The 1975 Big Ten Conference football season was the 80th season of

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played by the member schools of the

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and was a part of the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach

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, compiled an 11–0 record in the regular season, won the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring offense (32.0 points per game) and scoring defense (8.5 points allowed per game), and lost to UCLA in the

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. Running back

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won the 1975

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, becoming the only two-time Heisman winner. Quarterback

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won the ''Chicago Tribune'' Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player, and Pete Johnson led the conference with 156 points scored. Griffin, defensive back Tim Fox, and offensive guard Ted Smith were consensus first-team All-Americans. The 1975 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach

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, compiled an 8–2–2 record, finished in second place in the Big Ten, and lost to

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in the

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gained 1,390 rushing yards and was selected as Michigan's most valuable player and a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten player. Defensive back

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was selected as a first-team All-American by the

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, ''Football News'', and the

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. The 1975 Michigan State Spartans football team, under head coach

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, compiled a 7–4 record and finished in third place in the Big Ten. Charley Baggett led the team with 1,499 total yards, and Levi Jackson gained 1,063 rushing yards and was selected as the team's most valuable player. Other conference leaders included Minnesota quarterback

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with 1,515 passing yards and 1,759 yards of total offense and Purdue wide receiver Scott Yelvington with 686 receiving yards. Wisconsin offensive tackle

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was a consensus first-team All-American.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final

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of the 1975 season
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1975 season
PPG = Average of points scored per game; conference leader's average displayed in bold
PAG = Average of points allowed per game; conference leader's average displayed in bold
MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the ''Chicago Tribune'' Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold

Regular season

September 13

On September 13, 1975, the Big Ten football teams opened the season with five conference games. * ''Ohio State 21, Michigan State 0''. Ohio State (ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll) defeated Michigan State (ranked No. 11), 21–0, before a crowd of 80,383 at Spartan Stadium in

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had 108 rushing yards, and Pete Johnson scored two rushing touchdowns. * ''Michigan 23, Wisconsin 6''. Michigan (ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll) defeated Wisconsin, 23–6, before a crowd of 79,022 at

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. Michigan rushed for 394 yards, including 210 yards by

. True freshman quarterback Rick Leach completed only 2 of 10 passes, including a touchdown pass to Bell, and threw three interceptions. Bob Wood, in his first game for Michigan's varsity, kicked three field goals and kicked two extra points. * ''Illinois 27, Iowa 12''. * ''Northwestern 31, Purdue 25''. * ''Indiana 20, Minnesota 14''.

September 20

On September 20, 1975, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games. * ''Ohio State 17, Penn State 9''. Ohio State (ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll) defeated

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, 17-9, before a crowd of 88,093 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes rushed for 332 yards, including 128 yards by

and 112 yards by Pete Johnson. Penn State was held to three

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field goals * ''Michigan 19, Stanford 19''. Michigan and

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played to a 19–19 tie before a crowd of 92,304 at

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. Michigan's Bob Wood kicked four field goals, and its sole touchdown came on 48-yard touchdown pass from

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to Jim Smith. Stanford quarterback Mike Cordova completed 24 of 44 passes for 285 yards. With 1:36 remaining in the game, Michigan's Bob Wood kicked a 52-yard field goal. Cordova then led a drive to Michigan's two-yard line, and Mike Langford kicked the tying field goal with nine seconds remaining in the game. * ''Michigan State 14, Miami (OH) 13''. * ''Minnesota 38, Western Michigan 0''. * ''Wisconsin 48, South Dakota 7''. * ''Missouri 30, Illinois 20''. * ''Notre Dame 17, Purdue 0''. * ''Syracuse 10, Iowa 7''. * ''Northwestern 10, Northern Illinois 3''. * ''Nebraska 45, Indiana 0''.

September 27

On September 27, 1975, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games. * ''Ohio State 32, North Carolina 7''. * ''Michigan 14, Baylor 14''. * ''Michigan State 37, North Carolina State 15''. * ''Minnesota 10, Oregon 7''. * ''Texas A&M 43, Illinois 13''. * ''USC 19, Purdue 6''. * ''Missouri 28, Wisconsin 21''. * ''Penn State 30, Iowa 10''. * ''Notre Dame 31, Northwestern 7''. * ''Indiana 31, Utah 7''.

