|
Date |
Opponent |
|
Score |
|
Attend |
|
Site |
Notes |
| * |
9/10/1977 |
PURDUE |
W |
19-14 |
|
53014 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
|
9/17/1977 |
WASHINGTON STATE |
L |
21-23 |
|
50263 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
|
9/24/1977 |
WYOMING |
W |
34-16 |
|
56214 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
|
10/1/1977 |
at Notre Dame |
L |
6-16 |
|
59075 |
|
Notre Dame, Ind. |
|
| * |
10/8/1977 |
MICHIGAN |
L |
14-24 |
|
78183 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
10/15/1977 |
at Indiana |
T |
13-13 |
|
36982 |
|
Bloomington, Ind. |
|
| * |
10/22/1977 |
at Wisconsin |
W |
9-7 |
|
79203 |
|
Madison, Wis. |
|
| * |
10/29/1977 |
ILLINOIS |
W |
49-20 |
|
70589 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
11/5/1977 |
at Minnesota |
W |
29-10 |
|
30600 |
|
Minneapolis, Minn. |
|
| * |
11/12/1977 |
NORTHWESTERN |
W |
44-3 |
|
61238 |
|
East Lansing, Mich. |
|
| * |
11/19/1977 |
at Iowa |
W |
22-16 |
|
43700 |
|
Iowa City, Iowa |
|
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Overall: 7-3-1
Conference: 6-1-1
Home: 4-2
Away: 3-1-1
Neutral: 0-0
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| Rushing |
g |
att |
gain |
loss |
net |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Earley, Jim |
0 |
109 |
668 |
0 |
668 |
6.1 |
3 |
62 |
0.0 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
5 |
50 |
0 |
50 |
10.0 |
0 |
35 |
4.5 |
| Hans, Michael |
0 |
16 |
76 |
0 |
76 |
4.8 |
0 |
12 |
0.0 |
| Lawson, Marshal |
0 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
-12 |
-2.0 |
0 |
6 |
0.0 |
| McGee, Leroy |
0 |
162 |
720 |
0 |
720 |
4.4 |
6 |
61 |
0.0 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
0 |
39 |
233 |
0 |
233 |
6.0 |
1 |
18 |
0.0 |
| Reeves, Bruce |
0 |
53 |
266 |
0 |
266 |
5.0 |
3 |
19 |
0.0 |
| Rollick, Nick |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1.0 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
| Ross, Eric |
0 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
5.3 |
0 |
7 |
0.0 |
| Schramm, Andy |
0 |
4 |
28 |
0 |
28 |
7.0 |
0 |
13 |
0.0 |
| Smith, Ed |
11 |
37 |
0 |
160 |
-160 |
-4.3 |
1 |
11 |
-14.5 |
| Smith, Steve |
11 |
51 |
265 |
0 |
265 |
5.2 |
4 |
29 |
24.1 |
| Vaughn, Bert |
0 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
-14 |
-3.5 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Vielhaber, John |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
6 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Van |
0 |
5 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
4.4 |
1 |
12 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
500 |
2168 |
0 |
2168 |
4.3 |
20 |
62 |
197.1 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
549 |
1818 |
0 |
1818 |
3.3 |
9 |
23 |
165.3 |
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| Passing |
g |
comp-att-int |
pct |
yds |
td |
long |
avg/g |
effic |
| Lawson, Marshal |
0 |
7-15-0 |
46.7 |
100 |
0 |
22 |
0.0 |
102.67 |
| McGee, Leroy |
0 |
0-1-1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
-200.00 |
| Smith, Ed |
11 |
117-240-14 |
48.8 |
1731 |
10 |
85 |
157.4 |
111.42 |
| Vaughn, Bert |
0 |
1-1-0 |
100.0 |
46 |
0 |
46 |
0.0 |
486.40 |
| Team totals |
11 |
125-257-15 |
48.6 |
1877 |
10 |
85 |
170.6 |
111.15 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
114-248-15 |
46.0 |
1765 |
8 |
53 |
160.5 |
104.30 |
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| Receiving |
g |
no. |
yds |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Brammer, Mark |
0 |
27 |
385 |
14.3 |
1 |
25 |
0.0 |
| Earley, Jim |
0 |
17 |
148 |
8.7 |
1 |
21 |
0.0 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
22 |
531 |
24.1 |
6 |
85 |
48.3 |
| Hans, Michael |
0 |
8 |
65 |
8.1 |
0 |
16 |
0.0 |
| Harris, Barry |
0 |
9 |
129 |
14.3 |
0 |
27 |
0.0 |
| Hoye, Walter |
0 |
1 |
46 |
46.0 |
0 |
46 |
0.0 |
| Jones, Mark |
0 |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
0 |
17 |
0.0 |
| McGee, Leroy |
0 |
10 |
90 |
9.0 |
0 |
26 |
0.0 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
| Reeves, Bruce |
0 |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
0 |
14 |
0.0 |
| Smith, Steve |
11 |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
7 |
0.6 |
| Wilson, Edgar |
0 |
23 |
418 |
18.2 |
2 |
45 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
125 |
1877 |
15.0 |
10 |
85 |
170.6 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
114 |
1765 |
15.5 |
8 |
53 |
160.5 |
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| Scoring |
g |
td |
fg |
k-pat |
2xp |
dxp |
saf |
pts |
| Brammer, Mark |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Earley, Jim |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| McGee, Leroy |
0 |
6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Nielson, Hans |
0 |
0 |
17-28 |
27-30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
78 |
| Reeves, Bruce |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| Smith, Ed |
11 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Smith, Steve |
11 |
