History of Michigan game winning FGs

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:14 PM
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History of Michigan game winning FGs
Date Player Time Yards Opponent Score
10/17/1914 Lamar Splawn 4th Q 25 at Michigan State 3-0
11/20/1920 Frank Steketee 2nd Q 30 at Minnesota 3-0
10/29/1921 Frank Steketee 4th Q   at Illinois 3-0
10/13/1923 Jack Blott 2nd Q 11 vs Vanderbilt 3-0
10/24/1925 Benny Friedman 2nd Q 15 at Illinois 3-0
11/17/1928 Austin Morris Hughes   21 vs Michigan State 3-0
11/19/1932 Harry Newman 2nd Q 15 at Minnesota 3-0
9/23/1967 Frank Titas 0:11 27 vs Duke 10-7
11/13/1971 Dana Coin 0:26 25 at Purdue 20-17
11/18/1972 Mike Lantry 1:00 30 vs Purdue 9-6
10/22/1983 Bob Bergeron 0:08 45 vs Iowa 16-13
10/18/1986 Mike Gillette 0:00 34 vs Iowa 20-17
9/23/1989 J.D. Carlson 0:01 24 at UCLA 24-23
11/24/1990 J.D. Carlson 0:00 37 at Ohio 16-13
9/10/1994 Remy Hamilton 0:00 42 at Notre Dame 26-24
8/31/2002 Phil Brabbs 0:00 44 vs Washington 31-29
10/10/2003 Garrett Rivas 0:47 33 at Minnesota 38-35
10/23/2004 Garrett Rivas 2:45 35 at Purdue 16-14
10/1/2005 Garrett Rivas OT 35 at Michigan State 34-31
1/3/2012 Brendan Gibbons OT 37 Virginia Tech 23-20
10/20/2012 Brendan Gibbons 0:05 38 vs Michigan State 12-10

Out of Michigan's 900 victories, only 21 of them have come on a game winning FG. Here is the complete documented history of these heart stoppers.

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:20 PM | Brendan Gibbons is my hero. (Score:5 Normal)
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Brendan Gibbons is my hero.

Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU:  68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC:  20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<

October 20th, 2012 at 11:45 PM | Brunettes girls is my hero. (Score:2 Normal)
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Brunette girls is my hero.

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:53 PM | He should get all the (Score:3 Normal)
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He should get all the brunette girls for his work. Minus my brunette girl, but all the others.

Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU:  68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC:  20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<

October 21st, 2012 at 8:53 AM | Everyone needs to sacrifice (Score:5 Normal)
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Everyone needs to sacrifice for the team sometimes...

October 20th, 2012 at 11:19 PM | After 2010, if you told me (Score:5 Normal)
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After 2010, if you told me Gibbons would be on that list twice, I would have laughed my head off at you.

October 20th, 2012 at 11:25 PM | The value of the special (Score:5 Normal)
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The value of the special teams unit has increased considerably since 2010, thankfully.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

October 21st, 2012 at 11:21 AM | We have been (Score:3 Normal)
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blessed with so many great kickers over the years.  In 2010 vs Illinois, I actually left my seat for a series or two.  I could not take it.

Now the kicking game is back too.  Two different kickers for different situations?  Are you effing kidding me right now?

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:23 PM | Great work (Score:2 Normal)
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Great list. Hamilton si cover kick still my fave.

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:27 PM | I've been there (Score:2 Offtopic)
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For 5 of 'em.

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October 21st, 2012 at 11:28 AM | Awesome (Score:2 Normal)
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Only 4 for me.

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October 22nd, 2012 at 3:26 PM | Not that anyone cares... (Score:2)
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But was the edit the addition of the Purdue game in '04? Because that would make it six. (And "at" means physically there; not watching...could add more if tv counts, which I didn't)

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:31 PM | I've seen 7 of them... (Score:1)
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I've seen 7 of them...

October 20th, 2012 at 11:34 PM | Gibbons!! (Score:1)
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That is all.

"But in the tire fire that was last year's secondary he showed a little spark." - Brian Cook

October 20th, 2012 at 11:36 PM | Whenever there's a game (Score:5 Normal)
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Whenever there's a game winning field goal at the Big House, it's always in the same end zone, at least in my lifetime. Gibbons, Brabbs, Gillette, Bergeron. Dana Coin and Mike Lanty's kicks, I have no idea. I've never seen footage of them.

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:38 PM | Huh (Score:2)
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well I'll be damned, I'm happy to say I've been at the last 4 home last second field goal wins.

October 20th, 2012 at 11:38 PM | Gibbons is in some damn good company there (Score:1)
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aside from all those smoking hot brunettes in his brain.

October 20th, 2012 at 11:46 PM | This is the first time two in one calendar year (Score:3 Normal)
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Gibbons has two wins via field goal, and both in 2012 (albeit, one came in a bowl game.)

Also, we have more wins by field goal against MSU than over any other school (four total wins spanning 98 years.)

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

October 20th, 2012 at 11:48 PM | I love the old-timey 2nd (Score:5 Normal)
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I love the old-timey 2nd quarter game-winning field goals.

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:49 PM | What?  No Ali Haji-Sheikh?!  (Score:2 Normal)
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What?  No Ali Haji-Sheikh?!  I can't believe it.

