1977 Michigan Wolverines football team

1977 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Rose Bowl, L 27–20 vs. Washington
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #9
1977 record 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo Schembechler (9th year)
Defensive coordinator Bill McCartney (1st year)
Base defense 3–4
MVP Russell Davis
Captain Walt Downing
Captain Dwight Hicks
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »
1977 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9/8 Michigan § 7 1 0     10 2 0
#11/12 Ohio State § 7 1 0     9 3 0
Michigan State 6 1 1     7 3 1
Indiana 4 3 1     5 5 1
Minnesota 4 4 0     7 5 0
Purdue 3 5 0     5 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0     4 7 0
Wisconsin 3 6 0     5 6 0
Illinois 2 6 0     3 8 0
Northwestern 1 8 0     1 10 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 10, 1977 at Illinois #2/NA Memorial StadiumChampaign, Il W 37–9   60,477
September 17, 1977 Duke* #1/1 Michigan StadiumAnn 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 StadiumEast 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 StadiumMinneapolis, 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 StadiumWest 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 BowlPasadena, 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.

Awards

Coaching staff

References

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