1974 Michigan
10–1 (7–1 Big Ten), coached by Bo Schembechler, finished No. 3 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Navy 52–0Sep 28
By 52 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Iowa | W 24–7 | 91% |
| Sep 21 | vs Colorado | W 31–0 | 78% |
| Sep 28 | vs Navy | W 52–0 | 82% |
| Oct 5 | at Stanford | W 27–16 | 70% |
| Oct 12 | vs Michigan State | W 21–7 | 83% |
| Oct 19 | at Wisconsin | W 24–20 | 72% |
| Oct 26 | vs Minnesota | W 49–0 | 87% |
| Nov 2 | at Indiana | W 21–7 | 87% |
| Nov 9 | at Illinois | W 14–6 | 76% |
| Nov 16 | vs Purdue | W 51–0 | 89% |
| Nov 23 | at 4Ohio State | L 10–12 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 12–10; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 6
- Wk 2: 6
- Wk 3: 6
- Wk 4: 5
- Wk 5: 4
- Wk 6: 4
- Wk 7: 3
- Wk 8: 3
- Wk 9: 3
- Wk 10: 4
- Wk 11: 3
- Wk 12: 3
- Wk 13: 4
- Wk 14: 4
- Final: 3
Players on this team
Rob LytleRunning back
Dennis FranklinQuarterback
Don DufekDefensive back- Dave BrownSafety
- Jim SmithReceiver
- Dan JilekLinebacker
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 1974.
Big Ten champions7–1 in the conference, shared with Ohio State
- Record
- 10–1
- Conference
- 7–1 shared first in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 3 peak No. 3
- Points
- 324–75
- Coach
- Bo Schembechler
- Elo
- 1763 +85 this season
- SP+ rating
- 25.4 No. 5 of 124; offense No. 13, defense No. 4
- SRS
- 24.8 No. 4 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Gary Moeller
- Captains
- Dave Brown and Dennis Franklin
- Most valuable player
- Steve Strinko
Drafted in 1975
The 1975 draft| Rd 1 | Dave Brown DB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 6 | Dennis Franklin WR | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 7 | Gil Chapman RB | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 7 | Harry Banks DB | Buffalo Bills |
All-Big Ten
7 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Dennis FranksCAP-1; UPI-2- Tim DavisDL
- Dan JilekDL
- Jeff PerlingerDL
- Steve StrinkoLBAP-1; UPI-1
- Dave BrownDBAP-1; UPI-1
- Don DufekDBAP-2; UPI-1
Second team
- Dennis FranklinQBAP-2; UPI-2
Gordon BellRBAP-2; UPI-2
Gil ChapmanRBUPI-2- Steve KingOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1974 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7–1 | 10–1 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 7–1 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Michigan State | 6–1–1 | 7–3–1 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Illinois | 4–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 4–6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Northwestern | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Indiana | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.