The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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year by year The 1971 edition of the Wolverines posted an 11-0 regular-season record, including an 8-0 mark in the Big Ten, but Michigan fell to Stanford, 13‑12, in the Rose Bowl for the only loss of the campaign. photo courtesy bentley historical library 1975 Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler Captains: Kirk Lewis and Don Dufek Season Record: 8-2-2 Conference Record: 7-1 (2nd Place) 1977 1979 Big Ten Champs Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler Captains: John Arbeznik and Ron Simpkins Season Record: 8-4 Conference Record: 6-2 (3rd Place) Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler Captains: Dwight Hicks and Walt Downing Season Record: 10-2 Conference Record: 7-1 (1st Place tie) SiteResult Date Rank Opponent Preseason3 Sept. 13 2/- Wisconsin A W 23-6 Sept. 20 2/- Stanford H T 19-19 Sept. 27 9/- Baylor H T 14-14 Oct. 4 12/5 Missouri H W 31-7 Oct. 11 8/15 Michigan State A W 16-6 Oct. 18 7/- Northwestern H W 69-0 Oct. 25 7/- Indiana (HC) H W 55-7 Nov. 1 7/- Minnesota A W 28-21 Nov. 8 6/- Purdue H W 28-0 Nov. 15 4/- Illinois A W 21-15 Nov. 22 4/1 Ohio State H L 14-21 Jan. 1 5/3 Oklahoma 1 L 6-14 Total Points 324-130 1 - Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Final Rankings: AP, No. 8; UPI, No. 8 SiteResult Date Rank Opponent Sept. 10 2/- Illinois A W 37-9 Sept. 17 1/- Duke H W 21-9 Sept. 24 1/- Navy H W 14-7 Oct. 1 3/5 Texas A&M H W 41-3 Oct. 8 3/- Michigan State A W 24-14 Oct. 15 1/14 Wisconsin H W 56-0 Oct. 22 1/- Minnesota A L 0-16 Oct. 29 6/- Iowa (HC) H W 23-6 Nov. 5 6/- Northwestern H W 63-20 Nov. 12 6/- Purdue A W 40-7 Nov. 19 5/4 Ohio State H W 14-6 Jan. 2 4/13 Washington 1 L 20-27 Total Points 353-124 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Final Rankings: AP, No. 9; UPI, No. 8 1976 1978 Big Ten Champs SiteResult Date Rank Opponent Sept. 8 7/- Northwestern H W 49-7 Sept. 15 6/9 Notre Dame H L 10-12 Sept. 22 11/- Kansas H W 28-7 Sept. 29 11/- California A W 14-10 Oct. 6 11/16 Michigan State A W 21-7 Oct. 13 11/- Minnesota H W 31-21 Oct. 20 11/- Illinois A W 27-7 Oct. 27 10/- Indiana (HC) H W 27-21 Nov. 3 10/- Wisconsin H W 54-0 Nov. 10 10/14 Purdue A L 21-24 Nov. 17 13/2 Ohio State H L 15-18 Dec. 28 14/- North Carolina 1 L 15-17 Total Points 312-151 1 - Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida Final Rankings: AP, No. 18; UPI, No. 19 1980 Big Ten Champs Big Ten Champs Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler Captains: Andy Cannavino and George Lilja Season Record: 10-2 Conference Record: 8-0 (1st Place) Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler Captains: Rob Lytle, Calvin O'Neal and Kirk Lewis Season Record: 10-2 Conference Record: 7-1 (1st Place tie) Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler Captains: Russell Davis and Jerry Meter Season Record: 10-2 Conference Record: 7-1 (1st Place tie) Date Rank Opponent SiteResult Sept. 11 2/- Wisconsin H W 40-27 Sept. 18 1/- Stanford H W 51-0 Sept. 25 1/- Navy H W 70-14 Oct. 2 1/- Wake Forest H W 31-0 Oct. 9 1/- Michigan State H W 42-10 Oct. 16 1/- Northwestern A W 38-7 Oct. 23 1/- Indiana A W 35-0 Oct. 30 1/- Minnesota (HC) H W 45-0 Nov. 6 1/- Purdue A L 14-16 Nov. 13 4/- Illinois H W 38-7 Nov. 20 4/8 Ohio State A W 22-0 Jan. 1 2/3 USC 1 L 6-14 Total Points 432-95 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Final Rankings: AP, No. 3; UPI, No. 3 Date Rank Opponent SiteResult Preseason6 Sept. 16 4/- Illinois H W 31-0 Sept. 23 5/14 Notre Dame A W 28-14 Sept. 30 4/- Duke H W 52-0 Oct. 7 3/- Arizona H W 21-17 Oct. 14 5/- Michigan State H L 15-24 Oct. 21 9/- Wisconsin A W 42-0 Oct. 28 8/- Minnesota (HC) H W 42-10 Nov. 4 8/- Iowa A W 34-0 Nov. 11 7/- Northwestern A W 59-14 Nov. 18 7/15 Purdue H W 24-6 Nov. 25 6/16 Ohio State A W 14-3 Jan. 1 5/3 USC 1 L 10-17 Total Points 372-105 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Final Rankings: AP, No. 5; UPI, No. 5 Date Rank Opponent SiteResult Preseason12 Sept. 13 11/- Northwestern H W 17-10 Sept. 20 14/8 Notre Dame A L 27-29 Sept. 27 17/- South Carolina H L 14-17 Oct. 4 -/- California H W 38-13 Oct. 11 -/- Michigan State H W 27-23 Oct. 18 -/- Minnesota A W 37-14 Oct. 25 -/- Illinois (HC) H W 45-14 Nov. 1 18/- Indiana A W 35-0 Nov. 8 12/- Wisconsin A W 24-0 Nov. 15 11/16 Purdue H W 26-0 Nov. 22 10/5 Ohio State A W 9-3 Jan. 1 5/16 Washington 1 W 23-6 Total Points 322-129 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Final Rankings: AP, No. 4; UPI, No. 4 The Wolverine 2013 Football Preview ■ 241