European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes Friday september 30, 1977 College picks Michigan can take am if Lucky by Jack Saunders new York up Michigan was Given a Good preseason Chance to finish no. 1 come january but to do thai it has to contend with something besides Woody Hayes and Ohio state for a Power. Texas am a Southwest conference powerhouse last season and currently ranked no. 5, is making a Strong bid for National honors. Last week aggie Power produced a 19-Point fourth Quarter Effort that overwhelmed Sec s heavy Texas tech in Lubbock. This game too is on the Road for the aggie and Michigan stadium will have better than 100.000 fans on hand for the clash Between the defensive giants. The wolverines offence has t impressed in three Early season wins declining from 37 Points against Illinois to 21 Over Duke to just 14 off Navy. Boschem Bechler s defense though kept All three opponents to single figures and is Why the team is third in the rankings. Am likewise sports a 3-0 Mark but shows a consistent offence 27 to 33 Points game. Emory Bellard s defense has t been quite As Sharp but has yet to allow a single foe three touchdowns and shows a 12.3 average. Michigan despite a lacklustre offence knows it. Has Only one More game left and the traditional Buckeye clash in Ann Arbor Doens t come up until nov. 19, and the unexpectedly Tough game with Navy Means Schembechler is working extra hard this week to get his team up. Although Bellard knows his three remaining Tough games Arkansas Texas and Houston Are All at Home in College station he still must contend with an aggie squad that comes off the emotional win Over tech. This plus Schembechler s terrific record against anyone but Hayes in regu Lar season contests plus the Home Field Edge leads us to pick Michigan 21-17. Here s a look at the rest of the nation the East Colorado 42, army 14 Leamon Hal can Sling it but army defense showed a Strong tendency to Cave in last week and bulbs have the stuff to do it again. Pittsburgh 35, Boston College 10 no panthers did t use up their scoring for the season last week yes. Eagles defense has yet to take flight. Perm state 24, Kentucky 10 Joe Pater no has wildcats in his Back Yard this year and still has Kittany Lions growling "11-0,11-0. Also Brown 21, Princeton 7 Colgate 24, Harvard 14 Cornell 17, Rutgers 10 Penn Sylvania 17, Columbia 14. The South Alabama 27, Georgia 14 first of Only three real Home games for tide and Bear wants both to impress the locals and avenge last year s loss bulldogs not up to1976 standards. Florida 24, Louisiana state 17 letters to Louisiana gov. Edwin Edwards last week produced desired effect against Rice but this looks like Florida s year in the Sec. Mississippi 20, Auburn 17 Little to choose from Between two off and on teams but it s rebels turn to be on and tigers to be off this week. North Carolina state 24, Maryland 20 reeling from two straight losses terms run into a howling Wolf pack. Texas tech 31, North Carolina 10 Steve Sloan won t Lei red raiders dwell on pan am games moved up Indianapolis a the 1979 pan american games at san Juan p.r., have been moved up one month the . Amar eur athletic Union announced tuesday. The games will be moved up to july 8 22, 1979, instead of the previously announced aug. 4-18. Am defeat and loss of Rodney Allison tar heels out of their league. Also Clemson 24, Virginia tech 14 Duke 14, Navy 13 Georgia tech 17, air Force 14 Oregon state 20, Tennessee 17 Vanderbilt 21, Tulane 17 West Virginia 28, Virginia 7. The Midwest Illinois 24, Syracuse 21 orangemen never beat Illinois before Why should they Start now Minnesota 24, Washington 20 Cal Stoll rounding gophers into form Home Field a decisive Factor Dame 31, Michigan state 21 used to be a big game. And still is for the Irish rudely awakened by Purdue last week who have faint title Hopes with a game upcoming against Southern Cal spartans play Michigan next week. Purdue 28, Wake Forest 14 boiler makers bubbling Over at the Prospect of playing an acc team. Wisconsin 38, Northwestern 7 Orice again wildcats contend for the title of worst major College team in the country. The midlands Mississippi state 24, Kansas state 13 the Only reason for this close a game is bulldogs letdown after close loss to Florida last week. Nebraska 45, Indiana 17 Cor huskers shuck off weak big ten opponent. Oklahoma 28, Kansas 20 Jay Hawks usually give sooner trouble Barry Switzer s boys still coming Down from win Over Tex. A i Westminster remain atop naia polls Kansas City