1969 Michigan Wolverines football team

1969 Michigan Wolverines football

Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 10–3 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#9
1969 record	8–3 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Young (1st year)
MVP	Jim Mandich
Captain	Jim Mandich
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1969 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
#9 Michigan +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#18 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Iowa	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1969 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bo Schembechler, the Wolverines compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 Big Ten), played in the 1970 Rose Bowl, and finished the season ranked #9 in the final AP poll and #8 in the final UPI poll.

The 1969 Michigan vs. Ohio State football game was considered one of the biggest upsets in college football history, as Ohio State came into the game with an 8-0 record, a 22-game winning streak and the #1 ranking in the polls. Michigan defeated Ohio State 24-12 in front of a crowd of 103,588 at Michigan Stadium to win the Big Ten Conference's berth in the Rose Bowl. The game was also the first in a series that came to be known as "The Ten-Year War," a 10-year span during which Michigan under Bo Schembechler battled Ohio State under Woody Hayes, under whom Schembechler had served as both a player at Miami University and an assistant coach at Ohio State. Four times between 1970 and 1975, Ohio State and Michigan were both ranked in the top five of the AP Poll before their matchup.

Bo Schembechler suffered a heart attack the night before the 1970 Rose Bowl game against an undefeated USC team. The Wolverines lost the Rose Bowl in a defensive struggle by a score of 10-3.

Team captain and tight end Jim Mandich was selected as the 1969 team's most valuable player and as a first-team All-American. Defensive back Tom Curtis was also selected as a first-team All-American, and seven members of the team, including Dan Dierdorf, received first-team All-Big Ten honors. Sophomore tailback Billy Taylor was the team's leading rusher and an All-Big Ten honoree. Thirteen members of the 1969 team went on to play professional football, and four players (Mandich, Curtis, Dierdorf and offensive guard Reggie McKenzie) were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20, 1969	Vanderbilt*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 42–14	70,183
September 27, 1969	Washington*	#20/NR	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 45–7	49,684
October 4, 1969	#9/9 Missouri*	#13/11	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 17–40	64,476
October 11, 1969	#9/9 Purdue		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 31–20	80,411
October 18, 1969	at Michigan State	#13/14	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 12–23	79,368
October 25, 1969	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		W 35–9	44,028
November 1, 1969	Wisconsin	#20/NR	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 35–7	60,438
November 8, 1969	at Illinois	#18/13	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il		W 57–0	35,270
November 15, 1969	at Iowa	#14/15	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 51–6	45,981
November 22, 1969	#1/1 Ohio State	#12/12	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 24–12	103,588
January 1, 1970	vs. #5/4 USC*	#7/8	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 3–10	103,878
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Vanderbilt

In Bo Schembechler's first game as head coach and Michigan's first game against Vanderbilt since 1923, Don Moorhead scored a pair of touchdowns as a fourth quarter surge helped the Wolverines crush their non-conference foe, 42–14.^[1]

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	0	7	0	7
• Michigan	6	6	12	21	45

Date: September 27
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Game attendance: 49,684

Scoring summary

Q1	MICH	Mandich 9 yard pass from Moorhead (kick failed)	MICH 6–0

Q2	MICH	Moorhead 5 yard run (run failed)	MICH 12–0

Q3	MICH	Moorhead 1 yard run (run failed)	MICH 18–0

Q3	MICH	Moorhead 9 yard run (run failed)	MICH 24–0

Q3	WASH	Kennamer 7 yard pass from Hanzlik (Volbrecht kick)	MICH 24–7

Q4	MICH	Doughty 19 yard run (Titas kick)	MICH 31–7

Q4	MICH	Craw 1 yard run (Killian kick)	MICH 38–7

Q4	MICH	Harris 59 yard pass from Betts (Killian kick)	MICH 45–7

^[2]

Missouri

Purdue

Don Moorhead 15/25, 247 Yds
Marty Huff 3 INT ^[3]

