Stan Noskin

Stanton Charles Noskin (born June 12, 1938) is a former American football player.

Michigan head coach Bennie Oosterbaan rated Noskin as "Michigan's best tosser since Chuck Ortmann," the Big Ten Conference passing champion in 1948.

As a senior, he completed 38 of 58 passes in seven Suburban League games and led Evanston to the league football championship in 1955.

He was also selected as an Illinois All-State quarterback in 1955.

Noskin enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1956.

He was the third Jewish quarterback to start for the Michigan Wolverines football team, following Benny Friedman and Harry Newman.

He played at the quarterback position for the University of Michigan from 1957 to 1959.

Prior to the start of the 1957 season, Associated Press sports editor Jerry Liska visited Michigan's training camp.

After seeing Noskin throw the ball, Liska wrote that, though Jim Van Pelt returned as a seasoned quarterback, "the real threat at this position could be soph Stan Noskin from Chicago."

The more experienced Van Pelt was named the starting quarterback for the 1957 Michigan team, but Noskin played in all nine games for the team.

In the second game of the 1957 season, Noskin led Michigan to a 26–0 victory over Georgia.

He scored two rushing touchdowns against the Bulldogs and completed five of nine passes for 80 yards, including a 35-yard pass to Dave Bowers.

At the end of October 1957, Noskin threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Bowers in a 24–7 win over Minnesota.

In November 1957, Detroit sports writer Jerry Green credited Noskin with turning Van Pelt into a "topnotch quarterback."

Green wrote: "Noskin was just another varsity candidate in the spring. But the threat of the daring sophomore taking his job away spurred Van Pelt into doing things he never considered before. Most of all, Noskin's passing ability made Van Pelt into a better passer."

As a junior, Noskin was a backup to Bob Ptacek, the Most Valuable Player on the 1958 team.

Despite Ptacek's strong play, Noskin played in seven of nine games for the 1958 team.

In the season opener, Noskin completed five of eight passes for 69 yards in 20–19 win over USC.

Two weeks later, he completed five of eight passes for 78 yards against Navy.

He was the starting quarterback for the 1959 Michigan Wolverines football team.

He later became a dentist in Skokie, Illinois.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Noskin was the son of Dr. Joseph M. Noskin, a Chicago dentist, and Ruth Noskin (née Hendler).

He attended Evanston Township High School.

As a senior, Noskin was the starting quarterback in all nine games for the 1959 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Under first-year head coach Bump Elliott, the team finished with a disappointing record of 4–5.

In the 1959 season opener against Missouri, Noskin completed 7 of 15 passes for 119 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown pass to Bennie McRae.

He also threw three interceptions, as the Wolverines lost to Missouri, 20–15.

After a 1–3 start to the season, Noskin led the Michigan team to a 3–2 record in the final five games, starting with a 14–7 upset victory over Minnesota.

Noskin completed five of nine passes and, according to the Associated Press, "ran the squad brilliantly in leading Michigan to its first Big Ten victory of the year."

On October 31, 1959, Noskin set a Michigan record by throwing five interceptions in a 19–10 loss to Wisconsin.

In the same game, Noskin gained only 14 yards on passes.

Playing on defense, Noskin also intercepted a pass thrown by Wisconsin quarterback Dale Hackbart pass on the Michigan 26-yard line.

Two plays later, Noskin threw an interception that was caught by Wisconsin center Bob Nelson at the 30-yard line.

Wisconsin scored its final touchdown six plays later on a run by Wisconsin fullback, Tom Wiesner.

Michigan quarterbacks gave up a total of six interceptions in the Wisconsin game, as backup Paul Palmer also gave up an interception.

He completed seven of ten passes for 79 yards, including a touchdown pass to 1959 Michigan MVP Tony Rio.

After the Wisconsin game, the Michigan coaches encouraged Noskin to run more, noting that the opposition never worried about Noskin's running and could concentrate on his passes.

He had run for 23 yards in the first six games of the season and ran for 22 yards against Illinois.

Noskin's single-game school interception record stood until 1987, when Demetrius Brown threw seven interceptions against Michigan State.

One week after the loss to Wisconsin, Noskin rebounded by leading Michigan to a 20–15 win over Illinois.