MGoHistory Question: Multiple pick sixes?

Submitted by UMfan21 on

Does anyone know the last time Michigan defense generated two or more pick 6s in a single game?

 

My memory is not great, but I am drawing a blank. 

Wolverine Devotee

September 12th, 2017 at 4:18 PM ^

Others said it. Hawaii last season.

Delano Hill & Lavert Hill had pick sixes in consecutive season openers. Both were part of a 2-pick six game.

Wolverine Devotee

September 12th, 2017 at 4:31 PM ^

From the SuperGuide, here is the complete list of multi-INT return TDs going back to when stats became official in 1948.

Date Player Yds. Opponent Result
10/18/1975 Tom Seaborn

Dave Devich
40

23
vs Northwestern W 69-0
9/19/1998 William Peterson

Anthony Jordan
51

32
vs Eastern Michigan W 59-20
1/1/1999 Ian Gold

James Whitley
46

26
#11 Arkansas W 45-31
9/3/2016 Dealno Hill

Channing Stribling
27

51
vs Hawaii W 63-3
9/9/2017 Tyree Kinnel

Lavert Hill
28

24
vs Cincinnati W 36-14

 

Surprising there haven't been more. Who knows what those 1925 and 1926 defenses of Yost's did though. There could've been one with 5 pick sixes. 

If I could go back in time, I'd tell people to do official stats when Yost got here. I have a feeling the stats would be so incredibly large that they would never broken in today's game. Willie Heston had 72 TDs in his career. 72! That's 18 TDs per year he was here. 

He could've had 10,000 rushing yards for all we know. 

VAGenius

September 12th, 2017 at 8:13 PM ^

That stats aren't available but it would be interesting to know... my guess would be that few teams threw the ball enough to have two pick sixes in a game. For the first few years after the forward pass was legalized in 1906, an incomplete pass resulted in a turnover... and even after that changed, my understanding was that there was a lot of coaches that looked down on the concept and thought it was something dangerous to do. 

That said, if Woody's Buckeyes could throw 6 interceptions playing Michigan back in 1969, maybe the belief that nobody threw the ball the "old days' is a crock.

SteamboatWolverine

September 12th, 2017 at 4:57 PM ^

Since the OP's question has been answered...

What is the most exciting play in football?  Lots of great choices (Pick-6, kick-off return for touchdown, hail mary or field goal to end the game, etc. 

Personally, I'll go with punt return TD.  They are rare, usually involve extreme athleticism, and are sometimes sprung by huge hits.  Also, UM has some great history with punt return TDs.