Wisconsin

Billy Taylor ran 37 and 51 yards for touchdowns in the first quarter and Barry Pierson added a 51-yard punt return in the second as Michigan overwhelmed Wisconsin in front of a wet, homecoming crowd. Taylor, playing in place of the injured Glenn Doughty, ran for 143 of Michigan's 183 rushing yards in the first half.^[4]

Iowa

Billy Taylor 21 Rush, 225 Yds ^[5]

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	6	6	0	0	12
• Michigan	7	17	0	0	24

Date: November 22
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1	OSU	Otis 1-yard run (kick failed)	OSU 6-0

1	MICH	Craw 3-yard run (Titas kick)	MICH 7-6

2	OSU	White 22-yard pass from Kern (run failed)	OSU 12-7

2	MICH	Craw 1-yard run (Titas kick)	MICH 14-12

2	MICH	Moorhead 2-yard run (Titas kick)	MICH 21-12

2	MICH	Killian 25-yard field goal	MICH 24-12

^[6]

Rose Bowl

Players

Offensive letter winners

The following players received varsity letters for their participation on the offensive unit of the 1969 Michigan football team. Players who were starters in the majority of Michigan's games are displayed in bold.

Morris Abrahams, offensive tackle, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Robert Baumgartner (No. 60),^[7] offensive guard, senior, Chicago - started 9 games at offensive left guard
William J. Berutti, quarterback, junior, Franklin, Ohio
Jim Betts (No. 23), quarterback, junior, Cleveland, Ohio - started 1 game at left halfback
Jim Brandstatter (No. 76), offensive tackle, sophomore, East Lansing, Michigan
Richard Caldarazzo (No. 56), offensive guard, senior, Melrose Park, Illinois - started 8 games at offensive right guard
Garvie Craw (No. 48), fullback, senior, Montclair, New Jersey - started 7 games at fullback and 3 games at right halfback
Dan Dierdorf (No. 72), offensive tackle, junior, Canton, Ohio - started 7 games at offensive right tackle and 1 at offensive left tackle
Glenn Doughty (No. 22), tailback, sophomore, Detroit - started 4 games at left halfback
Eric Federico, fullback, senior, Trenton, Michigan
John H. Gabler (No. 18), wingback, senior, Royal Oak, Michigan - started 3 games at fullback, 3 games at right halfback
Werner W. Hall, offensive tackle, senior, Sandusky, Ohio
Mike Hankwitz (No. 81), tight end, senior, Scottsville, Michigan - started 2 games at right end
Jack Harpring (No. 71),^[8] offensive tackle, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 8 games at offensive left tackle and 1 at offensive right tackle
William J. Harris (No. 80), split end, junior, Mt. Clemens, Michigan
Preston Henry (No. 44), tailback, sophomore, Flint, Michigan - started 2 games at right halfack
Jerry Imsland, split end, senior, Northville, Michigan
Timothy Killian (No. 57), center, junior, Lincoln Park, Michigan - started 2 games at center
Joseph Lukz, offensive guard, senior, Niles, Ohio
Jim Mandich (No. 88), tight end, senior, Solon, Ohio - started 8 games at left end
Reggie McKenzie (No. 65), offensive guard, sophomore, Highland Park, Illinois
Don Moorhead (No. 27), quarterback, junior, South Haven, Michigan - started all 11 games at quarterback
Guy Murdock (No. 53), center, sophomore, Barrington, Illinois - started 7 games at center
Michael Oldham (No. 84), split end, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
Robert Ritley, offensive tackle, senior, Garfield Heights, Ohio
Peter C. Sarantos, center, senior, Elkhart, Indiana
Lance G. Scheffler, tailback, junior, Trenton, Michigan
Fritz Seyferth (No. 32), fullback, sophomore, Darien, Connecticut - started 1 game at fullback
Paul Seymour (No. 85), split end, sophomore, Berkley, Michigan
Paul Staroba (No. 30), wingback, junior, Flint, Michigan - started 3 games at right end
Billy Taylor (No. 42), tailback, sophomore, Barberton, Ohio - started 3 games at left halfback
Frank Titas (No. 64), offensive guard, senior, Cleveland, Ohio

Defensive letter winners

The following players received varsity letters for their participation on the defensive unit of the 1969 Michigan football team. Players who were starters in the majority of Michigan's games are displayed in bold.

