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ESAA Strat-O-Matic College Football Anno Domini
1965 Syracuse Orangemen
Regular Season: SU 35, Kansas 21; SU 29, Maryland 0; SU 32, Navy 6; SU
44, WVU 0; SU 35, Pitt 0; SU 20, PSU 18; SU 71, Colgate 0; SU 46, Boston U 0;
SU 36, UCLA 8.
Coach: Ben Schwartzwalder
Stadium: Archbold Stadium, Syracuse, NY
Bowl Game: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX, 11-1965; Syracuse 23, Texas 14
National Champion: AP, UPI
Notable Players: B Ernie Davis, T Bob Yates, E Fred Mautino, G Roger
Davis, E Ken Schwedes, QB Dick Easterly, B Chuck Zimmerman (pictured)
Other Information: The 1959 Orangemen are depicted in Disney's film The
Train-the Ernie Davis story. The team had risen to national notoriety a couple of
years earlier on the back of hall of famer Jim Brown. But it was the 1959 team
that ran the table and won a hard fought and racially charged Cotton Bowl.
Key First Alums: E Tom Dickinson, B Joe Watt, B Jim Brown
1964 USMA (Army) Cadets
Regular Season: Army 45, South Carolina 8; Army 26,
PSU 0; Army 14, ND 2; Army 35, UVA 6; Army 14, Pitt
14; Army 68, Colgate 6; Army 14, Rice 7; Army 26,
Villanova 0; Army 22, Navy 6.
Coach: Red Blaik
Stadium: Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Bowl Game: None
National Champion: None
Notable Players: B Pete Dawkins, G Bob Novogratz, B
Bob Anderson , QB Joe Caldwell, E Don Usry, E Bill
Carpenter, L Al Vanderbush, B Harry Walters
Other Information: Pete Dawkins (pictured) went on to become a General in the US
Army. He was not alone in service to country. Lonesome End Bill Carpenter won the
Distinguished Service Cross in Vietnam. Carpenter made famous the technique of not
huddling with the rest of the team, but rather standing alone on the opposite side of the
field.
Key First Alums: E Glenn Carberry, LB Bob Summerhays
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1964 LSU Bengal Tigers
Regular Season: LSU 26, Rice 6; LSU 13, Alabama 3; LSU 20, Hardin-
Simmons 6; LSU 41, Miami 0; LSU 32, UK 7; LSU 10, Florida 7; LSU 14, Ole
Miss 0; LSU 50, Duke 18; LSU 7, MSU 6; LSU 62, Tulane 0.
Coach: Paul Deitzel
Stadium: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
Bowl Game: Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, LA, 11-1964; LSU 7, Clemson 0
National Champion: AP, UPI
Notable Players: B Billy Cannon, C Max Fugler, Qb Warren Rabb, L Al
Dampier, B Johnny Robinson
Other Information: The 1958 Tigers were noted for Coach Paul Dietzel's
platoon system in which the platoons were called, the Go (or Gold) Team
(pictured), the Chinese Bandits, the Purple Team, and the Squad. The Tigers had to “fend off” one tie Army and
Iowa for the title. Army did not play in a bowl game, but did have a spectacular season and Iowa thumped Cal in
the Rose Bowl. Although the Bengal Tigers had no one drafted into the NFL in 1959, they made up for it by
having the first and third overall picks (Cannon, Robinson) in 1960. Johnny Robinson actually gained fame as a
member of the Kansas City Chiefs. In Super Bowl IV, it was Robinson who largely sealed the Vikings's fate in a
23-7 victory with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and a late interception.
Key First Alums: OL Joe Bernstein, T Ben Friend
1965 University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebel Black Bears
Regular Season: Ole Miss 16, Houston 0; Ole Miss 16, UK
0; Ole Miss 43, Memphis 0; Ole Miss 33, Vanderbilt 0; Ole Miss
53, Tulane 7; Ole Miss 28, Arkansas 0; LSU 7, Ole Miss 3; Ole
Miss 58, UTC 0; Ole Miss 37, UTK 7; Ole Miss 42, Miss St 0.
