1972 Michigan Wolverines football team

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1972 Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines Block M.png
Big Ten co-champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #6
1972 record 10–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo Schembechler (4th year)
Defensive coordinator Jim Young (4th year)
MVP Randy Logan
Captain Tom Coyle
Captain Randy Logan
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
Seasons
« 1971 1973 »
1972 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
#9 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Purdue 6 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 2 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Iowa 2 – 6 – 1     3 – 7 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 8 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1972 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16, 1972 Northwestern #11/10 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 7–0   71,757
September 23, 1972 at #6/7 UCLA* #12/11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 26–9   57,129
September 30, 1972 #18/NR Tulane* #8/8 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 41–7   84,162
October 7, 1972 Navy* #5/6 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 35–7   81,131
October 14, 1972 Michigan State #5/6 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 10–0   103,735
October 21, 1972 at Illinois #6/6 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il W 31–7   64,290
October 28, 1972 Minnesotadagger #5/5 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 42–0   84,190
November 4, 1972 at Indiana #4/5 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 21–7   41,336
November 11, 1972 at Iowa #4/5 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 31–0   43,176
November 18, 1972 Purdue #3/3 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 9–6   88,423
November 25, 1972 at #9/8 Ohio State #3/3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 11–14   87,040
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Preseason

Michigan was ranked 18th by Sports Illustrated heading into the 1972 season but there was little doubt in Ann Arbor that their recent success under Bo Schembechler would continue even with the loss of 13 starters to graduation.[1]

At quarterback, Schembechler was expected to alternate three quarterbacks but favorite to win the job was Dennis Franklin and the position would be secure by the time the Wolverines had to play Purdue and Ohio State at year's end.

Gil Chapman had wowed coaches and alumni by scoring on a 60-yard pass play in the spring game as Schembechler was quoted as saying "He's the fastest player I've ever had at Michigan."[1]

Ed Shuttlesworth, one of the few to return from the 1971 team, was predicted to build off what he had done the previous year with more playing time.[1]

With Chapman, Shuttlesworth and others, Michigan would have more speed but the success would once again fall on two linemen, Fred Grambau on defense and Paul Seymour on offense. Schembechler was shifting Seymour from tight end but his replacement, Paul Seal, would ensure there would be no drop off in physicality at the position.[1]

Players

Offense

Defense

  • Dave Brandon, defensie end (JV), junior, Plymouth, Michigan
  • Dave Brown, safety, sophomore, Akron, Ohio - started all 12 games at safety
  • Roy W. Burks, defensive back, sophomore, Midland, Michigan - started all 12 games at strong-side defensive halfback
  • Don Coleman, defensive end, junior, Daly City, Ohio - started 10 games at right defensive end
  • Barry Dotzauer, defensive back, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 11 games at weak-side defensive halfback
  • Thomas E. Drake, defensive back, junior, Midland, Michigan - started 1 game at weak-side defensive halfback
  • Gregory A. Ellis, middle guard, senior, Connersville, Indiana
  • Dave Gallagher, defensive tackle, junior, Piqua, Ohio - started all 12 games at right defensive tackle
  • Fred Grambeau, defensive tackle, senior, Ossineke, Michigan - started 11 games at left defensive tackle
  • Linwood Harden, defensive back, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan
  • Bill Hoban, defensive end, sophomore, Chicago, Illinois
  • Larry L. Johnson, defensive end, junior, Munster, Indiana - started one game at right defensive end
  • James D. Johnston, wolf, junior, Dallas, Texas
  • Thomas G. Kee, linebacker, senior, Wheaton, Illinois - started all 12 games at outside linebacker
  • Gregory Koss, safety, junior, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • Randy Logan, wolf, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at wolfman
  • Craig A. Mutch, linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 11 games at middle linebacker
  • John A. Pighee, safety, senior, Cleveland Ohio
  • Carl Russ, linebacker, sophomore, Muskegon Heights, Michigan
  • Walter E. Sexton, middle guard, junior, Massapequa, New York - started 1 games at right offensive tackle
  • Tony L. Smith, defensive tackle, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started 1 game at left defensive tackle
  • Clinton Spearman, defensive end, senior, Hamilton, Ohio - started 11 games at left defensive end
  • Geoffrey Steger, wolf, junior, Winnetka, Illinois
  • Steve Strinko, linebacker, sophomore, Middletown, Ohio - started 1 game at middle linebacker
  • Douglas Troszak, defensive tackle, junior, Warren, Michigan
  • Walter Williamson, defensive end, junior, Detroit, Michigan started 1 game at left defensive end, 1 game at right defensive end
  • David Zuccarelli, wolf, senior, Chicago, Illinois

