1975 Football Team
| Overall Record: 8-2-2 | Conference Record: 7-1 |
| Conference Finish: 2nd place | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 8, UPI - No. 8 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captains: Kirk Lewis, Don Dufek Jr. | |
| All-Americans: Don Dufek Jr. | |
| All-Conference: Dan Jilek, Tim Davis, Don Dufek, Jim Smith, Jim Czirr, Gordon Bell, Greg Morton, Calvin O'Neal | |
| Most Valuable Player: Gordon Bell | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Dan Jilek | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Dwight Hicks | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Jim Smith | |
| Arthur Robinsion Scholarship Award: Dan Jilek | |
| Trainer: Lindsy McLean | |
| Assistant coaches: Dennis Brown, Tirrel Burton, Jerry Hanlon, Jack Harbaugh, Jed Hughes, Bill McCartney, Gary Moeller, Tom Reed, Paul Schudel, Chuck Stobart | |
| Manager: Jeffrey L. Young | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | 3 | |||||
| Wisconsin | 2/- | 09/13 | A | W | 23-6 | 79,022 |
| Stanford | 2/- | 09/20 | H | T | 19-19 | 92,304 |
| Baylor | 9/- | 09/27 | H | T | 14-14 | 104,248 |
| Missouri | 12/5 | 10/04 | H | W | 31-7 | 104,578 |
| Michigan State | 8/15 | 10/11 | A | W | 16-6 | 79,776 |
| Northwestern | 7/- | 10/18 | H | W | 69-0 | 86,201 |
| Indiana (HC) | 7/- | 10/25 | H | W | 55-7 | 93,857 |
| Minnesota | 7/- | 11/01 | A | W | 28-21 | 33,191 |
| Purdue | 6/- | 11/08 | H | W | 28-0 | 102,415 |
| Illinois | 4/- | 11/15 | A | W | 21-15 | 45,077 |
| Ohio State | 4/1 | 11/22 | H | L | 14-21 | 105,543 |
| Oklahoma | 5/3 | 01/01 | 1 | L | 6-14 | 80,307 |
| Totals | 324-130 | 1,006,519 | ||||
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| 1 - Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end |
Keith Johnson (11) Richard White | |
| left tackle |
Mike Kenn (9) Steve King (3) | |
| left guard |
Mark Donahue (10) Walt Downing Les Miles | |
| center | Jim Czirr (12) | |
| right guard |
Walt Downing (11) Mark Donahue | |
| right tackle | Bill Dufek (12) | |
| tight end |
Mark Schmerge (6) George Przygodski (5) Pete Traber | |
| wing back |
Jim Smith (12)
| |
| quarterback |
Rick Leach (11) Mark Elzinga | |
| fullback | Rob Lytle (12) | |
| tailback | Gordon Bell (12) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Dan Jilek (11) Mike Holmes | |
| left tackle |
Jeff Perlinger (8) John Hennessy (3) Greg Morton | |
| middle guard |
Tim Davis (11) Rick Koschalk | |
| right tackle |
Greg Morton (10) John Hennessy Steve King | |
| right end |
Mike Holmes (10) John Anderson Dan Jilek | |
| middle linebacker |
Dave Devich (12)
| |
| wide linebacker |
Calvin O'Neal (12)
| |
| wolfman | Don Dufek (12) | |
| ws halfback |
Jim Bolden (11) Derek Howard | |
| ss halfback |
Jim Pickens (11) Jerry Zuver | |
| safety |
Dwight Hicks (10) Scott Corbin Jim Pickens |
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- Back Row
- Chris Grieves, Bob Franks, Gregg Willner, Dave Goldwaithe, Mark Slaughter, John Mandich, Pat Watts, James Blue, Nick Labun, Tony Woodford, C. Newhof, Jeff Lawley
- 9th Row
- Steve Knickerbocker, Kyron Williams, Stacy Johnson, John Weisenburger, Bob Hollway, Chip Pederson, Dale Keitz, Tim Malinak, Leon Richardson, Rock Lindsay, Lewis Smith, Woody Brown
- 8th Row
- Scott Smith, Mark Braman, Bob Patek, Jon Giesler, Mark Torzy, Curtis Greer, William Jackson, Jerry Meter, Rick Leach, Dave Stavale, Tom Melita
- 7th Row
- Mike Smith, Tom Seabron, Mark DeSantis, Frank Bell, Harlan Huckleby, Gene Johnson, Mark Schmerge, Russell Davis, John Arbeznik, Andy Jackson, Dennis Richardson
- 6th Row
- Joe Holland, Steve Nauta, Kevin King, Max Richardson, Dave Harding, Mike Kenn, Dominic Tedesco, Jim Pickens, Ray Johnson, Phil Brown, Ken Bush, Roger Bettis
- 5th Row
- Roger Szafranski, Dwight Hicks, Scott Corbin, Mark Donahue, Bill Dufek, Rex Mackall, John Anderson, Derek Howard, Greg Bartnick, Walt Downing, Terry Stefan, Asst. Coach Bill McCartney
- 4th Row
- Asst. Coach Paul Schudel, Curt Stephenson, Rob Carian, Phil Andrews, Eric Phelps, Steve Graves, Gerry Szara, Jim Hackett, Pete Traber, Steve Anderson, Bob Wood, Darrell Truitt, Phil Brumbaugh, Asst. Coach Jack Harbaugh
- 3rd Row
- Asst. Coach Gary Moeller, Asst. Coach Tom Reed, Asst. Coach Jed Hughes, Jerry Zuver, Rick White, Jim Hall, Mike Strabley, Jerry Vogele, Jim Smith, Rob Lytle, John Hennessy, Bob Lang, Jim Bolden, John Ceddia, A. Miller, Asst. Coach Dennis Brown
- 2nd Row
- Asst. Coach Tirrel Burton, Asst. Coach Jerry Hanlon, Greg Morton, Tom Jensen, George Przygodski, Mike Holmes, Co-Captain Kirk Lewis, Jeff Perlinger, Steve King, Dan Jilek, Jim Czirr, Bill Hoban, Calvin O'Neal, Chuck Randolph, Asst. Coach Chuck Stobart
- Front Row
- Mark Elzinga, Jerry Collins, Kurt Kampe, Rick Koschalk, Dave Devich, Co-captain Gordon Bell, Co-Captain Don Dufek, Tim Davis, Keith Johnson, Les Miles, Dave Whiteford, Greg Strinko, Head Coach "Bo" Schembechler