Coach: Johnny Vaught
Stadium: Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
Bowl Game: Sugar Bowl, 11-1965, New Orleans, LA; Ole
Miss 21, LSU 0
National Champion: Sagarin, FWAA, Billingsley, Dunkel,
Berryman, Massey
Notable Players: QB/P Jake Gibbs, B Charlie Flowers, G
Marvin Terrell, E Don Patridge, B Billy Brewer, E/K Robert
Khayat, LB Larry Grantham , LB Cowboy Woodruff
Other Information: The Rebel Black Bears dominated defensively during the 1959 season. It wasn't until late
October that Tulane put up the first opposing score. The only loss of the year came on a fluke punt return by
LSU Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon. The Rebels more than made up for that by trouncing the Tigers in
their backyard in the ensuing Sugar Bowl. As the votes for the national championship were, then, imfamously
taken before the bowl games and from voters in highly populated areas, undefeated Syracuse was awarded the
title. In retrospect, however, some selectors (Massey) retroactively awarded the Rebels the 1959 title. Robert
Khayat went on to serve as the Chancellor of Ole Miss from 1995 to 2009. Jake Gibbs went on to have a long
career as a New York Yankees catcher (see ESAA baseball rosters) and his grandson played baseball at Ole
Miss in the 2010s. Billy Brewer coached the Rebel Black Bears in the '80's. Linebacker Larry Grantham went
on to Super Bowl III fame as an integral member of the New York Jets. Today Grantham lives in Mississippi and
is a strong witness for Jesus Christ!
Key First Alums: E Guy Turnbow, T Bruiser Kinard
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1972 Michigan State University Spartans
Regular Season: MSU 28, NCSU 0; MSU 42, PSU 0;
MSU 26, Illinois 10; MSU 20, Michigan 7; MSU 11, OSU 8;
MSU 41, Purdue 20; MSU 22, Northwestern 0; MSU 56,
Iowa 7; MSU 37, Indiana 19; MSU 10, ND 10.
Coach: Duffy Daugherty
Stadium: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Bowl Game: none
National Champion: Football Research, Helms
Notable Players: E Bubba Smith, B Clinton Jones, LB
George Webster, E Gene Washington, E Jeff Richardson, B
James Summers, B Charlie Thornhill, K Dick Kenney
Other Information: While the Southern USA was still
catching up on the integration issue, MSU's Duffy
Daugherty brought many excellent black players to campus,
made them feel at home in the community, and fielded a
formidable team in 1966. The Spartans almost ran the table, but opted for a tie against also undefeated Notre
Dame in what some called the greatest football game ever played. Smith and Washington both became
standouts in the NFL, but the Spartans would miss playing in a bowl game due to the fact that the north (the Big
10 in particular) was still catching up on the bowl game issue.
Key First Alums: E Vivian Hultman, E Bob Allman
1983 University of Texas Longhorns
Regular Season: UT 44, BC 0; UT 68, Uva 0; UT 72, Rice 15; UT 13, OU 6;
UT 13, Arkansas 9; UT 30, SMU 14; UT 26, TTU 0; UT 35, Houston 21;
UT 44, TCU 14; UT 29, Baylor 7; UT 57, TA&M 28.
Coach: Fred Akers
Stadium: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
Bowl Game: Cotton Bowl, 11-1983, Dallas, TX; Notre Dame 38, UT 10
National Champion: None
Notable Players: T Brad Shearer, QB Randy McEachern, E Lam Jones, E
Ham Jones, B Earl Campbell, E Alfred Jackson, K Russell Erxleben, K/E
Steve McMichael, B Johnnie Johnson
Other Information: With Outland Trophy winner Brad Shearer, iron footed
Russell Erxleben and Heisman and O'Brien Trophy winner Earl Campbell,
Fred Akers should've been set for the '77 season. If only the regular season
counted, he would've been. Unfortunately, Notre Dame had other plans. Behind Bob Golic and Vagas Ferguson,
the Irish throttled the Longhorn attack, completely shutting out the SWC champions in the second half. In
addition to ruining Texas's national championship run, ND threw the polls into chaos following the season. Earl
Campbell went on to an NFL Hall of Fame career with the Oilers and Saints, while Alfred Jackson had a solid
NFL run with the Falcons.
