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D10 THE HARTFORD COURANT: Sunday, Splmbw 13, 1981 mm- My -iMninu i st uns Leopards Zig Central WitS Aerial Show! Wo.lM ichigan By MIKE O'BRIEN Associated Press A MADISON, Wis. The critics said Wisconsin's offense was too plodding and unimaginative for the Badgers to have a chance against top-ranked Michigan Saturday, but sophomore quarterback Jess Cole proved them "We knew all along we had a good team. Our offense did a tremendous job, and all the guys played a really Jihysical game," said Cole, who passed or touchdowns on plays covering 17 yards to Marvin Neal and 71 to John Williams as Wisconsin upset Michigan 21-14 in Big 10 college football. Coach Dave McClain opened up the Wisconsin offense, frequently using a shotgun Cole passed for 182 yards and added another 41 on option runs as the Badgers rolled up 439 yards against a defense that had al- 1 7 1 lowed no touchdowns and only three field goals in Michigan's final 5 Vz games last season. "A lot of people didn't think we could beat the No.

1 team in the country," McClain said, "But before the game I told the players that they were the only guys in this (locker) room who believed we could win. You've got to believe. "They've said we were too conservative, but in my first few years here we just didn't have the players," he said. "If we made one mistake then, it was six points. "What we wanted mainly to do was keep Michigan deep in its territory," he said.

"If they were going to score, we wanted them to go 80 or 90 yards." Williams, a tailback, caught a Cole screen pass about five yards behind the line of scrimmage and raced down the left sideline to score on a 71-yard play, giving Wisconsin a 21-14 lead with 5:13 left in the third quarter. The Badgers, beaten by a combined margin of 176-0 in the teams' last four games, held on to defeat the Wolverines for the first time in 15 meetings since 1962. It was Michigan's first defeat in a season opener in Bo Schem-bechler's 13 seasons as coach at the school. "I knew this would be a good team," Schembechler said. "Qbviously, they're a better team than anybody thought they were.

Obviously, we're not as gqpd as everybody thought we were. "Our problems were simple," he said. "Our offense wasn't very good. Our defense wasn't very good. Our kicking game wasn't any good.

And the coaching was poor. When you have those four things going against you and you only get beat by seven points, it's a miracle. Wisconsin safety Matt Vanden Boom helped preserve the vfctory by intercepting three Steve Smith passes. The third interception gave the Badgers possession at their 17 withvtwo seconds to play. Yellow Jackets Hold Back Tide For 24-21 Upset Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala.

Robert Lavette dove under Alabama's proud defensive line for two yards to give his Georgia Tech football team a stunning 24-21 victory Saturday night over the second-ranked Crimson Tide, a 24-point favorite. It was the first opening game win for the Yellow Jackets in 11 seasons and delayed Alabama coach Bear Bryant's drive to become the winningest coach of all time. His record now is 307-79-17, seven victories behind Amos Alonzo Stagg's 314. Alabama led 21-17 when Tech started its winning push at its own 20. Two runs gained only two yards, but Mike Kelley connected with Ken Whisenhunt on a 54-yard pass play to the Alabama 24.

fit" From Wire Services EASTON, Pa. First-year quarterback Frank Novak threw two touchdown passes, incest; ing a school-record 87-yarder to Craig Williams, while the Lafayette defense picked off five passes as the Leopards blitzed Central Connecticut, 5C3 in the college football opener for both teaiSS Saturday. Novak, sidelined his freshman year threw for 270 yards and also ran five yardS for another touchdown. Novak's record secoifiK quarter pass to Williams made it 14-0, while Nqv hit senior Alan Cognigni with a 65-yard scoring pass to trigger a 27-point third quarter. The win was the first for rookie Lafayette'' Coach Bill Russo and avenged last campaign's 14-3 setback to Central.

Lafayette rolled up 505 yards on total offense Saturday while holding Central Connecticut to 166, including only five yards on the ground. Backup quarterback Paul Sanchez gained 55 yards for Central Connecticut on 10 attempts late in the game. Temple 31, Syracuse 19 PHILADELPHIA Junior tailback Jiio Brown ran for two touchdowns and quarterback Tink Murphy threw for another score as Temple beat eastern independent rival Syracuse 31-19. Navy 17, Citadel 7 HE ANNAPOLIS Second string quarterbacK Marco Pagnanelli scored twice on runs of three and two yards to help lift Navy to a season-opening 17-, victory over The Citadel. With Navy's offense fai- tering, Coach George Welsh turned to the sophomore quarterback twice in the second quarter Holy Cross 14, B.U.

