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The 1975 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1975 Big Ten Conference 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 September 13at Wisconsin No. 2/NA
W 23–6 Stanford * No. 2/3
T 19–19 Baylor * No. 9/10
Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI T 14–14 Missouri * No. 12/14
Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 31–7 Michigan State No. 8/8
W 16–6 Northwestern No. 7/7
Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 69–0 Indiana
Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 55–7 Minnesota No. 7/7
W 28–21 Purdue No. 6/6
Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 28–0 Illinois No. 4/4
W 21–15 Ohio State No. 4/5
Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry ) L 14–21 Oklahoma * No. 5/5
NBCL 6–14
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Game summaries Wisconsin
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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Stanford
1
2 3 4 Total
Stanford
6
0 0 13
19
Michigan
0
7 6 6
19
Date: September 20Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MichiganGame attendance: 92,304 Scoring summary 1 STAN Tony Hill 25-yard pass from Mike Cordova (kick failed) Stanford 6–0 2 MICH Jim Smith 48-yard pass from Rick Leach (Bob Wood kick) Michigan 7–6 3 MICH Bob Wood 27-yard field goal Michigan 10–6 3 MICH Bob Wood 29-yard field goal Michigan 13–6 4 STAN Todd Anderson 4-yard pass from Mike Cordova (Mike Langford kick) Tie 13–13 4 5:51 MICH Bob Wood 32-yard field goal Michigan 16–13 4 3:41 STAN Mike Langford 40-yard field goal Tie 16–16 4 1:46 MICH Bob Wood 42-yard field goal Michigan 19–16 4 :09 STAN Mike Langford 33-yard field goal Tie 19–19
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Michigan State
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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'Michigan 69 Northwestern 0
In this drubbing of the great ground game led by Freshman quarterback Rick Leach, Junior fullback Rob Lytle, and Senior tailback Gordon Bell, Michigan rushed for over 500 yards in which all three of them went over 100 yards in a game. No team in NCAA history has had three backs gain over 100 yards in a game not even under Denard Robinson did this occur. And to shut out the Wildcats making it probably the most lopsided affair during the seaso
Indiana
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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Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• Michigan
14
0 7 0
21
Illinois
0
0 0 15
15
Scoring summary Q1 MICH Bell 2 yard run (kick failed) MICH 6–0 Q1 MICH Bell 1 yard run (Lytle run) MICH 14–0 Q3 MICH Leach 1 yard run (Wood kick) MICH 21–0 Q4 ILL Johnson 5 yard pass from Steger (Beaver kick) MICH 21–7 Q4 ILL Phillips 2 yard run (Johnson pass from Steger) MICH 21–15
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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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Coaching staff Statistics Rushing
Player
Attempts
Net yards
Yards per attempt
Touchdowns
Gordon Bell 273
1390
5.1
13
Rob Lytle 193
1030
5.3
10
Rick Leach
113
552
4.9
5
Passing
Player
Attempts
Completions
Interceptions
Comp %
Yards
Yds/Comp
TD
Long
Rick Leach
100
32
12
32.0
680
21.3
3
83
Mark Elzinga
23
8
3
34.8
133
16.6
1
28
Receiving
Player
Receptions
Yards
Yds/Recp
TD
Long
Jim Smith 24
553
23.0
4
83
Keith Johnson
6
130
21.7
0
29
Kickoff returns
Player
Returns
Yards
Yds/Return
TD
Long
Gordon Bell 9
227
25.2
0
64
Punt returns
Player
Returns
Yards
Yds/Return
TD
Long
Jim Smith 26
210
8.1
0
50
Dwight Hicks
9
63
7.0
0
21
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