'Mg2 (Continued from Page 1) Cnd helped the Boilermakers hand ichigan six scores from turnovers. "I think Campbell has been throwing smart all year and what he did today was make two bad throws which resulted in interceptions," said Purdue head coach Leon Burtnett. "The record is one he is very proud of and I am sure the football team is proud of it as well. Michigan's first-possession score was set -up similarly to their Minnesota scoring drive two weeks ago with five Sconsecutive Ricks rushing drives to set the Wolverines on the fifty. Junior quarterback Steve Smith lofted a 48- yard pass to Carter who ran the ball in for a touchdown. Michigan place kicker Ali Haji-Sheikh made the extra point, and the Wolverines took a lead which they would never relinquish. The Wolverines scored again on their second possession on a drive lead by Ricks and a 13yard gain by Carter. Ricks drove the ball through the center &for four yards and a Michigan touch- down. Haji-Sheikh was good on the kick and the Wolverines ended the fourth quarter with 14-0 lead. Haji-Sheikh set a new all-time Michigan record for season field goals with his 12th three-pointer of the year on the Wolverine's third possession, set up by a Boilermaker fumble on the Purdue 32. The 6-0, 172-pound senior booted a 26-yard field goal from the 16 as Michigan fans changed "Ali, Ali." "To me that's the greatest tribute any athlete can have when fan's recognize you like that," said Haji- Sheikh. Purdue tightened the Wolverine lead to 17-7 on a fourth possession of the game which moved 82 yards in 12 plays. Running back Mel Gray ran the ball in over the right guard, and place kicker Tim Clark was good on the conversion. Smith's pass to Carter was intercep- ted by Boilermaker inside linebacker Tim Anderson on the Purdue 35-yard line, but the Wolverines immediately regained possession when Michigan in- side linebacker Paul Girgash recovered a Rodney Carter fumble on the Purdue 47. Steve Smith forced in for the touch- down, but Rich Hewlett bobbled the rabs roses, 52-21 snap, no conversion attempt was made and the.Wolverines took a 23-7 lead. Ricks notched his second touchdown of the game late in the second half, af- ter Keith Bostic jumped on a Boiler- maker fumble at the Purdue 32. The tailback jumped over the right tackle for one yard and a score. Smith passed to Carter for 2 extra points, and Michigan left for the lockerroom with a 31-7 lead. Early in the third quarter, a maize -and-blue flag bearing a single cham- pionship rose flew over the stadium, but the Wolverines played the third quarter uninspiringly, and neither team was able to cross the goal line until Purdue broke the scoring silence on a Campbell pass to tight end Cliff Benson early in the fourth quarter. Clark's conversion lessened Michigan's lead to 31-14. The Wolverines capitalized on their next two possessions. Running back Kerry Smith scored on a one-yard run off the right tackle. Carter gained con- trol of a 13-yard Smith pass at the Pur- due 20-yard-line and carried it into the endzone. Rick Brunner snagged a Campbell 12- yard touchdown pass and Clark kicked the extra point to narrow the Wolverine's edge to 45-21 and complete the Purdue scoring drive. Freshman fullback Eddie Garrett ran six yards up the middle with 2:07 left on the clock to complete the scoring and insure the Pasadena trip. Wolverine offensive tackle Rich Strenger summed up the team's feelings after the game by saying, "The best thing is we're going to the Rose Bowl and not the Bluebonnet." Big Ten Standings MICHIGAN ........ Ohio State........ Iowa ........... Illinois ............. Wisconsin........ Indiana ............ Purdue ............. Northwestern ...... Minnesota*....... Michigan State* .... *night game Conf. W L 8 0 6 1 5 2 6 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 2 7 1 6 1 6 Overall W L 8. 2 7 3 6 4 7 4 5 5 4 6 3 7 3 8 3 6 1 8 Smelling like a rose PURDUE First Downs ....... Rushing (att/yds) . Passing Net Yards. Passing (Att/Comp/Int) . interceptions /Yards Return. Punts (No./Avg.).. Penalties (no/yds.) Fumbles (No/lost) . MICH. 23 51/315 184 13/9/1 2/19 3/41 4/25 2/1 PURDUE 24 32/70 331 49/29/2 Gray............ Carter........... Richardson,..... Jordan ............ Campbell .......... King.............. 16 3 2 4 2 51 25 18 3 -23 -4 3.2 5.0 6.0 1.5 -5.8 -2.0 0 0 0 0 0 Benson.......... Gray ............ Carter........... Jordan............ Retherford ........ Linville........... Griffin.......... Brunner......... Fuelner ........... PURDUE 8 7 6 2 2 1 I 1 t 102 49 58 36 25 27 15 12 7 1/16 2/35 4/47 5/4 SCORING Michigan....................14 17 0 21 52 Purdue .......................... 7 7 0 14 21 MICH-Carter, 48-yd pass from S. Smith (Haji- Sheikh kick) MIC k)-Ricks, 4-yd run (Haji-Sheikh kick) MICH-Haji-Sheikh, 26-yd FG 'PUR-. Gray, 1-yd run (Clark kick) MICH-S. Smith, 1-yd run (PAT by team failed) MICH-Ricks,1-yd run (Smith to Carter pass con- version) P UR-Benson, 4-yd pass from Campbell (Clark kick) MICH-K. Smith, 1-yd run (Haji-Sheikh kick) MICH-Carter, 62-yd pass from S. Smith (Haji- Sheikh kick) PUR-Brunner, 12-yd pass from Campbell (Clark kick) MICH-Garrett, 6-yd run (Haji-Sheikh kick) RUSHING PASSING MICHIGAN Att/Comp/Int. S. Smith........... 13/9/1 PURDUE Campbell.......... 49/29/2 RECEIVING MICHIGAN No. Yds 184 TD 2 RETURNS MICHIGAN Punts Kickoffs No/Yd No/Yd 1/11 2/40 1/-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Int'cept No/Yd 1/18 1/1 1/16 331 1 Carter......... Bean .......... Body .......... Lott ........... Carter ............. Rice............... Dunaway........ Bean............ 3 3 2 1 Yds 123 21 24 16 TD 2 0 0 0 Griffin ........ Hawthorne .... Jordan....... Anderson.. PURDUE 1/- 2/36 4/75 1/5 Michigan tailback Lawrence Ricks carries the ball during yesterday's victory over Purdue. He carried 31 times in all for 196 yards. Seniors bid farewell MICHIGAN Att. Yds Ricks ............. 31 196 K. Smith........... 11 92 Mercer ............ 4 18 Garrett ............ 1 6 S.Smith........... 3 4 Rice ............... 1 -1 Avg 6.3 8.4 4.5 6.0 1.3 -1.0 TD 2 1 0 I 0 Off the Record. By BOB WOJNO WSKI .. ,thanks for the memories T HEY STOOD and they cheered and they chanted his name and the noise in cavernous old Michigan Stadium was enough to awaken the echoes of glories past, as one of Michigan's most beloved sons took his final bows. On a day that was clearly his, little Anthony Carter forever imbedded his image in the hearts and minds of the thousands who attended yesterday's battle and the millions who had attended before. He caught touchdown passes of 48 and 62 yards and tacked on a two-point conversion which made him Michigan's all-time leading scorer, passing the legendary Tom Har- mon. "What can I say?" said head coach Bo Schembechler after the game when . asked about Carter. "He's the greatest football player we've ever had. Geez, what can I say? He's unbelievable." Bowing out with style The final touchdown-the 62-yarder-was the thing of which legends are made. He leaped for a tipped pass at the Purdue 20, bobbled it once at the 15, and then gathered it in and danced into the end zone with the final piece of brilliance that the Wolverine fans would ever witness. And so Carter closed out his home crowd career the way he began it barely three years before, when he took the ball 78 yards for a touchdown the first time he laid hands on it. The fans came yesterday to see Michigan clinch the Big Ten championship to be sure, but they came also to bid farewell to the man who had wowed them for four years and 46 straight games. And they unfurled the sign- "Thanks for the memories #1"-long before the man they call A.C. had finished etching them. Ah yes, the memories flutter in and out like so many snippets from a highlight film. ... Carter catching the ball in stride at the Indiana 20-yard line and skit- tering into the Hoosier end zone with no time remaining to give Michigan a 27-21 victory. ... Carter making an incredible one-handed, leaping, off-balance, 23-yard catch for a touchdown against Minnesota two years