|
Date |
Opponent |
|
Score |
|
Attend |
|
Site |
Notes |
|
09/29/1956 |
at Stanford |
W |
21-7 |
|
55000 |
|
Palo Alto, Calif. |
|
| * |
10/06/1956 |
at Michigan |
W |
9-0 |
|
101001 |
|
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/13/1956 |
INDIANA |
W |
53-6 |
|
58858 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
|
10/20/1956 |
at Notre Dame |
W |
47-14 |
|
59378 |
|
Notre Dame, Ind. |
|
| * |
10/27/1956 |
at Illinois |
L |
13-20 |
|
71119 |
|
Champaign, Ill. |
|
| * |
11/03/1956 |
WISCONSIN |
W |
33-0 |
|
53647 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
11/10/1956 |
PURDUE |
W |
12-9 |
|
56431 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
11/17/1956 |
at Minnesota |
L |
13-14 |
|
62478 |
|
Minneapolis, Minn. |
|
|
11/24/1956 |
KANSAS STATE |
W |
38-17 |
|
34115 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
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Overall: 7-2
Conference: 4-2
Home: 4-0
Away: 3-2
Neutral: 0-0
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| Rushing |
g |
att |
gain |
loss |
net |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Arend, Donald |
9 |
29 |
208 |
0 |
208 |
7.2 |
1 |
65 |
23.1 |
| Chidester, Jim |
0 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gaddini, Rudy |
0 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
4.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gilbert, Donald |
0 |
48 |
268 |
8 |
260 |
5.4 |
5 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Handloser, Rob |
0 |
24 |
140 |
0 |
140 |
5.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Harding, Larry |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Johnson, Art |
0 |
24 |
119 |
11 |
108 |
4.5 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kowalczyk, Walt |
9 |
42 |
153 |
25 |
128 |
3.0 |
1 |
0 |
14.2 |
| Martin, Blanche |
0 |
37 |
149 |
15 |
134 |
3.6 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
9 |
85 |
514 |
19 |
495 |
5.8 |
6 |
68 |
55.0 |
| Ninowski, Jim |
9 |
21 |
61 |
20 |
41 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
4.6 |
| Panitch, Mike |
0 |
17 |
123 |
18 |
105 |
6.2 |
0 |
49 |
0.0 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
0 |
52 |
255 |
20 |
235 |
4.5 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Popp, Robert |
0 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
-5 |
-1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Sam |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wilson, Pat |
9 |
40 |
167 |
42 |
125 |
3.1 |
4 |
0 |
13.9 |
| Wulff, Jim |
9 |
34 |
131 |
8 |
123 |
3.6 |
2 |
0 |
13.7 |
| Zucco, Vic |
0 |
15 |
148 |
3 |
145 |
9.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zysk, Don |
0 |
5 |
30 |
3 |
27 |
5.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
9 |
487 |
2512 |
200 |
2312 |
4.7 |
27 |
68 |
256.9 |
| Opp totals |
9 |
421 |
1721 |
325 |
1396 |
3.3 |
5 |
0 |
155.1 |
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| Passing |
g |
comp-att-int |
pct |
yds |
td |
long |
avg/g |
effic |
| Gilbert, Donald |
0 |
1-1-0 |
100.0 |
39 |
1 |
39 |
0.0 |
757.60 |
| Johnson, Art |
0 |
1-1-0 |
100.0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
0.0 |
234.40 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
9 |
1-3-0 |
33.3 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
1.8 |
78.13 |
| Ninowski, Jim |
9 |
13-31-3 |
41.9 |
237 |
4 |
0 |
26.3 |
129.38 |
| Panitch, Mike |
0 |
11-18-2 |
61.1 |
137 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
139.49 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
0 |
3-4-0 |
75.0 |
60 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
283.50 |
| Popp, Robert |
0 |
0-2-0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
| Wilson, Pat |
9 |
20-39-1 |
51.3 |
414 |
1 |
54 |
46.0 |
143.78 |
| Team totals |
9 |
50-99-8 |
50.5 |
919 |
9 |
54 |
102.1 |
142.32 |
| Opp totals |
9 |
71-168-24 |
42.3 |
883 |
5 |
52 |
98.1 |
67.66 |
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| Receiving |
g |
no. |
yds |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Arend, Donald |
9 |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
5 |
0.6 |
| Dukes, Harold |
0 |
5 |
105 |
21.0 |
3 |
41 |
0.0 |
| Gilbert, Donald |
0 |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Harding, Larry |
0 |
3 |
72 |
24.0 |
2 |
34 |
0.0 |
| Hinesly, James |
0 |
9 |
131 |
14.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Johnson, Art |
0 |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kaiser, Dave |
9 |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
14 |
1.6 |
| Kolodziej, A. |
0 |
7 |
221 |
31.6 |
1 |
54 |
0.0 |
| Kowalczyk, Walt |
9 |
3 |
59 |
19.7 |
1 |
0 |
6.6 |
| Martin, Blanche |
0 |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
0 |
16 |
0.0 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
9 |
4 |
53 |
13.2 |
1 |
0 |
5.9 |
| Panitch, Mike |
0 |
2 |
43 |
21.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
0 |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
10 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Sam |
0 |
2 |
59 |
29.5 |
1 |
39 |
0.0 |
| Wilson, Pat |
9 |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
| Wulff, Jim |
9 |
4 |
73 |
18.2 |
0 |
0 |
8.1 |
| Zucco, Vic |
0 |
1 |
-10 |
-10.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
9 |
50 |