Key First Alums: B Oscar Eckhardt, G Don Williams
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1977 University of Nebraska Cornhuskers
Regular Season: Nebraska 34, Oregon 7; Nebraska 35,
Minnesota 7; Nebraska 34, TA&M 7; Nebraska 42, Utah St 6;
Nebraska 36, Missouri 0; Nebraska 55, Kansas 0; Nebraska 41,
Oklahoma St 13; Nebraska 31, Colorado 7; Nebraska 37, Iowa St 0;
Nebraska 44, Kansas St 17; Nebraska 35, Oklahoma 31; Nebraska
45, Hawaii 3.
Coach: Bob Devaney
Stadium: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE
Bowl Game: Orange Bowl, 11-1977, Miami, FL; Nebraska 38,
Alabama 6
National Champion: AP, UPI, FWAA, Billingsley, NFF, Sagarin,
Berryman and many others
Notable Players: QB Jerry Tagge, B/WR Johnny Rodgers, DE
John Dutton, RB Jeff Kinney, DT Larry Jacobsen, T Carl Johnson
Other Information: Legendary coach Bob Devaney, aided by OC Tom Osborne had perhaps the team of the
century. The Huskers crushed every opponent save Oklahoma. And the Thanksgiving (ABC) Oklahoma game
was later named the “Game of the Century”. After clobbering Alabama in the Orange Bowl, the Huskers left little
doubt which team was the college football national champion for 1971. Tom Osborne went on to head the team
in the '80's and '90's, and then became a Republican congressman and member of the College Football Playoff
Selection Committee. Surprisingly, with the exception of Colts DE John Dutton, none of the other team members
had NFL careers considered as noteworthy.
Key First Alums: T Ad Wenke, E Les MacDonald
1969 USNA (Navy) Midshipmen
Regular Season: Navy 51, WVU 7; Navy 28, W&M 0; Navy 26, Michigan
13; SMU 32, Navy 28; Navy 21, VMI 12; Navy 24, Pitt 12; Navy 35, Notre
Dame 14; Navy 42, Maryland 7; Navy 38, Duke 25; Navy 21, Army 15.
Coach: Wayne Hardin
Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Bowl Game: Cotton Bowl, 11-1969, Dallas, TX; Texas 28, Navy 6
National Champion: None
Notable Players: QB Roger Staubach, B Ed Orr, LB Thomas Lynch, E
Dave Sjuggerud, E Jim Campbell, S Pat Donnelly, DT James Freeman
Other Information: This team is perhaps included because of the
legendary Cowboys QB (and 1963 Heisman Trophy winner) Roger
Staubach. But the '63' season included a game that was nearly cancelled because of the November
assassination of President (and Navy veteran) John F. Kennedy. Widow Jacquiline Kennedy insisted that the
Army-Navy game go on as scheduled and Navy eked out a win in Philadelphia. In spite of some impressive
wins during the regular season, Navy was no match for Duke Carlisle and Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Team captain Thomas Lynch went on to become Rear Admiral and commanded the Eisenhower Battle Group in
Gulf War I.
Key First Alums: OL Fred Denfield, DL Bob Reifsnyder
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1972 University of Florida Gators
Regular Season: UF 43, Northwestern 7; UF 28, MSU 7; UF 13,
Vanderbilt 0; UF 22, FSU 19; UF 17, NCSU 10; UF 28, LSU 7; UF 30,
Auburn 7; UGA 27, UF 10; UF 31, Tulane 10; Miami (FL) 21, UF 16.
