1975 Michigan Wolverines football team

	Conf					Overall
1975 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4/4 Ohio State †	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#8/8 Michigan	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	2
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

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.

1 Schedule
2 Roster
3 1975 team players in the NFL
4 Awards and honors
5 Coaching staff
6 References
7 External links

Schedule

Date	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	80,307
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

No. Name Pos. Year Letter Class Hgt. Wgt. Hometown State High School

86 Anderson, John DE 1975 v So. 6-3 215 Waukesha WI Waukesha South

66 Anderson, Steve DT 1975 jv So. 6-2 230 Toledo OH Scott

31 Andrews, A. Phillip FB 1975 jv So. 6-1 217 Brooklyn NY Jefferson

_ Arbeznik, John OT - DT 1975 jv Fr. 6-4 225 University Heights OH St. Ignatius

61 Bartnick, Greg OG 1975 _ So. 6-3 225 Detroit MI Cody

_ Bell, Frank FB 1975 jv Fr. 6-1 1/2 215 Stroudsburg PA _

5 Bell, Gordon TB 1975 v Sr. 5-9 178 Troy OH Troy

12 Bettis, Roger QB 1975 jv So. 6-3 185 Minerva OH Minerva

_ Blue, James _ 1975 jv _ _ _ _ _ _

22 Bolden, Jim DB 1975 v Jr. 6-1 177 Akron OH East

_ Braman, Mark WB - DB 1975 jv Fr. 6-2 190 Midland MI _

30 Brow, Philip S 1975 _ Jr. 5-10 185 Detroit MI Cranbrook

45 Brown, Woody S 1975 jv So. 5-11 175 East Detroit MI East Detroit

4 Brumbaugh, Philip J. DB 1975 v Sr. 5-9 160 Greenville OH Greenville

15 Bush, Kenny D. Wolf 1975 _ So. 5-11 200 Canton OH McKinley

14 Carian, Rob QB 1975 jv Jr. 6-1 195 Indio CA Coachella Valley

13 Ceddia, John QB 1975 _ Jr. 6-0 185 Cincinnati OH Roger Bacon

29 Collins, Jerry SE 1975 v Sr. 6-2 185 Ann Arbor MI Huron

34 Corbin, Scott FB 1975 v So. 6-1 220 Cincinnati OH Woodward

75 Coyne, Michael T. OT 1975 _ Jr. 6-2 249 Chicago IL Weber

52 Czirr, James C. C 1975 v Sr. 6-3 1/2 225 St. Joseph MI St. Joseph

_ Davis, Russell TB 1975 v Fr. 6-2 215 Woodbridge VA Woodbridge

56 Davis, Tim MG 1975 v Sr. 5-10 201 Warren OH Western Reserve

_ DeSantis, Mark C 1975 jv Fr. 6-3 1/2 212 Harper Woods MI Bishop Gallagher

55 Devich, David LB 1975 v Sr. 6-1 210 Highland IN Highland

60 Donahue, Mark OG 1975 v So. 6-3 1/2 237 Oak Lawn IL Chicago Brother Rice

72 Downing, Walt OG 1975 v So. 6-4 232 Coatesville PA Coatesville

73 Dufek, Bill OT 1975 v So. 6-4 255 East Grand Rapids MI East Grand Rapids

35 Dufek, Donald P. Wolf 1975 v Sr. 6-0 195 East Grand Rapids MI Pioneer (Ann Arbor)

16 Elzinga, Mark QB 1975 v Sr.. 6-2 1/2 190 Bay City MI Handy

_ Giesler, Jon DT 1975 jv Fr. 6-4 25 Woodville OH Woodmore

_ Goldthwaite, David L. _ 1975 jv _ _ _ Columbus OH _

54 Graves, Steve MG 1975 _ So. 6-1 217 Cleveland OH

Collinwood

_ Greer, Curtis DE 1975 jv Fr. 6-4 225 Detroit MI Cass Tech

_ Grieves, Christopher _ 1975 jv _ _ _ Peoria IL _

53 Hackett, Jim C 1975 jv Jr. 6-1 220 London OH London

70 Hall, James D. OT 1975 v Jr. 6-4 235 Ypsilanti MI Ypsilanti

83 Harding, Dave TE 1975 _ So. 6-4 223 Northville MI Detroit Catholic Central

46 Heneveld, William R. DB 1975 _ Jr. 5-11 180 Alto MI Forest Hills

71 Hennessy, John DT 1975 v Jr. 6-4 235 Chicago IL Gordon Tech

17 Hicks, Dwight S 1975 v So. 6-2 180 Pennsauken NJ Pennsauken

93 Hoban, Bill DT 1975 v Sr. 6-4 238 Chicago IL Gordon Tech

23 Holland, Joe TB 1975 _ So. 6-0 192 Yonkers NY Roosevelt

_ Hollway, Robert K. DE 1975 jv Fr. 6-3 200 West Bloomfield MI Bloomfield Hills Andover

