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SUNDAY. SEPTEMBKR 22. 1991 THE DETROIT NEWS 11E CMU comes back to trip Akron, 31-29, on field goa Smith's pace For the first time in four games, Central Michigan's Billy Smith failed to reach 160 yards or more in rushing. Smith, a senior from Henry Ford, is on pace to set the CMU single-season rushing mark. Over the 11 -game season, Smith's totals project to 399 carries for 1,672 yards.

The school's season rushing record is 1 ,51 3, by Chuck Markey in 1972. Smith's game-by-game took two consecutive time-outs "Sure, I was a little nervous, but I just pretended it was just an extra point," Selinger said. "Coach told me they were going to use all their time-outs to make me think." About the winning drive, Bender said, "Our guys said we've done it before, and we can do it again. Confidence is the big factor." Bender also showed confidence on possibly the key play of the game. Late in the first half, after failing on three running plays from the 2-yard line, CMU was faced with fourth-and-goal from the 1 with Akron leading 20-7.

With 27 seconds left in the half, Bender faked a handoff, then passed in the middle of the zone to McKinney, who was wide open. It was the first collegiate touchdown for the 6-foot-6, 230-pound McKinney, who came to CMU on a basketball our coaches this would be our hardest game to prepare." Senior tailback Billy Smith scored three touchdowns and gained 121 yards on 36 carries. Quarterback Jeff Bender completed 22 of 33 passes for 201 yards and a 1-yard touchdown toss to Darian McKinney. The Chippewas have to rank with the nation's most exciting teams, because two earlier games were decided on touchdown passes by Bender on the last play. One was a 17-17 tie with Ohio University, the other a 27-24 victory over Southwest Louisiana.

Against Akron the Chippewas trailed 20-7 in the second quarter and 23-14 after three quarters. CMU's skill showed on the last drive. With just over a minute left, Bender passed 23 yards to Robert Kench and another 23 to Bryan Tice to give CMU a first down on the 18-yard line. Then came a controversy. When Bender handed off to Smith, ho ran for 6 yards, Akron coaches yelled from the press box that CMU had used up its 25 seconds to run a play.

Akron Coach Gerry Faust argued the point and was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. When reporters asked whether CMU had exceeded 25 seconds, Faust replied, "What do you think I got a penalty for? You guys saw it. I'm not saying a word. All I want is a 50-50 chance. CMU beat Michigan State, and no one gave us a snowball's chance to win.

Shoot, we knew we could win." On the game's fifth play, Akron's Shawn Donaldson returned a fumble 52 yards. Daron Alcorn of the Zips later made field goals of 49, 34 and 43 yards. CMU's fourth-quarter spurt started with Smith scoring on a 17-yard run with 14:31 left. Next, CMU converted a fourth-down-and-7 play on the Zips' 36-yard line as Bender passed 19 yards to Ken Ealy. That was skill, too.

But then came the luck. The first of two interceptions by strong safety Darrall Stin-sons came on a pass that deflected off the helmet of teammate Oscar Ford, who had his back to the pass. Stinson returned it 51 yards to the 11 -yard line, setting up a 6-yard run by Smith that put CMU ahead for the first time, 28-23, with 7:36 remaining. Akron took a 29-28 lead on Jeff Sweitzer's 39-yard pass to Mike Or-bovich, who beat defender David Rawls, with 2:01 left. CMU rallied as Bender completed three consecutive passes for 48 yards, and Smith ran twice for 9 yards to set up Selinger's field goal.

To rattle Selinger before his kick, Akron whipped 35-12 by Western Michigan and 25-3 by Illinois Stat Date Team Art. Yds. 8- 31 Ohio 35 161 9- 7 SW Loui-isna 34 164 9-14 Michigan St. 40 162 9-21 Akron 36 121 By Jim Spadafore THE DETROIT NEWS MT. PLEASANT At least Central Michigan has had one laugher this season Michigan State.

The Chippewas' other three games have been decided in the last seconds. After its astonishing 20-3 victory over the Spartans last weekend, CMU escaped embarrassment Saturday with some luck and another last-second rally. It took a 31-29 nonconference victory over winless Akron (0-3). Sophomore walk-on Chuck Selin-ger kicked a 26-yard field goal with three seconds left to lift the Chippewas to 3-0-1. Afterward, CMU Coach Herb De-romedi said, "We felt what the media told us we would feel and were flat after the Michigan State game.