4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| Williams, Van |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Wilson, Edgar |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Team totals |
11 |
30 |
17-28 |
27-30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
258 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
18 |
13-23 |
15-18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
162 |
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| Total offense |
g |
rush |
pass |
total |
avg/g |
| Earley, Jim |
0 |
668 |
0 |
668 |
0.0 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
50 |
0 |
50 |
4.5 |
| Hans, Michael |
0 |
76 |
0 |
76 |
0.0 |
| Lawson, Marshal |
0 |
-12 |
100 |
88 |
0.0 |
| McGee, Leroy |
0 |
720 |
0 |
720 |
0.0 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
0 |
233 |
0 |
233 |
0.0 |
| Reeves, Bruce |
0 |
266 |
0 |
266 |
0.0 |
| Rollick, Nick |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.0 |
| Ross, Eric |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
0.0 |
| Schramm, Andy |
0 |
28 |
0 |
28 |
0.0 |
| Smith, Ed |
11 |
-160 |
1731 |
1571 |
142.8 |
| Smith, Steve |
11 |
265 |
0 |
265 |
24.1 |
| Vaughn, Bert |
0 |
-14 |
46 |
32 |
0.0 |
| Vielhaber, John |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Van |
0 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
2168 |
1877 |
4045 |
367.7 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
1818 |
1765 |
3583 |
325.7 |
Â
| Punt returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Anderson, Mark |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1.0 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
10.0 |
| Lawson, Marshal |
18 |
152 |
0 |
24 |
8.4 |
| Reeves, Bruce |
2 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
5.0 |
| Stanton, Jerome |
3 |
19 |
0 |
9 |
6.3 |
| Team totals |
28 |
195 |
0 |
24 |
7.0 |
| Opp totals |
29 |
199 |
0 |
45 |
6.9 |
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| Kick returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Earley, Jim |
1 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
1 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
25.0 |
| Imhoff, Mike |
1 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
15.0 |
| Reeves, Bruce |
19 |
387 |
0 |
52 |
20.4 |
| Smith, Steve |
6 |
77 |
0 |
28 |
12.8 |
| Stanton, Jerome |
2 |
66 |
0 |
41 |
33.0 |
| Team totals |
30 |
593 |
0 |
52 |
19.8 |
| Opp totals |
27 |
551 |
1 |
98 |
20.4 |
Â
| Interceptions |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Anderson, Mark |
6 |
58 |
0 |
21 |
0.1 |
| Bass, Dan |
2 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
0.2 |
| Burroughs, Jim |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Davis, Alan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Imhoff, Mike |
4 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
0.4 |
| Team totals |
15 |
76 |
0 |
21 |
0.2 |
| Opp totals |
15 |
169 |
0 |
25 |
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 |
| Anderson, Mark |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
58 |
62 |
0.0 |
| Bass, Dan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0.0 |
| Brammer, Mark |
0 |
0 |
385 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
385 |
0.0 |
| Earley, Jim |
0 |
668 |
148 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
829 |
0.0 |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
50 |
531 |
10 |
25 |
0 |
616 |
56.0 |
| Hans, Michael |
0 |
76 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
141 |
0.0 |
| Harris, Barry |
0 |
0 |
129 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
129 |
0.0 |
| Hoye, Walter |
0 |
0 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
0.0 |
| Imhoff, Mike |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
9 |
24 |
0.0 |
| Jones, Mark |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0.0 |
| Lawson, Marshal |
0 |
-12 |
0 |
152 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
0.0 |
| McGee, Leroy |
0 |
720 |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
810 |
0.0 |
| Middleton, Lonn |
0 |
233 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
235 |
0.0 |
| Reeves, Bruce |
0 |
266 |
24 |
10 |
387 |
0 |
687 |
0.0 |
| Rollick, Nick |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.0 |
| Ross, Eric |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0.0 |
| Schramm, Andy |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0.0 |
| Smith, Ed |
11 |
-160 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-160 |
-14.5 |
| Smith, Steve |
11 |
265 |
7 |
0 |
77 |
0 |
349 |
31.7 |
| Stanton, Jerome |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
66 |
0 |
85 |
0.0 |
| Vaughn, Bert |
0 |
-14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-14 |
0.0 |
| Vielhaber, John |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0.0 |
| Williams, Van |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
0.0 |
| Wilson, Edgar |
0 |
0 |
418 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
418 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
2168 |