Tom Beckman, defensive tackle, sophomore, Chesaning, Michigan
Richard W. Brown, middle guard, senior, Auburn, Michigan
Al Carpenter, defensive end, sophomore, Flint, Michigan - started 1 game at offensive right guard
Dana Coin, defensive end and place-kicker,^[9] sophomore, Pontiac, Michigan
Tom Curtis (No. 25), defensive back, senior, Aurora, Ohio - started all 11 games at safety
Thom Darden (No. 35), defensive back, sophomore, Sandusky, Ohio - started 10 games at wolfman (also started 1 game at left halfback on offense)
Bruce Elliott, defensive back, sophomore, Indianapolis, Indiana - started 1 game at right halfback
Alan Francis, middle guard, senior, Euclid, Ohio
Fred Grambau (No. 92), defensive tackle, sophomore, Ossineke, Michigan - started all 11 games at left defensive tackle (also started 2 games at left tackle on offense)
Frank Gusich, defensive back, sophomore, Garfield Heights, Ohio - started 1 game at wolfman
Brian Healy (No. 24), defensive back, senior, Sandusky, Ohio - started all 11 games at defensive halfback (also started 2 games at right halfback on offense)
Henry Hill (No. 39), middle guard, junior, Detroit - started all 11 games at middle guard (also started 2 games at left guard and 1 at right guard on offense)
Marty Huff (No. 70), linebacker, junior, Toledo, Ohio - started all 11 games at linebacker (also started 2 games at right tackle and 1 at left halfback on offense)
Joseph M. Jones, linebacker, senior, Evanston, Illinois
Mike Keller (No. 90), defensive end, sophomore, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started all 11 games at left defensive end (also started 2 games at left end on offense)
Richard McCoy, Jr., defensive tackle, junior, Alliance, Ohio
Edward M. Moore (No. 97), linebacker, junior, Youngstown, Ohio - started 10 games at linebacker (also started 2 games at right end on offense)
Pete Newell (No. 82), defensive tackle, junior, Park Ridge, Illinois - started all 11 games at right defensive tackle (also started 2 games at center and 1 at right tackle on offense)
Daniel Parks, defensive tackle, junior, Birmingham, Michigan
Barry Pierson (No. 29), defensive back, senior, St. Ignace, Michigan - started all 11 games at defensive halfback (also started 1 game at left halfback on offense)
Cecil Pryor (No. 55), defensive end, senior, Corpus Christi, Texas - started all 11 games at right defensive end (also started 1 game at left end and 1 at right end on offense)
Thomas Takach, defensive end, senior, Detroit
Mike Taylor, linebacker, sophomore, Detroit - started 1 game at linebacker
Timothy Wadhams,^[10] defensive back, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mark Werner, defensive back, senior, Cincinnati, Ohio
Robert E. White, defensive back, senior, Middleville, Michigan
George Zuganellis, linebacker, senior, Chicago

Non-letter winners

Thomas A. Huiskens,^[11] tight end, sophomore, Bay City, Michigan

Awards and honors

Captain: Jim Mandich
All-Americans: Jim Mandich, Tom Curtis
All-Conference: Jim Mandich, Phil Seymour, Tom Curtis, Dan Dierdorf, Guy Murdock, Billy Taylor, Marty Huff
Most Valuable Player: Jim Mandich
Meyer Morton Award: Don Moorhead
John Maulbetsch Award: Glenn Doughty
Frederick Matthei Award: Jack Harpring
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Brian Healy

1969 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1970 NFL Draft.^[12]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Mandich	Tight End	2	29	Miami Dolphins
Cecil Pryor	Defensive End	5	120	Green Bay Packers
Barry Pierson	Defensive Back	5	127	St. Louis Cardinals

