As I continue to delve into Michigan’s all-time leaders, here’s a look at the guys who have made the most interceptions in one season:
- 10 – Tom Curtis (1968)
- 9 – Chuck Lentz (1949)
- 8 – Tom Curtis (1969)
- 8 – Charles Woodson (1997)
- 7 – Tom Curtis (1967)
- 7 – Barry Pierson (1967)
- 6 – Don Lund (1944)
- 6 – Gene Derricotte (1946)
- 6 – Don Oldham (1951)
- 6 – Jerry Zuver (1976)
- 6 – Tony Jackson (1981)
- 6 – Ivan Hicks (1985)
- 6 – Ty Law (1993)
- 6 – Todd Howard (2000)
- 6 – Blake Countess (2013)
Channing Stribling has been the player to have the most interceptions in one season at Michigan under Jim Harbaugh, with 4 picks during the 2016 season.
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Tom Curtis was a beast!
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I went to some vids on youtube to watch Curtis’s play in the 1969 upset of OSU and came away with a great deal of respect for our defense as a whole that game.
Curtis and Barry Pierson combined for 15 ints in ’69. Did I miss Pierson’s total of 7 that year from your list?
One of those tidbits from time gone by… Dierdorf mentioned to Bo that he made the entire practice squad wear jerseys that said sissy on them in preparation for the game. Bo’s response was, “it worked.”
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My bad. I see Pierson’s big year listed above as 1967. I found this old article that might clear things up.
https://aadl.org/aa_news_19691126_p15-pierson_dierdorf_get_national_recognition
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