919 |
18.4 |
9 |
54 |
102.1 |
| Opp totals |
9 |
71 |
883 |
12.4 |
5 |
52 |
98.1 |
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| Scoring |
g |
td |
fg |
k-pat |
2xp |
dxp |
saf |
pts |
| Arend, Donald |
9 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Dukes, Harold |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| Gilbert, Donald |
0 |
5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| Harding, Larry |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| Johnson, Art |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Kaiser, Dave |
9 |
0 |
0-0 |
3-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Kolodziej, A. |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Kowalczyk, Walt |
9 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Martin, Blanche |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Matsos, Arch |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
6-11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
9 |
8 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
| Ninowski, Jim |
9 |
0 |
0-0 |
6-12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Panitch, Mike |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
4-7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| Williams, Sam |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Wilson, Pat |
9 |
4 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| Wulff, Jim |
9 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Team totals |
9 |
39 |
1-1 |
20-36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
257 |
| Opp totals |
9 |
10 |
1-0 |
12-10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
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| Total offense |
g |
rush |
pass |
total |
avg/g |
| Arend, Donald |
9 |
208 |
0 |
208 |
23.1 |
| Chidester, Jim |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0.0 |
| Gaddini, Rudy |
0 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| Gilbert, Donald |
0 |
260 |
39 |
299 |
0.0 |
| Handloser, Rob |
0 |
140 |
0 |
140 |
0.0 |
| Harding, Larry |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0.0 |
| Johnson, Art |
0 |
108 |
16 |
124 |
0.0 |
| Kowalczyk, Walt |
9 |
128 |
0 |
128 |
14.2 |
| Martin, Blanche |
0 |
134 |
0 |
134 |
0.0 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
9 |
495 |
16 |
511 |
56.8 |
| Ninowski, Jim |
9 |
41 |
237 |
278 |
30.9 |
| Panitch, Mike |
0 |
105 |
137 |
242 |
0.0 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
0 |
235 |
60 |
295 |
0.0 |
| Popp, Robert |
0 |
-5 |
0 |
-5 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Sam |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0.0 |
| Wilson, Pat |
9 |
125 |
414 |
539 |
59.9 |
| Wulff, Jim |
9 |
123 |
0 |
123 |
13.7 |
| Zucco, Vic |
0 |
145 |
0 |
145 |
0.0 |
| Zysk, Don |
0 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
9 |
2312 |
919 |
3231 |
359.0 |
| Opp totals |
9 |
1396 |
883 |
2279 |
253.2 |
Â
| Punt returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Arend, Donald |
4 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
12.5 |
| Johnson, Art |
4 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
9.0 |
| Kowalczyk, Walt |
2 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
13.0 |
| Martin, Blanche |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3.0 |
| Matsko, John |
1 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
6 |
132 |
1 |
67 |
22.0 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
3 |
71 |
1 |
63 |
23.7 |
| Wilson, Pat |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2.0 |
| Wulff, Jim |
5 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
4.6 |
| Team totals |
27 |
357 |
2 |
67 |
13.2 |
| Opp totals |
17 |
343 |
0 |
0 |
20.2 |
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| Kick returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Gilbert, Donald |
3 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
15.3 |
| Handloser, Rob |
1 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Johnson, Art |
1 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
19.0 |
| Kowalczyk, Walt |
2 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
| Martin, Blanche |
1 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
20.0 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
4 |
86 |
0 |
0 |
21.5 |
| Ninowski, Jim |
2 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
10.5 |
| O'Brien, Franci |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
1 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
21.0 |
| Wilson, Pat |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
9.0 |
| Wulff, Jim |
1 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Zucco, Vic |
1 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
19.0 |
| Zysk, Don |
1 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Team totals |
20 |
298 |
0 |
0 |
14.9 |
| Opp totals |
48 |
683 |
0 |
0 |
14.2 |
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| Interceptions |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Barker, Richard |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0.1 |
| Berger, Donald |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.3 |
| Gilbert, Donald |
1 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
0.1 |
| Harding, Larry |
1 |
33 |
1 |
33 |
0.0 |
| Johnson, Art |
