1979 Michigan Wolverines football team

1979 Michigan Wolverines football
Gator Bowl, L 15–17 vs. North Carolina
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 18
1979 record 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo Schembechler (11th season)
MVP Ron Simpkins
Captain John Arbeznik
Captain Ron Simpkins
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1979 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 10 Purdue 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 18 Michigan 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 19 Indiana 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Iowa 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –5 –1  4 –6 –1
Michigan State 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Illinois 1 –6 –1  2 –8 –1
Northwestern 0 –9 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 Northwestern No. 7/NA Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 49–7   100,790
September 15 No. 9/11 Notre Dame* No. 6/5 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) L 10–12   105,111
September 22 Kansas* No. 11/12 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 28–7   103,698
September 29 at California* No. 11/13 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 14–10   57,000
October 6 at No. 16/18 Michigan State No. 11/12 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) ABC W 21–7   79,311
October 13 Minnesota No. 11/11 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) W 31–21   104,677
October 20 at Illinois No. 11/11 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (series) W 27–7   43,370
October 27 Indianadagger No. 10/10 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 27–21   104,832
November 3 Wisconsin No. 10/10 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 54–0   104,952
November 10 at No. 14/15 Purdue No. 10/10 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 21–24   69,829
November 17 No. 2/3 Ohio State No. 13/13 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) ABC L 15–18   106,255
December 28 vs. North Carolina* No. 14/14 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) ABC L 15–17   70,407
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Northwestern

1 234Total
Northwestern 0 007 7
• Michigan 21 14140 49

[1]

Michigan State

1 234Total
• Michigan 7 077 21
Michigan St 0 070 7

[2]

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 1407 21
• Michigan 7 0146 27

[3]

Roster

1979 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 64 John Arbeznik Sr
G 65 Kurt Becker Jr
TE 82 Norm Betts So
RB 13 Keith Bostic Fr
RB 33 Mike Cade Fr
WR 1 Anthony Carter Fr
TE 85 Chuck Christian Jr
WB 22 Ralph Clayton Sr
QB 10 B. J. Dickey Jr
TE 88 Craig Dunaway Fr
TB 32 Stanley Edwards Jr
WR 18 Rodney Feaster Jr
C 51 Jeff Felten So
C 64 Tim Garrity So
QB 19 Rich Hewlett Fr
FB 35 Jerald Ingram Fr
WB 21 Tony Jackson So
T 76 Mike Leoni Sr
TB 34 Tony Leoni Sr
C 59 George Lilja Sr
TE 80 Doug Marsh Sr
WR 30 Alan Mitchell Jr
T 72 Ed Muransky So
TE 12 Jim Paciorek So
T 76 Bubba Paris So
G 70 Gary Quinn Sr
FB 23 Lawrence Reid Sr
TB 46 Lawrence Ricks Fr
FB 26 Roosevelt Smith Sr
T 68 Rich Strenger So
QB 5 John Wangler Sr
TB 24 Butch Woolfolk So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Marion Body So
CB 28 Mark Braman Sr
LB 41 Andy Cannavino Jr
DB 9 Brian Carpenter So
LB 63 Winfred Carraway Fr
DT 92 Cedric Coles So
DB 29 Gerald Diggs Sr
LB 50 Paul Girgash Fr
DT 90 Chris Godfrey Sr
DT 95 Curtis Greer Sr
DB 4 Mike Harden Sr
DB 31 Stuart Harris Jr
LB 15 Irvin Johnson Sr
DB 16 Mike Jolly Sr
DT 55 Dale Keitz Sr
LB 99 Tom Keller Sr
LB 93 Mike Lemirande So
MG 54 Thomas Moss Sr
LB 83 Ben Needham Jr
DT 96 Dave Nicolau Jr
LB 53 Mel Owens Sr
LB 89 David Payne Sr
DB 43 Jeff Reeves So
LB 40 Ron Simpkins Sr
LB 99 Robert Tompson So
MG 77 Mike Trgovac Jr
DT 62 Gary Weber Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Ali Haji-Sheikh Fr
PK 2 Bryan Virgil Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Awards

  • All-Americans: Curtis Greer, Ron Simpkins
  • All-Conference: John Arbeznik, Curtis Greer, Ron Simpkins, Mike Jolly, Mike Trgovac, Butch Woolfolk
  • Most Valuable Player: Ron Simpkins
  • Meyer Morton Award: Curtis Greer
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Tony Jackson
  • Frederick Matthei Award: Mike Trgovac
  • Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dan Murray

Professional football

Twenty-five (25) members of the 1979 Michigan football team went on to play professional football. They are:

  • Kurt Becker (Chicago Bears, 1982–88, 1990, Los Angeles Rams, 1989)
  • Marion Body (Michigan Panthers, 1983)
  • Keith Bostic (Houston Oilers, 1983–88, Cleveland Browns, 1990)
  • Andy Cannavino (Michigan Panthers, 1983, Chicago Blitz, 1984)
  • Brian Carpenter (New York Giants, 1982, Washington Redskins, 1983-84, Buffalo Bills, 1984)
  • Anthony Carter (Michigan Panthers, 1983–84, Oakland Invaders, 1985, Minnesota Vikings, 1985–93, Detroit Lions, 1994-95)
  • Ralph Clayton (St. Louis Cardinals, 1981)
  • Craig Dunaway (Pittsburgh Steelers, 1983)
  • Stanley Edwards (Houston Oilers, 1982–86, Detroit Lions, 1987)
  • Paul Girgash (Michigan Panthers, 1984)
  • Chris Godfrey (New York Jets, 1980, New York Giants, 1984-87, Seattle Seahawks, 1988)
  • Curtis Greer (St. Louis Cardinals, 1980–87)
  • Ali Haji-Sheikh (New York Giants, 1983–85, Atlanta Falcons, 1986, Washington Redskins, 1987)
  • Mike Harden (Denver Broncos, 1980–88, Los Angeles Raiders, 1989–90)
  • Mike Jolly (Green Bay Packers, 1980–83)
  • George Lilja (Los Angeles Rams, 1982, New York Jets, 1983–84, Cleveland Browns, 1984–86, Dallas Cowboys, 1987)
  • Doug Marsh (St. Louis Cardinals, 1980–86)
  • Ed Muransky (Los Angeles Raiders, 1982–84, Orlando Renegades, 1985)
  • Mel Owens (Los Angeles Rams, 1981–89)
  • Bubba Paris (San Francisco 49ers, 1983–90, Indianapolis Colts, 1991, Detroit Lions 1991)
  • Lawrence Ricks (Kansas City Chiefs, 1983–84)
  • Ron Simpkins (Cincinnati Bengals, 1980–86, Green Bay Packers, 1988)
  • Rich Strenger (Detroit Lions, 1983–87)
  • Robert Thompson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1983–84, Detroit Lions, 1987)
  • Butch Woolfolk (New York Giants, 1982–84, Houston Oilers, 1985-86, Detroit Lions, 1987–88)

Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 9.
  2. ↑ "Michigan Tops Spartans as Carter Scores TD." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 7.
  3. ↑ "Carter's Last-Second Touchdown Catch Lifts Wolverines." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 27.
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