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| rdfs:label | - 1976 Michigan Wolverines football team
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| rdfs:comment | - The 1976 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1976 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bo Schembechler, the Wolverines finished the season with a 10–2 record, won the Big Ten Conference championship, and played in the 1977 Rose Bowl. The Wolverines outscored their opponents 432 to 95 and ranked first in the country in total offense (448.1 yards per game), scoring offense (38.7 points per game), and scoring defense (7.2 points per game). In the final AP and UPI Polls, Michigan was ranked #3.
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| Poll | - AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game
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| Team | - PUR
- Michigan Wolverines
- USC
- NAVY
- MSU
- MICH
- ILL
- NU
- WISC
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| Date | - 1976-09-11
- 1976-09-18
- 1976-09-25
- 1976-10-02
- 1976-10-09
- 1976-10-16
- 1976-10-23
- 1976-10-30
- 1976-11-06
- 1976-11-13
- 1976-11-20
- 1977-01-01
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| attend | - 31045
- 39385
- 57205
- 88250
- 101040
- 101347
- 103241
- 103741
- 104107
- 104211
- 104426
- 106182
- yes
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| Score | - 14
- 16
- 22
- 31
- 35
- 38
- 40
- 42
- 45
- 51
- 70
- MICH 21-14
- MICH 14-7
- MICH 7-0
- MICH 10-0
- MICH 6-0
- MICH 14-10
- MICH 14-3
- MICH 17-0
- MICH 24-0
- MICH 28-14
- MICH 3-0
- MICH 31-0
- MICH 38-0
- MICH 7-3
- MSU 3-0
- USC 7-6
- MICH 14-13
- MICH 14-0
- MICH 21-10
- MICH 28-10
- MICH 21-0
- NAVY 7-0
- PUR 13-7
- PUR 16-14
- MICH 28-0
- TIED 7-7
- MICH 9-7
- MICH 12-7
- MICH 14-14
- MICH 15-0
- MICH 16-0
- MICH 2-0
- MICH 21-7
- MICH 22-0
- MICH 23-0
- MICH 23-7
- MICH 28-7
- MICH 30-10
- MICH 30-7
- MICH 33-10
- MICH 33-13
- MICH 33-20
- MICH 35-10
- MICH 35-14
- MICH 35-7
- MICH 38-7
- MICH 40-20
- MICH 40-27
- MICH 42-10
- MICH 42-14
- MICH 44-0
- MICH 45-0
- MICH 49-14
- MICH 51-0
- MICH 56-14
- MICH 63-14
- MICH 7-7
- MICH 70-14
- MICH 9-0
- NAVY 14-12
- TIE 7-7
- USC 14-6
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| DefCoach | |
| Attendance | - 31045
- 39385
- 57205
- 88250
- 101040
- 101337
- 103241
- 103741
- 104107
- 104211
- 104426
- 106182
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| Visitor | - Michigan
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
- Navy
- Stanford
- Wake Forest
- Michigan State
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| Title | - Week 8: Minnesota at Michigan
- Week 2: Stanford at Michigan
- Rose Bowl: Michigan at USC
- Week 10: Illinois at Michigan
- Week 11: Michigan at Ohio State
- Week 1: Wisconsin at Michigan
- Week 3: Navy at Michigan
- Week 4: Wake Forest at Michigan
- Week 5: Michigan State at Michigan
- Week 6: Michigan at Northwestern
- Week 7: Michigan at Indiana
- Week 9: Michigan at Purdue
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| Host | - Michigan
- Indiana
- USC
- Northwestern
- Purdue
- 'Ohio State'
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| Event | - Brammer 10-yard pass from E. Smith
- Canada 6-yard run
- Charles 7-yard pass from Carroll
- Davis 3-yard run
- Dierking 25-yard run
- Dierking 4-yard run
- Egloff 26-yard pass from Carroll
- Evans 1-yard run
- G. Johnson 3-yard pass from Leach
- G. Johnson 5-yard pass from Leach
- Huckleby 1-yard run
- Huckleby 12-yard run
- Huckleby 13-yard run
- Huckleby 2-yard run
- Huckleby 38-yard run
- Huckleby 4-yard run
- Huckleby 56-yard run
- Huckleby 6-yard run
- Huckleby 8-yard run
- J. Smith 12-yard pass from Leach
- J. Smith 22-yard pass from Leach
- J. Smith 25-yard pass from Leach
- J. Smith 31-yard pass from Leach