ago. ... Carter streaking under a 71-yard bomb from quarterback Steve Smith in Michigan's 25-7 win over Notre Dame last year. ... Carter fielding an Irish punt on his own 28 and weaving 72 yards vir- tually untouched for a touchdown earlier this year. A standard of excellence It is those memories and so many, many more that flashed through so many minds yesterday, and it is those memories that will remain long after the darting flanker from Riviera Beach, Fla. has left. He leaves behind a . legacy that will serve as the standard by which all future receivers will be judged. He leaves behind a shattered record book and takes with him more team, Big Ten and NCAA marks than most would care to count. "Anthony Carter is the most dominant player I have eve." seen at the wide receiver position," said Purdue head coach Leon Burnett, and he simply dominated the entire game." . Indeed, though Lawrence Ricks rambled for 196 yards yesterday, it was Carter who shone the brightest. It was Carter who made the big play to put Michigan ahead and it was a replay of so many games already played, so many catches already made. He made it look effortless as he had so many times before and by now the fans can no longer be shocked by what this man By RON POLLACK The Michigan Stadium scoreboard shone brightly for all to see on an otherwise gray, overcast after- noon: 0:00 and Michigan 52, Purdue 21. The Wolverines had clinched a berth in the Rose Bowl and many of the 105,281 fans in attendance spilled onto the field in a frenzied fit of euphoria. The jubilant Wolverine players partook in the celebration, poun- ding upon each others hefty shoulders with enough force to harm most men, while an incessant chant of "Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl" cascaded down from the stands. But amidst these joyous exultations, Michigan's senior players felt a shiver travel down their spines as they realized with remorse and a touch of sadness that they had just played in their last game ever at MichiganStadium. "I FEEL REALLY sad," said strong safety Keith Bostic, who grew up in Ann Arbor. "I might not show it because I hold things in, but it hurts to not be able to play in this stadium any more after having played in it as a child. I guess I have to take a big step for- ward." "Sure there's some sadness," echoed tight end Craig Dunaway. "Even if you go into the pros, you'll never play in front of this many people who are for you. It's a great atmosphere here in Ann Arbor." Of all the Wolverine seniors, none left Michigan Stadium in finer fashion than tailback Lawrence Ricks. The 5-10, 195-pound running back darted through gaping holes all afternoon, finishing his home-field finale with a career-high 196 yards on 31 carries. BUT NOT EVEN these august numbers could prevent a few somber thoughts from settling into the mind of this mighty mite. "This being my last hurrah and my last time in the big house with a blue (home) jersey on, I got a little teary-eyed when they announced my name over the loudspeaker," said Ricks. "You couldn't ask for more in a day than we got today." Having finished the final home game of their collective college careers, the Michigan seniors took note of what they will miss most about their Saturday afternoons spent at Michigan Stadium these past few years. The players were able to come up with a deluge of answers-100,000 plus to be more specific. "IT'S SOMETHING else when there's 100,000 people out there; it's an amazing feeling," said Dunaway. "When you run on to the field and jump up and touch the Michigan banner it's an emotional high." Even a player like cornerback Marion Body, who takes an all-business attitude on the field and generally has no time for such trivialities as fan an- tics, took note of the people who squeeze into the Wolverines' mammoth stadium. "For the first time, I honestly noticed the fans," said Body who picked off his first pass of the season yesterday. "I was looking into the stands today to see what I'll be missing when I leave. Normally