October 21st, 2012 at 6:13 AM | Me neither.  I would have (Score:1)
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Me neither.  I would have thought he had a couple of them.

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:53 PM | Several Points ... (Score:3 Normal)
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(1) Nice list ... how did you compile that?  By hand?  Or some computer query?

(2) Any time I see "Mike Lantry" I have to smile

(3) I wonder what the "lose on failed FG" list looks like?  One comes to my mind: 1976 vs. Purdue.  I can still hear Bob Ufer: "No good ... no good ... no good."

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October 21st, 2012 at 12:03 AM | Lantry (Score:2)
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is on the list of missed game winning FGs, at Ohio State, mid 70s IIRC. Controversial call.

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October 21st, 2012 at 12:24 AM | I believe that was the 1974 (Score:2)
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I believe that was the 1974 game, where OSU won on four FGs and Lantry's miss looked pretty darn good to many. 

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October 21st, 2012 at 5:01 PM | It was two games, actually.  (Score:1)
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It was two games, actually.  Lantry sent what would have been a game-winning kick wide left in 1973, then sent the game-winning kick wide left again in 1974.  OSU and Michigan tied 10-10 in '73 with OSU going to the Rose Bowl, and OSU won 12-10 in 1974. 

October 21st, 2012 at 12:24 AM | Dare I say it...the Horror.. (Score:2 Normal)
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Dare I say it...the Horror..

October 21st, 2012 at 6:15 AM | I guess you can look at it 2 (Score:1)
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I guess you can look at it 2 different ways:  when we lost because we missed a FG, like Lantry, or where we lost because the other team made a last second FG, like Texas.

 

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October 21st, 2012 at 5:03 PM | Is that the kicker's fault? I (Score:2 Normal)
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Is that the kicker's fault? I always thought it was Crable's fault for letting his man get by him and block the kick. 

October 21st, 2012 at 12:59 AM | I was wondering the same thing. (Score:2)
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I can only imagine some of this info being in old newspaper articles. There must be some other form of primary documentation to which OP is privy.

RE Lantry, I can only think "1974," as well as the then-President having to take his side when questions about that failed (?) 18-yarder came up at press conferences.

October 21st, 2012 at 1:09 AM | At Iowa. 1986 or 87. (Score:1)
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At Iowa. 1986 or 87.

October 21st, 2012 at 12:29 PM | I believe it was 1985. I (Score:1)
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I believe it was 1985. I remember it like it was yesterday.

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October 20th, 2012 at 11:57 PM | It was a day for field goals (Score:2)
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Just came from Cincy at Toledo, and Toledo won 29-23 without a single offensive touchdown. One defensive, one special teams, and a crapload of field goals.

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October 21st, 2012 at 12:01 AM | Of those games, only 4 (Score:1)
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Of those games, only 4 resulted in wins in games in which we were behind. The other games were all tie breakers. Amazing.

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October 21st, 2012 at 12:14 AM | I'm already getting requests (Score:5 Normal)
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I'm already getting requests to update this video...

 

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October 21st, 2012 at 12:16 AM | If I'm not mistaken, the last (Score:2)
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If I'm not mistaken, the last two are the closest two in Michigan history. Hoke poops magic.

October 21st, 2012 at 1:02 AM | Garrett Rivas @ Purdue 2004 (Score:1)
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16-14 final I believe.

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October 21st, 2012 at 1:18 AM | Good call. That wasn't listed (Score:1)
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Good call. That wasn't listed in the record book for some reason. Went back & looked at the boxscore and it was made with 2:45 left in the 4th.

October 21st, 2012 at 2:06 AM | No prob (Score:2 Normal)
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I remember the game more for the Shazor hit shortly thereafter but I know Rivas gave them the lead late. 

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October 21st, 2012 at 5:50 AM | Great list (Score:1)
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It amazes me that there was a 35 year stretch with no game winning field goals. Looking (briefly) at the scores from that time period it seems that there were some games that were close enough in score to be decided by a game winning field goal. Does anyone know a site that lists the box scores for older games?

October 21st, 2012 at 11:44 AM | Go here (Score:2)
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No, here (link).

 It's a little awkward to search, and I wish there were more information available (e.g., play-by-play and opponent stats), but it is there.

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October 21st, 2012 at 11:11 AM | I have to agree after the (Score:3 Normal)
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I have to agree after the woes of 2010, Hoke's methods of coaching must be spot on.  The turnaround has been nothing short of amazing.

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October 21st, 2012 at 12:43 PM | At the risk (Score:4 Normal)
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At the risk of re-starting the perennial firestorm, perhaps my biggest complaint about Rodriguez was his handling of the place kickers. In particular, I've never forgiven the "maybe we'll find a kicker on the Penn Turnpike" comment. It may have been funny - and even appropriate if this was the prosm-- but to be bad-mouthing your own 18-year old kicker, never. That's when I joined the RR must go club.

October 21st, 2012 at 5:15 PM | Rich Rod was just too (Score:5 Normal)
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Rich Rod was just too defensive in general (no pun intended, certainly).   He seemed to feel like he was on trial when dealing with the media and needed to exonerate himself.   Hoke, in this situation, would probably just say something like "God bless him, he's still our placekicker and we believe in him." 

 

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