The 1977 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1977 college football season . The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler . The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium .
Schedule [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 10, 1977
at Illinois
#2/NA
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il
W 37–9 60,477
September 17, 1977*
Duke
#1/1
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 21–9 104,072
September 24, 1977*
Navy
#1/1
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 14–7 101,800
October 1, 1977*
#5/5 Texas A&M
#3/3
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 41–3 104,802
October 8, 1977
at Michigan State
#3/2
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
W 24–14 78,183
October 15, 1977
#14/15 Wisconsin
#1/1
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 56–0 104,892
October 22, 1977
at Minnesota
#1/1
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
L 16–0 44,165
October 29, 1977†
Iowa
#6/6
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 23–6 104,617
November 5, 1977
Northwestern
#6/6
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 63–20 103,211
November 12, 1977
at Purdue
#6/6
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
W 40–7 68,003
November 19, 1977
#4/4 Ohio State
#5/5
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 14–6 106,024
January 1, 1978*
vs. #13/14 Washington
#4/4
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl )
NBC
L 27–20 105,312
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players [ ] Offense [ ] John Arbeznik, offensive guard, junior, University Heights, Ohio - started 1 game at right offensive guard
Greg Bartnick, offensive guard, junior, Detroit , Michigan - started 2 games at right offensive guard
Kurt Becker , offensive tackle, freshman, Aurora, Illinois Roger Bettis, quarterback, senior, Minerva, Ohio
Jim Breaugh, quarterback, freshman, West Bloomfield, Michigan
Ralph Clayton , wing back, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 8 games at wing backRussell Davis , fullback, junior, Woodbridge, Virginia - started all 12 games at fullbackBrian J. Dickey, quarterback, freshman, Ottawa, Ohio
Gerald Diggs, tailback, sophomore, Chicago, Illinois
Mark Donahue , offensive guard, senior, Oak Lawn, Illinois - started all 12 games at left offensive guardWalt Downing , center, senior, Coatesville, Pennsylvania - started all 12 games at centerBill Dufek, offensive tackle, senior, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Stanley Edwards ,tailback, freshman, Detroit, MichiganJon Giesler , offensive tackle, junior, Woodville, Ohio - started 1 game at left offensive tackle, 1 game at right offensive tackleHarlan Huckleby , tailback, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at tailbackGene Johnson, tight end, junior, Flint, Michigan - started 9 games at tight end
Stacy Johnson, quarterback, junior, Camden, New Jersey
Dave Kadela, offensive tackle, junior, Dearborn, Michigan
Mike Kenn , offensive tackle, senior, Evanston, Illinois - started 11 games at left offensive tackleKevin King, fullback, senior, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Rick Leach , quarterback, junior, Flint, Michigan - started all 12 games at quarterbackGeorge Lilja , center, sophomore, Palos Park, Illinois Doug Marsh , tight end, junior, Akron, Ohio Alan Mitchell, wide receiver, freshman, Detroit, Michigan
John J. Powers, offensive tackle, sophomore, Oak Park, Illinois - started 10 games at right offensive tackle
Lawrence P. Reid, fullback, sophomore, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Max Richardson, wing back, senior, Fort Wayne, Indiana - started 4 games at wing back
Mark Schmerge, tight end, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 1 game at tight end
Mike Smith, tailback, senior, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Roosevelt Smith, tailback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan
Curt Stephenson, wide receiver, senior, La Jolla, California
Gerry Szara, offensive guard, senior, Oak Lawn, Illinois - started 9 games at right offensive guard
