|
Date |
Opponent |
|
Score |
|
Attend |
|
Site |
Notes |
| * |
9/11/1976 |
at Ohio State |
L |
21-49 |
|
86509 |
|
Columbus, Ohio |
|
|
9/18/1976 |
WYOMING |
W |
21-10 |
|
57183 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
|
9/25/1976 |
at North Carolina State |
T |
31-31 |
|
38300 |
|
Raleigh, NC. |
|
| * |
10/2/1976 |
NOTRE DAME |
L |
6-24 |
|
77081 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/9/1976 |
at Michigan |
L |
10-42 |
|
104211 |
|
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/16/1976 |
MINNESOTA |
L |
10-14 |
|
56166 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/23/1976 |
at Illinois |
W |
31-23 |
|
52680 |
|
Champaign, Ill. |
|
| * |
10/30/1976 |
PURDUE |
W |
45-13 |
|
52222 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
11/6/1976 |
INDIANA |
W |
23-0 |
|
50376 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
11/13/1976 |
at Northwestern |
L |
21-42 |
|
15204 |
|
Evanston, Ill. |
|
| * |
11/20/1976 |
IOWA |
L |
17-30 |
|
48412 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
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Overall: 4-6-1
Conference: 3-6
Home: 3-3
Away: 1-3-1
Neutral: 0-0
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| Rushing |
g |
att |
gain |
loss |
net |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Baes, Rich |
11 |
187 |
931 |
0 |
931 |
5.0 |
7 |
65 |
84.6 |
| Earley, Jim |
11 |
64 |
356 |
2 |
354 |
5.5 |
1 |
22 |
32.2 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
4 |
53 |
12 |
41 |
10.2 |
0 |
31 |
3.7 |
| Jackson, Levi |
10 |
80 |
256 |
12 |
244 |
3.0 |
1 |
19 |
24.4 |
| Lawson, Marshal |
10 |
19 |
58 |
35 |
23 |
1.2 |
0 |
10 |
2.3 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
11 |
3 |
26 |
0 |
26 |
8.7 |
1 |
14 |
2.4 |
| Robinson, Ken |
5 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
-10 |
-10.0 |
0 |
0 |
-2.0 |
| Rollick, Nick |
9 |
23 |
107 |
10 |
97 |
4.2 |
1 |
13 |
10.8 |
| Smith, Ed |
10 |
20 |
58 |
69 |
-11 |
-0.6 |
0 |
11 |
-1.1 |
| Williams, Leon |
7 |
43 |
240 |
4 |
236 |
5.5 |
1 |
21 |
33.7 |
| Team totals |
11 |
444 |
2129 |
198 |
1931 |
4.3 |
12 |
65 |
175.5 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
575 |
3100 |
279 |
2821 |
4.9 |
29 |
31 |
256.5 |
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| Passing |
g |
comp-att-int |
pct |
yds |
td |
long |
avg/g |
effic |
| Lawson, Marshal |
10 |
37-76-3 |
48.7 |
526 |
3 |
82 |
52.6 |
111.95 |
| Robinson, Ken |
5 |
2-3-0 |
66.7 |
47 |
1 |
28 |
9.4 |
308.27 |
| Smith, Ed |
10 |
132-257-10 |
51.4 |
1749 |
13 |
63 |
174.9 |
117.44 |
| Willingham, Ty |
11 |
0-1-0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
| Team totals |
11 |
171-337-13 |
50.7 |
2322 |
17 |
82 |
211.1 |
117.55 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
84-171-6 |
49.1 |
1278 |
4 |
49 |
116.2 |
112.60 |
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| Receiving |
g |
no. |
yds |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Baes, Rich |
11 |
20 |
125 |
6.2 |
0 |
17 |
11.4 |
| Brammer, Mark |
11 |
24 |
272 |
11.3 |
1 |
29 |
24.7 |
| Byrd, Eugene |
11 |
31 |
539 |
17.4 |
3 |
43 |
49.0 |
| Cobb, Mike |
5 |
15 |
170 |
11.3 |
2 |
23 |
34.0 |
| DeRose, Dan |
10 |
5 |
65 |
13.0 |
0 |
22 |
6.5 |
| Earley, Jim |
11 |
5 |
42 |
8.4 |
0 |
12 |
3.8 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
39 |
748 |
19.2 |
7 |
82 |
68.0 |
| Jackson, Levi |
10 |
9 |
126 |
14.0 |
2 |
58 |
12.6 |
| Radelet, Dave |
11 |
3 |
40 |
13.3 |
2 |
29 |
3.6 |
| Rollick, Nick |
9 |
3 |
23 |
7.7 |
0 |
9 |
2.6 |
| Williams, Leon |
7 |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
0 |
24 |
5.6 |
| Willingham, Ty |
11 |
14 |
133 |
9.5 |
0 |
21 |
12.1 |
| Team totals |
11 |
171 |
2322 |
13.6 |
17 |
82 |
211.1 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
84 |
1278 |
15.2 |
4 |
49 |
116.2 |
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| Scoring |
g |
td |
fg |
k-pat |
2xp |
dxp |
saf |
pts |
| Baes, Rich |
11 |
7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
| Brammer, Mark |
11 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Byrd, Eugene |
11 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| Cobb, Mike |
5 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Earley, Jim |
11 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
| Jackson, Levi |
10 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
11 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Nielson, Hans |
11 |
0 |
11-22 |
27-27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
| Radelet, Dave |
11 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Rollick, Nick |
9 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Williams, Leon |