Coach: Ray Graves
Stadium: Florida Field, Gainesville, FL
Bowl Game: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL, 11-1972; UF 27, Georgia Tech 12
National Champion: None
Notable Players: QB/K Steve Spurrier, C Bill Carr, B Larry Smith, B
Graham McKeel, E Richard Trapp, E Paul Ewaldsen, B Larry Rentz, T Jon
Preston, E Bill Dorsey
Other Information: Like the 1963 Midshipmen, the 1966 Florida Gators
are on this list likely because of 1966 Heisman Trophy Winner Steve
Spurrier. Spurrier went on to play in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers,
but he became most famous as a highly successful, but controversial head
coach at Duke, Florida and finally South Carolina. Along with All-American Center Bill Carr (later a UF Athletics
Director), and future NFL RB Larry Smith, Spurrier's Gators did have a good season. Two egregious losses kept
them out of the national championship picture. Another interesting feature of the team was the role played in the
development of a nationally prominent health drink. In 1965 UF Medical researchers Robert Cade and Dana
Shires, at the request of coach Ray Graves, came up with a drink that would replace lost body fluids for players
during the hot and humid games of the season. In 1966, players like LB Chip Hinton (who later earned a PhD in
Agriculture at UF) were particularly involved in the testing, and the drink was credited by losing coach Bobby
Dodd for the outcome of the Orange Bowl. We now know the drink as Gatorade, a worldwide brand and popular
dowsing fluid for winning football coaches everywhere!
Key First Alums:
1972 Purdue Boilermakers
Regular Season: Purdue 41, Ohio 3; Notre Dame 26, Purdue 14; Purdue 35, SMU 23;
Purdue 35, Iowa 0; Purdue 22, Michigan 21; MSU 41, Purdue 20; Purdue 25, Illinois 21;
Purdue 23, Wisconsin 0; Purdue 16, Minnesota 0; Purdue 51, Indiana 6.
Coach: Jack Mollenkopf
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Bowl Game: Rose Bowl, 11-1972, Pasadena, CA; Purdue 14, USC 13
National Champion: None
Notable Players: QB/K Bob Griese, B Leroy Keyes, E Jim Bierne, DB John Charles, LB
Pat Conley, DB Mike Barnes, FB Perry Williams, DB George Catavalos, E Jim Finley
Other Information: The Purdue All-American Band (pictured) sounded off quite a bit in
1966. Purdue's offense was well set with future Miami Dolphin teammates Bob Griese and
Leroy Keyes finding the endzone. Unfortunately, for the Boilermakers, the defense didn't help
too much. The team had a couple of tough losses (one to formerly profiled Michigan St), but
rebounded nicely in the Rose Bowl to hold off a potent Southern Cal team led by John
Robinson. Bob Griese finished 2d in the Heisman Trophy voting to Florida's Steve Spurrier
(see above). Pat Conley was injured for a portion of the season, but came back to shore up
the D in the Rose Bowl. His son also later played for Purdue.
Key First Alums:
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1982 Pitt Panthers
Regular Season: Pitt 31, ND 10; Pitt 42, Georgia Tech 14; Pitt 21, Temple 7; Pitt 44, Duke 31;
Pitt 27, Louisville 6; Pitt 36, Miami 19; Pitt 45, Navy 0; Pitt 23, Syracuse 13; Pitt 37, Army 7;
Pitt 24, WVU 16; Pitt 24, PSU 7
. Coach: Johnny Majors
Stadium: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Bowl Game: Sugar Bowl, 11-1982, New Orleans, LA; Pitt 27, Georgia 3
National Champion: P, UPI, FWAA, Billingsley, NFF, Sagarin, Berryman and many others
Notable Players: QB Matt Cavanaugh, B Tony Dorsett (pictured), DL Al Romano, DL Don
Parrish, K Carson Long, TE Jim Corbett, DL Randy Holloway, P Larry Swider, S Bob Jury, E
Gordon Jones
Other Information: 1982 represented the quintessential year for a college football team. In
this case it was the Pitt Panthers. As football power slowly shifted to the south, Pitt shook off
the trend and reigned supreme for one year. Led by UT great Johnny Majors, the Panthers
rolled through the entire season sans a close game. Tony Dorsett won the Heisman Trophy by
consistently battering defenses behind a sterling line. The defense was not the greatest
defense of all time, but certainly stout enough to get the ball back in Dorsett's hands
consistently. Randy Holloway led the way up front. And, as if to remove all doubt, the Panthers pummeled
Georgia's #2 Bulldogs 27-3 in the Sugar Bowl. Dorsett went on to a terrific career with the Cowboys in the NFL,
along with many others from this team, possibly S-O-M's strongest.
