1978 Michigan Wolverines football team
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Big Ten co-champion
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Coaches | #5 |
AP | #5 |
1978 record | 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Bo Schembechler (10th year) |
MVP | Rick Leach |
Captain | Russell Davis |
Captain | Jerry Meter |
Home stadium | Michigan Stadium |
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#5 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12 Michigan State + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Purdue | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.
Contents
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 16, 1978 | Illinois | #4/4 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 31–0 | 104,102 | ||||
September 23, 1978 | at #14/14 Notre Dame* | #5/5 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | ABC | W 28–14 | 59,075 | |||
September 30, 1978 | Duke* | #4/3 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 52–0 | 104,832 | ||||
October 7, 1978 | Arizona* | #3/3 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 21–17 | 104,913 | ||||
October 14, 1978 | Michigan State | #5/4 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 15–24 | 105,132 | ||||
October 21, 1978 | at Wisconsin | #9/9 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 42–0 | 80,024 | ||||
October 28, 1978 | Minnesota | #8/9 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 42–10 | 105,308 | ||||
November 4, 1978 | at Iowa | #8/9 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 34–0 | 49,120 | ||||
November 11, 1978 | at Northwestern | #7/7 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 59–14 | 27,013 | ||||
November 18, 1978 | #15/16 Purdue | #7/7 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 24–6 | 105,410 | ||||
November 25, 1978 | at #16/14 Ohio State | #6/6 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 14–3 | 88,358 | |||
January 1, 1979 | vs. #3/3 USC* | #5/5 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | NBC | L 10–17 | 105,629 | |||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game notes
Illinois
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Notre Dame
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Duke
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Arizona
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Michigan State
Michigan's only conference loss of the season.
Wisconsin
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Minnesota
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Iowa
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Northwestern
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Purdue
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Ohio State
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Michigan held Ohio State without a touchdown for the third straight year.[3]
Rose Bowl
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Players
Offense
- John Arbeznik, offensive guard, senior, University Heights, Ohio - started 9 games at left offensive guard
- Greg Bartnick, offensive guard, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at right offensive guard
- Kurt Becker, offensive guard, sophomore, Aurora, Illinois
- Jim Breaugh, quarterback, sophomore, West Bloomfield, Michigan
- David Brewster, fullback, freshman, Grafton, Wisconsin
- Ralph Clayton, wing back, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 10 games at wing back
- Michael Davis, fullback, junior, Woodbridge, Virginia
- Russell Davis, fullback, senior, Woodbridge, Virginia - started all 12 games at fullback
- Brian J. Dickey, quarterback, sophomore, Ottawa, Ohio
- Bill Dufek, offensive tackle, senior, East Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 3 games at right offensive tackle
- Stanley Edwards, tailback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan
- Rodney Feaster, wide receiver, sophomore, Flint, Michigan - started 7 games at wide receiver
- Jon Giesler, offensive tackle, senior, Woodville, Ohio - started all 12 games at left offensive tackle
- Harlan Huckleby, tailback, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started 9 games at tailback
- Gene Johnson, tight end, senior, Flint, Michigan - started 7 games at tight end, 1 game at wide receiver
- Ed Kasparek, wide receiver, senior, Dearborn, Michigan - started 1 game at wide receiver
- Rick Leach, quarterback, senior, Flint, Michigan - started all 12 games at quarterback
- Gary Lee, quarterback, freshman, Flint, Michigan
- Mike Leoni, offensive tackle, junior, Flint, Michigan - started 5 games at right offensive tackle
- Tony Leoni, tailback, junior, Flint, Michigan
- George Lilja, center, junior, Palos Park, Illinois
- Rock Lindsay, offensive guard, senior, Lapeer, Michigan
- Doug Marsh, tight end, junior, Akron, Ohio - started 5 games at tight end
