|
Date |
Opponent |
|
Score |
|
Attend |
|
Site |
Notes |
| * |
09/11/1971 |
ILLINOIS |
W |
10-0 |
|
42083 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
|
09/18/1971 |
at Georgia Tech |
L |
0-10 |
|
50649 |
|
Atlanta, Ga. |
|
|
09/25/1971 |
OREGON STATE |
W |
31-14 |
|
62184 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
|
10/02/1971 |
at Notre Dame |
L |
2-14 |
|
59075 |
|
Notre Dame, Ind. |
|
| * |
10/09/1971 |
MICHIGAN |
L |
13-24 |
|
80093 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/16/1971 |
at Wisconsin |
L |
28-31 |
|
74847 |
|
Madison, Wis. |
|
| * |
10/23/1971 |
IOWA |
W |
34-3 |
|
60383 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/30/1971 |
at Purdue |
W |
43-10 |
|
63399 |
|
West Lafayette, Ind. |
|
| * |
11/06/1971 |
at Ohio State |
W |
17-10 |
|
86616 |
|
Columbus, Ohio |
|
| * |
11/13/1971 |
MINNESOTA |
W |
40-25 |
|
61149 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
11/20/1971 |
at Northwestern |
L |
7-28 |
|
30012 |
|
Evanston, Ill. |
|
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Overall: 6-5
Conference: 5-3
Home: 4-1
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-0
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| Rushing |
g |
att |
gain |
loss |
net |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Allen, Eric |
11 |
259 |
1575 |
81 |
1494 |
5.8 |
18 |
59 |
135.8 |
| Bond, Jim |
0 |
11 |
36 |
1 |
35 |
3.2 |
1 |
9 |
0.0 |
| Charette, Mark |
0 |
9 |
48 |
1 |
47 |
5.2 |
0 |
29 |
0.0 |
| Grua, Mark |
0 |
5 |
43 |
0 |
43 |
8.6 |
0 |
21 |
0.0 |
| Holt, Mike |
0 |
35 |
179 |
24 |
155 |
4.4 |
1 |
30 |
0.0 |
| Hurd, Mike |
0 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
20 |
0.0 |
| Kolch, Frank |
0 |
35 |
100 |
107 |
-7 |
-0.2 |
2 |
13 |
0.0 |
| Kough, Steve |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
-2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Manderino, Paul |
0 |
14 |
38 |
0 |
38 |
2.7 |
0 |
6 |
0.0 |
| Matthews, Henry |
0 |
53 |
211 |
9 |
202 |
3.8 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| Mihaiu, George |
0 |
53 |
260 |
54 |
206 |
3.9 |
0 |
35 |
0.0 |
| Ransom, Tony |
0 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
7 |
0.0 |
| Rasmussen, Mike |
0 |
87 |
320 |
112 |
208 |
2.4 |
0 |
30 |
0.0 |
| Wade, Lowell |
0 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
10 |
1.7 |
0 |
8 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Jesse |
0 |
38 |
128 |
21 |
107 |
2.8 |
0 |
19 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
610 |
2977 |
418 |
2559 |
4.2 |
22 |
59 |
232.6 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
563 |
2520 |
317 |
2203 |
3.9 |
16 |
42 |
200.3 |
Â
| Passing |
g |
comp-att-int |
pct |
yds |
td |
long |
avg/g |
effic |
| Kolch, Frank |
0 |
23-54-4 |
42.6 |
322 |
2 |
41 |
0.0 |
90.09 |
| Mihaiu, George |
0 |
13-29-3 |
44.8 |
114 |
0 |
16 |
0.0 |
57.16 |
| Rasmussen, Mike |
0 |
32-88-7 |
36.4 |
642 |
3 |
61 |
0.0 |
92.99 |
| Team totals |
11 |
68-171-14 |
39.8 |
1078 |
5 |
61 |
98.0 |
86.00 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
99-219-20 |
45.2 |
1189 |
4 |
75 |
108.1 |
78.57 |
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| Receiving |
g |
no. |
yds |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Allen, Eric |
11 |
18 |
275 |
15.3 |
0 |
40 |
25.0 |
| Bond, Jim |
0 |
1 |
33 |
33.0 |
0 |
33 |
0.0 |
| DeLamielleure |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| DuPree, Billy J |
0 |
25 |
414 |
16.6 |
3 |
61 |
0.0 |
| Hurd, Mike |
0 |
6 |
100 |
16.7 |
1 |
32 |
0.0 |
| Kough, Steve |
0 |
7 |
142 |
20.3 |
0 |
41 |
0.0 |
| Manderino, Paul |
0 |
5 |
53 |
10.6 |
0 |
22 |
0.0 |
| Matthews, Henry |
0 |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
8 |
0.0 |
| Mihaiu, George |
0 |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
10 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Jesse |
0 |
2 |
45 |
22.5 |
1 |
26 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
68 |
1078 |
15.9 |
5 |
61 |
98.0 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
99 |
1189 |
12.0 |
4 |
75 |
108.1 |
Â
| Scoring |
g |
td |
fg |
k-pat |
2xp |
dxp |
saf |
pts |
| Allen, Eric |
11 |
18 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
110 |
| Bond, Jim |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| DuPree, Billy J |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| Holt, Mike |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Hurd, Mike |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Kolch, Frank |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Shlapak, Borys |
0 |
0 |
7-19 |
23-25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
| VanPelt, Brad |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Williams, Jesse |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Team totals |
11 |
29 |
7-19 |
24-26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
221 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
22 |
6-10 |
15-18 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
169 |
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| Total offense |
g |
rush |
pass |
total |
avg/g |
| Allen, Eric |
11 |
1494 |
0 |
1494 |
135.8 |
| Bond, Jim |
0 |
35 |