Key First Alums:
1981 Texas A&M University Aggies
Regular Season: Texas A&M 7, Ole Miss 0; Texas A&M 38, LSU 9; Texas A&M 43,
Illinois 13; Texas A&M 10, KSU 0; Texas A&M 38, Texas Tech 9; Texas A&M 14, TCU 6;
Texas A&M 19, Baylor 10; Texas A&M 36, SMU 3; Texas A&M 33, Rice 14; Texas A&M 20,
Texas 10; Arkansas 31, Texas A&M 6.
Coach: Emory Bellard
Stadium: Kyle Field, College Station, TX
Bowl Game: Liberty Bowl, 10-1981, Memphis, TN; USC 20, Texas A&M 0
National Champion: None
Notable Players: QB Mike Jay, RB Bubba Bean (Pictured), QB David Shipman, RB Skip
Walker, LB Ed Simonini, DB Pat Thomas, DL Garth Ten Naple, DL Edgar Fields, DL Blake
Schwarz, DL Jimmy Dean, DB Jackie Williams, DB Lester Hayes, TE Richard Osborne, OL
Bruce Welch, LB Robert Jackson, OL Glenn Bujnoch
Other Information: The 1975 Texas A&M Aggies were quite the team prior to losing
starting QB Mike Jay to a back injury in a 20-10 victory over rival Texas on 28 Nov. The
season went south after that. Emory Bellard couldn't turn the corner, but did save another
coaching career by losing to John Robinson's 7-4 USC squad in the Liberty Bowl and enabling Robinson to sign
a lucrative deal with the fledgling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In spite of the late season collapse, the Aggies did
produce a number of legitimate NFL players. Bubba Bean went on to a solid career with the Atlanta Falcons.
Key First Alums:
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1972 University of Alabama Crimson Tide
Regular Season: Alabama 34, LA Tech 0; Alabama 17, Ole Miss 7; Alabama 26, Clemson 0;
Alabama 11, UTK 10; Alabama 42, Vandy 6; Alabama 27, Mississippi State 14; Alabama 21, LSU
0; Alabama 24, South Carolina 0; Alabama 34, USM 0; Alabama 31, Auburn 0.
Coach: Bear Bryant
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
Bowl Game: Sugar Bowl, 11-1972, New Orleans, LA; Alabama 34, Nebraska 7
National Champion: Berryman, Sagarin
Notable Players: QB Ken Stabler (pictured), RB Harold Moore, WR Dennis Homan, WR Ray
Perkins, LB Leslie Kelley, K Steve Davis, WR Kenny Martin, DB Bobby Johns, DL Louis
Thompson, LB Willie Davis, DL Wayne Trimble, LB Mike Hall, LB Cecil Dowdy.
Other Information: Legendary coach Bear Bryant (for whom the stadium is now named)
fielded a team in '66 that was so good it prompted Vince Lombardi to disclaim the world
championship until his Packers had taken on the Tide. Except for a nail biter in Knoxville, the
team swamped every other opponent. This included the 6th ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers whose
power was no match for Bama! Interestingly, aside from NFL Hall of Famer Ken Stabler, no other
Tide player from that team had anything more than a solid NFL career. Only Berryman and Sagarin recognize
Bama's National Championship. At the time, they were foolishly not voted national champions because of the
racial instability of the era, and because Michigan State and Notre Dame captured the hearts of the many
northern voters. Stabler passed away in 2021, but the team's greatness lingers still because of the balance,
coaching and execution of a great Tide squad.