- J. Smith 64-yard pass from Leach
- K. King 3-yard run
- Kiawinski 1-yard run
- Kurowski 20-yard run
- L. Reid 2-yard run
- Lamla 42-yard field goal
- Leach 11-yard run
- Leach 28-yard run
- Leach 3-yard run
- Leach 4-yard run
- Leach 6-yard run
- Leach 7-yard run
- Leach 8-yard run
- Lytle 1-yard run
- Lytle 13-yard pass from Leach
- Lytle 13-yard run
- Lytle 14-yard run
- Lytle 16-yard run
- Lytle 18-yard run
- Lytle 2-yard run
- Lytle 25-yard run
- Lytle 3-yard run
- Lytle 5-yard pass from Leach
- Lytle 75-yard run
- Lytle 9-yard run
- Nielsen 24 yard field goal
- O'Neal 29-yard interception return
- Phillips 2-yard run
- R. Davis 85-yard run
- Russell Davis 16-yard run
- S. Johnson 4-yard run
- Safety Ohanian punt blocked out of end zone
- Safety Ohanian tackled in end zone
- Safety on Morgan fumble out of end zone
- Schmerge 7-yard pass from Leach
- Smith 52-yard pass from Leach
- Supan 23-yard field goal
- White 7-yard run
- Wood 23-yard field goal
- Wood 33-yard field goal
- Wood 36-yard field goal
- Wood 37-yard field goal
- Wood 46-yard field goal
- Wood 49-yard field goal
- Wood 51-yard field goal
- Yelvington 4-yard pass from Dean
- Zuver 60-yard interception return
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| abstract | - The 1976 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1976 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bo Schembechler, the Wolverines finished the season with a 10–2 record, won the Big Ten Conference championship, and played in the 1977 Rose Bowl. The Wolverines outscored their opponents 432 to 95 and ranked first in the country in total offense (448.1 yards per game), scoring offense (38.7 points per game), and scoring defense (7.2 points per game). In the final AP and UPI Polls, Michigan was ranked #3. Highlights of the season included a 51-0 victory over Stanford in which three Michigan running backs rushed for over 100 yards. Michigan's 70-14 victory over Navy was the worst defeat in the history of the Naval Academy's football program. Michigan spent most of the season ranked #1 in the polls, but a 16-14 loss to Purdue in the ninth game of the season dropped the Wolverines out of the top spot. In the final game of the regular season, Michigan defeated Ohio State, 22-0, to win the Big Ten championship. The game marked the first time the Buckeyes had been held scoreless since 1964. In the 1977 Rose Bowl, Michigan lost to USC, 14-6, as the Wolverines completed only four passes and were held to 155 rushing yards. On offense, senior running back Rob Lytle was selected as the team's most valuable player, finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy, and led the Wolverines with 1,469 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. Lytle finished the season as Michigan's all-time career rushing leader with 3,307 rushing yards gained from 1974 to 1976. Quarterback Rick Leach passed for 973 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for another 638 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 13 touchdown passes tied a team record set by Bob Chappuis in 1947. Harlan Huckleby added 912 rushing yards, and wing back Jim Smith caught 26 passes for 973 yards and six touchdowns. Lytle, Smith, offensive right guard Mark Donahue, and offensive right tackle Bill Dufek were selected as first-team All-Americans. On defense, Calvin O'Neal started all 12 games at middle linebacker, led the team with 139 tackles, and was a consensus first-team All-American. Nine Michigan players were selected as first-team All-Big Ten Conference players. Twenty-one players from the 1976 team went on to play in the National Football League, and another (Rick Leach) was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1979 NFL Draft, but opted instead to play Major League Baseball.
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