With Colorado visiting Saturday and their choice to supposedly wear 1994 throwback jerseys, I’ll revisit the top moments where the Wolverine faithful were punched in their collective giblets. The focus is on specific devastating moments in games, not necessarily the totality of the game. First off, sadly enough and while certainly devastating, here are the honorable miserable mention moments: 2001 Spartan Bob stops Clock/TD pass to TJ Duckett (East Lansing vs. MSU) 1990 Desmond mugging (Ann Arbor vs. MSU) 1973 Mike Lantry misses 44 yard FG (Ann Arbor vs. OSU) 2013 Failed/intercepted 2 point conversion to win The Game (Ann Arbor vs. OSU) 1980 Harry Oliver nails 51-yard FG into the suddenly still wind (South Bend vs. Notre Dame) HT: John Kryk 2016 “JT was short” The list: #6 ‘The Catch’ (vs. Colorado @ Michigan Stadium, 1994) The Moment: With six seconds remaining down 26-21, Colorado’s Kordell Stewart hurls the pigskin 70 yards and finds Michael Westbrook: Why it sucked so hard: It was a big game, at home, and Michigan seemingly had the game sealed.Why it might not be as bad as (see #1): While Michigan seemingly had the game sealed, Colorado still had the ball in their hands. As brutal as that was, Hail Mary’s happen. They even have a name for them. Stewart made a perfect…
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Super Toe’s Forgotten Field Goal | Storytime with Dr. Sap
Guest post by Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis On a cold, cloudy, 34 degree November Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mike Lantry pulled Michigan from the depths of despair to the heights of ecstasy. In the last minute of the tenth game of the 1972 season against the Purdue Boilermakers, “Super Toe,” as Bob Ufer referred to him, kicked a game-winning field goal….that no one remembers. Before getting into the reasons why this moment is lost in U-M lore, here’s how it all went down: Trailing 3-0 at the half against a very determined Purdue defense, Michigan came out and scored a touchdown on their first drive of the second half. Unfortunately, Lantry’s PAT was wide right and the Boilermakers now only trailed, 6-3. After Purdue tied the game at 6 with field goal on the last play of the 3rd quarter, Lantry had a chance to give Michigan the lead early in the 4th quarter. This time his 49-yard field goal attempt came up short. Later in the final quarter, as Purdue drove down the field looking for the win, Randy Logan intercepted a Gary Danielson pass to set up a final shot for Michigan. With the weight of the game (as well as the season) on his shoulders and left toe, Lantry composed himself and calmly booted a 30-yard field…