Key First Alums:
1983 University of Kentucky Wildcats
Regular Season: Kentucky 10, UNC 7; Baylor 21, Kentucky 6; Kentucky 28, WVU 13;
Kentucky 24, Penn State 20; Kentucky 23, Mississippi State 7; Kentucky 33, LSU 13;
Kentucky 33, UGA 0; Kentucky 32, VT 0; Kentucky 28, Vandy 6; Kentucky 14, Florida 7;
Kentucky 21, UTK 17.
Coach: Fran Curci
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY
Bowl Game: None
National Champion: None
Notable Players: QB Derek Ramsey , DL Art Still, LB Kelly Kirchbaum, OL Mike Martin,
OL Will Grant, DB Dallas Owens, WR Felix Wilson
Other Information: In spite of having only 5 home games AND being on probation for
1976 NCAA violations (only 25 scholarships), coach Fran Curci willed his charges to 10 wins
and a #6 national ranking in the AP Poll. After a hiccup in the second game against the
Baylor Bears, the Cats went on to win out with impressive wins coming at State College, PA and Baton Rouge,
LA. It is said that the turning point in the season came when Dallas Owens picked off Penn State's Chuck
Fusina and returned the interception 23 yds for a score. Owens died in 2019. The final hurdle in Commonwealth
Stadium against the UTK Vols was a war of attrition. With both teams missing a number of starters, Derek
Ramsey (pictured) came off the bench and led UK to the final victory. Art Still became a perennial Pro Bowl
selection with the Kansas City Chiefs in the early '80's. Ramsey starred in the NFL as a receiver with the
Raiders. When Ramsey returned to Lexington as color commentator for the Cats radio team in 2000, he moved
into the author's vacated apartment on Alumni Drive.
Key First Alums:
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1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Regular Season: Notre Dame 44, Northwestern 0; Notre Dame
20, Purdue 7; Notre Dame 14, Michigan State 10; Notre Dame 28,
Rice 0; Notre Dame 62, Army 3; Notre Dame 23, USC 14; Notre
Dame 44, Navy 7; Notre Dame 31, Pitt 10; Notre Dame 48, Air
Force 10; Notre Dame 44, Miami 0.
Coach: Ara Parseghian
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Bowl Game: Sugar Bowl, 10-1979, New Orleans, LA; Notre
Dame 24, Alabama 23
National Champion: AP
Notable Players: QB Tom Clements, TE Dave Casper, B Cliff
Brown, DB Mike Townsend, DB Tim Rudnick, K Bob Thomas, G
Frank Pomarico, WR Willie Townsend, P Brian Doherty, RB Wayne
Bullock, RB Eric Penick, RB Art Best, E Pete Demmerle, B Al
Hunter
Other Information: The '73 Fighting Irish were perhaps one of the best teams of all time. Venerated coach
Ara Parseghian fielded an amazingly fast offensive backfield led by QB Tom Clements (pictured). The Irish ran
through a true nationally packed schedule and faced the #1 (Coaches Poll) Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl.
The game was an epic seesaw affair that culminated in an Irish 11 play, 79 yd drive for the winning Bob Thomas
field goal in the waning moments. End Pete Demmerle died from ALS in 2007 and back Cliff Brown, the first
black QB to start for the Irish, died in 2012.
Key First Alums:
1970 University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Regular Season: Arkansas 14, Oklahoma St 10; Arkansas 31, Tulsa 22;
Arkansas 29, TCU 6; Arkansas 17, Baylor 6; Arkansas 14, Texas 13; Arkansas
17, Wichita St 0;
Arkansas 17, TA&M 0; Arkansas 21, Rice 0; Arkansas 44, SMU 0;
Arkansas 17, Texas Tech 0.Coach: Frank Broyles
Stadium: Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR
Bowl Game: Cotton Bowl, 11-1970, Dallas, TX; Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7
National Champion: FWAA
Notable Players: RB Jim Lindsey (pictured), OL Jerry Jones, DL Jimmy
“Jumpup” Johnson, LB Jim Caveness, DB/KR Ken Hatfield, K Tom McKnelly, B
Bobby Burnett, QB Fred Marshall, Loyd Phillips DL
Other Information: Legendary coach Frank Broyles (for whom the stadium is now named) brought much
pride to the Ozarks with this team. The Hogs were brilliant on defense and special teams and ranked fourth
nationally in the first category. Similar to Ole Miss in '59 and '60, Arkansas was voted #1 nationally by the FWAA
following the Bowl games. Where most selectors then foolishly voted the #1 team prior to the bowls, Alabama
received the crown, but had to relinquish it following a difficult loss to Texas in the Orange Bowl. Arkansas had
earlier trumped the Longhorns in Austin. There was no lack of future fame for this team. Caveness was an All-
American, Phillips won the Outland Trophy, Lindsey and Jerry Jones made millions, Ken Hatfield went on to
coach Arkansas, Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson teamed up to win two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys in
the early 1990's.
