▁to ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁Michigan ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Le ach ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁A ▁left - hand er , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ines ' ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁under ▁coach ▁Bo ▁Sch em be ch ler . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁fresh man , ▁he ▁started ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ines ▁football ▁team ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁an ▁ 8 - 2 - 2 ▁record ▁and ▁# 8 ▁ranking ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁AP ▁poll . ▁ ▁He ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 5 5 2 ▁yards ▁and ▁passed ▁for ▁ 6 8 0 ▁yards ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year , ▁with ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁championship ▁and ▁a ▁ber th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁Michigan - Oh io ▁State ▁game , ▁Le ach ▁threw ▁an ▁inter ception ▁that ▁was ▁run ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Michigan ▁ 3 - yard ▁line ▁by ▁Ray ▁Griff in ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁winning ▁touch down ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 1 - 1 4 ▁Buck ey e ▁victory . ▁However , ▁Le ach ▁and ▁the ▁Wol ver ines ▁never ▁lost ▁to ▁Ohio ▁State ▁again ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁s oph