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Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Iowa 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In his fifth year as Michigan's head coach, Bo Schembechler led the team to a 10–0–1 record. It was Michigan's first undefeated season since 1948. The Wolverines outscored their opponents 330 to 68. Michigan was ranked #6 in both post-season polls.

The season ended with a 10-10 tie against Ohio State. Both teams entered undefeated, with the winner guaranteed a trip to the Rose Bowl. When the game ended in a tie, the Big Ten athletic directors voted in a secret ballot to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl. Michigan athletic officials and fans were outraged, and Schembechler argued that Michigan was robbed of its on-field achievements. For months afterward, Ohio State newspapers were flooded with angry Wolverine letters and threats of lawsuits.

On offense, the team was led by quarterback Dennis Franklin who completed 36 of 67 passes for 534 yards and rushed 101 times for 425 yards. Four Michigan running backs, Ed Shuttlesworth, Chuck Heater, Gil Chapman, and Gordon Bell, combined for 2,417 rushing yards. Shuttlesworth, Franklin, wing back Clint Haslerig, and offensive guard Mike Hoban were all selected as All-Big Ten Conference players.

On defense, the Wolverines held opponents to 68 points, an average of 6.2 points per game. Defensive tackle Dave Gallagher and cornerback Dave Brown were both selected as first-team All-Americans. Middle linebacker Steve Strinko led the team with 77 total tackles and 108 total tackles.

Schedule

September 15, 1973at IowaNo. 5/NA

W 31–7 52,105 September 22, 1973Stanford*No. 5/6

W 47–10 80,177 September 29, 1973Navy*No. 4/4

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

W 14–0 88,042 October 6, 1973Oregon*No. 5/5

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

W 24–0 81,113 October 13, 1973at Michigan StateNo. 5/4

W 31–0 78,263 October 20, 1973WisconsindaggerNo. 4/4

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

W 35–6 87,723 October 27, 1973at MinnesotaNo. 4/4

W 34–7 44,435 November 3, 1973IndianaNo. 4/4

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

W 49–13 76,432 November 10, 1973IllinoisNo. 4/4

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

W 21–6 76,461 November 17, 1973at PurdueNo. 4/4

W 34–9 56,485 November 24, 1973No. 1/1 Ohio StateNo. 4/4

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

ABCT 10–10 105,223

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game notes

Iowa

1 234Total
• Michigan 10 777 31
Iowa 0 700 7
Scoring summary
1MichiganLantry 39-yard field goalMichigan 3-0
1MichiganHeater 1-yard run (Lantry kick)Michigan 10-0
2IowaDouthitt 47-yard interception return (Kokolus kick)Michigan 10-7
2MichiganThornbladh 3-yard run (Lantry kick)Michigan 17-7
3MichiganChapman 12-yard run (Lantry kick)Michigan 24-7
4MichiganFranklin 11-yard run (Lantry kick)Michigan 31-7

[1]

Stanford

1 234Total
Stanford 0 037 10
• Michigan 21 1376 47
Scoring summary
1MICHHeater 8 yard run (Lantry kick)MICH 7–0
1MICHShuttlesworth 1 yard run (Lantry kick)MICH 14–0
1MICHChapman 1 yard run (Lantry kick)MICH 21–0
2MICHLantry 50 yard field goalMICH 24–0
2MICHGustafson 4 yard pass from Franklin (Lantry kick)MICH 31–0
2MICHLantry 51 yard field goalMICH 34–0
3STANGarcia 37 yard field goalMICH 34–3
3MICHShuttlesworth 1 yard run (Lantry kick)MICH 41–3
4STANIshman 19 yard pass from Boryla (Garcia kick)MICH 41–10
4MICHChapman 5 yard run (kick failed)MICH 47–10

[2]

Oregon

1 234Total
Oregon 0 000 0
• Michigan 0 14010 24
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Scoring summary
2MichiganBob Thornbladh 2-yard run (Mike Lantry kick)Michigan 7-0
2MichiganPaul Seal 4-yard pass from Larry Cipa (Mike Lantry kick)Michigan 14-0
4MichiganGil Chapman 83-yard punt return (Mike Lantry kick)Michigan 21-0
4MichiganMike Lantry 39-yard field goalMichigan 24-0

Larry Cipa made his first career start in place of the injured Dennis Franklin, who missed the game due to a broken index finger suffered in practice during the week.[3]

Michigan State

1 234Total
• Michigan 10 7014 31
Michigan St 0 000 0
Scoring summary
Q1MICHBrown 52 yard punt return (Lantry kick)MICH 7–0
Q1MICHLantry 35 yard field goalMICH 10–0
Q2MICHChapman 53 yard run (Lantry kick)MICH 17–0
Q4MICHSeal 6 yard pass from Franklin (Lantry kick)MICH 24–0
Q4MICHShuttlesworth 2 yard run (Lantry kick)MICH 31–0

[4]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 006 6
• Michigan 7 1477 35
Scoring summary
1MICHSeal 46-yard pass from Franklin (Lantry kick)Michigan 7–0
2MICHChapman 3-yard run (Lantry kick)Michigan 14–0
2MICHFranklin 1-yard run (Lantry kick)Michigan 21–0
3MICHHeater 4-yard run (Lantry kick)Michigan 28–0
4WISMarek 65-yard pass from Bohlig (kick failed)Michigan 28–6
4MICHBell 7-yard run (Lantry kick)Michigan 35–6

[5]

Minnesota

Indiana

Illinois

Purdue

Ohio State

Players

Offense

Defense

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player Attempts Net yards Yards per attempt Touchdowns Long
Ed Shuttlesworth 193 745 3.9 9 15
Chuck Heater 114 666 5.8 6 71
Gil Chapman 111 542 4.9 6 53
Gordon Bell 88 475 5.3 4 24
Dennis Franklin 101 425 4.2 6 49

Passing

Player Attempts Completions Interceptions Comp % Yards Yds/Comp TD Long
Dennis Franklin 67 36 5 53.7 534 14.8 4 46
Larry Cipa 35 13 2 37.1 163 12.5 1 36

Receiving

Player Receptions Yards Yds/Recp TD Long
Paul Seal 14 254 18.1 3 46
Clint Haslerig 13 210 16.1 1 41

Kickoff returns

Player Returns Yards Yds/Return TD Long
Gil Chapman 6 133 22.2 0 28
Clint Haslerig 6 127 21.2 0 31
Chuck Heater 4 84 21.0 0 28

Punt returns

Player Returns Yards Yds/Return TD Long
Gil Chapman 13 179 13.8 1 83
Tom Drake 9 139 15.4 0 54
David Brown 14 125 8.9 1 53

Tackles

Player Tac Ast Tot PBU FR
Steve Strinko 77 31 108 1 2
Carl Russ 40 26 66 3 1
Dave Gallagher 37 22 59 9 1
David Brown 39 16 55 3 1
Don Dufek 38 17 55 5 1

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "Franklin Aids Michigan, 31-7." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sept 16.
  2. ^ "Michigan Crushes Stanford, 47-10." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sept 23.
  3. ^ "Reserve Sparks Michigan." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7.
  4. ^ "Michigan Wins Again." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 14. Retrieved 2015-Sep-05.
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
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