Key First Alums:
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1976 Stanford University Indians
Regular Season: Stanford 34, Arkansas 28, Stanford 34, SJSU 3; Stanford 33, Oregon
10; Purdue 26, Stanford 14; Stanford 24, USC 14; Stanford 63, WASU 16; Stanford 9,
UCLA 7; Stanford 48, Oregon State 10; Stanford 29, Washington 22; Air Force 31, Stanford
14; Cal 22, Stanford 14.
Coach: John Ralston
Stadium: Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, CA
Bowl Game: Rose Bowl, 11-1976, Pasadena, CA; Stanford 27, Ohio State 17
National Champion: None
Notable Players: QB Jim Plunkett, RB Hillary Shockley, RB Jackie Brown, DL Dave
Tipton, TE Bob Moore, LB Ron Kadziel, WR Randy Vataha, WR Jack Lasater, LB Jeff
Siemon, DB Benny Barnes, DL Greg Sampson
Other Information: Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett beat out ND's Joe Theismann
and Ole Miss's Archie Manning to become the first Latino QB to win the trophy. There can
be no doubt that this was an NFL laden class of Qbs. And Stanford so needed Plunkett's
abilities in order to win a rugged and tight Pac-8 that season. Plunkett became the only QB to win both the Super
Bowl (with the Raiders) and the Rose Bowl. The Cardinal sustained 3 losses on the year, yet still managed to
win the Rose Bowl handily over Ohio State. Stanford rolled into mid November sporting an 8-1 record when the
wheels came off for the last two regular season games including a 22-14 loss to Cal in the “Big Game”. The
Plunkett to Vataha passing combination reappeared a couple of years later when both played for the NFL's New
England Patriots.
Key First Alums: OL Wilbur Henry, OL Bob Reynolds
1965 University of Georgia Bulldogs
Regular Season: Georgia 17, Alabama 13; Georgia 21, Vandy 6; South Carolina 30, Georgia 14; Georgia 35,
Hardin-Simmons 6; Georgia 15, Miss State 0; Georgia 14, Kentucky 7; Georgia 42, FSU 0; Georgia 21, Florida
10; Georgia 14, Auburn 13; Georgia 21, Georgia Tech 14.
Coach: Wally Butts
Stadium: Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
Bowl Game: Orange Bowl, 11-1965, Miami, FL; Georgia 14,
Mizzou 0
National Champion: None
Notable Players: QB Fran Tarkenton, P Bobby Walden, L Pat
Dye, B Bill Godfrey, B Fred Brown, B Charlie Britt, B John
Soberdash, L Billy Roland, L Pete Case, E Aaron Box
Other Information: Legendary coach Wally Butts (Mercer
alumnus), believed in a balanced offensive attack. His 1959
Georgia Bulldogs gave him just that. The 'dawgs ran and passed
their way to a 10 win season and an Orange Bowl victory. The
team was not dominant … they just won (with the exception of a debacle in Columbia). Fran Tarkenton
(pictured) went on to become the face of the Minnesota Vikings. Pat Dye went on to become a very successful
coach at Auburn. And Bobby Walden had a long career as an NFL punter.
