1970 Michigan
9–1 (6–1 Big Ten), coached by Bo Schembechler, finished No. 9 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 55–0Nov 14
By 55 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Arizona | W 20–9 | 77% |
| Sep 26 | at Washington | W 17–3 | 66% |
| Oct 3 | vs Texas A&M | W 14–10 | 75% |
| Oct 10 | at Purdue | W 29–0 | 44% |
| Oct 17 | vs Michigan State | W 34–20 | 84% |
| Oct 24 | vs Minnesota | W 39–13 | 79% |
| Oct 31 | at Wisconsin | W 29–15 | 79% |
| Nov 7 | vs Illinois | W 42–0 | 93% |
| Nov 14 | vs Iowa | W 55–0 | 88% |
| Nov 21 | at 5Ohio State | L 9–20 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 20–9; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 8
- Wk 2: 8
- Wk 3: 10
- Wk 4: 9
- Wk 5: 7
- Wk 6: 6
- Wk 7: 5
- Wk 8: 5
- Wk 9: 5
- Wk 10: 5
- Wk 11: 4
- Wk 12: 8
- Wk 13: 7
- Wk 14: 7
- Final: 9
Players on this team
Reggie McKenzieGuard
Dan DierdorfOffensive tackle
Glenn DoughtyReceiver
Paul StarobaReceiver
Tom BeckmanDefensive end
Mike KellerLinebacker
Fred GrambauDefensive end- Bo RatherReceiver
- Pete NewellGuard
- Marty HuffLinebacker
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1970.
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 6–1 tied for 2nd in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 9 peak No. 4
- Points
- 288–90
- Coach
- Bo Schembechler
- Elo
- 1704 +99 this season
- SP+ rating
- 20.7 No. 14 of 117; offense No. 30, defense No. 7
- SRS
- 26.3 No. 6 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Young
- Captains
- Henry Hill and Don Moorhead
- Most valuable player
- Henry Hill and Don Moorhead
Drafted in 1971
The 1971 draft| Rd 2 | Dan Dierdorf OT | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 3 | Paul Staroba WR | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 5 | Pete Newell OG | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Marty Huff LB | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 6 | Don Moorhead RB | New Orleans Saints |
All-Big Ten
10 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Don MoorheadQBAP-1; UPI-1- Paul StarobaSplit ends
- Dan DierdorfOTAP-1; UPI-1
- Reggie McKenzieOGAP-2; UPI-1
Guy MurdockC- Phil SeymourDEAP-1; UPI-1
- Pete NewellDTAP-1; UPI-1
- Henry HillMG
- Marty HuffLBAP-2; UPI-1
Thom DardenDBUPI-1
Second team
- Billy TaylorRBAP-2; UPI-2
- Jack HarpringOTAP-2
- Mike KellerDEUPI-2
- Jim BettsDBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1970 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–0 | 9–1 | 5 |
| Michigan | 6–1 | 9–1 | 9 |
 Northwestern | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa | 3–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| Michigan State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Minnesota | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Illinois | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
 Indiana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.