1975 MICHIGAN AT WISCONSIN PLAY-BY-PLAY LOG
SITE: Camp Randall Stadium
DATE: September 13th, 1975
ATTENDANCE: 79,022
TEMP: 60 degrees
WIND: Gusting N 14-21mph
SKIES: Clear
FIRST QUARTER
Michigan won the toss and elected to receive
Wisconsin chose to defend the North Goal
Labun kicked off to the M5 and Gordon Bell returned it to the M26
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M26 Rick Leach ran for 3 on option keeper (tackled by Rasmussen)
2nd & 7 on M29 Leach handed off to Bell who fumbled at the M33
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on M33 Marek took pitch for 6
2nd & 4 on M27 Marek gained 1 (Greg Morton)
3rd & 3 on M26 Starch gained 2 (Dan Jilek & Jeff Perlinger)
4th & 1 on M24 Marek for 1
1st & 10 on M23 Marek for 2
2nd & 8 on M21 Marek for 7 (Don Dufek)
3rd & 1 on M14 Marek for 3
1st & 10 on M11 Marek for 4 (Calvin ONeal & Dave Devich)
2nd & 6 on M7 Starch for 2 (John Anderson)
3rd & 4 on M5 Marek for no gain (Anderson & Morton)
4th & 4 on M5 Rose held while Lamia kicked a 22-yard FIELD GOAL
SCORE: WISCONSIN 3 - MICHIGAN 0
Labun kicked off into the Michigan end zone where Bell took a knee for the touchback
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M20 Leach gave to Rob Lytle for 4
2nd & 6 on M24 Leach gained 7 on option keeper
1st & 10 on M31 Lytle gained 4 (Michuda)
2nd & 6 on M35 Bell for 3
3rd & 3 on M38 Bell for 2
4th & 1 on M40 Anderson punted out of bounds at the W10 (50 yard punt)
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W10 Marek for 2 (Devich & Dufek)
PENALTY: HOLDING WISCONSIN ½ the distance to the goal
1st & 15 on W5 Starch for 1 (Tim Davis & Devich)
2nd & 14 on W6 Marek for 1
3rd & 13 on W7 Marek was hit in the backfield for a loss of 4 (Davis)
4th & 17 on W3 Milaeger punted to the M40 and Jim Smith returned it 10 yards (57 yard punt)
PENALTY: CLIPPING (during the return) MICHIGAN 15 yards
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M35 Leach pitched to Bell on option for 14 yards
1st & 10 on M49 Smith on inside reverse for 11
1st & 10 on W40 Leach on option keeper for 7
2nd & 3 on W33 Leach kept for 5
1st & 10 on W28 Lytle for 8
2nd & 2 on W20 PENALTY: ILLEGAL PROCEDURE MICHIGAN 5 yards
2nd & 7 on W25 Leach barely overthrew Smith at the W7
3rd & 7 on W25 Leach pitched to Bell on option for 10
END OF FIRST QUARTER
SCORE: WISCONSIN 3 - MICHIGAN 0
SECOND QUARTER
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on W15 Lytle went for 15 yards and the TOUCHDOWN
Jerry Zuver held while Bob Wood kicked the extra point
SCORE: MICHIGAN 7 - WISCONSIN 3
Wood kicked off into the Wisconsin end zone for a touchback
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W20 Morgan for no gain
PENALTY: HOLDING WISCONSIN ½ the distance to the goal
1st & 20 on W10 Morgan for 2
2nd & 18 on W12 Starch for 3 (Devich)
3rd & 15 on W15 Kopina went back to pass, got pressured and scrambled for 12
4th & 3 on W27 Milaeger punted to Smith who signaled for a fair catch at the M41 (35 yard punt)
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M41 Leachs pass to Smith was dropped, incomplete
2nd & 10 on M41 Leach pitched to Bell for 13
1st & 10 on W46 Lytle for 1 (Michuda)
2nd & 9 on W45 Leach gave to Lytle for 3
3rd & 6 on W42 Leach pitched to Bell for 7
1st & 10 on W35 Leach pitched to Bell for 4 (Zimmerman)
2nd & 6 on W31 Leach threw for Smith at the W20 but the ball was tipped and intercepted by Simmons (returned 30 yards)
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W50 Morgan ran for 2