Key First Alums: B Herdis McCrary, G Pete Tinsley
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1973 University of Southern California Trojans
Regular Season: USC 49, WASU 0; USC 17, Texas 13; USC 21, Michigan
State 17; USC 30, Stanford 0; USC 24, ND 7; USC 23, Washington 6; USC 28,
Oregon 6; USC 31, Cal 12; Oregon State 3, USC 0; USC 21, UCLA 20.
Coach: John McKay
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Bowl Game: Rose Bowl, 11-1973, Pasadena, CA; USC 14, Indiana 3
National Champion: AP, UPI
Notable Players: QB Steve Sogge, RB O J Simpson (Pictured), DL Ron Yary,
WR Earl McCullouch, DL Tim Rossovich, LB Adrian Young, QB Mike Holmgren, DB
Mike Battle, DB Pat Cashman
Other Information: The Juice! Before the infamous OJ trial of 1994, Simpson (shown here against Oregon)
was a Heisman candidate (and eventual winner) at SoCal. In spite of outscoring their opponents 258-87, the
Trojans managed to survive a couple of very close calls. And who knows what happened in Corvallis??? At
any rate, the men of Troy outlasted neighboring UCLA in a game for the ages and went on to beat a game
Indiana team in the Rose Bowl. Simpson went on to star for the Bills, but never won a Super Bowl. Ron Yary
had a stellar career for the Minnesota Vikings. Mike Holmgren became a Super Bowl winning coach for the
Green Bay Packers.
Key First Alums: E Johnny Milton, B Boyd Morgan
1977 University of Michigan Wolverines
Regular Season: Michigan 21, Northwestern 6; Michigan 56, UVA 0; Michigan
38, UCLA 0; Michigan 46, Navy 0; Michigan 24, Michigan State 13; Michigan 35,
Illinois 6; Michigan 35, Minnesota 7; Michigan 61, Indiana 7; Michigan 63, Iowa 7;
Michigan 20, Purdue 17; Michigan 10, Ohio State 7.
Coach: Bo Schembechler
Stadium: Michigan Stadium (the Big House), Ann Arbor, MI
Bowl Game: Rose Bowl, 11-1977, Pasadena, CA; Stanford 13, Michigan 12
National Champion: None
Notable Players: QB Tom Slade, RB Billy Taylor, RB Fritz Seyfirth, OL Reggie
McKenzie, TE Paul Seymour, LB Mike Taylor, WR Glen Doughty, C Guy Murdock,
DB Randy Logan, DB Thom Darden, K Dana Coin, DE Mike Kellar, DT Tom Beckman
Other Information: Hopes for the 1977 edition of the Wolverines were limited due to the fact that the 1976
team had only lost one game, and the new year brought a new QB. Head Coach Bo Schembechler (pictured)
railed against the B1G and the NCAA. His ire against the B1G was for the restrictive policy of only allowing one
conference team to go to the Rose Bowl each year leaving the 1976 edition as the greatest team not to go to a
bowl game. The NCAA had reset the football season at 11 games causing the coach to lament the added burden
on student athletes. His '77 team hammered all early opponents before closing out Purdue and Ohio State by
close scores to finish the regular season 11-0. The Wolverines advanced to the Rose Bowl to face plucky
Stanford, who at 8-3 were winners of a topsy turvy PAC 10. The game was deadlocked at 3 apiece going into the
final quarter. Michigan's Fritz Seyfirth finally plowed into the endzone to help put the Wolverines ahead by 7. On
the following possession Stanford pulled a trick play on 4th and 10 at their own 33 resulting in a 33 yd gain by
Jackie Brown. Brown then burned the Wolverines with a 24 yd TD run. Michigan fought back to score a safety
but couldn't run out the clock and left Stanford in possession at their own 22 with 1:48 to go. The Indians pushed
into Michigan territory and Stanford's Garcia nailed a 31 yd FG to win the game. In 1981 the B1G rescinded their
ban on bowl games outside the Rose. Interestingly, this Michigan team is eerily similar statistically to the Virginia
Tech 2005 team that played for the national championship.
Key First Alums: OL Alvin Loucks, OL Ralph Heikkinen
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