John Wangler , quarterback, sophomore, Royal Oak, Michigan Richard A. White, wide receive, senior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started all 12 games at wide receiver Defense [ ] John Anderson , defensive end, senior, Waukesha, Wisconsin - started all 12 games at outside linebackerGene Bell, wolf, sophomore, East Liverpool, Ohio
Mark Braman, defensive halfback, junior, Midland, Michigan
Woody Brown, safety, senior, East Detroit, Michigan
Andy Cannavino , inside linebacker, freshman, Cleveland, OhioMark DeSantis, outside linebacker, junior, Harper Woods, Michigan
Chris Godfrey , defensive tackle, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 5 games at defensive tackleSteve Graves, middle guard, senior, Cleveland, Ohio - started all 12 games at middle guard
Curtis Greer , defensive tackle, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 9 games at defensive tackleMike Harden , defensive halfback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 1 game at weak-side cornerback, 1 game at safetyDave Harding, ILS, senior, Northville, Michigan
Dwight Hicks , wolf, senior, Pennsauken, New Jersey - started 11 games at wolfmanRobert K. Holloway, outside linebacker, junior, West Bloomfield, Michigan
Derek Howard, wolf, senior, Hamilton, Ohio - started all 12 games (10 at strong-side cornerback, 1 at wolfman, 1 at safety)
William Jackson, defensive tackle, junior, Richmond, Virginia - started 1 game at defensive tackle
Raymond J. Johnson, defensive halfback, senior, Gary, Indiana
Mike Jolly , defensive halfback, sophomore, Melvindale, Michigan - started 11 games at weak-side cornerbackDave Keitz, defensive tackle, junior, Columbus, Ohio - started 9 games at defensive tackle
Thomas A. Melita, middle guard, junior, Penns Grove, New Jersey
Jerry Meter , inside linebacker, junior, Birmingham, Michigan - started all 12 games at inside linebackerMel Owens , inside linebacker, sophomore, DeKalb, Illinois - started 1 game at inside linebackerRobert M. Patek, wolf, junior, Farmington Hills, Michigan
Jim Pickens, defensive halfback, senior, Sylvania, Ohio - started all 12 games (10 at safety, 2 at strong-side cornerback)
Tom Seabron , outside linebacker, junior, Detroit, MichiganRon Simpkins , inside linebacker, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 11 games at inside linebackerDominic Tedesco, outside linebacker, senior, Riverside, Illinois - started all 12 games at outside linebacker
Mike Trgovac , middle guard, freshman, Austintown, Ohio Kickers [ ] Nick Labun, place-kicker, senior, Rockford, Illinois
Bryan Virgil, place-kicker, sophomore, Buchanan, Michigan
Greg Willner, place-kicker, junior, Miami Beach, Florida Awards [ ] Coaching staff [ ] Game notes [ ] Texas A&M [ ]
Texas A&M at Michigan
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Texas A&M
3
0
0
0
3
• Michigan
0
7
13
21
41
Scoring summary 1
A&M Tony Franklin 24 yard field goalA&M 3-0 2
MICH Russell Davis 4 yard run (Gregg Willner kick)MICH 7-3 3
MICH Russell Davis 1 yard run (run failed) MICH 13-3 3
MICH Curt Stephenson 35 yard pass from Rick Leach (Gregg Willner kick) MICH 20-3 4
MICH Harlan Huckleby 8 yard run (Gregg Willner kick)MICH 27-3 4
MICH Jim Pickens recovered blocked punt in end zone (Gregg Willner kick) MICH 34-3 4
MICH Mike Jolly 50 yard interception return (Gregg Willner kick)MICH 41-3
This contest marked the 50th anniversary game of Michigan Stadium . [1]
Purdue [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Michigan
3
14
21
2
40
Purdue
7
0
0
0
7
Scoring summary 1
Purdue Dave Young 6 yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Scott Sovereen kick)Purdue 7-0 1
Michigan Gregg Willner 28 yard field goal Purdue 7-3 2
Michigan Mark Schmerge 8 yard pass from Rick Leach (Gregg Willner kick) Michigan 10-7 2
Michigan Roosevelt Smith 2 yard run (Gregg Willner kick) Michigan 17-7 3
Michigan Russell Davis 2 yard run (Gregg Willner kick)Michigan 24-7 3
Michigan Dominic Tedesco 30 yard interception return (Gregg Willner kick) Michigan 31-7 3
Michigan Mark Schmerge 6 yard pass from Rick Leach (Gregg Willner kick) Michigan 38-7 4
Michigan Safety, Mark Herrmann tackled in end zone Michigan 40-7
Bo Schembechler 's 100th game at Michigan [2]
References [ ]
↑ "Michigan Routs 5th-Ranked A&M." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 2.
↑ "Michigan gets revenge and ready, 40-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 13.
External links [ ] 