-W Page 2-Saturday, September 11, 1982-The Michigan Daily U V S W I The Michigan Daily-Saturday, M looks toimprove Graduation ravages offensive line Death, taxes and Wildcats OFFENSE By BOB WOJNOWSKI What does a coach do when he loses three-fifths of his starting offensive line and both of his starting running backs? Well in the case of Michigan head. coach Bo Schembechler, you count your blessings that Anthony Carter and a quarterback who can get him the ball are back. GONE FROM this year's Wolverine offense are four All-Americans from a year ago; tackles Ed Muransky and Bubba Paris, guard Kurt Becker and tailback Butch Woolfolk, Michigan's all-time leading rusher. Add to that list of departees fullback Stan Edwards, and what you have left is a revamped offense built around the talents of all- American wide receiver Carter and junior quarterback.Steve Smith. "Our offense sustained some losses," said Schembechler, "but we do have Carter and Steve Smnith, who could somewhere down the line be the best quarterback I've had at Michigan." Smith started slow in his first season of starting last year but came on strong to finish with 1,661 yards passing and 674 yards rushing for a Michigan total. offense record of 2,335 yards. He passed for 15 touchdowns and ran for 12 more while completing 46 percent of his passes. "The key guy is Smith-we don't want to lose him," said Schem- bechler of.his 6-foot, 192-pound signal- caller. "He's smart and competitive. If you wanted to clone the ideal quarter- back, you'd put two or three inches on Smith. He has everything else." BUT WHAT makes Smith the key is the fact that he must consistently deliver the ball into Carter's hands if the Wolverines are to put points on the board this season. The speedy senior from Riviera Beach, Fla. caught 50 passes for 952 yards and eight touch- downs last season, is the holder of numerous Michigan and Big Ten recor- ds and is considered a prime candidate for this year's Heisman Trophy (See career highlights, Page 6). "I believe he's the most gifted athlete that I've ever had," said Schembechler of Carter. "Last year I don't think you saw the real Anthony Carter since he -was injured some. But he had a great spring and that, along with Steve Smith's improved passing, will make him even better." While most Michigan fans will be watching the Smith-Carter duo to see if the Wolverines can improve on last season's 30.7 points per game average, senior tailback Lawrence Ricks will be running the ball more than ever now that Woolfolk and Edwards have depar- ted. "WE HAVE to rebuild our running game almost entirely," said Schem- bechler. "Larry Ricks is the only ex- perienced back we have returning, but we do have a number of other fine run- ners." Ricks gained just 413 yards last season after totaling 850 yards the year before. And the 5-10, 195-pound senior from Barberton, Ohio definitely feels that this is the year he has been waiting for. "I see 1982 as a year to get out there and ghow people what I can do," he said. "I welcome this as my oppor- tunity to do the best for the team as well as myself." WHILE RICKS is set at tailback, the fullback spot is still a question mark. Senior Jerald Ingram (6-1, 217) will probably start, though he has yet to prove that he can come back from a knee injury suffered two years ago. Edwards' backup last fall, junior Tom See CARTER, Page 16 (Continued from Page 22) experience than on defense. Nonetheless, there are a lot of holes to fill. Six starters have graduated, the most notable being quarterback Gordy Bohannon. Bohannon's backup in 1981, Pete Gales, also departed the Hawkeye scene. The winner of the quarterback derby held during spring practice was sophomore Chuck Long. Long did not have an incompletion last season, but there is no joy in Iowa City at mention of this statistic since he only attempted one pass during his entire'freshman campaign. He did complete 63 of 81 passes (78 percent) for 903 yards during spring drills, causing