Michigan Football Team History
Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 1817 Stadium: Michigan Stadium Capacity: 107,501 Colors: Maize & Azure Blue Coach: Glenn Bo Schembechler Conference: Big 10-
1977 Season Highlights
Glenn Bo Schembechler enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
The Wolverines won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Illinois
37
9
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Duke
21
9
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Navy
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Texas A&M
41
3
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Michigan State
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Wisconsin
56
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Minnesota
0
16
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Iowa
23
6
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Northwestern
63
20
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Purdue
40
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Ohio State
14
6
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Washington
20
27
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1977 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 353
Scoring Average 29.4
Points Allowed 124
Defense Average 10.3
Opponents Record 70-65
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-1
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 10-2-0
AP
8 10-2-0
Coaches
8 10-2-0
UPI
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.