I told Late FG does in EMU Blanked: Butler rocks Division II power Grand Valley in MIFC, 33-0. YPSILANTI Chris Boniol kicked a 54-yard field goal with 37 seconds left Saturday night as Louisiana Tech defeated Eastern Michigan, 17-14, before a crowd of 13,941 at Rynearson Stadium. The Bulldogs (2-1) drove from their 16-yard line in the final minutes as quarterback Gene Johnson hit Gerald Kennedy for 22 yards and Paul Bland for 14 to set up the winning score. The Eagles (0-4) have lost 12 straight games, dating to last season. "It's a bitter pill to swallow," EMU Coach Jim Harkema said.

"You have to give (Louisiana Tech) credit. They did what they had to do to get in position, and their kid kicked a 54-yarder." The game had been tied at 7 since the first quarter when Tech's Jason Cooper scored on a 1-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter. But Cameron Moss, who gained 105 yards on 18 carries, tied it for EMU with 12:04 left on a 14-yard run. Toledo 23, (at) Western Michigan 13: Corey Ivey ran for touchdowns of 1 and 66 yards and Rusty Hanna kicked three field goals to lead Toledo (1-1, 1-0) to a Mid-American Conference victory over Western Michigan (2-2, 1-1). Ivey opened the scoring 3:35 into the first quarter, one play after the Rockets' Mark Rhea recovered a Western Michigan fumble on the Broncos' 1.

Hanna kicked a 31 -yard field goal to give Toledo a 10-0 lead, but Western Michigan retaliated when quarterback Brad Tayles (Windsor) scored on a 1-yard run with 30 seconds left in the first half. Hanna kicked a 38-yard field goal and Ivey scored on his 66-yard scamper around a 42-yard field goal by Jay Barresi to boost the Rockets' lead to 20-10 after three quarters. Tayles completed 16 of 29 passes for 196 yards to set a Broncos career record. He has 368 completions, breaking the previous record of 365 by Chris Conklin. (At) Butler 33, Grand Valley 0: A week after beating the defending Division national champions on the road, Grand Valley (2-1, 1-1) was humbled by Butler (3-0, 3-0) in a Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference game.

Senior fullback Eric Lynch (Wood-haven) had 14 carries for 63 yards, and his 18-game scoring streak ended. Butler's Kevin Kimble had 35 carries for 143 yards and Paul Romanowski threw for 161 Dig Ten Conf. Overall Ohio State Michigan Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Purdue Indiana Michigan St. Northwestern 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 SATURDAY'S RESULTS Notre Dame 49, Michigan St. 10 Rutgers 22, Northwestern 18 Ohio St.

33, Washington St. 19 Indiana 13, Kentucky 10 Wisconsin 7, Iowa State 6 Illinois 51, Houston 10 Colorado 58, Minnesota 0 NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES Florida State at Michigan, noon Rutgers at Michigan State, 1 p.m. Notre Dame at Purdue, 2 p.m. Indiana at Missouri, 2 p.m. E.

Michigan at Wisconsin, 2:05 p.m. N. Illinois at Iowa, 2:05 p.m. Wake Forest at Northwestern, 2:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Mid-American Conf. Overall B. Green Miami Toledo C. Mich. W.

Mich Ball St. Ohio U. Kent St. E. Mich.

2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 SATURDAY'S RESULTS C. Michigan 31, Akron 29 Toledo 23, W. Michigan 13 Ball State 28, Kent State 27 B. Green 20, Cincinnati 16 La. Tech 17, E.

Michigan 14 Mississippi 38, Ohio U. 14 NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES E. Michigan at Wisconsin, 2:05 p.m. Ohio U. at W.

Michigan, 1 p.m. C. Michigan at Toledo, 4 p.m. Miami at Cincinnati, 1:30 p.m. Bowling Green at Navy, 1:30 p.m.

Ball State at Indiana State, 7:30 p.m. Kent State at Kentucky, 8 p.m. MIFC ...1 I I CLARENCE TABB JR. The Detroit News takes a shot from Valparaiso's Jim Jablonski, but makes the catch. Totals 145 608 Illinois humbles Houston CHAMPAIGN, 111.

It was Illinois at its best and Houston at nearly its worst. Illini Coach John Mackovic had asked his football team to play at its highest level and he got it Saturday. tl. in i ij tit A 11C 1111111 if UU1IUI.U 1 1 11. 1,1 Houston 51-10 as Jason Verduzco, not David Klingler, was the effective quarterback, throwing three touchdown passes to Gus Palma.