- Alan Mitchell, wide receiver, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 3 games at wide receiver, 1 game at wing back
- Ed Muransky, offensive tackle, freshman, Youngstown, Ohio
- Steve Nauta, center, senior, Norristown, Pennsylvania - started all 12 games at center
- Jim Paciorek, quarterback, freshman, Orchard Lake, Michigan
- Craig Page, tailback, senior, Saginaw, Michigan
- Bubba Paris, offensive tackle, freshman, Louisville, Kentucky - started 1 game at right offensive tackle
- Bernhardt "Chip" Pederson, tight end, senior, Bay City, Michigan
- John J. Powers, offensive guard, junior, Oak Park, Illinois - started 3 games at left offensive guard, 3 games at right offensive tackle
- Lawrence P. Reid, fullback, junior, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mark Schmerge, tight end, senior, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Kevin Smith, quarterback - free safety, freshman, Dallas, Texas
- Roosevelt Smith, tailback, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 1 game at wing back, 1 game at tailback
- John Wangler, quarterback, junior, Royal Oak, Michigan
- Butch Woolfolk, tailback, freshman, Westfield, New Jersey - started 2 games at tailback
Defense
- Gene Bell, safety, junior, East Liverpool, Ohio
- Norm Betts, outside linebacker - tight end, freshman, Midland, Michigan
- Mark Braman, defensive back, senior, Midland, Michigan - started 10 games at strong-side cornerback
- Gasper Calandrino, defensive back, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Andy Cannavino, inside linebacker, sophomore, Cleveland, Ohio - started 6 games at inside linebacker
- Mark DeSantis, outside linebacker, senior, Harper Woods, Michigan - started 4 games at inside linebacker
- Gerald Diggs, defensive back, junior, Chicago, Illinois - started 1 game at strong-side cornerback
- Chris Godfrey, defensive tackle, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 6 games at defensive tackle
- Curtis Greer, defensive tackle, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at defensive tackle
- Mike Harden, defensive back, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 10 games at safety
- Stuart Harris, defensive back, sophomore, Chagrin Falls, Ohio - started 2 games at safety
- Robert K. Holloway, outside linebacker, senior, West Bloomfield, Michigan
- James N. Humphries, middle guard, junior, Detroit, Michigan
- Tony Jackson, defensive back, freshman, Cleveland, Ohio
- William Jackson, defensive tackle, senior, Richmond, Virginia
- Mike Jolly, defensive back, junior, Melvindale, Michigan
- Dale Keitz, middle guard - defensive tackle, senior, Columbus, Ohio - started all 12 games (6 at middle guard, 6 at defensive tackle)
- Tom Keller, outside linebacker, junior, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Timothy Malinak, inside linebacker, senior, Flemington, Pennsylvania
- Thomas A. Melita, middle guard, senior, Penns Grove, New Jersey
- Jerry Meter, inside linebacker, senior, Birmingham, Michigan - started all 12 games at outside linebacker
- Dan Murray, wolf, junior, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 1 game at strong-side cornerback
- Ben Needham, outside linebacker, sophomore, Groveport, Ohio - started 2 games at outside linebacker
- Mel Owens, inside linebacker, junior, DeKalb, Illinois - started 2 games at inside linebacker
- Tom Seabron, outside linebacker, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started 10 games at outside linebacker
- Ron Simpkins, inside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 11 games at inside linebacker
- Mike Trgovac, middle guard, sophomore, Austintown, Ohio - started 6 games at middle guard
- Gary Weber, defensive tackle, junior, Matawan, New Jersey
Kickers
- Bryan Virgil, place-kicker, sophomore, Buchanan, Michigan
- Greg Willner, punter - place-kicker, junior, Miami Beach, Florida
Awards
- Captains: Russell Davis, Jerry Meter
- All-Americans: Rick Leach
- All-Conference: Rick Leach, Jon Giesler, John Arbeznik, Russell Davis, Curtis Greer, Ron Simpkins, Mike Jolly, Mike Harden
- Most Valuable Player: Rick Leach
- Meyer Morton Award: Gene Johnson
- John Maulbetsch Award: Mike Trgovac
- Frederick Matthei Award: Mike Jolly
- Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Mark DeSantis
- Rick Leach was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Bo Schembechler
- Assistant coaches: Dennis Brown, Tirrel Burton, Jerry Hanlon, Jack Harbaugh, Bill McCartney, Don Nehlen, Paul Schudel, Milan Vooletich
- Trainer: Lindsy McLean
- Manager: Nicholas J. Uriah
References
- ↑ "Michigan Goes to the Air and the Irish to 0-2." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Sept 24.
- ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1978 Oct 1.
- ↑ "Michigan's 'Tenacity' Pays Off." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Nov 26.
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leachri01.shtml