Eighteen members of the 1969 team went on to play professional football. They are: Tom Beckman (St.Louis Cardinals, 1972, Memphis Grizzlies, 1974-1975), Tom Curtis (Baltimore Colts, 1970-1971), Thom Darden (Cleveland Browns, 1972-1981), Dan Dierdorf (St. Louis Cardinals, 1971-1983), Glenn Doughty (Baltimore Colts, 1972-1979), Fred Grambau (Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes);^[13]^[14] Marty Huff (San Francisco 49ers, 1972; Edmonton Eskimos, 1973; Charlotte Hornets, 1974-1975), Mike Keller (Dallas Cowboys, 1972), Jim Mandich (Miami Dolphins, 1970-1977; Pittsburgh Steelers, 1978), Reggie McKenzie (Buffalo Bills, 1972-1982; Seattle Seahawks, 1983-1984), Guy Murdock (Houston Oilers, 1974; Chicago Fire/Winds, 1974-1975), Pete Newell (BC Lions, 1971);^[15] Cecil Pryor (Memphis Southmen),^[16] Fritz Seyferth (Calgary Stampeders, 1972); Paul Seymour (Buffalo Bills, 1973-1977), Paul Staroba (Cleveland Browns, 1972; Green Bay Packers, 1973), Billy Taylor (Calgary Stampeders, 1972), and Mike Taylor (New York Jets, 1972–73). Mandich was the starting tight end for the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins who won Super Bowl VII. Dierdorf and McKenzie would later be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Statistics

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Billy Taylor	141	864	6.1	7
Glenn Doughty	150	732	4.9	4
Don Moorhead	170	625	3.7	9
Garvie Craw	117	344	2.9	12

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Don Moorhead	210	99	7	47.1	1261	12.7	6	22
Jim Betts	33	16	0	48.5	293	18.3	2	59

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Jim Mandich	51	676	13.3	3	32
Bill Harris	15	302	20.1	0	59
Mike Hankwitz	13	165	12.7	0	26
Paul Staroba	12	141	11.8	0	15

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	Long
Glenn Doughty	10	199	19.9	31
Billy Taylor	5	109	21.8	44
Preston Henry	6	83	13.8	23

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Barry Pierson	19	300	15.8	1	60
Marty Huff	1	31	31.0	1	31
Tom Curtis	11	21	1.9	0	12

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bo Schembechler
Assistant coaches: Jerry Hanlon, Dick Hunter, Louie Lee,^[17] Frank Maloney, George Mans, Gary Moeller, Larry Smith, Chuck Stobart, Jim Young
Trainer: Lindsy McLean
Manager: Robert Kohn

References

↑ Eugene Register Guard. 21 Sept 1969.
↑ "Michigan crushes Huskies." Eugene Register-Guard. 1969 Sept 28.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1969 Oct 12.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1969 Nov 2.
↑ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1
↑ "Rose-Bound Michigan Dethrones Ohio State." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
↑ "Guard Baumgartner plans California trip". The Michigan Daily. November 6, 1968.
↑ Harpring's son, Matt Harpring, played 12 years in the NBA.
↑ Coin set the NCAA record in 1971 with 55 consecutive extra points without a miss. He also broke the Michigan record for longest field goal with a 42-yard field goal against Arizona in 1970.
↑ Wadhams later became the CEO of Masco, a Fortune 400 company. See here.
↑ "Bay County Sports Hall of Fame: Tom Huiskens brought passion to football field at Bay City Central, University of Michigan". Mlive.com. August 1, 2010.
↑ "1970 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
↑ "Grambau Signs". The Robesonian. March 12, 1976.
↑ "Awards race at a glance". Edmonton Journal. October 23, 1974.
↑ CFLpedia
↑ "Former U-M Gridder, Board Member Pryor Passes Away". University of Michigan. October 20, 2005.
↑ Elliot Legow (October 15, 1969). "Freshman football key to varsity Success". The Michigan Daily.

External links

1969 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

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