"We have never risen to that level in my four years here," Mackovic said. "We asked our team for a championship performance." Klingler, Houston's record-setting passer, threw four interceptions and the Cougars (1-2) allowed four sacks. "Not only did Illinois keep us off the field, but they were scoring while on the field," Klingler said. Verduzco, who completed 16 of 22 nocoaa fnr T.lfl imi4 kit Potmo tnr yaooa iui oty jaiuo, ini A. auua tvit touchdowns of 37 yards in the first quarter, 21 in the second and 40 in the third quarter.

The first two helped the Illini take a 20-3 halftime lead. Illinois then got two quick scores early in the third quarter. mm ynt; iu. i viuu niciiv uu, anii- ington State 19: Roger Harper scored A( 1 CiUla Qiata 00 on a 42-yard interception return and Ohio State (3-0) had nine sacks in blitzing, Washington State (0-3). The Buckeyes rushed for 321 yards.

(At) Indiana 13, Kentucky 10: Tailback Vaughn Dunbar carried 39 times for 147 yards, including a 1-yard run for the winning score with 1:52 to play, as Indiana (1-1) beat Kentucky' (1-1). Dunbar rushed four consecutive times on the winning drive, rumbling for 28 yards on the third carry to set up the winning score. Kentucky then drove from its 20 to the Indiana 49, but Damon Watts intercepted Brad Smith's desperation-pass at the Hoosiers' 13 as time ran out. (At) No. 19 Colorado 58, Minnesota 0: Darian Hagan passed for two touchdowns, tailbacks Kent Kahl and Lamont Warren each ran for two more, and Colorado (2-1) had 612 yards in total offense to rout Minnesota (1-1).

Hagan, playing despite a sprained right thumb, completed 7 of 8 passes for 162 yards and TD throws of 40 yards to Rico Smith and 30 yards to Mark Henry. (At) Wisconsin 7, Iowa State 6: Wisconsin (2-0) blocked Ty Stewart's 33-yard field-goal attempt with 15 seconds left to defeat Iowa State (1-2). The last time the Badgers opened the season 2-0 was 1985. After trailing 7-3 at halftime, Iowa State pulled to 7-6 on Stewart's 42-yard field goal with 3:18 remaining in the third quarter. The Badgers then intercepted I .11 Tl I passes Dy quaneroacK i.nris reaersen on the Cyclones' next two possessions.

(At) Rutgers 22, Northwestern 18: Antoine Moore rushed for 140 yards and scored on runs of 13 and 19 yards as Rutgers (2-1) defeated Northwestern. (0-2), extending the Wildcats' winless', streak on the road to 19 games. North-western's last road victory was 27-24 over Wisconsin in 1987. The Wildcats moved to the Rutgers 7. with 1:53 to play, but linebacker Shawn Williams sacked Len Williams at the.

Scarlet Knights' 8-yard line on a fourth- and-4. Rutgers is at Michigan State this Saturday. Detroit News wire services. How Big Ten fares How the Big Ten has fared in nonconference games this Conf. Overall Butler 3 0 0 3 0 0 Ashland 2 0 0 3 0 0 Wayne St.

2 10 2 10 Hillsdale 2 10 2 10 Indianapolis 2 10 2 10 G.Valley 110 2 10 Ferris St. 110 12 0 N.Mich. 12 0 12 0 S.Valley 12 0 12 0 St. Joseph 0 3 0 0 3 0 Valparaiso 0 3 0 0 3 0 Wayne State's Donnie Campbell yards and three touchdowns. Butler went ahead 19-0 in the first quarter on Romanowski's touchdown passes of 3 yards to Brent Berglund and 44 yards to Eric Voss and an 8-yard run by Kimble.

Grand Valley, ranked third in NCAA Division II, threw four interceptions. Three of them were by Weylin Stewart, who returned one 35 yards in the second quarter for Butler's fourth touchdown and a 26-0 halftime lead. (At) Wayne State 21, Valparaiso 9: Steve Lee ran for 97 yards on 28 carries, including a touchdown, as Wayne State (2-1, 2-1) defeated Valparaiso (0-3, 0-3) in the MIFC. Lee's 6-yard run capped a 52-yard Tartars drive with 8:37 left in the first quarter, putting Wayne State ahead, 7-0. Gil Gutierrez's 22-yard field goal in the second quarter pulled Valparaiso to 7-3.