2nd & 8 on M48 Kopina went back to pass and was sacked by Davis for 7
3rd & 15 on W45 Kopina, pressured by Perlinger & Davis, scrambled for 2
4th & 13 on W47 Milaeger punted to Bell who signaled for a fair catch at the M23 (30 yard punt)
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M23 PENALTY: ILLEGAL PROCEDURE MICHIGAN 5 yards
1st & 15 on M18 Scott Corbin went up the middle for 5
2nd & 10 on M23 Leach on broken play ran for 2
3rd & 8 on M25 Leachs pass was intercepted by Wagner at the M30 and returned to the M27
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on M27 - Starch went around LE for 10 (Jim Pickens & Zuver)
1st & 10 on M17 Marek for 3 (Mike Holmes & Morton)
2nd & 13 on M20 Marek on draw play for 7
3rd & 6 on M13 Kopinas pass was almost intercepted by Zuver at the M8
4th & 6 on M13 Rose held while Lamia kicked a 30-yard FIELD GOAL
SCORE: MICHIGAN 7 - WISCONSIN 6
Labun kicked off to the M7 where Smith fumbled the ball, picked it up and returned it 19 yards to the M26
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M26 Lytle over LG for 7
2nd & 3 on M33 Leach pitched to Bell for 6
1st & 10 on M39 Smith on inside reverse for 9 (Michuda & Simmons)
2nd & 1 on M48 Leach on option keeper for 2 (Michuda & Stejskal)
1st & 10 on M50 Lytle over LG for 3 (Zimmerman & Kelly)
2nd & 7 on W47 Leach threw for Smith at the W31 but Smith was hit and dropped the ball, incomplete
3rd & 7 on W47 Leach threw complete to Smith for 26
1st & 10 on W21 Leach on a broken play ran for 3
TIMEOUT: MICHIGAN (1:15 remaining in the First Half)
2nd & 7 on W18 Leach gave to Lytle for 11
1st & Goal on W7 Leach pitched to Bell for 1
TIMEOUT: MICHIGAN (0:39 remaining in the First Half)
2nd & Goal on W8 Leachs pass went incomplete
3rd & Goal on W8 Leach pitched to Bell for 3 (Simmons)
TIMEOUT: MICHIGAN (0:20 remaining in the First Half)
4th & Goal on W5 Zuver held while Wood kicked a 22-yard FIELD GOAL
SCORE: MICHIGAN 10 - WISCONSIN 6
Wood kicked off into the end zone for a touchback
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W20 Starch for 1
END OF FIRST HALF
SCORE: MICHIGAN 10 - WISCONSIN 6
THIRD QUARTER
Wood kicked off to the W10 and Morgan returned it 14 yards
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W24 Starch for 3 (Devich & Zuver)
2nd & 7 on W27 Morgan for 1
3rd & 6 on W28 Kopina threw complete to Starch for 7
1st & 10 on W35 Pollard on an end around went for -2
PENALTY: HOLDING WISCONSIN - 15 yards
1st & 25 on W18 Kopina, back to pass, was pressured by Davis and sacked by Morton for 1
2nd & 26 on W17 Morgan for 1 (Jilek, Perlinger & Davis)
3rd & 25 on W18 Kopina threw complete to Pollard for 7 yards
4th & 18 on W25 Milaeger punted to the M20 and Smith returned it 5 yards (60 yard punt)
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M25 Lytle for 5
2nd & 5 on M30 Bell ran in and out of the hands of Wisconsin would be tacklers for 30 yards
1st & 10 on W40 Leach pitched to Bell for 7 (Zimmerman & Buss)
2nd & 3 on W33 Lytle ran for 19
1st & 10 on W14 Leach pitched to Bell for 2 (Buss)
2nd & 8 on W12 Lytle ran for 2
3rd & 4 on W10 Leach went back to pass, found no one open and scrambled for 1
4th & 3 on W9 Zuver held while Wood kicked a 26-yard FIELD GOAL
SCORE: MICHIGAN 13 - WISCONSIN 6
Wood kicked off to the W5 and Morgan returned it 17 yards (Rick Koschalk)
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W22 Starch for 2 (Perlinger)
2nd & 8 on W24 Kopina passed complete to Pollard for 13
1st & 10 on W37 Kopina threw incomplete for Egloff
2nd & 10 on W37 Starch on draw play went for 13
