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.[1]
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.
Schedule [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 13, 1975
at Wisconsin
#2/NA
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
W 23–6 79,022
September 20, 1975*
Stanford
#2/3
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
T 19–19 92,304
September 27, 1975*
Baylor
#9/10
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
T 14–14 104,248
October 4, 1975*
#5/5 Missouri
#12/14
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 31–7 104,578
October 11, 1975
at #15/16 Michigan State
#8/8
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
W 16–6 79,776
October 18, 1975
Northwestern
#7/7
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 69–0 86,201
October 25, 1975†
Indiana
#7/7
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 55–7 93,857
November 1, 1975
at Minnesota
#7/7
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–21 33,191
November 8, 1975
Purdue
#6/6
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 28–0 102,415
November 15, 1975
at Illinois
#4/4
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il
W 21–15 45,077
November 22, 1975
#1/1 Ohio State
#4/5
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
L 21–14 105,543
January 1, 1976*
vs. #3/3 Oklahoma
#5/5
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl )
NBC
L 14–6 76,799
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Game notes [ ] Wisconsin [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Michigan
0
10
3
10
23
Wisconsin
3
3
0
0
6
Scoring summary 1
Wisconsin Lamia 22 yard field goal Wisconsin 3-0 2
Michigan Lytle 15 yard run (Wood kick) Michigan 7-3 2
Wisconsin Lamia 31 yard field goal Michigan 7-6 2
Michigan Wood 22 yard field goal Michigan 10-6 3
Michigan Wood 25 yard field goal Michigan 13-6 4
Michigan Wood 22 yard field goal Michigan 16-6 4
1:08
Michigan Bell 7 yard pass from Leach (Wood kick) Michigan 23-6
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Gordon Bell 28 Rush, 210 Yds [3]
Michigan State [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Michigan
0
6
0
10
16
Michigan State
3
0
3
0
6
Scoring summary 1
MSU Nielsen 46 yard field goal MSU 3-0 2
MICH Wood 33 yard field goal Tied 3-3 2
MICH Wood 46 yard field goal MICH 6-3 3
MSU Nielsen 43 yard field goal Tied 6-6 4
MICH Bell 18 yard run (Wood kick) MICH 13-6 4
MICH Wood 25 yard field goal MICH 16-6
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Indiana [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Indiana
0
0
0
7
7
• Michigan
14
20
14
7
55
Scoring summary 1
MICH Jim Smith 77 yard run (Wood kick) MICH 7-0 1
MICH G. Bell 53 yard run (Wood kick) MICH 14-0 2
MICH Rob Lytle 1 yard run (Wood kick)MICH 21-0 2
MICH Rob Lytle 7 yard run (kick failed) MICH 27-0 2
MICH Rob Lytle 1 yard run (Wood kick) MICH 34-0 3
MICH R. Davis 1 yard run (Wood kick) MICH 41-0 3
MICH R. Davis 3 yard run (Wood kick) MICH 48-0 4
IND T. Jones 1 yard run (Stavroff kick) MICH 48-7 4
MICH Rob Lytle 12 yard run (Willner kick) MICH 55-7
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Players [ ] Offense [ ] Gordon Bell , tailback, senior, Troy, Ohio - started all 12 games at tailbackJerry 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 guardWalt 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, MichiganThomas 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 tackleR. Steven King, offensive tackle, senior, Tiffin, Ohio - started 3 games at left offensive tackle
Rick Leach , quarterback, freshman, Flint, Michigan - started 11 games at quarterbackKirk Lewis, offensive guard, senior, Garden City, Michigan
Rob Lytle , fullback, junior, Fremont, Ohio - started all 12 games at fullbackLes Miles , offensive guard, senior, Elyria, Ohio - started 1 game at left offensive guardSteve 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 backCurt 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 endJim 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 wolfmanJohn Hennessy , defensive tackle, junior, Chicago, Illinois - started 3 games at left defensive tackle, 1 at right defensive tackleDwight Hicks , safety, sophomore, Pennsauken, New Jersey - started 10 games at safetyBill 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 tackleCalvin O'Neal , linebacker, junior, Saginaw, Michigan - started all 12 games at wide linebackerJeff 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, MichiganMichael 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 [ ] [ ] The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL Draft .
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