40 Holmes, Michael G. DE 1975 v Sr. 6-3 210 Akron OH East

10 Howard, Derek DB 1975 v So. 6-2 187 Hamilton OH

Garfield

_ Huckleby, Harlan TB 1975 v Fr. 6-1 1/2 195 Detroit MI Cass Tech

7 Jackson, Carlos A. (Andy) DB 1975 _ So. 6-0 170 Bowling Green OH Bowling Green

_ Jackson, William DT - DE 1975 jv Fr. 6-4 230 Richmond VA _

51 Jensen, Jensen,Thomas P. OG 1975 v Sr. 6-3 225 Springfield IL Springfield

81 Jilek, Daniel D. DE 1975 v Sr. 6-2 212 Sterling Heights MI Stevenson

_ Johnson, Gene TE 1975 v Fr. 6-4 220 Flint MI Southwestern

27 Johnson, Keith SE - DB 1975 v Sr. 6-0 175 Munster IN Munster

20 Johnson, Raymond J. S 1975 _ So. 6-0 177 Gary IN Westside

_ Johnson, Stacy QB - DB 1975 jv Fr. 6-2 190 Camden NJ Woodrow Wilson

21 Kampe, Kurt III DB 1975 v Sr. 5-11 182 Defiance OH Defiance

_ Keitz, Dale LB 1975 jv Fr. 6-2 230 Columbus OH Upper Arlington

73 Kenn, Mike OT 1975 v So. 6-6 1/2 243 Evanston IL Evanston

36 King, Kevin FB 1975 jv So. 6-2 215 Oak Lawn IL St. Laurence

67 King, R. Steven OT 1975 v Sr. 6-5 245 Tiffin OH Columbian

99 Knickerbocker, Steven G. PK 1975 _ So. 6-1 180 Chelsea MI Chelsea

92 Koschalk, Richard A. MG 1975 v Sr. 6-2 193 Toledo OH Cardinal Stritch

_ Labun, Nick _ 1975 jv _ _ _ Rockford IL _

62 Lang, Bob DT 1975 v Jr. 6-1 230 Chicago IL Gordon Tech

_ Lawley, Jeffrey E. _ 1975 jv _ _ _ Dearborn Heights MI

_ Leach, Rick QB 1975 v Fr. 6-2 180 Flint MI Southwestern

74 Lewis, Kirk OG 1975 _ Sr. 6-3 1/2 240 Garden City MI West

_ Lindsay, Rock OT 1975 jv Fr. 6-2 230 Lapeer MI _

41 Lytle, Lytle,Rob FB 1975 v Jr. 6-1 190 Fremont OH

Fremont-Ross

49 Mackall, Rex LB 1975 v So. 6-4 215 Berea OH Berea

_ Malinak, Timothy LB 1975 jv Fr. 6-1 1/2 215 Flemington PA _

49 Mandich, John DB 1975 jv So. 6-1 184 Grosse Pointe MI North

_ Melita, Thomas A. LB 1975 jv Fr. 6-1 1/2 215 Penns Grove NJ _

_ Meter, Jerry LB 1975 jv Fr. 6-3 205 Birmingham MI _

63 Miles, Les OG 1975 v Sr. 6-1 225 Elyria OH Elyria

_ Miller, Aubrey L. _ 1975 jv _ _ _ St. Joseph MI _

77 Morton, Greg DT 1975 v Jr. 6-2 225 Akron OH Central-Hower

50 Nauta, Steve C 1975 v So. 6-2 227 Norristown PA Plymouth-Whitemarsh

96 O'Neal, Calvin LB 1975 v Jr. 6-2 230 Saginaw MI Saginaw

_ Patek, Robert M. Wolf 1975 jv Fr. 6-2 190 Farmington Hills MI _

_ Pederson, Bernhardt (Chip) QB 1975 jv _ 6-5 210 Bay City MI Central

97 Perlinger, Jeff DT 1975 v Sr. 6-4 242 Crystal MN Benilde

90 Phelps, Eric DE 1975 v So. 6-1 208 Salem NH Salem

18 Pickens, Jim S 1975 v So. 6-2 188 Sylvania OH Sylvania

80 Przygodski, George TE 1975 v Sr. 6-3 215 Grand Rapids

MI Catholit Central