1st & 10 on W50 Starch for 2 (Holmes & Morton)
2nd & 8 on M48 Marek around RE for -2 (ONeal)
3rd & 8 on M50 Kopina, back to pass, scrambled for 2
4th & 6 on M48 Milaeger punted to the M7 and Smith returned it 7 yards (40 yard punt)
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M14 Bell for 3 (Stejskal)
2nd & 7 on M17 Corbin for 5 (Kelly)
3rd & 2 on M22 - Bell for 1 (Zimmerman)
4th & 1 on M23 - Anderson punted to the W31 and Morgan returned it 56 yards (Corbin) (48 yard punt)
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on M13 - Marek gained 5
2nd & 5 on M8 - Marek for 1 (Holmes & O'Neal)
3rd & 4 on M7 - TIMEOUT: WISCONSIN (1:00 remaining in 3rd quarter)
3rd & 4 on M7 - Marek for 1 (Jilek)
4th & 3 on M6 - Marek gained 1
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M5 - Corbin went up the middle for 3 (Stejskal)
END OF THIRD QUARTER
SCORE: MICHIGAN 13 - WISCONSIN 6
FOURTH QUARTER
MICHIGAN
2nd & 7 on M8 - Smith on inside reverse ran for 4
3rd & 3 on M12 - Leach faked to Corbin and pitched to Bell for 38
1st & 10 on M50 - Smith on inside reverse ran for 12
1st & 10 on W38 - Leach pitched forward to Bell in the backfield, incomplete
2nd & 10 on W38 - Leach back to pass was intercepted by Wagner at W31
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W31 - Marek for 3
2nd & 7 on W34 - Kopina, back to pass, was pressured and scrambled for 7
1st & 10 on W41 - Kopina was hit and fumbled at W42 and Wisconsin recovered at W45
2nd & 6 on W45 - Pollard on end around slipped for -2
3rd & 8 on W43 - Kopina was intercepted by Dufek and returned to the W21
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on W21 - Bell on draw play gained 2 (Wagner & Michuda)
2nd & 8 on W19 - Leach pitched to Bell for 6
3rd & 2 on W13 - Bell ran for 3
1st & 10 on W10 - Bell ran for 3 (Buss)
2nd & 7 on W7 - Lytle ran for 3
3rd & 4 on W4 - Leach pitched to Bell who fumbled the ball out of bounds at the W5
4th & 5 on W5 - Zuver held while Wood kicked a 22-yard FIELD GOAL
SCORE: MICHIGAN 16 - WISCONSIN 6
Wood kicked to W6 and Morgan returned it to the W23
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W23 - Kopina rolled out and was sacked by Davis for -3
2nd & 13 on W20 - Canada ran for 2 (Devich & Anderson)
3rd &11 on W22 - Kopina overthrew Egloff, incomplete
4th & 11 on W22 - Milaeger punted to Bell who called for a fair catch at the M33
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M33 - Lytle ran up the middle for 3 (Rasmussen & Zimmerman)
2nd & 7 on M36 - Bell ran up the middle for 16 (Wagner)
1st & 10 on W48 - Lytle ran for 5
2nd & 5 on W43 - Bell ran for 5 (Rasmussen)
1st & 10 on W38 - Bell ran for 2 (Zimmerman)
2nd & 8 on W36 - Corbin ran for 3 (Rasmussen)
3rd & 5 on W33 - Smith on inside reverse for 4
4th & 1 on W29 - TIMEOUT: MICHIGAN (3:01 remaining in 4th quarter)
4th & 1 on W29 - Bell ran for 22
1st & Goal on W7 - Bell took pitchout for 1
2nd & Goal on W6 - Bell took pitchout for -1 (Stejskal)
3rd & Goal on W7 - Leach rolled out, threw to Bell at the W5, and Bell went in for the TOUCHDOWN
Zuver held while Wood kicked the extra point
SCORE: MICHIGAN 23 - WISCONSIN 6
Wood squib kicked to the W22 and Starch returned it to the W30 (Davis)
WISCONSIN
1st & 10 on W30 - Carroll threw complete to Starch for 12
1st & 10 on W42 - Carroll was intercepted by Rex Mackall at the M48
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M48 - Leach handed off to Harlan Huckleby for 7
2nd & 3 on W45 - Russell Davis ran for 3
END OF GAME
FINAL SCORE: MICHIGAN 23 - WISCONSIN 6