7 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Team totals |
11 |
29 |
11-22 |
27-27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
236 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
35 |
11-17 |
33-33 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
278 |
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| Total offense |
g |
rush |
pass |
total |
avg/g |
| Baes, Rich |
11 |
931 |
0 |
931 |
84.6 |
| Earley, Jim |
11 |
354 |
0 |
354 |
32.2 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
41 |
0 |
41 |
3.7 |
| Jackson, Levi |
10 |
244 |
0 |
244 |
24.4 |
| Lawson, Marshal |
10 |
23 |
526 |
549 |
54.9 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
11 |
26 |
0 |
26 |
2.4 |
| Robinson, Ken |
5 |
-10 |
47 |
37 |
7.4 |
| Rollick, Nick |
9 |
97 |
0 |
97 |
10.8 |
| Smith, Ed |
10 |
-11 |
1749 |
1738 |
173.8 |
| Williams, Leon |
7 |
236 |
0 |
236 |
33.7 |
| Team totals |
11 |
1931 |
2322 |
4253 |
386.6 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
2821 |
1278 |
4099 |
372.6 |
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| Punt returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| DeRose, Dan |
4 |
15 |
0 |
8 |
3.8 |
| Hannon, Tom |
2 |
17 |
0 |
11 |
8.5 |
| Otis, Steve |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Willingham, Ty |
24 |
149 |
0 |
22 |
6.2 |
| Team totals |
31 |
181 |
0 |
22 |
5.8 |
| Opp totals |
15 |
180 |
1 |
63 |
12.0 |
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| Kick returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Jackson, Levi |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
11.0 |
| Marshall, Mike |
1 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
15.0 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
4 |
35 |
0 |
12 |
8.8 |
| Stanton, Jerome |
9 |
173 |
0 |
34 |
19.2 |
| Willingham, Ty |
23 |
454 |
0 |
42 |
19.7 |
| Team totals |
38 |
688 |
0 |
34 |
18.1 |
| Opp totals |
23 |
482 |
0 |
73 |
21.0 |
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| Interceptions |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Duda, Dave |
2 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0.2 |
| Jones, Ken |
3 |
40 |
0 |
23 |
0.1 |
| Stanton, Jerome |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
| Team totals |
6 |
50 |
0 |
23 |
0.1 |
| Opp totals |
13 |
183 |
1 |
60 |
0.1 |
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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 |
| Baes, Rich |
11 |
931 |
125 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1056 |
96.0 |
| Brammer, Mark |
11 |
0 |
272 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
272 |
24.7 |
| Byrd, Eugene |
11 |
0 |
539 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
539 |
49.0 |
| Cobb, Mike |
5 |
0 |
170 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
170 |
34.0 |
| DeRose, Dan |
10 |
0 |
65 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
8.0 |
| Duda, Dave |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0.8 |
| Earley, Jim |
11 |
354 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
396 |
36.0 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
41 |
748 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
789 |
71.7 |
| Hannon, Tom |
11 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
1.5 |
| Jackson, Levi |
10 |
244 |
126 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
381 |
38.1 |
| Jones, Ken |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
40 |
3.6 |
| Lawson, Marshal |
10 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
2.3 |
| Marshall, Mike |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
1.4 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
11 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
0 |
61 |
5.5 |
| Radelet, Dave |
11 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
3.6 |
| Robinson, Ken |
5 |
-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-10 |
-2.0 |
| Rollick, Nick |
9 |
97 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
120 |
13.3 |
| Smith, Ed |
10 |
-11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-11 |
-1.1 |
| Stanton, Jerome |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
173 |
1 |
174 |
15.8 |
| Williams, Leon |
7 |
236 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
275 |
39.3 |
| Willingham, Ty |
11 |
0 |
133 |
149 |
454 |
0 |
736 |
66.9 |
| Team totals |
11 |
1931 |
2322 |
181 |
688 |
50 |
5172 |
470.2 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
2821 |
1278 |
180 |
482 |
183 |
4944 |
449.5 |
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| Punting |
no. |
yds |
avg |
lg |
tb |
fc |