October 4

On October 4, 1975, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games. * ''Ohio State 41, UCLA 20''. Ohio State (ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll) defeated UCLA (ranked No. 13), 41–20, before a crowd of 55,482 at the

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totaled 160 yards on 21 carries, running his NCAA record for consecutive 100-yard games to 25. Ohio State quarterback

gained 120 rushing yards, scored two touchdowns, and completed six of nine passes for 98 yards. * ''Michigan 31, Missouri 7''. Michigan (ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll) defeated

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(ranked No. 5), 31-7, before a crowd of 104,578 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan's backs ran for 372 yards, and the Wolverines led, 31-0, before Missouri was able to score late in the fourth quarter. * ''Michigan State 10, Notre Dame 3''. Michigan State defeated Notre Dame (ranked No. 8 in the AP Poll), 10–3, before a crowd of 59,075 at

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. After a scoreless first half, Michigan State and Notre Dame traded field goals in the second half. Late in the fourth quarter, Michigan State's Tyrone Wilson ran 76 yards to the Notre Dame four-yard line to set up a short touchdown run by Levi Jackson. * ''Minnesota 21, Ohio 0''. * ''Illinois 27, Washington State 21''. * ''Miami (OH) 14, Purdue 3''. * ''Kansas 41, Wisconsin 7''. * ''USC 27, Iowa 16''. * ''Arizona 41, Northwestern 6''. * ''North Carolina State 27, Indiana 0''.

October 11

On October 11, 1975, the Big Ten teams played five conference games. * ''Ohio State 49, Iowa 0''. * ''Michigan 16, Michigan State 6''. Michigan (ranked No. 8 in the AP Poll) defeated Michigan State (ranked No. 15), 16-6, before a crowd of 79,776 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. Through the first three quarters, the teams traded field goals, and the game was tied at 6-6. Michigan then scored 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. The game's only touchdown was scored on an 18-yard run by

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was the game's leading gainer with 111 rushing yards on 20 carries. * ''Illinois 42, Minnesota 23''. * ''Wisconsin 17, Purdue 14''. * ''Northwestern 30, Indiana 0''.

October 18

On October 18, 1975, the Big Ten teams played five conference games. * ''Ohio State 56, Wisconsin 0''. * ''Michigan 69, Northwestern 0''. Michigan defeated Northwestern, 69–0, before a crowd of 86,201 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Despite playing its third string through most of the second half, Michigan's offense continued to score. Michigan tied a Big Ten record with 573 rushing yards with three backs exceeding 100 yards in the game:

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(157);

(105); and

(100). * ''Michigan State 38, Minnesota 15''. * ''Purdue 26, Illinois 24''. * ''Iowa 20, Indiana 10''.

October 25

On October 25, 1975, the Big Ten teams played five conference games. * ''Ohio State 35, Purdue 6''. * ''Michigan 55, Indiana 7''. * ''Illinois 21, Michigan State 19''. * ''Wisconsin 17, Northwestern 14''. * ''Minnesota 31, Iowa 7''.

November 1

On November 1, 1975, the Big Ten teams played five conference games. * ''Ohio State 24, Indiana 14''. * ''Michigan 28, Minnesota 21''. * ''Purdue 20, Michigan State 10''. * ''Wisconsin 18, Illinois 9''. * ''Iowa 24, Northwestern 21''.

November 8

On November 8, 1975, the Big Ten teams played five conference games. * ''Ohio State 40, Illinois 3''. * ''Michigan 28, Purdue 0''. * ''Michigan State 14, Indiana 6''. * ''Iowa 45, Purdue 28''. * ''Minnesota 33, Northwestern 9''.

November 15

On November 15, 1975, the Big Ten teams played five conference games. * ''Ohio State 38, Minnesota 6''. * ''Michigan 21, Illinois 15''. * ''Michigan State 47, Northwestern 14''. * ''Purdue 19, Iowa 18''. * ''Indiana 9, Wisconsin 9''.

November 22

On November 22, 1975, the Big Ten teams played five conference games. * ''Ohio State 21, Michigan 14''. Ohio State (ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll) defeated Michigan (ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll), 21-14, before an NCAA record crowd of 105,543 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ohio State scored on a seven-yard pass from

to Pete Johnson in the first quarter. From that point until midway through the fourth quarter, Michigan's defense held Ohio State to only one first down. Michigan tied the game at 7-7 in the second quarter on a trick play with running back

throwing an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jim Smith. Michigan took a 14-7 lead in the fourth quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by freshman quarterback

. With 3:30 left in the game, Pete Johnson ran one yard for a touchdown to tie the game. Needing a victory to advance to the Rose Bowl, Michigan quarterback threw deep from his end zone on third down, and his pass was intercepted by

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(Archie's brother) who returned the ball 29 yards to Michigan's three-yard line. Pete Johnson ran for a touchdown (his third of the game) on the next play. Michigan's defense held Heisman Trophy winner

to 46 yards on 19 carries. Michigan's running backs Gordon Bell and

rushed for 124 and 104 yards, respectively. After the game,

called it "the best comeback I've seen since I've been a coach." * ''Michigan State 27, Iowa 23''. * ''Illinois 28, Northwestern 7''. * ''Purdue 9, Indiana 7''. * ''Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 3''.