Fry to be cautiously op-. timistic. "Chuck Long stepped in at quarterback and had a super spring," said Fry. "How he'll do when the real bullets start flying remains to be seen. The other starters in the Iowa back- field do not have the same question marks that follow the Hawkeyes' inex- perienced new quarterback. Starter Norm Granger returns at fullback, while Eddie Phillips will be the team's tailback.. Phillips was Iowa's second leading rusher last season with 543 yar- ds. Granger ran for 264 yards last year. The Hawkeyes' top two receivers from a season ago also return in the persons of Jeff Brown and Dave Moritz. Former nufnber one tailback J.C. Love-Jordan has been moved to split end after being redshirted last year. Along the offensive line, Iowa looks solid with starters Joe Levelis, John Alt and Bill Bailey all back. The strength of the '82 edition of Hawkeye football is, without a doubt, the kicking game. Reggie Roby averaged 49.8 yards on 44 punts last season. Tom Nichol capably handles the field goal kicking duties, as Michigan can attest. It was three. Nichol field goals that beat the Wolverines, 9-7, last season. -RON POLLACK 10. Northwestern If there is one positive thing you can say about the Northwestern gridiron squad, it's that it knows how to keep its goals in perspective. "We want to win one game," said second-year Wildcat head coach Dennis Green. "We want to win that game as fast as we can, that's our first goal. Then our second goal is to get our second win and the whole time make improvement. If we show that kind of improvement, I think we can come out of the season pleased." WITH A 31-GAME losing streak, a defense that allowed 505 points in 11 games last season and an offense that generated just 82 points and only 44.8 yards rushing per game, almost anything would be an improvement. Despite these facts and the knowledge that he has only 13 returning starters on this year's squad, Green said there is a lot to like in his team. "The biggest thing I like right now is that we are getting some leadership," he said. "We have guys who are not afraid to go to the forefront and express themselves to the staff or the team, and we have some guys also who are tired of being the doormats of the Big Ten Con- ference. They look forward to playing." One of "those guys" is senior offen- sive tackle Chris Hinton, who as a tight end last season posted an 83-yard per- formance against Michigan. "THIS IS MY last time around, and it may be the last time I play football," he said. "I don't want to leave with the monkey on my back that I only won one game in four years." Another bright spot in the Wildcat of- fense may be sophomore quarterback Kevin Villars, who started six games last season as a freshman, completing 52~percent of his passes for 773 yards, and w All-Ar Wit inclu lineba "feels sonne can d team and s There becau the Bi Anc outsid and A Chris four g N h confer will at W94 Ohio S Iowa . MICHI Illinois Wiscon Minnes Michig Purdu( Indian; Northm Wisco North- Michii Iowa a Ohio C Stanfo Baylot Mark BeJjrta Rich Ralfin Daily Photo.by BRIAN MASCK ALL-AMERICA flanker Anthony Carter heads upfield in last year's game against Iowa. Carter led Michigan with 5b receptions in 1981. 1981 Michigan Football Statistics A BOA SHOE THAT LASTS LONG AFTER THE SUMMER IS OVER. The Timberland boat shoe is made of oil- impregnated leathers that won't dry out or crack. The eyelets are only solid brass. The laces are thick rawhide. But, most important, the sole is long-lasting, rugged Vibram. Most boat shoes just hold up well in June, July and August. The Timberland boat shoe, for men and women, holds up well all year round. , a Team Statistics Touchdowns........... Rushing............. Passing............. Returns............. PA s ttAt ..... 2-Pt. Conv.Att........... Field Goals/Att....... Third Down Conv./Att.. . Success Pct............ 47 31 16 0 40/41 2/6 9/16 75/156 .481 18 9 10 0 18/19 0/0 10/18 60/169 .355 RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD Total First Downs........ Rushing .............. Passing............. Penalty ............. Total Net Yards........ Total Plays............ Avg. Per Play......... Avg. Per Game........ Net Rushing Yards ........ Total Attempts......... Avg. Per Play......... Avg. Per Game .......... Net Passing Yards........ Att/Comp/Int ........... Avg. Per Attempt .. Avg. Per Comp....'... Avg. Per Game ........ Mich 25, 167 77 15 5044 845 6.0 420.3 3293 626 5.3 274.4 1751 219/101/11 8.0 17.3 145.9 Opp 219 101 16 12 3879 819 4.7 323.3 1537 468 3.3 128.1 2342 351/187/21 6.7 12.5 195.2 CARTER ..................... 50 952 19.0 8 BEAN.........................16 336 21.0 1 DUNAWAY................. 11 152 13.8 3 Woolfolk.................... 9 55 6.1 0 Edwards.................... 7 97 13.9 2 Betts ....................... 4 76 19.0 1 Brockington ................... 2 67 33.5 0 INGRAM ..................... 1 10 10.0 0 HASSEL ...................... 1 6 6.O' 1 MICHIGAN ................... 101 1751 17.3 16 Opponents .................... 187 2342 12.5 10 D 6 Q Betts.............. HASSEL........... ROGERS...........1 Dickey............. 1 Team ............. MICHIGAN.........31 Opponents ........... 9 I 0-1 6 6 6 . 16 40-41 9-16 355 10 18-19 10-18 162 Individual Statistics RUSHING *-includes one two-point play **-safety TACKLING Tackles 45FRE r EV ERY 1 * FLIPPER WITH F see attend AT owRTHI FLIPPER McGEE I 1217 S. University SI FLIPPER Mc 525 W. Cross, Y * pring hisi i for Two On e ut-e e a Assists Total TOTAL OFFEr Rush P S. SMITH .............. 674 1 Woolfolk ....... 1459 Total Number of Punts ..... 5 Total Yards ............. 2,167 Average per Punt ....... 43.3 Interceptions/Yards .... 21/222 Punts/Yds/Avg.,..........50/2167/43.369/' Punt Ret/Yds/Avg......... 41/352/8.6 11 KO Ret/Yds/Avg. ......... 25/551/22.0 311 Int/Yds/Avg............... 21/222/10.6 1 Fumbles/Lost.............. 17/10 Penalties/Yards.............74/676 Scoring Total Pts./Avg.......... 35512.6 Woolfolk ............... S. SMITH ................. Edwards .................. RICKS ...................... ROGERS................... CARTER .................... INGRAM................. HASSEL............... Dickey .................. K. SMITH ................... MERCER ................... MICHIGAN ................. Opponents............... Att 253 134 92 86 22 12 s 7 3 1 626 468 Yds 1459 674 446 413 133 67 30 30 20 19 2 3293 1537 Avg. TD 5.8 6 5.0 12 4.8 1 4.8 9 6.0 1 5,6 1 3.8 0 3.8 0 2.9 1 6.3 0 2.0 0 5.3 31 3.3 9 ALL-PURPOSE Yardage Rush Rec KOR CARTER 67 952 406 Woolfolk 1459 55 SCORING TDr TDpE 1 BOREN .................... NSE GIRGASH .................. 'ass Total/Avg. BOSTIC .................. 661 2335/194.6 Needham ................... 1459/121.6 BURGEI ................... Jackson .................... PR Total/Avg. Osbun ...................... 196 1621/135.1 THOMPSON ............... 1514/126.2 COOPER............... CARRAWAY ............... HERRMANN ............... JAMES ................. ExP FG TP ROSE ................. 74* COLES ..................... 35-35 8-14 59 SINCICH................ BODY................. . 56* LEMIRANDE........... 54 Carpenter.................. 36 .REEVES ................... 18 HAMMERSTEIN........ LOTT.................. 18 MILLER .... ........... 5-5 -1-2 8 MEREDITH ............... 1 101 51 87 49 47 27 41 23 38 17 36 18 35 15 29 13 27 8 19 13 18 12 21 6 18 7 15 9 13 10 14 6 11 8 14 3 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1' 1 1 152 136 74 64 55 54 50 42 35 32 30 27 25 24 23 20 19 17 10 5 3 2' 2 t S. SMITH.......... HAJI-SHEIKH ...... CARTER......... RICKS.............. Woolfolk.......... 12 t 9 ,. 8 I 11/19/1.7 PASSING 19/7 47/446 S. SMITH ...... .... 210 97 PW' Dlcky/..... ...... 4 CAMPUS 619 E. Liberty MAST'S 6SHOP 662-0266 11 1661 0f90 11 1751 21 2342 15 1 16 10 Edwards ............1 DUNAWAY ....... BERGERON...... BEAN........... 2 3. SAll capitals denotes returning player. J 1.4.'c f; t.-i s ; A I'i Al 4 A 'I--