1877 |
195 |
593 |
76 |
4909 |
446.3 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
1818 |
1765 |
199 |
551 |
169 |
4502 |
409.3 |
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| Punting |
no. |
yds |
avg |
lg |
tb |
fc |
i20 |
50+ |
blk |
| Stachowicz, Ray |
58 |
2252 |
38.8 |
55 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team totals |
58 |
2252 |
38.8 |
55 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
67 |
2323 |
34.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69 |
Â
| Field goals |
made |
att |
pct |
long |
blkd |
| Nielson, Hans |
17 |
28 |
60.7 |
53 |
0 |
| Team totals |
17 |
28 |
60.7 |
53 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
13 |
23 |
56.5 |
0 |
0 |
Â
| Extra points |
g |
ua |
a |
tot |
tfl-yds |
sack-yds |
int-yds |
brup |
qbh |
fr-yds |
ff |
blk |
saf |
| Bass, Dan |
0 |
65 |
69 |
134 |
3.0 - 17 |
- |
2 - 9 |
4 |
- |
4 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Bethea, Larry |
11 |
45 |
44 |
89 |
18.0 - 93 |
16.0 - 90 |
- |
- |
- |
3 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Birney, Tom |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Brammer, Mark |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Burroughs, Jim |
0 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
- |
- |
2 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Converse, Craig |
0 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
2.0 - 1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Davis, Alan |
0 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Dean, Mike |
0 |
40 |
50 |
90 |
4.0 - 12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Decker, Mike |
0 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
2.0 - 9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Densmore, Mike |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Earley, Jim |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fedore, Craig |
0 |
31 |
35 |
66 |
7.0 - 36 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fields, Angelo |
0 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
3.0 - 16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Foster, Matt |
0 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Gibson, Kirk |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Graves, Tom |
0 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
1.0 - 2 |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hans, Michael |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hay, Bernard |
0 |
23 |
9 |
32 |
1.0 - 1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Haynes, Johnny |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hinesly, James |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Imhoff, Mike |
0 |
29 |
17 |
46 |
- |
- |
4 - 9 |
6 |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Jones, Eric |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Land, Melvin |
0 |
55 |
47 |
102 |
9.0 - 39 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Lonce, Craig |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1.0 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| McCormick, John |
0 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| McGee, Leroy |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Otis, Steve |
0 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Peterson, Tom |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Radelet, Dave |
0 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Robinson, Ken |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rowekamp, Kim |
0 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
3.0 - 7 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Rudzinski, Paul |
0 |
56 |
66 |
122 |
5.0 - 8 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Savage, Larry |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Schramm, Andy |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Sheeran, Brett |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Smith, Willie |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Stanton, Jerome |
0 |
22 |
8 |
30 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Strata, Rodney |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Tapling, Mark |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Williams, Terry |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Williams, Van |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Wilson, Edgar |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Team totals |
11 |
548 |
457 |
1005 |
62.0 - 249 |
- |
15 - 76 |
40 |
- |
26 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Opp totals |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
15 - 169 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Team statistics |
Team totals |
Opponent |
| 1st downs rushing |
104 |
98 |
| 1st downs passing |
82 |
81 |
| 1st downs penalty |
12 |
16 |
| 1st downs total |
198 |
195 |
| Penalties against |
60 |
56 |
| Penalty yards |
654 |
611 |
| Fumbles |
27 |
32 |
| Fumbles lost |
16 |
27 |
| 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 |
 |
