overlooked us (last season). It was a fluke and a terrible thing for them. I hope this kind of shows them that we executed and we were the better team at least on this day." Best hit Easy, CMU defensive back Darrall Stin-. son rammed his helmet into the midsection of tailback Craig Thomas at the goal line, causing him to fumble into the end zone. I Chippewas teammate Oscar Ford recovered r- to stall the Spartans' drive.

"It was play-action," Stinson said. "I stepped up and squared up. When he jumped, I got my helmet in there. I thought it was a good, solid hit." Big day Lyons enjoyed career highs in receptions (six) and receiving yardage (74). Thomas had a career-high 87 yards rushing for the Spartans, but lost that crucial fumble.

MSU's revenge? The teams meet again Sept. 25, 1993. Tarry Foster RUSHING Player Art Yds Lg TD Gritfin 22 92 25 0 trVoic 1 2 2 0 White 5 17 7 0 Pruitt 11 41 13 0 Youngblood 9 -3 0 0 PASSING Player Art Cmp Yda TD Inl Youngblood 22 17 78 2 0 Cotton 1 1 29 0 0 RECEIVING Player No Yds Lg TD Tice 6 78 25 2 Reid 4 33 12 0 Dunlap 2 13 7 0 White 2 16 10 0 Woicik 16 6 0 McMillan 1 8 8,0 Youngblood 1 29 29 0 Griffin 19 9 0 PUNTING Player No Yds Lg BL Nicholls 3 115 52 0 PUNT RETURNS Player No Yda Lg TD Cotton 2 9 7 0 KICKOFF RETURNS Player No Yds Lg TD Prmll 2 45 23 0 Reid 10 0 0 i 'tAt By Terry Cabell THE DETROIT NEWS EAST LANSING Michigan State Coach George Perles took Saturday's 24-20 loss to Central Michigan fairly well, all things considered. Nevertheless, Perles said this year's loss was harder to bear than last year's 20-3 heartbreaker to CMU. "It probably hurts a little more this year than last year because of the warning we had that anybody on a given day can beat you," Perles said.

"I truly thought we were ready to play. We did some things offensively. (But) our defense was poor today on both parameters. "The only good thing about football after a loss is thank God you have a game next week." Michigan State plays host to Notre Dame next Saturday. The game, scheduled for 3:30 p.m., will be shown by ABC (Channel 7 in Detroit).

Fast starter Central Michigan Coach Herb Deromedi had started 0-2 in his career only once in 14 years the 1989 club was 0-3 before finishing 5-5-1. On Saturday, that stat stood intact. After the Chippewas opened with a 21-14 loss to Kentucky last week, they followed with Saturday's 24-20 victory over Michigan State. Slow starter Redshirt freshman tailback Duane Gouibourne made his MSU debut, but it wasn't a very successful beginning. Gouibourne fumbled on his first two carries once in the first quarter and again in the second quarter.

MSU recovered both. "He's young," Perles said. "He's not used to getting hit this way. He'll get better." Good and bad MSU junior tailback Craig Thomas saw the first extensive action of his college career. And, for the entire first quarter, he made the most of the opportunity.

Thomas had 47 yards on five carries in the first quarter. But the bubble burst in the second quarter. TACKLES Ail Sacka Tot 3 0 14 0 10 Solo It 5 8 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 Player Stinson Plate Kytef Barker Salter lee Ford Rakan Martynez Wilkie Bruce Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DALE G. YOUNG The Detroit News D.J. Reid snags pass in front of MSU's Stan Callender during Central's first touchdown drive.

MSU statistics RUSHING Player Art Yda Lg TD Duckell 16 82 29 2 Thomas 16 87 13 1 Abrams 1110 Gourbourne 3 4 3 0 Coleman 2 3 3 0 Miller 3 12 0 0 PASSING Pleyer Art Cmp Yda TD toil Miller 26 21 215 0 0 RECEIVING nedy (cross country, track), Bonnie Lauer (women's golf), Jane Manchester-Meyers (women's swimming and diving), Gale Mikles (wrestling), Earl Morrall (football), Clarence "Biggie" Munn (football coach, athletic director), Carlton Rintz (men's gymnastics), Robin Roberts (baseball), Ernestine Russell-Weaver (women's gymnastics), Clarke Scholes (men's swimming), Charles "Bub-ba" Smith (football), Fred Stabley (sports information director), Doug Volmar (hockey), Gene Washington (football), George Webster (football), and Ralph Young (track and football coach, athletic director). The charter class, a total of 30 former athletes, coaches, administrators and school supporters, includes: Fred Alderman (track), Gloria Becksford (softball), Amo Bes-sone (hockey coach), Jack Breslin (football, basketball, baseball), Bob Carey (football, basketball, track), Lynn Chandnois (football), Don Coleman (football), Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty (football coach), Chuck Davey (boxing), Lyman Frimodig (basketball, baseball, football), Johnny Green (basketball), John Hannah (university president), Earvin "Magic" Johnson (basketball), Forddy Kennedy (cross country, track), Henry Ken The Spartans had driven to the CMU 1-yard line and on third-and-goal, Thomas took a handoff from newly inserted quarterback Mill Coleman, dived over a pile of defenders and rumbled. Central Michigan defensive back Oscar Ford recovered in the end zone, and the drive was thwarted. Hall of Famers Michigan State inducted its first class into the Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame during ceremonies Friday night at the Kellogg Center, then the former Spartans greats were introduced to the crowd at Saturday's game. Player No Yd Lg TD Lyons 6 74 25 0 Coleman 6 42 20 0 Matlm 3 34 15 0 Rollin 3 20 8 0 Thomas 3 12 6 0 MacFarland 1 18 18 0 Ducketl 1 10 10 0 Grahowski 15 5 0 PUNTING Player No Yds Lg BL Saiani 4 124 40 0 PUNT RETURNS Player No Yds Lg TO Coleman 2 8 7 0 KICKOFF RETURNS Player No Yds Lg TD Gouibourne 2 41 29 0 Green 3 53 36 0 TACKLES Player Solo Ast Sacka Tot Reese 6 1 11 Waiytk 8 2 0 10 Manson 7 3 0 10 HaHock 6 4 0 10 Frednckson 6 2 0 8 Edwards 6 1 0 7 Hammonds 4 2 0 6 McBnde 6 0 16 Chnsiensen 3 4 0 7 Bon 3 2 0 5 CaKender 10 0 1 Wter 10 0 1 Murray 10 0 1 Anderson 10 0 1 CMU: What fluke? Chippewas humble Spartans again That, more or less, put the out of reach when the fiiilpH in Offense Jim Miller completed 2 1 of 26 passes for 215 yards, and Craig Thomas and Tico Duck-' ett combined to rush for 167 yards and three touchdowns.