But Kevin Dixson's 62-yard punt return put Wayne State ahead 14-3. Quarterback Wayne Collins ran for a 6- yard touchdown in the third quarter after Valparaiso recovered a Wayne State fumble. But with 14:53 to play, Darrin King recovered a Collins fumble in the end zone. Ferris State 23, (at) Hillsdale 16: Todd Evans scored three touchdowns for FSU (1-2, 1-1), including the winner on a 7- yard run with 1:28 left in the MIFC game. Evans also scored on a 1-yard run and a 2-yard pass from Doug Arnold.

Hillsdale (2-1, 2-1) led 9-0 after Steve Foster made a 38-yard field goal and Jason Ahee scored on a 1-yard run. The Chargers took a 16-13 lead when Jeff Heiss caught a 14-yard pass from Jason Ahee. Ferris State's Scott Johnson made it 16-16 with a 23-yard field goal. (At) Saginaw Valley 14, Northern Michigan 7: Brett Mullins had a career-high 191 yards 157 in the second half on 27 carries and went 52 (Greg) McMurtry, (Chris) Calloway, Tripp Welborne (later moved to defensive back), Desmond (Howard) and Derrick. "I walked on basically to a professional receiving corps." But he's getting a chance now, and his role could become larger as opponents put more emphasis on stopping Howard.

The third-ranked Wolverines, who were off Saturday, play No. 1 Florida State next Saturday at Michigan Stadium. While Alexander was known as a deep threat, VanDyne is just the opposite. He doesn't have great speed, but he has a knack for getting open underneath coverage and rarely drops the ball. "We miss Derrick," Howard said.

"He was a great complement for me. To hear he was out was definitely a blow to me. "But Yale came up with some big catches (in a 24-14 victory over Notre Dame last week). He's been here five years, and he wants it as much as anybody." 97 carries for 584 yards this season. Albion quarterback Mike Montico completed 24 of 47 passes for 217 yards, with three interceptions.

Adam Kline made field goals of 34 and 42 yards. (At) Alma 21, Franklin (Ohio) 19: Jim Farnum's 9-yard pass to Jason Martin with 5:04 left was the winning score for Alma (2-0), capping a comeback from a 19-0 deficit. Ross Richards, who ran for 166 yards on 15 carries, began the rally, scoring on a 12-yard run with a minute left in the third quarter. Eric Rule then ran 17 yards for a score on the first play of the fourth quarter. (At) Olivet 36, Taylor (Ind.) 7: Dan Shrewsberry (West Bloomfield) had 15 carries for 51 yards, including two 1-yard scoring runs, for Olivet (2-0).

David Gamble added a 48-yard touchdown run with 58 seconds left. Quarterback Nick Leone (Royal Oak Shrine) threw TD passes of 53 and 30 yards. Hope 28, (at) Drake 24: Ric Blesch caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Stefan Swartzmiller (Chesaning) with 10 seconds left to give Hope (2-1) the victory. Swartzmiller kept the drive alive by connecting a fourth-down pass to tight end Tim Vermeullen. Swartzmiller also scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter.

Blesch had a 32-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. (At) Michigan Tech 58, Trinity (111.) 7: Quarterback Kurt Coduti (Ne-gaunee) threw for 61-, 25-, and 23-yard touchdowns and scored on 7- and 24-yard runs for Tech (3-1). Coduti completed 15 of 19 passes for 273 yards. Gary Schilke (Birch Run) scored on an 82-yard run as time expired in the game. Detroit News staff and wires.

I was a kid. I don't know why I liked the Lions, but they were good at the time. It's ironic that Yale would end up there playing." Coming out of high school, VanDyne wasn't offered a scholarship from a major college. His only offers came from small schools in Missouri and Kansas. "I think it was the stereotype of white receivers," Yale's father said.

"They (recruiters) don't look too closely at them." VanDyne, who had 11 receptions last year but has never scored a touchdown in college, said he has mixed emotions about becoming a starter because of Alexander's injury. "This was never the way I envisioned it," VanDyne said. "Derrick is a great friend. We need him. I'm just going to try to make tl best of a bad situation.

"We're definitely different types of receivers. Hopefully, I can do the job in his place. I don't think I've had my best game yet." yards for the winning score with 7:48 to play as Saginaw Valley (1-2, 1-2) beat Northern Michigan (1-2, 1-2) in the MIFC. The Cardinals went ahead 7-0 on Kyle Kennett's 10-yard run with 59 seconds left in the first quarter. But the Wildcats (1-2) tied the score on Josh Scutt's 74-yard pass to Gary Stewart with 4:13 left in the third quarter.