to. Up Texas a i remained atop division i and Westminster a continued its reign of division ii in this week s football polls conducted by the National association of intercollegiate athletics. Texas a i 2-0, received 15 of 16 first place votes for 239 Points just one Point Short of a unanimous selection. The Only division i team moderately pursuing Texas a i is Abilene Christian 4-0, which received the other first place vote to Finis with 214 Points. Westminster lost a first place vote from last week but kept a slim 221-219 margin Over runner up Concord . The Pennsylvania school received 11 first place votes to just three for the West Vir Ginia school. The other first place vote went to Franklin in which was 16th in this week s poll with a 2-1 record. Westminster is 3-0 and Concord 4-0. The second week rankings of naia Divi Sion i and division ii schools first place votes in parentheses division school Rcd pts 1. Texas Al 15 2-0 239 2. Abilene Christian 1 4-0 214 3. Jacksonville state Ala 4-0 209 4. Kentucky state 4-0 166 5. Angelo state Tex 3-0 148 6. Western state Colo 2-0 140 7. Concordia Minn 3-0 115 8. East Texas state 0 108 9. Missouri Southern 3-0 106 10. Salem . 0 79 11. Be Oklahoma 2-0 66 12. Winston Salem . 4-0 59 13. Central state Ohio 3-1 53 14. Henderson state Ark 2-1 31 Montana state stays no. 1 in div ii ratings Kansas City a defending Champion Montana state running its Vic tory skein to 13, retained the no. 1 ranking this week in the National collegiate athletic association division ii football poll. Wittenberg also held on to its top spot in the division Iii rankings. South Carolina state 3-0, remained in second place in division ii followed by new Hampshire Jacksonville state and North Dakota state. The second five in division ii Are North Ern Michigan Tennessee tech Northern Arizona and a tie Between North Alabam and Massachusetts. Baldwin Wallace of Ohio with a 2-0 Mark is a close second in division Iii Fol Lowed by Dayton Ithaca Towson state Franklin and Marshall and san Francisco state. Rounding out the top 10 in division i Are St. Johns Buena Vista and Hamp Den Sydney. 15. East Central Oklahoma 3-1 27 16. Norfolk state a 3-1 14 17. Mississippi Valley 1 13 18. Minn 3-0 12 19. Shepherd . 1 11 20. So Oklahoma 3-0 10 division ii school Rcd pts t. Westminster a 11. 3-0 221 2. Concord . 3 4-0 219 3.waynesburg a 3-0 t9t 4. Dakota state . 4-0 180 5. Valley City St. . 12-0 153 6. Linfield Ore 2-0 130 7. Jamestown . 3-0 114 8. Bethel Minn 2-0 111 9. California lutheran 2-1 89 10. Graceland Lowa 3-0 76 11. Illinois Wesleyan 2-0 71 12. Northwood Institute Minn 2-1 62 13. Hanover ind 2-0 54 14. Saginaw Valley Mich 3-1 44 15. Black Hills state . 1 37 16. Franklin Ltd 1 2-1 31 17. Grand Valley Mich 1-2 28 18. Midland lutheran neb 2-1 16 19. Carroll Mont. 1-1 15 20. Of Redlands calif1-1 12 Ohio state and have traditional Texas clash next week. Oklahoma state 30, Florida state 17 seminoles have a respectable team this year but cowboys still on the rampage from the loss to Arkansas two weeks ago. The Southwest Houston 27, Baylor 10 cougars get a two week breather after win Over punch less bears. Ohio state 48, sum 7 Woody Hayes fired up More than usual after buckeyes loss to Oklahoma in closing seconds has Ohio state out for blood. Texas 56, Rice 0 longhorns continue to be unsfored on after their third straight out. Arkansas 54, thu 14 surprising Razorbacks make it 4-0 for Lou Holtz Over the conference Patsy. The Rockies Brigham Young 38, new Mexico 7 Friday night beaten badly by Texas tech and Colorado Lobos must now face Gifford Nielsen s Aerial show. Arizona state 28, Missouri 17 Frank Kush has Sun devils offence charged up tigers playing like pussycats this year. Arizona 31, Wyoming 21 against a big ten foe cowboys started Strong last week before folding wildcats started Strong and kept going. Also Colorado state 24, Utah 20. The far West Southern Cal 31, Washington state 13 Friday night cougars unexpectedly respectable but won t win Here unless Tro Jans caught looking ahead to Alabama. Stanford 38.oregon 17 Guy Benjamin will have cardinals offence shooting Down the defenceless ducks. Urcla 23, Iowa 13 Terry Donahue better Wake Bruins up in a hurry As Hawk eyes Are Good despite Blowout last week and a visit to Stanford on tap for next week. Hop skip and Home University of Michigan s Harlan Huck Ireby skips past Navy s Bob Destafney 68 to score the wolverines first touchdown in their 14-7 Victory Over the middies last saturday. At right is Mich Igan s Walt Downing 72. A
