1974 Football Team
| Overall Record: 10-1 | Conference Record: 7-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place tie | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 3, UPI - No. 5 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captains: Dennis Franklin, David Brown | |
| All-Americans: David Brown | |
| All-Conference: Dave Brown, Dennis Franks, Steve Strinko, Dan Jilek, Jeff Perlinger, Tim Davis, Don Dufek | |
| Most Valuable Player: Steve Strinko | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Dennis Franklin | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Rob Lytle | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Kirk Lewis | |
| Arthur Robinsion Scholarship Award: Larry Johnson | |
| Trainer: Lindsy McLean | |
| Assistant coaches: Dennis Brown, Tirrel Burton, Jerry Hanlon, Jack Harbaugh, Jed Hughes, Bill McCartney, Gary Moeller, Tom Reed, Chuck Stobart, Elliot Uzelac | |
| Manager: Thomas Rasdale Jr. | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 6/- | 09/14 | H | W | 24-7 | 76,802 |
| Colorado | 6/- | 09/21 | H | W | 31-0 | 91,203 |
| Navy | 5/- | 09/28 | H | W | 52-0 | 104,232 |
| Stanford | 4/- | 10/05 | A | W | 27-16 | 52,500 |
| Michigan State | 4/- | 10/12 | H | W | 21-7 | 104,682 |
| Wisconsin | 3/- | 10/19 | A | W | 24-20 | 78,911 |
| Minnesota (HC) | 3/- | 10/26 | H | W | 49-0 | 96,284 |
| Indiana | 3/- | 11/02 | A | W | 21-7 | 32,873 |
| Illinois | 4/- | 11/09 | A | W | 14-6 | 60,670 |
| Purdue | 3/- | 11/16 | H | W | 51-0 | 88,902 |
| Ohio State | 3/4 | 11/23 | A | L | 10-12 | 88,243 |
| Totals | 324-75 | 875,302 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end | Jim Smith (11) | |
| left tackle | Pat Tumpane (11) | |
| left guard |
Dave Metz (9) Jim Armour (2) | |
| center | Dennis Franks (11) | |
| right guard |
Kirk Lewis (8) Jim Armour (3) | |
| right tackle |
Steve King (10) Jim Hall (1) | |
| tight end | Greg DenBoer (11) | |
| wing back |
Chuck Heater (11)
| |
| quarterback |
Dennis Franklin (9) Mark Elzinga (2) | |
| fullback | Gil Chapman (11) | |
| tailback |
Rob Lytle (8) Gordon Bell (3) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Dan Jilek (10) Larry Banks | |
| left tackle | Jeff Perlinger (11) | |
| middle guard |
Tim Davis (6) Rick Koschalk (5) | |
| right tackle | Greg Morton (11) | |
| right end |
Larry Banks (8) Larry Johnson (2) Dan Jilek | |
| middle linebacker |
Steve Strinko (10) Calvin O'Neal | |
| wide linebacker |
Carl Russ (9) Calvin O'Neal (2) | |
| wolfman | Don Dufek (11) | |
| ws halfback |
Tom Drake (6) Dave Elliott (5) | |
| ss halfback | Harry Banks (11) | |
| safety | Dave Brown (11) |
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- Back Row
- coaches Jerry Hanlon, Chuck Stobart, Gary Moeller, Tom Reed, Jack Harbaugh, Elliott Uzelac, Dennis Brown, Bill McCartney, Jed Hughes, Tirrell Burton
- 8th Row
- *Woody Brown, Jeff Golombiskey, Mike Smith, Rob Carian, Roger Bettis, *Kerry Bankus, Rex Mackall, Bill Cargile, *Bob Snyder, Greg Bartnick, Dave Harding, Dennis Richardson, Max Richardson, *Chuck Palanca
- 7th Row
- Jim Pickens, Andy Jackson, Steve Nauta, Kevin King, Shaun Szenderski, Mike Kenn, *Mike Pawlowicz, Bill Dufek, Walt Downing, Mark Donahue, Paul Moore, Dominic Tedesco, Scott Corbin, John Anderson
- 6th Row
- Derek Howard, Ken Bush, Al Canaday, Phil Brown, Curt Stephenson, Jim Hackett, Terry Stefan, Jack Heffernan, *Steve Nault, Roger Szafranski, Bill Heneveld, Aubrey Miller, Alex Johnson, Joe Holland, Dwight Hicks
- 5th Row
- Jim Bolden, Darrell Truitt, Jerry Zuver, Steve Anderson, Pete Traber, Phil Andrews, Jim Hall, *Gary Zolciak, *Mike Boik, Jerry Vogele, Gerry Szara, Bob Lang, Steve Graves, Eric Phelps, John Ceddia
- 4th Row
- Bob Wood, Rob Lytle, John Hennessey, Jerry Collins, Mike Strabley, *Alan Wheeler, *Matt Caputo, Chuck Randolph, Greg Strinko, Rick Koschalk, Mike Holmes, Mike Coyne, Frank Moore, Jim Smith, Phil Brumbaugh
- 3rd Row
- Dave Whiteford, *Eduardo Gonzales, Gordon Bell, Dave Devich, Les Miles, Dan Jilek, Calvin O'Neal, Kirk Lewis, Jim Czirr, Greg Morton, Tim Davis, Keith Johnson, George Przygodski, Mark Elzinga, Jack Fairbanks
- 2nd Row
- *Glen Franklin, Jeff Perlinger, Mike Lantry, Jim Armour, Pat Tumpane, Carl Russ, Greg DenBoer, Dave Metz, Steve Strinko, Dennis Franks, Bill Hoban, Steve King, Tom Jensen, Don Dufek, coach "Bo" Schembechler
- Front Row
- Mark Jacoby, Kurt Kampe, *Kevin Casey, Larry Johnson, Dave Elliott, Tom Drake, co-captain Dave Brown, Chuck Heater, co-captain Dennis Franklin, Gil Chapman, Geoff Steger, Harry Banks, Larry Banks, Jeff Spahn, Doug McKenzie