University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Some consolation was offered to the Wolverines in the post season accolades. Team captain Dave Gallager earned an All- American berth and All-Big Ten honors. Joining him on the All-Big Ten team were junior Dennis Franklin, senior offensive guard Mike Hoban, senior full-back Ed Shut- tlesworth, and Junior safety David Brown. Receiving second team slots were senior co-captain and end Paul Seal, senior offensive tackle Jim Coode, junior running back Chuck Heater, defensive lineman Walt Williamson, and linebacker Steve Strinko. At the annual football bust it was announc- ed that Paul Seal was the most valuable player of the campaign. Seal completed perhaps the most unusual play of the year against Illinois. After Heater fumbled the ball about ten yards behind the line of scrim- mage, Seal raced around, picked up the ball, ang ran it 33 yards for a touchdown. But the awards were small consolation for the Wolverines. As Bo Schembechler put it; They earned the right to go to the Rose Bowl, and to a man every one of them wanted to go. . .This is the best team I ' ve ever coached. Above: In Michigan ' s touchdown drive, Paul Seal broke tackles left and right for extra yards after he caught a pass. Right above: During the OSU game, M ' s touchdown goes up on the Scoreboard and Lantry completed the extra point to tie up the game. Right below: In his last home game appearance, Whiskey and his maize and blue ball perform for the crowd. Opp. above: Franklin confers with Coach Schembechler during the OSU game. Opp. below: Ed Shuttlesworth had a tremendous day against OSU as he ran up the middle for day ' s total of 116 yards. 101

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Victors Valiant! We ' re Number 11 A particularly irritating aspect to the M coaching staff was the fact that Burt Smith, the Michigan State Athletic Director, voted for Ohio State. Smith said his vote was based on the fact that his coaching staff had told him that they felt the Buckeyes were the tougher team. One argument made for the Michigan cause was that football is a team sport, not an individual sport. In not allowing the Wol- verines a Rose Bowl trip, the Athletic Direc- tors were penalizing the rest of the team because one player, Denny Franklin, had been injured. Furthermore, Franklin wasn ' t part of the defense that did such an excep- tional job in containing the potent Ohio offense. Also, Michigan had three fine backup quarterbacks, including Tom Slade, who led Michigan to an undefeated regular season in 1971. The final result of the Ohio State debacle for Michigan was a lot of hard feelings. Bo Schembechler and Commissioner Wayne Duke exchanged charges. It is probable that Michigan will be seeking revenge against quite a few people in the 1974 campaign. ff( le; A3 Jo: ?er 100

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Michigan Football Scoreboard M Opp. 31 Iowa 6 47 Stanford 10 14 Navy 24 Oregon 31 MSU 35 Wisconsin 6 34 Minnesota 7 49 Indiana 6 39 Purdue 9 10 Ohio State 10 Above: Football requires total involvement on and off the field. Right: The alumni band performs during the Wisconsin game. Above right: Chapman finds a hole in the OSU line. Opp. above: Paul Seal latches on to a Frank- lin bullet. Opp right: In the backfield quick hands and a fake or two deceive the oppon- ents. 102