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Chicago 12 at Michigan 17
1983 Week 7 - Sunday, April 17, 1983
Chicago Blitz(4-2)(-6.5) at Michigan Panthers(2-4)
Attendance: 11,634, TV: ABC
PONTIAC, MI(AP) - Michigan rookie John Williams ran 31 yards for a touchdown Sunday and became the first Panther runner to turn in a 100-yard game as he sparked a 17-12 United States Football League victory over the Chicago Blitz.
After spotting the Blitz a 6-3 halftime lead, Michigan took the second-half kickoff and zipped 72 yards in four plays with Williams ripping off a 24-yard burst on the second play, then chugging 31 yards up the middle for the TD that put the Panthers ahead for good.
Williams, a Muskegon native who played college football at Wisconsin, finished with 133 yards on 19 carries.
The Panthers improved their record to 3-4 while Chicago, also a Central Division member, slipped to 4-3.
Michigan fullback Ken Lacy a 9-yard touchdown run later in the third quarter and Chicago's Kevin Long scored on a 1-yard plunge in the fourth quarter.
Chicago kicker Frank Corral booted a 25-yard foeld goal in the first quarter and boomed a 45-yarder in the second period. Michigan's Novo Bojovic kicked a 20-yard field goal with 2:00 remaining in the first half.
1 2 3 4 F
CHI 3 3 0 6 - 12
MIC 0 3 14 0 - 17
Scoring
CHI:Corral 25 yd field goal - CHI 3, MCH 0
CHI:Corral 45 yd field goal - CHI 6, MCH 0
MIC:Bojovic 20 yd field goal - CHI 6, MCH 3
MIC:Williams 31 yd run (Bojovic kick) - MCH 10, CHI 6
MIC:Lacy 9 yd run (Bojovic kick) - MCH 17, CHI 6
CHI:Long 1 yd run (pass failed) - MCH 17, CHI 12
Box Score
CHI MCH
First Downs 10 14
Rushes-Yards 27-116 38-174
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 31-12-101-2 29-13-146-3
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-28 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 61-189 67-320
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-0
Penalties-Yards 7-60 6-40
Turnovers 2 3
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08
Attendance = 11,634
CHICAGO MICHIGAN
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Landry 30 12 101 2 0 21.7 Hebert 29 13 146 3 0 20.8
Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Long 12 79 6.6 1 Williams 19 133 7.0 1
Spencer 12 29 2.4 0 Lacy 11 24 2.2 1
Landry 1 9 9.0 0 Miller, C 4 18 4.5 0
Dennison 1 1 1.0 0 Hebert 4 -1 -0.3 0
Johnson 1 -2 -2.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Buggs 4 51 12.8 0 Cobb 5 76 15.2 0
Long 3 21 7.0 0 Carter 1 22 22.0 0
Spencer 3 20 6.7 0 Echols 1 21 21.0 0
Johnson 2 9 4.5 0 Lacy 4 16 4.0 0
Holloway 1 7 7.0 0
Williams 1 4 4.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Willis 3 93 31.0 0 Holloway 4 76 19.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Willis 3 33 11.0 0 Carter 5 68 13.6 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Corral 2-3 45 0-0 6 Bojovic 1-2 20 2-2 5
miss: 32 miss: 45
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Corral 7 291 41.6 Weaver 5 182 36.4
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None Corker 1.5 15.5
Tipton 1.5 12.5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Livers 1 19 19.0 0 Davis 1 23 23.0 0
Fahnhorst 1 19 19.0 0 Pennywell 1 6 6.0 0
Smith 1 1 1.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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