6 WORCESTER, Mass. Sophomore fullback" Mark Covington ran for 96 yards and scored, fourth-quarter touchdown Saturday to lead Hoft Cross and new head coach Rick Carter to a 144 victory over Boston University. JL New Hampshire 28, AIC 13 i. rv DURHAM, N.H. Sophomore Curt Collins' rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown as the University of New Hampshire came from behind Mi beat American International, 28-13.

"1 Southern Conn. 13, Fordham 7 nm NEW YORK Dale Goodknight kicked goals of 32 and 44 yards and Tom Nolan tossed a 12-; yard scoring pass to Kerry Taylor in pacing SouthC ern Connecticut to a 13-7 win over Fordham. Nd1" lan's touchdown pass came in the second period, giving the Owls a 10-0 lead. --j- Lehigh 24, Maine 10 BETHLEHEM, Pa. Quarterback Larry Mh'1.

chalski hit Dan Ryan with touchdown bombs on Lehigh's firs two possessions and the duo hooked up for another fourth-quarter score as the Engp neers opened their season with a 24-10 college foot-1' ball victory over Maine. Junior halfback Lorenzo Bouier, from Hartford, led the Black Bear ground game with 79 yards on 25 carries. Providence 27, Hartford 10 WEST HARTFORD Providence College quarterback Chris Lamendola scored one touch-down and passed for another as the Friars downed the University of Hartford club, 27-10. Coast Guard 14, Merchant Marine NEW LONDON Coast Guard scored all-Its Eoints in the first quarter to down the Merchant-larine Academy, 14-7. The Cadets' first touch-down was scored when Harold Jackson recoveretfa' fumble in the endzone.

Jim Renden dove over from the 1 for the winners' second score late in thai period. UPI Penn State's Curt Warner drives for one ofNs three touchdowns. Iowa Gets Revenge on Nebraska, 10-7 TOP 10 the Rice 32 and raced untouched to the end zone. Notre Dame 27, LSU 9 SOUTH BEND, Ind. Blair Kiel and Tim Koegel each a touchdown pass and Stacey Toran intercepted two passes as fourth-ranked Notre Dame, made Gerry Faust's collegiate coaching debut a smashing success with a 27-9 victory over Louisiana State.

The Irish set the tone for the emotion-packed opener when Joe Rudzinski forced an Alan Risher fumble on the third play from scrimmage and Kevin Griffith recovered on the LSU 20-yard line: Oklahoma 37, Wyoming 20 NORMAN, Okla. Speedy Oklahoma, behind a flashy (second-half performance by reserve quarterback Darrell Shepard and the running of a bevy of backs, overcame scrappy Wyoming on, 37-20. From Wire Services IOWA CITY, Iowa The worm turned for Iowa's football team Saturday. A year ago, Iowa was thrashed by Nebraska 57-0 in Lincoln, but the Hawkeyes didn't have to wait long to avenge that em-barassment, stunning the 7th-rated Corn-huskers 10-7 in the season opener before a record Kinnick Stadium crowd of 60,160. "We've been blown out before, but we've always come back and won," Iowa coach Hayden Fry said.

"If you stay in this game long enough, the worm will turn. The worm turned today." Eddie Phillips scored on a short run, Lon Olejniczak kicked a 35-yard field goal, and Iowa held off Nebraska in the second half to record the upset. Iowa capitalized on a short punt and an interception for its two first half scores and the Hawkeye defense contained Nebraska's potent offense throughout the game. Nebraska coach Tom Osborne, who has taken the Cornhuskers to a bowl game in Shepard, who ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, replaced starting quarterback Kelly Phelps late in the first half after Phelps had given the Sooners a 17-13 lead. Georgia 27, California 13 ATHENS, Ga.

Buck Belue scored one touchdown and passed for another and Ail-American Herschel Walker rambled for 167 yards as sixth-ranked Georgia, in a sluggish performance, beat California 27-13. It was the 15th consecutive victory for the defending national champions, the longest winning streak in the nation. Penn State 52, Cincinnati 0 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Junior Curt Warner flashed his third straight opening game spectactular with three touchdowns and 122 yards as ninth-ranked Penn State wiped out Cincinnati 52-0 before 84,342 fans, the second-largest home crowd in State's 95-year college football history. each of his previous eight seasons as head coach, blamed himself for the loss.