0 |
35 |
0.0 |
| Charette, Mark |
0 |
47 |
0 |
47 |
0.0 |
| Grua, Mark |
0 |
43 |
0 |
43 |
0.0 |
| Holt, Mike |
0 |
155 |
0 |
155 |
0.0 |
| Hurd, Mike |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
0.0 |
| Kolch, Frank |
0 |
-7 |
322 |
315 |
0.0 |
| Kough, Steve |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
-4 |
0.0 |
| Manderino, Paul |
0 |
38 |
0 |
38 |
0.0 |
| Matthews, Henry |
0 |
202 |
0 |
202 |
0.0 |
| Mihaiu, George |
0 |
206 |
114 |
320 |
0.0 |
| Ransom, Tony |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0.0 |
| Rasmussen, Mike |
0 |
208 |
642 |
850 |
0.0 |
| Wade, Lowell |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Jesse |
0 |
107 |
0 |
107 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
2559 |
1078 |
3637 |
330.6 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
2203 |
1189 |
3392 |
308.4 |
Â
| Punt returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Curl, Ron |
1 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
8.0 |
| Hamilton, Ernie |
1 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
12.0 |
| Hayner, Paul |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Holt, Mike |
12 |
59 |
0 |
27 |
4.9 |
| Niesen, Mark |
2 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
3.5 |
| Simpson, Bill |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0.2 |
| VanPelt, Brad |
10 |
115 |
0 |
30 |
11.5 |
| Team totals |
31 |
202 |
0 |
30 |
6.5 |
| Opp totals |
28 |
176 |
0 |
43 |
6.3 |
Â
| Kick returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Allen, Eric |
9 |
193 |
0 |
51 |
21.4 |
| Bond, Jim |
1 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Charette, Mark |
1 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
17.0 |
| DuPree, Billy J |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5.0 |
| Holt, Mike |
7 |
141 |
0 |
31 |
20.1 |
| King, Chris |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Manderino, Paul |
2 |
12 |
0 |
8 |
6.0 |
| Matthews, Henry |
1 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Timmons, Frank |
8 |
163 |
0 |
31 |
20.4 |
| Team totals |
31 |
559 |
0 |
51 |
18.0 |
| Opp totals |
27 |
544 |
0 |
39 |
20.1 |
Â
| Interceptions |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Alderson, Ken |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Barr, Doug |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
| Clark, Gail |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
| Hayner, Paul |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
| Kulikowski, Dan |
1 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Niesen, Mark |
4 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Simpson, Bill |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| VanPelt, Brad |
4 |
129 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wieleba, Ralph |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
0 |
-0.4 |
| Team totals |
20 |
193 |
2 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Opp totals |
15 |
139 |
2 |
0 |
0.1 |
Â
| Fumble returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Team totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Â
| All purpose |
g |
rush |
rcv |
pr |
kr |
ir |
total |
avg/g |
| Allen, Eric |
11 |
1494 |
275 |
0 |
193 |
0 |
1962 |
178.4 |
| Barr, Doug |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0.0 |
| Bond, Jim |
0 |
35 |
33 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
82 |
0.0 |
| Charette, Mark |
0 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
64 |
0.0 |
| Clark, Gail |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.0 |
| Curl, Ron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0.0 |
| DeLamielleure |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0.0 |
| DuPree, Billy J |
0 |
0 |
414 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
419 |
0.0 |
| Grua, Mark |
0 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton, Ernie |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0.0 |
| Hayner, Paul |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0.0 |
| Holt, Mike |
0 |
155 |
0 |
59 |
141 |
0 |
355 |
0.0 |
| Hurd, Mike |
0 |
20 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
120 |
0.0 |
| Kolch, Frank |
0 |
-7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-7 |
0.0 |
| Kough, Steve |
0 |
-4 |
142 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
138 |
0.0 |
| Kulikowski, Dan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
0.0 |
| Manderino, Paul |
0 |
38 |
53 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
103 |
0.0 |
| Matthews, Henry |
0 |
202 |
9 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
225 |
0.0 |
| Mihaiu, George |
0 |
206 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
216 |
0.0 |
| Niesen, Mark |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
36 |
43 |
0.0 |
| Ransom, Tony |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0.0 |
| Rasmussen, Mike |
0 |
208 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
208 |
0.0 |
| Simpson, Bill |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.1 |
| Timmons, Frank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
163 |
0 |
163 |
0.0 |
| VanPelt, Brad |
0 |