I just play the game and pay no attention to that. But I'll miss the fans." IN SPITE OF the heavy-heartedness which the players felt as they walked out of Michigan Stadium for the last time, they were not a dejected, joyless group of players. Having fought back the tears welling up in their eyes, they proceeded to rejoice over the Big Ten championship just won. "It means a lot to me," said Bostic. "I've been in Ann Arbor my whole life, 21 years. It's just an excep- tional day, one I'll never forget. This is a great vic- tory and we can-go on to the Rose Bowl. But first we have to beat Ohio State next week, because it's just such a great rivalry." "I just wanted to run hard," said Ricks, "because this is something you always think of-winning a Big Ten title." JUST AS THE seniors thought of the fans during their melancholy state, they mentioned Michigan's followers when they basked in the glow of their vic- tory. "I think one of the greatest things a team can do for its fans is to win a Big Ten championship at home," said kicker Ali Haji-Sheikh who set a Michigan record for most field goals in a season with a 26- yarder yesterday. The fans returned the favor yesterday, by chanting Haji-Sheikh's name in unison prior to the senior's kickoffs. "That felt really good," said Haji-Sheikh.:"I think that is one of the greatest tributes the fans can give an athlete is that recognition. It felt great." OSU holds off Wildcats, 40-28 EVANSTON. SAP) - Tailback Jim Spencer carried 26 times for 190 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown burst on Ohio State's final scoring drive yesterday, to lift the Buckeyes to a 40-28 win over Northwestern. Five different Ohio State players scored touchdowns, but the Buckeyes needed all of them to offset a brilliant passing performance by North- western's freshman quarterback Sandy Schwab. SCHWAB connected on 27 of 43 attem- tps for 393 yards and three touchdowns, breaking two NCAA freshman marks held by Mark Herrmann for total offen- se and passing yardage in a single season. Schwab's 14 TD passes were a single- season and career record for a North- western quarterback. Six of the passes went to John Harvey for 160 yards, including an 80-yard scoring bomb. The Buckeyes didn't put the game out of reach until Orlando Lowry sacked Schwab and forced a fumble at the Ohio State 11 late in the fourth quarter. Illinois 48, Indiana 7 BLOOMINGTON (AP) - Quarter- back Tony Eason threw for 200 yards, including three touchdown passes during a three-minute burst in the first quarter, to launch Illinois to a 48-7 Big Ten football victory yesterday over In- diana. Mitchell Brookins also scored three times, including once on a 14-yard pass from Eason and twice on 1-yard dives, as the Illini finished their season with a 6-3 Big Ten record and a 7-4 overall mark. The Indiana touchdown came on a 3- yard pass from backup quarterback Cam Cameron to Scott McNabb in the game's closing minutes. The Illini were held in check on their first possession but scored the next three times they had the ball with help from two Indiana penalties and a pass interception. Iowa 28, Wisconsin 14 IOWA CITY (AP) - Tailback Owen Gill ran for 157 yards and two touch- downs as Iowa, aided by a school record six interceptions, defeated Wisconsin 28-14 in Big Ten college football yester- day. The victory pushed the Hawkeyes to 6-4 overall and 5-2 in the league, guaranteeing them their second straight winning season heading into next week's finale at Michigan State. Wisconsin dropped to 5-5 and 4-4 with a home game against Minnesota coming up Saturday. Gill scored on runs of 1 and 44 yards, and quarterback Chuck Long had two 1- yard scores for Iowa. Wisconsin tailback Troy King scored on an 80-yard gallop on the first play of the game, and quarterback Randy Wright connected with flanker Al Toon for the Badgers' only other score. Wright completed 21 of 40 passes for 278 yards but was intercepted five times including two that Iowa conver- ted to touchdowns. ,: ,* x . , ..:.. >