1976 Football Team
| Overall Record: 10-2 | Conference Record: 7-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place tie | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 3, UPI - No. 3 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captain: Rob Lytle, Calvin O'Neal, Kirk Lewis | |
| All-Americans: Rob Lytle, Calvin O'Neal, Jim Smith, Mark Donahue | |
| All-Conference: Jim Smith, Greg Morton, Calvin O'Neal, Bill Dufek, Mark Donahue, Walt Downing, Rick Leach, Rob Lytle, John Anderson | |
| Most Valuable Player: Rob Lytle | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Greg Morton | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Rick Leach | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: John Anderson | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Kirk Lewis | |
| Trainer: Lindsy McLean | |
| Assistant coaches: Dennis Brown, Tirrel Burton, Jerry Hanlon, Jack Harbaugh, Bill McCartney, Gary Moeller, Tom Reed, Paul Schudel, Chuck Stobart | |
| Manager: Robert I. Brown | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 2/- | 09/11 | H | W | 40-27 | 101,347 |
| Stanford | 1/- | 09/18 | H | W | 51-0 | 103,741 |
| Navy | 1/- | 09/25 | H | W | 70-14 | 101,040 |
| Wake Forest | 1/- | 10/02 | H | W | 31-0 | 103,241 |
| Michigan State | 1/- | 10/09 | H | W | 42-10 | 104,211 |
| Northwestern | 1/- | 10/16 | A | W | 38-7 | 31,045 |
| Indiana | 1/- | 10/23 | A | W | 35-0 | 39,385 |
| Minnesota (HC) | 1/- | 10/30 | H | W | 45-0 | 104,426 |
| Purdue | 1/- | 11/06 | A | L | 14-16 | 57,205 |
| Illinois | 4/- | 11/13 | H | W | 38-7 | 104,107 |
| Ohio State | 4/8 | 11/20 | A | W | 22-0 | 88,250 |
| USC | 2/3 | 01/01 | 1 | L | 6-14 | 106,182 |
| Totals | 432-95 | 1,044,180 | ||||
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| 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end | Curt Stephenson (12) | |
| left tackle | Mike Kenn (12) | |
| left guard |
Gerry Szara (7) Mark Donahue (5) | |
| center | Walt Downing (12) | |
| right guard |
Mark Donahue (7) Gerry Szara (4) Kirk Lewis | |
| right tackle | Bill Dufek (12) | |
| tight end | Gene Johnson (12) | |
| wing back |
Jim Smith (12)
| |
| quarterback |
Rick Leach (12)
| |
| fullback |
Rob Lytle (9) Russell Davis (3) | |
| tailback |
Harlan Huckleby (9) Rob Lytle (3) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive end |
Dominic Tedesco (10) Tom Seabron (2) | |
| defensive tackle | Greg Morton (12) | |
| middle guard |
Bob Lang (9) Steve Graves (3) | |
| defensive tackle | John Hennessy (12) | |
| defensive end |
John Anderson (10) Rex Mackall Dominic Tedesco | |
| middle linebacker |
Calvin O'Neal (12)
| |
| wide linebacker |
Jerry Vogele (8) Jerry Meter (4) | |
| ws cornerback | Jim Bolden (12) | |
| ss cornerback |
Jim Pickens (7) Derek Howard (5) | |
| wolfman |
Jerry Zuver (11) Derek Howard | |
| safety |
Dwight Hicks (7) Jim Pickens (5) |
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1976 Team Photo
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- Back Row
- Assistant Coaches: Larry Gustafson, Bob Thornbladh, Jerry Hanlon, Tirrel Burton, Dennis Brown, Chuck Stobart, Paul Schudel, Gary Moeller, Bill McCartney, Jack Harbaugh, Tom Reed, Dave Elliott, Tim Davis, Lou Angelo, Eqp. Mgr. Jon Falk, Trainer Lindsy McLean
- 8th Row
- Roger Gaudette, Jim Kozlowski, Virgil Williams, Chris Godfrey, Ron Pratl, Dick Novak, Doug Marsh, Irvin Johnson, Keith Gilmore, Jim Humphries, * , Dan Murray, * , Dave Angood
- 7th Row
- Mike Harden, Mel Owens, Michael Davis, George Lilja, Mark Kochanski, John Powers, Chuck Hetts, Bob Taylor, Garrett Quinn, Mike Jolly, Ralph Clayton, John Wangler, David Payne
- 6th Row
- Gerald Diggs, Gary Weber, Lawrence Reid, Gene Bell, Ron Simpkins, Roosevelt Smith, Lewis Smith, William Jackson, Stacy Johnson, Jeff Bednarek, Mike Leoni, Tony Leoni, Jay Allen, Larry Crockett
- 5th Row
- Woody Brown, Gregg Willner, Chris Grieves, Tim Malinak, Mark Braman, * , Jon Giesler, Dave Kadela, Kyron Williams, * , * , Nick Labun, Tom Keller, * .
- 4th Row
- Mgr. Bob Brown, Chip Pederson, Bob Patek, Dale Keitz, Curtis Greer, Tom Seabron, Jerry Meter, John Arbeznik, Mark DeSantis, Bob Hollway, Tom Melita, Mark Torzy, Rock Lindsay, Ed Kasparek
- 3rd Row
- Roger Bettis, * , Dave Harding, Kevin King, Steve Nauta, Max Richardson, Dom Tedesco, Mark Schmerge, Gene Johnson, Russell Davis, Rick Leach, Greg Bartnick, Harlan Huckleby, Mike Smith, Ray Johnson, * .
- 2nd Row
- Roger Szafranski, Jim Pickens, Dwight Hicks, Mark Donahue, Walt Downing, Steve Anderson, Eric Phelps, Rick White, Curt Stephenson, Phil Andrews, Steve Graves, John Anderson, Bill Dufek, Mike Kenn, Derek Howard, Rex Mackall
- Front Row
- Jim Hackett, Gerry Szara, Jerry Zuver, John Hennessy, Greg Morton, Co-Capt. Calvin O'Neal, Co-Capt. Kirk Lewis, Co-Capt. Rob Lytle, Jim Smith, Bob Wood, Jim Bolden, Bob Lang, Jerry Vogele, John Ceddia, Head Coach "Bo" Schembechler
* = left team