1973 Football Team
| Overall Record: 10-0-1 | Conference Record: 7-0-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place tie | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 6, UPI - No. 6 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captains: Dave Gallagher, Paul Seal | |
| All-Americans: Dave Gallagher, Dave Brown | |
| All-Conference: Ed Shuttlesworth, Dave Brown, Mike Hoban, Clint Haslerig, Dave Gallagher, Dennis Franklin | |
| Most Valuable Player: Paul Seal | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Paul Seal | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Don Dufek | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Dave Brown | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Don Warner | |
| Trainer: Lindsy McLean | |
| Assistant coaches: Dennis Brown, Tirrel Burton, Jerry Hanlon, Jack Harbaugh, Frank Maloney, George Mans, Gary Moeller, Chuck Stobart, Elliot Uzelac | |
| Manager: James T. Bueter | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 5/- | 09/15 | A | W | 31-7 | 52,105 |
| Stanford | 5/- | 09/22 | H | W | 47-10 | 80,177 |
| Navy | 4/- | 09/29 | H | W | 14-0 | 88,042 |
| Oregon | /- | 10/06 | H | W | 24-0 | 81,113 |
| Michigan State | /- | 10/13 | A | W | 31-0 | 78,263 |
| Wisconsin (HC) | 4/- | 10/20 | H | W | 35-6 | 87,723 |
| Minnesota | 4/- | 10/27 | A | W | 34-7 | 44,435 |
| Indiana | 4/- | 11/03 | H | W | 49-13 | 76,432 |
| Illinois | 4/- | 11/10 | H | W | 21-6 | 76,461 |
| Purdue | 4/- | 11/17 | A | W | 34-9 | 56,485 |
| Ohio State | 4/1 | 11/24 | H | T | 10-10 | 105,223 |
| Total Points | 330-68 | 826,459 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end | Keith Johnson (11) | |
| left tackle | Curtis Tucker (11) | |
| left guard |
Bill Hoban (7) Gary Hainrihar (2) Dave Metz Kirk Lewis | |
| center |
Dennis Franks (5) Tom Jensen (4) Jim Czirr (2) | |
| right guard |
Dave Metz (6) Gary Hainrihar (3) Kirk Lewis (2) | |
| right tackle |
Jim Coode (9) Pat Tumpane (2) | |
| tight end | Paul Seal (11) | |
| wing back |
Clint Haslerig (11)
| |
| quarterback |
Dennis Franklin (10) Larry Cipa | |
| fullback | Ed Shuttlesworth (11) | |
| tailback |
Chuck Heater (8) Gil Chapman (3) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end | Walt Williamson (11) | |
| left tackle |
Doug Troszak (10) Jeff Perlinger | |
| middle guard |
Tim Davis (7) Don Warner (4) | |
| right tackle | Dave Gallagher (11) | |
| right end | Don Coleman (11) | |
| middle linebacker |
Steve Strinko (11)
| |
| w. linebacker |
Carl Russ (11)
| |
| wolfman | Don Dufek (11) | |
| ss halfback | Dave Elliott (11) | |
| ws halfback |
Barry Dotzauer (10) Tom Drake | |
| safety | Dave Brown (11) |
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- Back Row
- Phil Andrews, Jerry Vogele, Pete Traber, Jim Smith, Rick White, Steve Anderson, Jerry Szara, Mark Elzinga, Rich McAuliffe, Jerry Zuver, Steve Graves, Jim Hackett, Jack Heffernan, Eric Phelps Roger Szafranski
- 7th Row
- Dave Devich, Al Wheeler, Mike Coyne, Jerry Collins, Jack Fairbanks, Pete Paras, Phil Brumbaugh, Jim White, Greg Boik, Gary Zolciak, Jim Hall, John Hennessy, Jim Bolden, Bob Lytle, Bob Furgerson
- 6th Row
- Dan Jilek, Rich Kaminski, Kirk Lewis, Greg Morton, Mike Holmes, Chuck Randolph, Greg Strinko, Les Miles, Frank Moore, Jay Rau, Jim Czirr, Mike Strabley, Matt Caputo, Rick Koschalk, Darrell Truitt
- 5th Row
- Dave Whiteford, Gordon Bell, Tim Davis, Keith Johnson, Calvin O'Neal, Tom Jensen, Bill Hoban, Steve King, Mike Lantry, George Przygodski, Craig McMullen, Don Dufek, Eduardo Gonzalez, Bob Wood, Bill Heneveld
- 4th Row
- Senior manager Jim Bueter, Kurt Kampe, Glenn Franklin, Pat Tumpane, Jeff Perlinger, Dennis Franks, Dave Metz, Steve Strinko, Greg DenBoer, Chuck Heater, Dave Brown, Norm Long, Ed Pollister, Mark Jacoby, Jeff Spahn, Rob Dudzik, John Ceddia, assistant coach Jack Harbaugh
- 3rd Row
- Assistant coach George Mans, assistant coach Gary Moeller, Doug MacKenzie, Larry Banks, Dave Brandon, Carl Russ, Art Fediuk, Jim Armour, John Cherry, Jim Lyall, Mike Day, John Thomas, Jovan Vercel, Gil Chapman, Roy Burks, Dennis Franklin, Bob Lang, assistant coach Elliot Uzelac
- 2nd Row
- Assistant coach Tirrel Burton, assistant coach Frank Maloney, Bob Thornbladh, Doug Troszak, Don Eaton, Larry Cipa, Don Coleman, Ed Shuttlesworth, Dave Gallagher, Paul Seal, Jim Coode, Mike Hoban, Curtis Tucker, Walt Williamson, Gary Hainrihar, Larry Johnson, Head Coach "Bo" Schembechler, assistant coach Chuck Stobart
- Front Row
- Assistant coach Jerry Hanlon, Ron Szydlowski, Dave Elliott, Geoff Steger, Greg Koss, Tom Slade, Harry Banks, Clint Haslerig, Larry Gustafson, Barry Dotzauer, Don Warner, Tom Drake, Craig Mutch, Kevin Casey, Jon Cederberg, assistant coach Dennis Brown