1 |
52 |
0 |
52 |
0.0 |
| Kelly, Ellison |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
| Martin, Blanche |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
| Matsko, John |
3 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
| Matsos, Arch |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.5 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
3 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
1 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
0.1 |
| Popp, Robert |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.3 |
| Wilson, Pat |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0.1 |
| Wulff, Jim |
2 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Zucco, Vic |
2 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Zysk, Don |
1 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0.1 |
| Team totals |
24 |
318 |
1 |
52 |
0.1 |
| Opp totals |
8 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
0.0 |
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| Fumble returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Team totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| All purpose |
g |
rush |
rcv |
pr |
kr |
ir |
total |
avg/g |
| Arend, Donald |
9 |
208 |
5 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
263 |
29.2 |
| Barker, Richard |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0.0 |
| Berger, Donald |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0.0 |
| Chidester, Jim |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0.0 |
| Dukes, Harold |
0 |
0 |
105 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
105 |
0.0 |
| Gaddini, Rudy |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| Gilbert, Donald |
0 |
260 |
29 |
0 |
46 |
16 |
351 |
0.0 |
| Handloser, Rob |
0 |
140 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
153 |
0.0 |
| Harding, Larry |
0 |
6 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
111 |
0.0 |
| Hinesly, James |
0 |
0 |
131 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
131 |
0.0 |
| Johnson, Art |
0 |
108 |
27 |
36 |
19 |
52 |
242 |
0.0 |
| Kaiser, Dave |
9 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1.6 |
| Kelly, Ellison |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0.0 |
| Kolodziej, A. |
0 |
0 |
221 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
221 |
0.0 |
| Kowalczyk, Walt |
9 |
128 |
59 |
26 |
13 |
0 |
226 |
25.1 |
| Martin, Blanche |
0 |
134 |
16 |
3 |
20 |
12 |
185 |
0.0 |
| Matsko, John |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
15 |
29 |
0.0 |
| Matsos, Arch |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.0 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
9 |
495 |
53 |
132 |
86 |
66 |
832 |
92.4 |
| Ninowski, Jim |
9 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
62 |
6.9 |
| Panitch, Mike |
0 |
105 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
0.0 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
0 |
235 |
10 |
71 |
21 |
20 |
357 |
0.0 |
| Popp, Robert |
0 |
-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-2 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Sam |
0 |
7 |
59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
0.0 |
| Wilson, Pat |
9 |
125 |
12 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
159 |
17.7 |
| Wulff, Jim |
9 |
123 |
73 |
23 |
14 |
35 |
268 |
29.8 |
| Zucco, Vic |
0 |
145 |
-10 |
0 |
19 |
22 |
176 |
0.0 |
| Zysk, Don |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
12 |
56 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
9 |
2312 |
919 |
357 |
298 |
318 |
4204 |
467.1 |
| Opp totals |
9 |
1396 |
883 |
343 |
683 |
0 |
3305 |
367.2 |
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| Punting |
no. |
yds |
avg |
lg |
tb |
fc |
i20 |
50+ |
blk |
| Martin, Blanche |
6 |
203 |
33.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mendyk, Dennis |
6 |
228 |
38.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Peaks, Clarence |
19 |
745 |
39.2 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wulff, Jim |
2 |
44 |
22.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team totals |
34 |
1220 |
35.9 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Opp totals |
47 |
1559 |
33.2 |
69 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Â
| Field goals |
made |
att |
pct |
long |
blkd |
| Team totals |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
33 |
0 |
Â
| Extra points |
g |
ua |
a |
tot |
tfl-yds |
sack-yds |
int-yds |
brup |
qbh |
fr-yds |
ff |
blk |
saf |
| Team totals |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
24 - 318 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Opp totals |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
8 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Â
| Team statistics |
Team totals |
Opponent |
| 1st downs rushing |
109 |
70 |
| 1st downs passing |
35 |
45 |
| 1st downs penalty |
0 |
8 |
| 1st downs total |
144 |
123 |
| Penalties against |
63 |
38 |
| Penalty yards |
733 |
326 |
| Fumbles |
38 |
34 |
| Fumbles lost |
21 |
17 |
| 3rd-down convert |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 4th-down convert |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Time of possession |
0:00 |
0:00 |
| Misc yards |
0 |
0 |
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