0 |
0 |
115 |
0 |
129 |
244 |
0.0 |
| Wade, Lowell |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0.0 |
| Wieleba, Ralph |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-5 |
-5 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Jesse |
0 |
107 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
152 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
2559 |
1078 |
202 |
559 |
193 |
4591 |
417.4 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
2203 |
1189 |
176 |
544 |
139 |
4251 |
386.5 |
Â
| Punting |
no. |
yds |
avg |
lg |
tb |
fc |
i20 |
50+ |
blk |
| Simpson, Bill |
56 |
2210 |
39.5 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team totals |
56 |
2210 |
39.5 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
68 |
2490 |
36.6 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Â
| Field goals |
made |
att |
pct |
long |
blkd |
| Shlapak, Borys |
7 |
19 |
36.8 |
0 |
0 |
| Team totals |
7 |
19 |
36.8 |
0 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
6 |
10 |
60.0 |
0 |
0 |
Â
| Extra points |
g |
ua |
a |
tot |
tfl-yds |
sack-yds |
int-yds |
brup |
qbh |
fr-yds |
ff |
blk |
saf |
| Alderson, Ken |
0 |
36 |
47 |
83 |
1.0 - 2 |
- |
1 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Allen, Eric |
11 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Barr, Doug |
0 |
25 |
33 |
58 |
1.0 - 2 |
- |
3 - 6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Chada, Bill |
0 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
2.0 - 11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Clark, Gail |
0 |
58 |
65 |
123 |
2.0 - 12 |
- |
1 - 2 |
6 |
- |
1 - 0 |
3 |
- |
- |
| Curl, Ron |
0 |
45 |
44 |
89 |
7.0 - 23 |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
2 - 0 |
3 |
1 |
- |
| Dawson, Bill |
0 |
22 |
22 |
44 |
3.0 - 12 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| DeLamielleure |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DuPree, Billy J |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Grua, Mark |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Halliday, Doug |
0 |
7 |
17 |
24 |
2.0 - 10 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Hamilton, Ernie |
0 |
42 |
30 |
72 |
7.0 - 61 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 - 0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Harms, Bruce |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hayner, Paul |
0 |
40 |
38 |
78 |
4.0 - 10 |
- |
2 - 9 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Holt, Mike |
0 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Joseph, Ron |
0 |
16 |
25 |
41 |
4.0 - 22 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| King, Chris |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kough, Steve |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kronner, Tom |
0 |
13 |
8 |
21 |
2.0 - 11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kulikowski, Dan |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
- |
- |
1 - 11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kumiega, Ron |
0 |
7 |
12 |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Loper, Mark |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lorente, John |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Macholz, Dennis |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| McClowry, Bob |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| McConnell, Bria |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| McLaughlin, D. |
0 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
1.0 - 1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Naster, Ray |
0 |
20 |
21 |
41 |
4.0 - 33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Niesen, Mark |
0 |
28 |
20 |
48 |
4.0 - 18 |
- |
4 - 36 |
11 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Roberts, Marvin |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Roy, Errol |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Shlapak, Borys |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Team |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.0 - 41 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Timmons, Frank |
0 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| VanElst, Gary |
0 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
1.0 - 7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| VanPelt, Brad |
0 |
51 |
41 |
92 |
- |
- |
4 - 129 |
5 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Wieleba, Ralph |
0 |
36 |
24 |
60 |
3.0 - 16 |
- |
2 - -5 |
4 |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Williams, Jesse |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Team totals |
11 |
506 |
520 |
1026 |
48.0 - 251 |
- |
20 - 193 |
55 |
- |
13 - 0 |
14 |
2 |
- |
| Opp totals |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
15 - 139 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Team statistics |
Team totals |
Opponent |
| 1st downs rushing |
138 |
109 |
| 1st downs passing |
43 |
65 |
| 1st downs penalty |
10 |
10 |
| 1st downs total |
191 |
184 |
| Penalties against |
54 |
43 |
| Penalty yards |
414 |
423 |
| Fumbles |
46 |
34 |
| Fumbles lost |
18 |
16 |
| 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 |
 |
