1975 Wayne State Tartars football team

American college football season

1975 Wayne State Tartars football

GLIAC champion

Conference| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 8–3 (3–1 GLIAC)
Head coach|

* Dick Lowry (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Dick Tressel (2nd season)
Captain| Tom Hurley, Ed Skowneski
Home stadium| Wayne State Stadium

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| Grand Valley State|

* Wayne State Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 15–6| 4,375| [2]
September 13| Howard*|

* Wayne State Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 6–7| 3,369| [3]
September 20| at Saint Joseph's (IN)*| Rennselaer, IN| W 42–13| 1,009| [4]
September 27| at Ashland*| Ashland, OH| L 21–26| 4,750| [5]
October 4| Valparaiso*|

* Wayne State Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 35–14| 4,896| [6]
October 11| at Northeast Missouri State*| Kirksville, MO| W 41–7| 8,500| [7]
October 18| Hillsdale|

* Wayne State Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 7–10| 1,515| [8]
October 25| Butler*|

* Wayne State Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 21–17| 2,581| [9]
November 1| at Northwood| Midland, MI| W 17–13| 1,000| [10]
November 8| at Ferris State| Big Rapids, MI| W 26–14| 3,500| [11]
November 15| Evansville*|

* Wayne State Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 24–21| 3,162| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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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. ^ "Wayne Whips St. Joseph". Detroit Free Press. September 21, 1975. p. 4E - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wayne Falls Short, 28-21". Detroit Free Press. September 28, 1975. p. 4E - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Tartars Thump Valparaiso". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1975. p. 4E - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "WSU Rips NE Mizzou, 41-7". Detroit Free Press. October 12, 1975. p. 4C - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Jinx Beats Tartars, 10-7". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1975. p. 5E - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Wayne Upsets Butler, 21-17". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1975. p. 5E - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Wayne Wins, 17-13, Ties for Conference Lead". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1975. p. 5E - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Wayne Beats Ferris, 26-14, Wins Great Lakes Crown". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1975. p. 4E - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Wayne Wins 8th, 24-21". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1975. p. 4E - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 22, 2022.

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* Kelsey Field (?–1936)
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* Keyworth Stadium (1938–1941)
* University of Detroit Stadium (1942–?)
* Tom Adams Field (?–present)

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* "WSU Victory Song"

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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champions

NAIA|

* Northwood (1973)
* Ferris State & Northwood (1974)
* Wayne State (1975)
* Northwood (1976)
* Grand Valley State (1977)
* Grand Valley State (1978)
* Saginaw Valley State (1979)
* Hillsdale (1980)
* Grand Valley State (1981)
* Hillsdale (1982)
* Saginaw Valley State (1983)
* Saginaw Valley State (1984)
* Hillsdale (1985)
* Hillsdale (1986)

NCAA Division II|

* Northern Michigan (1987)
* Hillsdale (1988)
* Grand Valley State (1989)
* No football (1990–1998)
* Ferris State & Northwood (1999)
* Northwood & Saginaw Valley State (2000)
* Grand Valley State (2001)
* Grand Valley State (2002)
* Saginaw Valley State (2003)
* Michigan Tech & Northwood (2004)
* Grand Valley State (2005)
* Grand Valley State (2006)
* Grand Valley State (2007)
* Grand Valley State (2008)
* Grand Valley State (2009)
* Grand Valley State (2010)
* Hillsdale (2011)
* Ashland (2012)
* Ohio Dominican (2013)
* Ferris State (2014)
* Ashland & Ferris State (2015)
* Grand Valley State (2016)
* Ashland (2017)
* Ferris State (2018)
* Ferris State (2019)
* No champion (2020)
* Ferris State (2021)
* Grand Valley State (2022)
* Grand Valley State (2023)

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