“Bo Schembechler is looking up
into football’s valhalla and saying,
‘Thank you, Fielding Yost, thank
you, Fielding Yost for that one’. . .
They aren’t even going to try the
extra point. Who cares! Who
gives a damn! I’ve never been so
happy in all my cotton-pickin’ 59
years.” So said the Wolverines’
all-time No. 1 cheerleader, Bob
Ufer, describing the mayhem following
“the greatest play in 100
years of Michigan football.”
Anthony Carter’s dramatic, gamewinning
reception against Indiana
was easily the season highlight of
the 8-3 Wolverines as they headed
to the Gator Bowl to oppose North
Carolina’s 7-3-1 Tar Heels.
Quarterback John Wangler
opened the game with a 47-yard
pass completion to Carter, but 20
yards in penalties took Michigan
out of field goal range, giving the
Wolverines a preview of events to
come. Bryan Virgil booted a 20-
yard field goal early in the second
quarter and Wangler, hitting
receivers at will, threw 53 yards to
Carter for a 9-0 lead after
Michigan missed the extra point.
On the next series, Wangler was
tackled by UNC linebacker
Lawrence Taylor on a sprint out,
suffering a severe knee injury, ending
his playing time that night. Up
to that point, he had accumulated
203 yards through the air. North
Carolina finally scored on a one
yard plunge by Doug Paschal late
in the quarter, and trailed 9-7 at
the half.
Midway through the third quarter,
the Tarheels took control of
the game, driving 97 yards in 15
plays behind the running of Amos
Lawrence, and scoring on a 12-
yard pass from Matt Kupec to Phil
Farris. North Carolina added a
field goal with 7:31 remaining in
the game to move ahead 17-9.
However, the Wolverines never
gave up, and with 1:28 to go,
backup quarterback B.J. Dickey,
Wangler’s replacement, connected
with A.C. on a 30-yard bomb to
bring the game to within two. In
an attempt to tie, Dickey’s pass to
Carter in the endzone failed, and
Michigan fell short. Hindering the
Wolverines throughout the game
were two lost fumbles, two pass
interceptions, the loss of Wangler
and 87 yards in penalties. |  |
SCORING
Second Quarter
M Virgil, 20-yard field goal
M Carter, 53-yard pass from
Wangler (kick failed)
NC Paschal, 1-yard run
(Hayes kick)
Third Quarter
NC Farris, 12-yard pass from Kupec
(Hayes kick)
Fourth Quarter
NC Hayes, 32-yard field goal
M Carter, 30-yard pass from
Dickey (Dickey pass failed)
Team Stats UM UNC
First Downs 18 20
Net Yards Rushing 152 169
Net Yards Passing 328 161
Total Plays 68 79
Total Yards 480 330
PA/PC/Int 26/17/2 28/19/0
Punts/Avg. 6/35.1 6/45.4
Return Yards 39 68
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/2
Penalties/Yards 8/87 8/74
Rushing — (M): Woolfolk 16-63; Smith 8-51;
Dickey 11-42; Edwards 4-15;
NC): Lawrence 23-118; Paschal 14-49
Passing — (M): Wangler 6-8-203;
Dickey 11-18-125
(NC): Kupec 18-28-161
Receiving — (M): Carter 4-141; Woolfolk 5-43;
Marsh 3-46; Betts 3-41;
(NC): Lawrence 5-38; Chatham 5-37 |