76 Randolph, Charles D. DT 1975 v Sr. 6-3 227 Amelia OH St. Xavier

26 Richardson, Dennis TB 1975 _ So. 5-11 182 Lima OH Shawnee

_ Richardson, Leon LB - FL 1975 _ Fr. 6-1 210 Fort Wayne IN Bishop Luers

43 Richardson, Max WB 1975 v So. 6-1 187 Fort Wayne IN Bishop Luers

_ Schmerge, Mark TE 1975 v Fr. 6-3 235 Cincinnati OH St. Xavier

_ Seabron, Thomas DE - TE 1975 v Fr. 6-4 210 Detroit MI Cass Tech

_ Slaughter, Mark _ 1975 jv _ _ _ _ _ _

37 Smith, Jim W 1975 v Jr. 6-3 1/2 198 Blue Island IL

Eisenhower

_ Smith, Lewis OT - DT 1975 _ Fr. 6-4 235 Paoli CT Avon Old Farms Prep (CT)

44 Smith, Mike TB 1975 _ So. 5-8 175 Kalamazoo MI Hackett

_ Stavale, David J. QB - WB 1975 jv Fr. 6-1 180 Harper Woods MI Bishop Gallagher

58 Stefan, Terry C 1975 jv Sr. 6-0 210 Parma OH Valley Forge

85 Stephenson, Curt SE 1975 v Jr. 6-1 170 LaJolla CA LaJolla

42 Strabley, Michael LB 1975 v Jr. 6-0 218 Massillon OH Canton Catholic Central

94 Strinko, Greg DE 1975 v Sr. 6-3 213 Middletown OH Middletown

57 Szafranski, Roger MG 1975 jv Jr. 5-11 193 Bay City MI John Glenn

69 Szara, Gerry OG 1975 v So. 6-2 250 Oak Lawn IL Chicago Brother Rice

99 Tedesco, Dominic DE 1975 jv So. 6-4 210 Riverside IL Fenwick

_ Torzy, Mark OT - DT 1975 jv Fr. 6-4 240 Warren MI DeLaSalle

89 Traber, Pete TE 1975 _ So. 6-3 1/2 220 Columbia MD Gleneig

19 Truitt, Darrell WB 1975 jv Jr. 6-0 190 Cincinnati OH Oak Hills

39 Vogele, Jerry LB 1975 v Jr. 6-3 235 Cincinnati OH Elder

_ Weisenburger, John F. QB 1975 jv Fr. 6-1 190 Mt. Pleasant MI _

84 White, Richard A. SE 1975 _ Jr. 6-5 195 Cincinnati OH Princeton

1 Whiteford, Dave S 1975 v Jr. 6-1 185 Traverse City MI Traverse City

_ Williams, Kyron OG - MG 1975 _ Fr. 6-1 220 Detroit MI Southwestern

_ Willner, Gregg _ 1975 jv _ _ _ Miami Beach FL _

3 Wood, Robert L. PK 1975 v Jr. 5-8 170 London OH London

22 Woodford, Anthony B. _ 1975 jv _ _ _ Detroit MI _

8 Zuver, Jerry Wolf 1975 v Jr. 6-2 195 Archbold OH Archbold

1975 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Gordon Bell	Running Back	4	104	New York Giants
Dan Jilek	Linebacker	4	109	Buffalo Bills
Don Dufek	Defensive Back	5	126	Seattle Seahawks
Steve King	Tackle	5	129	New York Jets
Jim Czirr	Center	9	252	Denver Broncos
Jeff Perlinger	Defensive End	10	268	San Diego Chargers
Wayman Britt	Defensive Back	13	364	Washington Redskins

^[2]

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

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

References

External links

1975 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

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