1975 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1975 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1975 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

The defense stopped Archie Griffin's NCAA record 31-game 100-yard rushing game streak.

The November 8 game against Purdue was historic in that it was the first game of a streak in which 100,000 or more fans attended a game at Michigan Stadium, one which continues to this day.

Wisconsin

 * Gordon Bell 28 Rush, 210 Yds

Offense

 * Gordon Bell, tailback, senior, Troy, Ohio - started all 12 games at tailback
 * Jerry Collins, split end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Scott Corbin, fullback, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 1 game at safety
 * James C. Czirr, center, senior, St. Joseph, Michigan - started all 12 games at center
 * Russell Davis, tailback, freshman, Woodbridge, Virginia
 * Mark Donahue, offensive guard, sophomore, Oak Lawn, Illinois - started 10 games at left offensive guard, 1 at right offensive guard
 * Walt Downing, offensive guard, sophomore, Coatesville, Pennsylvania - started all 12 games (11 at right offensive guard, 1 at left offensive guard)
 * Bill Dufek, offensive tackle, sophomore, East Grand Rapids, Michigan - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
 * Mark Elzinga, quarterback, senior, Bay City, Michigan - started 1 game at quarterback
 * James D. Hall, offensive tackle, junior, Ypsilanti, Michigan
 * Harlan Huckleby, tailback, freshman, Detroit, Michigan
 * Thomas P. Jensen, center, senior, Springfield, Illinois
 * Gene Johnson, tight end, freshman, Flint, Michigan
 * Keith Johnson, split end - defensive back, senior, Munster, Indiana - started 11 games at split end
 * Mike Kenn, offensive tackle, sophomore, Evanston, Illinois - started 9 games at left offensive tackle
 * R. Steven King, offensive tackle, senior, Tiffin, Ohio - started 3 games at left offensive tackle
 * Rick Leach, quarterback, freshman, Flint, Michigan - started 11 games at quarterback
 * Kirk Lewis, offensive guard, senior, Garden City, Michigan
 * Rob Lytle, fullback, junior, Fremont, Ohio - started all 12 games at fullback
 * Les Miles, offensive guard, senior, Elyria, Ohio - started 1 game at left offensive guard
 * Steve Nauta, center, sophomore, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
 * George Przygodski, tight end, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 5 games at tight end
 * Max Richardson, tailback, wing back, Fort Wayne, Indiana
 * Mark Schmerge, tight end, freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 6 games at tight end
 * Jim Smith, split end, junior, Blue Island, Illinois - started all 12 games at wing back
 * Curt Stephenson, split end, junior, La Jolla, California
 * Jerry Szara, offensive guard, sophomore, Oak Lawn, Illinois
 * Pete Traber, tight end, sophomore, Columbia, Maryland - started 1 game at tight end
 * Richard A. White, split end, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 1 game at split end

Defense

 * John Anderson, defensive end, sophomore, Waukesha, Wisconsin - started 1 game at right defensive end
 * Jim Bolden, defensive back, junior, Akron, Ohio - started 11 games at weak-side defensive halfback
 * Philip J. Brumbaugh, defensive back, senior, Greenville, Ohio
 * Tim Davis, middle guard, senior, Warren, Ohio - started 11 games at middle guard
 * David Devich, linebacker, senior, Highland, Indiana - started all 12 games at middle linebacker
 * Don Dufek, wolfman, senior, East Grand Rapids, Michigan - started all 12 games at wolfman
 * John Hennessy, defensive tackle, junior, Chicago, Illinois - started 3 games at left defensive tackle, 1 at right defensive tackle
 * Dwight Hicks, safety, sophomore, Pennsauken, New Jersey - started 10 games at safety
 * Bill Hoban, defensive tackle, senior, Chicago, Illinois
 * Michael G. Holmes, defensive end, senior, Akron, Ohio - started 10 games at right defensive end, 1 at left defensive end
 * Derek Howard, defensive back, sophomore, Hamilton, Ohio - started 1 game at weak-side defensive halfback
 * Dan Jilek, defensive end, senior, Sterling Heights, Michigan - started all 12 games (11 at left defensive end, 1 at right defensive end)
 * Kurt Kampe III, defensive back, senior, Defiance, Ohio
 * Richard A. Koschalk, middle guard, senior, Toledo, Ohio - started 1 game at middle guard
 * Bob Lang, middle guard, junior, Chicago, Illinois
 * Rex Mackall, linebacker, sophomore, Berea, Ohio
 * Greg Morton, defensive tackle, junior, Akron, Ohio - started 10 games at right defensive tackle, 1 at left defensive tackle
 * Calvin O'Neal, linebacker, junior, Saginaw, Michigan - started all 12 games at wide linebacker
 * Jeff Perlinger, defensive tackle, senior, Crystal, Minnesota - started 8 games at left defensive tackle
 * Eric Phelps, defensive end, sophomore, Salem, New Hampshire
 * Jim Pickens, safety, sophomore, Sylvania, Ohio - started all 12 games (11 at strong-side defensive halfback, 1 at safety)
 * Charles D. Randolph, defensive tackle, senior, Amelia, Ohio
 * Tom Seabron, defensive end - tight end, freshman, Detroit, Michigan
 * Michael Strabley, linebacker, junior, Massillon, Ohio
 * Greg Strinko, defensive end, senior, Middletown, Ohio
 * Jerry Vogele, linebacker, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Dave Whiteford, safety, junior, Traverse City, Michigan
 * Jerry Zuver, safety, junior, Archbold, Ohio - started 1 game at strong-side defensive halfback

Awards and honors

 * All-Americans: Don Dufek Jr.
 * All-Conference: Dan Jilek, Tim Davis, Don Dufek, Jim Davis, Jim Czirr, Gordon Bell, Greg Morton, Calvin O'Neal
 * Most Valuable Player: Gordon Bell
 * Meyer Morton Award: Dan Jilek
 * John Maulbetsch Award: Dwight Hicks
 * Frederick Matthei Award: Jim Smith
 * Arthur Robinsion Scholarship Award: Dan Jilek

Professional football
The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Coaching staff

 * Head coach: Bo Schembechler
 * Assistant coaches: Dennis Brown, Tirrel Burton, Jerry Hanlon, Jack Harbaugh, Jed Hughes, Bill McCartney, Gary Moeller, Tom Reed, Paul Schudel, Chuck Stobart
 * Trainer: Lindsy McLean
 * Manager: Jeffrey L. Young