If you take away, Thomas' fumble at the CMU 1 and Jim DelVerne's 31-yard missed field goal, the MSU offense did its job. Grade: B. Defense Other than the opening series of the sec-1 ond half, MSU failed to stop the CMU offense when it mattered. The result was a 10-point deficit, 24-14, midway through the fourth quarter. Count on some changes next week.

Grade: D. Special teams Fullback Scott Greene had two good kick-, off runs to give the Spartans golden opportunities. On the downside, DelVerne missed a very important field goal early in the third quarter. Grade: C. Coaching The offensive game plan definitely was more imaginative than in past years and that was a welcome sight.

It paid off, too. sively, however, changes either in philoso-- phy or personnel are in order. Grade: C. Terry Cabell MSU schedule room at halftime. The Spartans appeared ready to roll in the second half.

But MSU kicker Jim DelVerne missed a 31-yard field-goal attempt. It was another missed opportunity because the Chippewas answered with a 45-yard field goal by Chuck Selinger on the next series for a 17-7 lead. But Michigan State was undaunted and scored on a 1-yard run by Duckett on the following drive, narrowing the CMU lead to 17-14 with 37 seconds left in the third quarter. On this day, however, the MSU defense couldn't contain CMU when it counted. The Chippewas got the ball back and tailback Brian Pruitt sprinted around right end for a 7-yard touchdown run and a 24-14 lead with 9:04 remaining.

1-yard line again. On third-and-goal, MSU junior tailback Craig Thomas tried to dive over a pile of CMU defenders and score. Instead, Thomas was hit by defensive back Darrall Stinson, who jarred the ball loose, allowing defensive back Oscar Ford to recover it in the end zone. "I think I took off (jumped) a little too soon," Thomas said. "I was in the air and he (Stinson) got a helmet right on the ball and the ball came out.

It was a big defensive play." From there, Central Michigan began to roll Two series later, CMU quarterback Joe Youngblood and wide receiver Bryan Tice hooked up on a 15-yard touchdown pass it was their second, as Youngblood hit Tice with a 6-yard scoring pass in the first quarter and the Chippewas carried a 14-7 lead into the locker From page IE players expressed embarrassment. But when you consider the Chippewas manhandled the Spartans and won 20-3 a year ago, maybe Saturday's affair wasn't an upset. Is this year's victory bigger than last year's since it proved last year wasn't a fluke? "I really don't know," Deromedi said. "When they make movies, they make sequels. This was a great win." Indeed, sequels are a part of the Hollywood industry.

Saturday's script certainly looked familiar. A year ago, MSU tailback Tico Duckett was stopped on fourth-and-goal at the CMU 1 in the first quarter, and the missed opportunity set the tone for the rest of the game. On Saturday, with the Chippewas leading 7-0 early in the second quarter, the Spartans drove to the CMU drive. But after getting the ball back with 2:58 remaining, quarterback Jim Miller who completed 21 of 26 passes for 215 yards drove the Spartans down field in a last-ditch effort, and Duckett got his second touchdown on another 1-yard run with 43 seconds left It wasn't enough. "We played with emotion, but there were too many mental mistakes," Miller said.

They deserved to win. They've got a good coach and good players, but they didn't deserve to beat us. I thought we dominated them on offense. We could have easily had 28 to 30 points on the board. We were down inside the red zone how many times? But we didn't come away with any points and that's the factor.

That's why we lost" Daw Opponent NesJTkrw Sept 12 Ucrnoan 24-20 Sect 19 Notre Dame 330 Sept 26 at Bos Cottje Soon Oct 3 Indiana 100 Oct 10 si Mcftgan 1 00 Oct 1 7 st Minnesota 7 00 Oct 24 Oe Siate 1 00 Oct 31 at Northoeslem 200 Nov 7 Wucorwn 100 No 14 Purdue Too Nov 21 si eras 200.