Awards and honors

  • All-Americans: Randy Logan, Paul Seymour
  • All-Big Ten: Paul Seymour, Tom Coyle, Clint Spearman, Fred Grambau, Randy Logan, Ed Shuttlesworth, Dave Brown
  • Most Valuable Player: Randy Logan
  • Meyer Morton Award: Randy Logan
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Dennis Franklin
  • Frederick Matthei Award: Tom Drake
  • Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dave Zucarelli

Depth chart

Defense
[1]


FS
Randy Logan
⋅


WLB SLB
⋅ ⋅
⋅ ⋅
SS
Dave Brown
⋅
CB
Barry Dotzauer
Tom Drake


DE DT NT DT DE
Don Coleman Dave Gallagher Gregory Ellis Fred Grambeau Clint Spearman
Larry Johnson ⋅ Walt Sexton Tony Smith Walt Williamson
CB
Roy Burks
⋅
Offense
[2]
SE
Bo Rather
Gil Chapman
LT LG C RG RT
Jim Coode Mike Hoban Bill Hart Tom Coyle Paul Seymour
⋅ Jerry Schumacher ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE
Paul Seal
⋅
WB
Clint Haslerig
⋅
QB
Dennis Franklin
⋅
RB
Chuck Heater
Harry Banks
FB
Ed Shuttlesworth
Bob Thornbladh
Special Teams
PK Mike Lantry





Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player Attempts Net yards Yards per attempt Touchdowns Long
Ed Shuttlesworth 157 713 4.5 11 23
Chuck Heater 140 669 4.8 4 22
Dennis Franklin 142 497 3.5 5 29

Passing

Player Attempts Completions Interceptions Comp % Yards Yds/Comp TD Long
Dennis Franklin 123 59 2 48.0 818 13.9 6 52
Larry Cipa 11 4 1 36.4 51 12.8 0

Receiving

Player Receptions Yards Yds/Recp TD Long
Paul Seal 18 243 13.5 3 35
Bo Rather 15 197 13.1 2 24
Clint Haslerig 9 175 19.4 0 52

Kickoff returns

Player Returns Yards Yds/Return TD Long
Gil Chapman 8 276 34.5 1 73
Chuck Heater 2 62 31.0 0 40
Clint Haslerig 2 40 20.0 0 24

Punt returns

Player Returns Yards Yds/Return TD Long
David Brown 11 189 17.2 1 83
Gil Chapman 20 180 9.0 1

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0
• Michigan 0 7 0 0 7

[2]

UCLA

Tulane

Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 0 0 0 7 7
Michigan 0 7 28 0 35

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

  • Date: October 7
  • Game attendance: 81,131

CB Roy Burks recovered WR Ike Owens fumble on the second half kickoff. Six plays later, Dennis Franklin found Bo Rather for a nine-yard touchdown pass.[3]

Game 6: Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan St 0 0 0 0 0
• Michigan 0 3 0 7 10

[4]

Illinois

Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0
• Michigan 14 14 14 0 42

[4]

Indiana

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
• Michigan 10 7 14 0 31
Iowa 0 0 0 0 0

[5]

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Purdue 0 3 3 0 6
• Michigan 0 0 6 3 9


[6]

Ohio State

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sports Illustrated, 11 Sept 1972
  2. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17.
  3. ↑ College Football Belt
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 College Football Belt.
  5. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Nov 12.
  6. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 19.
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