1975 Wayne State Tartars football team

1975 Wayne State Tartars football
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (3–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Tressel (2nd season)
CaptainTom Hurley, Ed Skowneski
Home stadiumWayne State Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wayne State (MI) $ 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Grand Valley State 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Northwood 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Hillsdale 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Saginaw Valley State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Ferris State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1975 Wayne State Tartars football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Dick Lowry, the Tartars compiled an 8–3 record (3–1 against GLIAC opponents) and won the GLIAC championship.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Grand Valley State
W 15–64,375[2]
September 13Howard*
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–72,000–3,369[3][4]
September 20at Saint Joseph's (IN)*Rennselaer, INW 42–131,009[5]
September 27at Ashland*Ashland, OHL 21–264,750[6]
October 4Valparaiso*dagger
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 35–144,896[7]
October 11at Northeast Missouri State*Kirksville, MOW 41–78,500[8]
October 18Hillsdale
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 7–101,515[9]
October 25Butler*
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–172,581[10]
November 1at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 17–131,000[11]
November 8at Ferris StateBig Rapids, MIW 26–143,500[12]
November 15Evansville*
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 24–213,162[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 115. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Hal Schram (September 7, 1975). "Wayne Beats Grand Valley in GLIAC Debut: Skowneski Gets Tartars Off on the Right Foot, 15-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wayne State Suffers First Loss, 7-6". Detroit Free Press. September 14, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Wayne Whips St. Joseph". Detroit Free Press. September 21, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wayne Falls Short, 28-21". Detroit Free Press. September 28, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tartars Thump Valparaiso". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "WSU Rips NE Mizzou, 41-7". Detroit Free Press. October 12, 1975. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jinx Beats Tartars, 10-7". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1975. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wayne Upsets Butler, 21-17". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1975. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wayne Wins, 17-13, Ties for Conference Lead". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1975. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wayne Beats Ferris, 26-14, Wins Great Lakes Crown". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wayne Wins 8th, 24-21". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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