Bowl games

1976 Rose Bowl

On January 1, 1976,

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(ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll) defeated Ohio State (ranked No. 1), 23–10, before a crowd of 105,464 in the

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. Ohio State had defeated UCLA, 41–20, in the regular season and came into the game as a 14-point favorite. Ohio State led, 3-0, at halftime, but Heisman Trophy winner

fractured a bone in his left hand on the third play of the game. UCLA rallied with 23 points in the second half. UCLA quarterback

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threw two touchdown passes to

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covering 16 and 67 yards. Ohio State cut the lead to 16-10 early in the fourth quarter, but Ohio State quarterback then threw two costly interceptions. Late in the game, UCLA's

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ran 54 yards for a touchdown; Tyler finished the game with 155 rushing yards.

1976 Orange Bowl

On January 1, 1976,

(ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll) defeated Michigan (ranked No. 5), 14–6, before a crowd of 80,307 in the

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. Oklahoma took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 39-yard end-around touchdown run by split end

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. In the fourth quarter, Oklahoma quarterback

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ran 11 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead to 14-0. Midway through the fourth quarter, Michigan linebacker Dave Devich recovered an Oklahoma fumble at the Sooners' two-yard line. Gordon Bell then ran two yards for a touchdown to narrow Oklahoma's lead to 14-6. An attempted two-point conversion failed when

was stopped short of the goal line. With its victory over Michigan, Oklahoma rose to No. 1 in the final AP and UPI polls and was the consensus national champion.

Statistical leaders

Passing yards

, Minnesota (1,515)
2. Randy Dean, Northwestern (1,315)
3. Kurt Steger, Illinois (1,136)
4.

, Ohio State (1,066)
5. Charles Baggett, Michigan State (854)

Rushing yards

, Ohio State (1,450)
2.

, Michigan (1,390)
3.

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, Wisconsin (1,281)
4.

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, Northwestern (1,105)
5. Courtney Snyder, Indiana (1,103)

Receiving yards

1. Scott Yelvington, Northwestern (686)
2. Jim Smith, Michigan (553)
3. Ron Kullas • Minnesota (545)
4. Mike Jones • Minnesota (473)
5. Paul Beery • Purdue (454)

Total offense

, Minnesota (1,759)
2.

, Ohio State (1,584)
3. Charles Baggett, Michigan State (1,499)
4.

, Ohio State (1,450)
5.

, Michigan (1,401)

Passing efficiency rating

, Minnesota (120.8)
2. Kurt Steger, Illinois (104.7)
3. Randy Dean, Northwestern (103.7)

Rushing yards per attempt

1. Jim Jensen, Iowa (5.8)
2.

, Ohio State (5.5)
3.

, Michigan (5.4)
4. Dave Schick, Iowa (5.4)
5. Lonnie Perrin, Illinois (5.3)

Yards per reception

1. Jim Smith, Michigan (23.0)
2. Trent Smock, Indiana (17.1)
3. Paul Beery, Purdue (16.8)
4. Mike Jones, Minnesota (16.3)
5.

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, Ohio State (15.1)

Points scored

1. Pete Johnson, Ohio State (156)
2.

, Michigan (84)
3.

, Wisconsin (78)
4.

, Michigan (60)
5.

, Northwestern (54)

Awards and honors

All-Big Ten honors

The following players were picked by the

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(AP) and/or the

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(UPI) as first-team players on the 1975 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Offense Defense

All-American honors

At the end of the 1975 season, Big Ten players secured four of the consensus first-team picks for the 1975 College Football All-America Team. The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were: Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were:

Other awards

Ohio State running back

won the 1975

. Michigan running back Gordon Bell finished eighth in the Heisman voting. Ohio State's

was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.

1976 NFL Draft

The

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was held in New York on April 8–9, 1976. The following players were among the first 100 picks:

References

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