(At) Kalamazoo 45, Lakeland 7: Chris Berkimer completed 13 of 19 passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns as Kalamazoo (2-0) whipped Lakeland (1-2). Ryan Arnold caught Berkimer passes of 25 and 12 yards for touchdowns, and Mike Herron scored on runs of 2, 3 and 2 yards for the Hornets, who led 31-0 at halftime. Kalamazoo closed its scoring in the third quarter with a 25-yard pass from Berkimer to Jason Wagner and Matt Curtin's 6-yard run. Lakeland's score came late in the third quarter, when John Roberta ran 45 yards. Adrian 26, (at) Defiance (Ohio) 3: Robert Thompson (Detroit Lutheran East) topped 100 yards rushing for the second consecutive week as Adrian (2-0) romped.

Thompson, who had 31 carries for 132 yards, scored on 5- and 2-yard runs. Thompson's second score was set up by Aaron Marshall's 31 -yard punt return to the Defianre 5. Defiance (2-1) scored first with a 22-yard field goal by Matt Wooden. Adrian got its first score in the second quarter when quarterback Ryan Holtz threw a 5-yard pass to Larry An-schuetz. Curtis Belen scored on a 12-yard run in the third quarter.

Albion 20, (at) Kenyon (Ohio) 13: Running back Hank Wineman (Berkley) had 38 carries for 220 yards and scored on runs of 6 and 5 yards and a 23-yard reception for Albion (3-0). Wineman has Coach Gary Moeller said: "VanDyne should catch the ball because he has great hands. And he can run better than most people give him credit for. Sometime he'll prove it to you." VanDyne says he runs a "low 4.6 to high 4.5" in the 40-yard dash. He was named after former Lions defensive back Yale Lary, who played in Detroit during the 1950s and early '60s.

"My dad heard that name and liked it," VanDyne said. "I got stuck with it." VanDyne has a brother, Tobin, who also was named after a former Lion, quarterback Tobin Rote. VanDyne's father, Dick, played semipro football in the Kansas City area. Dick's brother, Rudd, played fullback and linebacker for Michigan in 1959 and '60. "I liked them (Lary and Rote) as players from my youth, and I was attracted to the names," said Dick VanDyne.

"I was a football nut when U-M's VanDyne has knack for getting open SATURDAY'S RESULTS Wayne State 21, Valparaiso 9 Saginaw Valley 14, N. Michigan 7 Ferris State 23, Hillsdale 16 Butler 33, Grand Valley 0 Ashland 51, California (Pa.) 10 Indianapolis 28, St. Joseph's 10 NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES Indianapolis at Grand Valley, 1:30 p.m. Wayne State at Ferris State, 1:30 p.m. N.

Michigan at Valparaiso, 2:30 p.m. Sag. Valley at St. Joseph's, 2:30 p.m. Hillsdale at Ashland, 7 p.m.

MIAA Conf. Overall Albion Adrian Kalamazoo Alma Olivet Hope SATURDAY'S RESULTS Adrian 26, Defiance (Ohio) 3 Albion 20, at Kenyon (Ohio) 13 Alma 21, Franklin (Ind.) 19 Hope 31, Drake 28 Kalamazoo 45, Lakeland (Wis.) 7 Olivet 36, Taylor (Ind.) 7 NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES Northwood at Adrian, 1:30 p.m. III. Benedictine at Alma, 1:30 p.m. Aurora (III.) at Hope, 1:30 p.m.

Kalamazoo at Chicago, 1:30 p.m. Olivet at Defiance (Ohio), 1:30 p.m. Independents Overall Mich. Tech Northwood SATURDAY RESULTS Mich. Tech 58, Trinity (III.) 7 NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES Northwood at Adrian, 1:30 p.m.

Mich. Tech at Moorhead 2:30 p.m. By Dave Dye THE DETROIT NEWS ANN ARBOR It hasnt been an easy road to a starting job for Michigan flanker Yale VanDyne. VanDyne has replaced Derrick Alexander, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Wolver ines opener, in two games, VanDyne has eight receptions for 75 yards. He has come a long way since going to Michigan as a walk-on from Kearney, Mo.

Yale VanDyne "I think the fact Michigan has had so many great receivers is why it's taken me so long to play," said VanDyne, a fifth-year senior who earned a scholarship a couple of years ago. "When I came here they had (John) Kolesar, then Date W-L Pet Aug. 31 1-0 1.000 Sept. 7 4-1 .800 Sept. 14 5-4 .556 Saturday 4-3 .571 Totals 14-8 .636.