Page 8-Wednesday, September 19, 1979-The Michigan Daily TAILBACK SHINES IN ND LOSS Edwards never satisi ed in defeat By DAN PERRIN a game full of nightmares, Stanley Edwards was a dream come true. The junior tailbck tan through, over and around the Notre Dame defense last 'Saurday for 72 yards and the only touchdown of the game. In the second half, he rambled for 28 of the tea m's 49 rushing yards, one of the few bright spots i an otherwise dismal second stanza. Vack that yardage onto a 99-yard day versus Nor- thestern in the season opener and you have a top- nE'tc runner, a man who's a threat to break for a ldH-gainer at any time. cBit Edwards is not one to boast. Rather, he's the kind of player who's never satisfied with his own per- formance, a guy who cares more about winning than individual statisitics. "No I wasn't pleased at all," said Edwards when asked about his performance against Notre Dame. "If I was pleased, we would have won. I made a couple of good runs, but they weren't good enough." Edwards is a modest guy, but he really should speak more kindly of himself. After sitting out the en- tire 1978 season with an ankle injury, the Detroit Ket- tering gradaute has sprinted for 171 yards and grab- bed four passes for 25 yards in his first two games back in uniform. Michigan coach Bo Schembechler is counting on Edwards to regain his freshman year form whenr he started in the 1978 Rose Bowl game opposite WaJshington. Edwards gained 74 yards and caught a f passes for 41 yards in the 27-20 loss on the West t.s o'dwards) missed last season because of an in- jury, but he probably has as much talent as any run- ner we've ever had at Michigan," proclaimed Schembechler. "His speed, balance and strength make him extremely dangerous." Dangerous, indeed. The 6-0, 203-pound speedster accumulated 96 of his 99 yards against Northwestern playing just over half the game. And in the Notre Dame contest, it was good balance and a determined . ..I think if I straighten myv problems out, erer-ybody else will straighten out and well get the offense going and back wchere it should be." -Stanlev I.dlards ticular spot in the offense. I don't really know what it was. We got a lot of ironing out to do. "We got a lot of new, young people playing and you know, communication is the main factor," continued Edwards, who ran for 113 yards in the 1979 spring game. "If we don't get that straightened out, that's what creates and causes a lot of problems. Especially in a game like this. Blowing out Northwestern, 49-7, everything's a little more relaxed. But in a big game where the game is close and on national TV and everything, everybody gets kind of tight." Asked if the valiant drive led by quaarterback John Wangler late in the fourth quarter was reminiscent of Rick Leach's last-ditch efforts in the 1978 Rose Bowl, Edwards laughed and replied, "Yeah, I guess it could be too little, too late. You wish you had more time on the clock and if we had, we wouldn't be in this predicament right now.hBut, you know, it's over with. We lost-there's no excuses." From an individual standpoint, the native Detroiter feels if he improves himself, the rest of the offense will follow suit. "I've been told I had a pretty good game running- wise," explained Edwards. "(But) there's a lot of things I didn't do that people watching the game, unless they were on the ball, didn't see. And I think if I straighten my problems out, everybody -else will straighten out and we'll get the offense going and back where it should be." Now, Edwards and the remainder of the Michigan squad must concentrate on their next opponent, the Kansas Jayhawks. Edwards himself put it best when he said, "You gotta play them one at a time." second effort that enabled Edwards to cross the goal line, putting the Wolverines ahead, 10-3, early in the second quarter. Unfortunately, that was the last time the Blue grid- ders scored in the 12-10 heartbreaking defeat. The loss led Edwards to diagnose the team's problems almost as if he had coached instead of played. "The offense as a whole is why we broke down," observed the Education major. "There's no par- MICHIGAN HALFBACK Stanley Edwards outdances Notre Dame's defen- sive end John Hankerd on his way to 72 yards total rushing in lastSaturday's 12-10 loss. After sitting out the 1978 season with a ankle injury, Edwards has bounced back, racking up 171 yards in the first two games. I. U' Fine Middle Eastern Foods . r - t w y t r lY... 'ti r I 629 E. UNIVERSITY I UPI Top Twenty 1. Southern Cal (:3) .... ....2-0 2. Alabama (5) ............ 1-0 3. Oklahoma ............... 1-0 4. 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Last week, USC led in Michigan, Washington, Pitt, Florida Top-ranked Southern California first-place votes by 45-14 and in points State, Arkansas, Ohio State, Purdue, widened its lead over Alabama in The by 1,222-1,172. Southern Methodist, North Carolina Associated Press college football poll OKLAHOMA, a 21-6 victor over Iowa, State and UCLA. SATURDAYS Suy 2 Falafilsi Get the 3rd one free. no substitutions or variations) Offer expires October 27, 1979 yesterday while Notre Dame jumped from ninth place to fifth following its 12- 10 upset of Michigan. The loss dropped Michigan from sixth place to 11th. OKLAHOMA and Texas held onto the third and fourth positions - the first four teams have been the same since the preseason poll - followed by Notre Dame, Penn State, Nebraska, Michigan State, Missouri and Houston. Southern Cal, a 42-5 winner over Oregon State, received 49 first-place votes and 1,227 of a possible 1,240 poin- ts. 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