1969 Football Team
| Overall Record: 8-3 | Conference Record: 6-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place tie (Ohio State) | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 9, UPI - No. 8 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captain: Jim Mandich | |
| All-Americans: James M. Mandich, Thomas N. Curtis | |
| All-Conference: Jim Mandich, Phil Seymour, Tom Curtis, Dan Dierdorf, Guy Murdock, Billy Taylor, Marty Huff | |
| Most Valuable Player: Jim Mandich | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Don Moorhead | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Glenn Doughty | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Jack Harpring | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Brian Healy | |
| Trainer: Lindsy Mclean | |
| Assistant coaches: Jerry Hanlon, Dick Hunter, Louie Lee, Frank Maloney, George Mans, Gary Moeller, Larry Smith, Chuck Stobart, Jim Young | |
| Manager: Robert Kohn | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | -/- | 09/20 | H | W | 42-14 | 70,183 |
| Washington | 20/- | 09/27 | H | W | 45-7 | 49,684 |
| Missouri | 13/9 | 10/04 | H | L | 17-40 | 64,476 |
| Purdue | -/9 | 10/11 | H | W | 31-20 | 80,411 |
| Michigan State | 13/- | 10/18 | A | L | 12-23 | 79,368 |
| Minnesota | -/- | 10/25 | A | W | 35-9 | 44,028 |
| Wisconsin (HC) | 20/- | 11/01 | H | W | 35-7 | 60,438 |
| Illinois | 18/- | 11/08 | A | W | 57-0 | 35,270 |
| Iowa | 14/- | 11/15 | A | W | 51-6 | 45,981 |
| Ohio State | 12/1 | 11/22 | H | W | 24-12 | 103,588 |
| USC | 7/5 | 01/01 | 1 | L | 3-10 | 103,878 |
| Totals | 352-148 | 737,305 | ||||
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| 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Jim Mandich (8) Mike Keller (2) Cecil Pryor | |
| left tackle |
Jack Harpring (8) Fred Grambau (2) Dan Dierdorf | |
| left guard |
Bob Baumgartner (9) Henry Hill (2) | |
| center |
Guy Murdock (7) Pete Newell (2) Tim Killian (2) | |
| right guard |
Richard Caldarazzo (8) Henry Hill Al Carpenter Cecil Pryor | |
| right tackle |
Dan Dierdorf (7) Marty Huff (2) Jack Harpring Pete Newell | |
| right end |
William Harris (4) Paul Staroba (3) Mike Hankwitz (2) Ed Moore (2) | |
| quarterback |
Don Moorhead (11)
| |
| fullback |
Garvie Craw (7) John Gabler (3) Fritz Seyferth | |
| left halfback |
Glenn Doughty (4) Billy Taylor (3) Barry Pierson Marty Huff Jim Betts Tom Darden | |
| right halfback |
Garvie Craw (3) John Gabler (3) Brian Healy (2) Preston Henry (2) Bruce Elliott |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end | Michael Keller (11) | |
| left tackle | Fred Grambau (11) | |
| middle guard | Henry Hill (11) | |
| right tackle | Pete Newell (11) | |
| right end | Cecil Pryor (11) | |
| linebacker |
Marty Huff (11)
| |
| linebacker |
Ed Moore (10) Mike Taylor | |
| wolfman |
Thomas Darden (10) Frank Gusich | |
| halfback | Barry Pierson (11) | |
| halfback | Brian Healey (11) | |
| safety | Thomas Curtis (11) |
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- Back Row
- Dick Lindenfeld, Frank Gusich, Robert Rosema, Mike Smith, William Ross, Dennis Connell, Scott Hulke, Tom Alexander, ?, Jim Schmitz
- 8th Row
- Ed Woolley, Tom Huiskens, Paul Seymour, Reggie McKenzie, Donald Shaw, Jim Brandstatter, Mike Oldham, Fred Grambau, Tom Beckman
- 7th Row
- Guy Murdock, Fritz Seyferth, Bruce Elliott, Allen Carpenter, Mike Keller, Dave Zuccarelli, Dana Coin, Preston Henry, George Mans
- 6th Row
- Michael Taylor, Tom Darden, Tom Nieman, John Wolff, Gerald Dutcher, Ed Baldwin, Glen Doughty, William Taylor, Louie Lee*
- th Row
- Bill Berutti, Thomas Takach, Lance Scheffler, Dick McCoy, Pete Newell, Dan Parks, Bill Harris, Greg Harrison, Jim Young*
- 4th Row
- George Zuganelis, Paul Staroba, Jim Betts, Jack Harpring, Marty Huff, Ed Moore, Don Moorehead,Tim Killian, Frank Maloney*,
- 3rd Row
- Henry Hill, Robert Ritley, Joe Lukz, Timothy Wadhams, Richard Brown, Eric Federico, Mark Werner, Dan Dierdorf, Robert White, Chuck Stobart*
- 2nd Row
- Jerry Hanlon*, Dick Hunter*, Gary Moeller*, Larry Smith* Morris Abrahams, Jerry Imsland, Joe Jones, Barry Pierson, Richard Caldarazzo, Al Francis, Peter Sarantos, Werner Hall, Mike Hankwitz, coach Bo Schembechler
- Front Row
- Phil Seymour, Frank Titas, Bob Baumgartner, Tom Curtis, captain Jim Mandich, Brian Healey, John Gabler, Garvie Craw, Cecil Pryor
* = assistant coach