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5 NOV 2 0 1983 6 Sports ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Nov. 20, 1983 9F Michigan to Sugar SSwl lea'Scon Ohio State 1 Big Ten two minutes left in the game. "We practiced from Wednesday on that situation with a minute or a second to go in the game and going for two points," Wyche said. "There was no discussion and no second-guessing.

That was the play we were going to my hands with the ball to make it live," Tomczak said. "We never had a chance to pick it up because there was too much congestion in there. It was a big play and it either goes or not." Moaned Bruce: "We ran it all week in practice and it looked like a million dollars, but nobody picked up the ball. It was a bad call at the time." 517 yards rushing in their romp over Minnesota. The record, one of 37 school and stadium marks Iowa's offense established this season, helped the Hawkeyes maintain possession of Floyd of Rosedale the bronze pig awarded to the 'winner of the interstate rivalry every year since 1935.

Fry told Gator Bowl President Bill Nimnicht the Dec. 30 game in Jacksonville, was the Hawkeyes' "preference" among postseason bowl contests. "We got Floyd a friend today," Fry said as he pointed to the stick-on alligator on his shirt. "I'm really proud. I'm poppin' my buttons about our players, our staff and our students.

They made it a fine year," he said. The Hawkeyes, who set seven individual and team records, finished the year at 7-2 in the league, 9-2 overall their best record in 23 years. Minnesota closed the season at 0-9 in the conference, 1-10 overall and extended their league losing streak to 17. The win also marks the biggest i fi, Compiled From News Services ANN ARBOR, Mich. Michigan quarterback Steve Smith saved the best for last, but a trick play that misfired on Ohio State helped the Wolverines earn a 24-21 Big Ten football victory over the Buckeyes on Saturday and gave Michigan a berth In the Sugar Bowl.

Smith, who has played like a new man since discarding a cumbersome shoulder brace three weeks ago, passed for two touchdowns and ran for another against the big, powerful Buckeyes. "I think today was a personal triumph for Steve Smith," Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler said. "I think he proved here that he's one of the best quarterbacks in the nation." Smith injured his right shoulder Jan. 1 in a Rose Bowl loss to UCLA and reinjured it in preseason training camp. After missing the Wolverines' opener.

Smith came back and played the next seven games with the harness protecting the shoulder. think the kid's been hurt," Schembechler said. "He hasn't been able to have a great senior year because of his injury. I think he's gooU' Ohio State Coach Earle Bruce said he thought Smith had passed exceptionally well. However, Bruce felt the Buckeyes were their own worst enemy losing two of three fumbles and giving up two interceptions.

"Turnovers were the difference," Bruce said. "We made some god hits on defense and our defense did a tremendous job on the goal line." One of the Ohio State turnovers came on a trick play in the fourth quarter when quarterback Mike Tomczak appeared to fumble the snap fromcenter. In fact, Tomczak set the ball On the ground with the intention of picking it up and running with it. In'stead, however, Michigan pounced on the ball. "the center was supposed to touch margin in the history of the 48-year series.

Purdue 31, Indiana 30 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. A two-point conversion pass attempt by Indiana late in the game was caught by Len Kenebrew, but he couldn't keep at least one foot in bounds, and Purdue salavaged a one-point victory over the archrival Hoosiers. "This was the biggest relief I've had in two years," said Purdue Coach Leon Burtnett, now 1-1 in the Old Oaken Bucket series. "We've had enough bad luck; we deserve good luck. I had no idea he was out of the end zone." Indiana's first-year coach, Sam Wyche, said there was no doubt the Hoosiers would go for the victory after their final touchdown with a little over UPI Michigan quarterback Steve Smith (16) hurdles over teammate Eddie Garrett and gains extra yardage during the third quarter of the Wolverines' game with Ohio State Saturday.

Michigan gained a Sugar Bowl berth with a 24-21 win. The Wolverines, who will oppose Auburn in their first-ever appearance in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, finished the regular season with a record of 9-2, 8-1 in the conference. Ohio State, which will appear in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2, finished 8-3 on the season, 6-3 in Big Ten play.

Smith, a 6-foot, 194-pound senior, completed 11 of 20 passes for 207 yards and rushed for 44 yards on option plays in his final home game before the second-largest crowd in Michigan history 106,115 fans. Ohio State had grabbed a 14-10 lead at 7:26 of the third quarter on an 18-yard touchdown run by tailback Keith Byars, who also had a one-yard TD dive in the second quarter. The effort gave Byars 19 rushing touchdowns this season, breaking the Big Ten record of 18 by Michigan State's Eric Allen in 1971. Byars' 114 points in conference games also broke Allen's mark of 1 10 in a season. Smith kept the ball and rolled left for a one-yard TD at 2:52 of the fourth quarter, putting Michigan back on top, 17-14.

With 6:57 remaining, Smith found tight end Eric Kattus all alone in the end zone and hit him for an eight-yard insurance touchdown. Iowa 61, Minnesota 10 IOWA CITY, Iowa Iowa Coach Hayden Fry said he was "poppin' my buttons" over his Hawkeyes after they got an official invitation to face Florida in the Gator Bowl. Iowa running backs Eddie Phillips, Norm Granger and Owen Gill each cleared the 100-yard mark as the Hawkeyes compiled a school-record "Bruiser" and "Bulldog' TICKETS: At Kiel, All Famout-Barr Stores, Regal Sports, Dialtix (644-17001 241-1010 or 361-6870 1 Rebate requests must be postmarked by details and required rebate certificate. tSt. Jiouis Wreillinq Club Kiei -Audilt NEXT FRIDAY, NOV.

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Wisconsin 32 Mich. St. 0 MADISON, Wis. The familiar duo of Randy Wright and Al Toon again worked wonders for the University of Wisconsin, but it was the Badgers' defense that deserved top billing in its shutout victory. The Badgers limited the Spartans to just 119 total yards.

The outcome gave the Badgers 7-4 overall record, 5-4 in the Big Ten. Michigan State finished 4-6-1 overall and 2-6-1 in the conference. "We had a good defensive game plan," said nose guard Lance Branaman. "Michigan State tends to run to the tight end side of the line. Since they only had one running back, our linebackers followed him.

They had no passing game and when we stopped them early, we took the air out of their balloon." Michigan State Coach George Perles, when asked why he didn't open up his conservative offense, said: "I didn't want to make things any worse. We didn't have the capability to run the option or to roll out and bootleg. I certainly didn't expect to get beat as bad as we did." Wright and Toon again led the offense. The senior quarterback completed 21 of 35 passes for 259 yards. One of the completions was a 27-yard touchdown to Toon, who caught 1 0 passes for 1 49 yards.

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