i20 |
50+ |
blk |
| Birney, Tom |
44 |
1677 |
38.1 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Campion, Bob |
5 |
171 |
34.2 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team totals |
49 |
1848 |
37.7 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
50 |
1947 |
38.9 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Field goals |
made |
att |
pct |
long |
blkd |
| Nielson, Hans |
11 |
22 |
50.0 |
48 |
0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
22 |
50.0 |
48 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
17 |
64.7 |
0 |
0 |
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| Extra points |
g |
ua |
a |
tot |
tfl-yds |
sack-yds |
int-yds |
brup |
qbh |
fr-yds |
ff |
blk |
saf |
| Anderson, Mark |
10 |
9 |
12 |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Baes, Rich |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Bass, Dan |
11 |
55 |
56 |
111 |
4.0 - 15 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Bethea, Larry |
10 |
36 |
27 |
63 |
12.0 - 77 |
9.0 - 61 |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Birney, Tom |
11 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Breslin, John |
10 |
9 |
9 |
18 |
2.0 - 6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Byrd, Eugene |
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Cobb, Mike |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Cole, Tom |
11 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Dean, Mike |
10 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Decker, Mike |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Densmore, Mike |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Duda, Dave |
11 |
22 |
18 |
40 |
2.0 - 19 |
- |
2 - 9 |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Epolito, Jim |
10 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
2.0 - 4 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fedore, Craig |
9 |
26 |
39 |
65 |
2.0 - 6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Fields, Angelo |
9 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Foster, Matt |
10 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Griffin, Curt |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hannon, Tom |
11 |
68 |
40 |
108 |
3.0 - 10 |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hans, Mike |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Imhoff, Mike |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Jackson, Levi |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Jones, Eric |
10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Land, Melvin |
8 |
32 |
27 |
59 |
6.0 - 20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 - 0 |
3 |
- |
- |
| Lantz, Doug |
11 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Lawson, Marshal |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lonce, Craig |
11 |
27 |
31 |
58 |
3.0 - 14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Malinosky, John |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Marshall, Mike |
11 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2.0 - 3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Peterson, Tom |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Pitts, Al |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Radelet, Dave |
11 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rollick, Nick |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rudzinski, Paul |
8 |
34 |
30 |
64 |
4.0 - 10 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Savage, Larry |
9 |
27 |
32 |
59 |
8.0 - 31 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
4 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Smith, Ed |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Smith, Otto |
11 |
43 |
48 |
91 |
6.0 - 28 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Stanton, Jerome |
11 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
1.0 - 5 |
- |
1 - 1 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Thomas, James |
8 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Willingham, Ty |
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Team totals |
11 |
472 |
451 |
923 |
58.0 - 249 |
- |
6 - 50 |
24 |
- |
17 - 0 |
26 |
- |
- |
| Opp totals |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
13 - 183 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Team statistics |
Team totals |
Opponent |
| 1st downs rushing |
101 |
130 |
| 1st downs passing |
103 |
56 |
| 1st downs penalty |
12 |
9 |
| 1st downs total |
216 |
195 |
| Penalties against |
46 |
42 |
| Penalty yards |
390 |
355 |
| Fumbles |
21 |
26 |
| Fumbles lost |
16 |
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 |
 |
