Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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(Far Left) The Hoosier defense readies itself early in the Minnesota game. (This Page) Hoosiers rejoice after their first touchdown against Minnesota. David Jay 15

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Indiana defeats Minnesota for second straight year as Hoosie record their only Big Ten victory rs A II possible cliches had been applied to the Hoosiers ' inaugural game of the 1975 season — manifest destiny, fate, deja vu — you name it. Big Red was to kick off the season with the only team it had defeated the year before — the Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota. Beyond all the speculation of what the final score might be was the over- riding theme: If Big Red couldn ' t even manage to beat the only team it beat the last time around, then IU was in for a long season indeed. IU, backed by a vocal 35,954 Memo- rial Stadium crowd, took an early six- point lead on two Frank Stavroff field goals and the little-known ecstasy of a possible football win was fast being en- joyed. Minnesota ' s J. Dexter Pride brought IU down to earth, however, with an 18 yard scramble around end. The conver- sion gave the Gophers a 12-7 lead. But a Ric Enis spurt for 42 yards over right tackle put the Hoosiers back in front once more. The teams traded touchdowns in the second half, IU scoring on a fourth- down, one-yard quarterback leap by Terry Jones early in the fourth quarter. The defense held and IU had the win 20-14. If we couldn ' t get that touchdown, we didn ' t deserve to win, Corso said, referring to the Jones run to the field- goal as opposed to going for a sure field goal. The Hoosiers, atop the Big Ten for at least one week with their 1-0 record, weren ' t about to argue with their coach ' s assessment. They had earned the victory. — Mike Siroky Bill Huser 4

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Hikers hitch to Nebraska On Monday Septembr 15, Bill Ship- ton and Meredith Strohm joked that they wanted to see the Nebraska football game. On Thursday Sept. 18, they began a 460-mile hitchhiking race to Lincoln, Neb. with four other stu- dents. Whipton, Strohm, and Dale Martin formed the Go Big Road team. They challenged John Gunn, Steve Fahnes- tock, and Ellen Epstein who called their team the Hurryin ' Hikers. They left Bloomington at 4:15 a.m. Thursday and headed for Uncle Sam ' s bar in Lincoln. After a night in the rain, the Hurryin ' Hikers pulled in at 11:20 a.m. Friday, and the Go Big Roaders arrived at noon. — Paul Rumschlag Above: lohn Gunn, Ellen Epstein and Steve Fahnes- tock, the Hurryin ' Hikers, arrive in Nebraska. Right: Donna Cleveland wishes John Gunn bon voyage. Top: Go Big Road team members Dale Martin and Meredith Strohm wave goodbye to well-wishers as they begin their long haul west. lb