Texas 31, Rice 3 AUSTIN, Texas Rick Mclvor rifled two touchdown passes including a 65-yarder to the senior he replaced at quarterback Saturday night and the eighth-ranked Texas Lorighorns rolled to a 31-3 Southwest Conference victory over the Rice Owls. Mclvor, who completed 7 of 10 passes for 128 yards before he left the game with dizziness in the third perfod, broke open a punting duel with his second period third; down and 34-yard toss to Donnie Little. Little was the Longhorns quarterback for three years before he moved to wide receiver in the spring. He caught the ball at T'U 1 Rmiih RamKlpfl for 2 TTIs 9 tut As Purdue Trims Stanford From Wire Services SECOND 10 -y I i t.ifA,- 1.. I If -J' WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Tailback Jimmy Smith scored three touchdowns Saturday, including one on a 100-yard kickoff return, leading Purdue to a 27-19 victory over 19th-ranked Stanford Satusday. The three first-half scores by the 6-foot junior helped. the Boilermakers to a 20-10 lead, but the Jiassing of quarterback John Elway and a pair of ield goals by Mark Marmon kept Cardinals close throughout the game. A 59-yard field goal by Marmon as time ran out in the second quarter and a 1-yard touchdown pass from Elway to Vincent White late in the third quarter pulled Stanford within one point before the Boilermakers' Scott Campbell directed the clinching touchdown drive. N.

Carolina 56, E. Carolina 0 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Tailback Kelvin Bryant rushed for 211 yards and scored a record six touchdowns as 13th-ranked North Carolina ran over East Carolina, 56-0. Bryant, who accumulated 93 yards on scoring plays alone, exploded for four touchdowns in the first half, highlighted by a 45-yard burst off tackle. In the second half, the 6-foot-2, 195-pound junior again broke loose off tackle for a 32-yard scamper into the end zone.

Ohio State 34, Duke 13 COLUMBUS, Ohio With legendary Woody Hayes watching, Tim Spencer bolted 82 yards on llth-ranked Dhio State first play from scrimmage for his first of three touchdowns, leading the Buckeyes to a 34-13 romp over Duke. Spencer, the Buckeyes' fullback last season, making his first start as a college tailback, posted the second longesttouchdown run from scrimmage in Ohio State Morris Bradshaw ran 83 yards for a touchdown against Wisconsin 10 years ago. Spencer also ran 10 yards and 1 yard for touch-. downs, while quarterback Art Schlichter ran-4-yards and passed 16 yards to split end Thad Je? mison for the other Ohio State touchdowns. 7 Duke's touchdowns, both coming in the first; half, were on 26-yard and 13-yard pass plays from-quarterback Ben Bennett to split end Cedric Jones.

in mt Brigham Young 45, Air Force 21 PROVO, Utah Quarterback Jim McMahonj; fired four touchdown passes and Waymon Hamil--ton scored three times as 15th ranked BrighamE Young thumped the Air Force Academy 45-21 inS Western Athletic Conference football. rS McMahon, who missed practice with a fever- Friday and suffered chills at game time, connected on 28 of 39 passes for 226 yards, his scoring aerials1! covering 10, 12, 4 and 11 yards. Washington 34, Pacific 14 'Sz SEATTLE Dennis Brown scored on niniwrf-9 and 11 yards and Tim Cowan completed 12 oiAlZ passes for 168 yards and one touchdown as 17Ih-Z ranked Washington beat Pacific 34-14. Brown, a junior tailback, led the Huskies rnsh- ing attack by picking up 98 yards in 16 Washington jumped in front 24-0 early in He" second quarter but the Tigers got to within 24-14pn a pair of touchdown passes from Sander Marfcfl the Pacific quarterback. Florida 35, Furman 7 5 GAINESVILLE, Fla.

Defensive back BnSeS Vaughn ran 33 yards with an intercepted pass fof as touchdown and recovered a Furman fumble dorp in Florida territory to spark the 16th-ranked Ga tors to a 35-7 victory over the outmanned Paladins. Ohio State's Jeff Cisco flies through the air as a trio of Duke defenders move in. i. If.