Ed Shuttlesworth
| No. 31 Michigan Wolverines | |
Shuttlesworth from 1974 Michiganensian
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| Date of birth | June 4, 1952 |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| College | Michigan |
| High school | Woodward High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1971–1973 | Univ. of Michigan |
| 1974–1975 | Toronto Argonauts |
Ed Shuttlesworth (born June 4, 1952) is a former American football fullback.
He played for the University of Michigan from 1971 to 1973. He was the leading rusher for Michigan's 1972 and 1973 teams that compiled a combined record of 20–1–1. At the time of his graduation, he was Michigan's all-time leader in rushing attempts (532) and ranked third in rushing yards (2,333 yards).
After graduating from Michigan, Shuttlesworth played for the Toronto Argonauts in 1974 and 1975. With 866 rushing yards in his rookie year, he was the third leading rusher in the Canadian Football League.
A native of Ohio, Shuttlesworth attended Woodward High School in Cincinnati.
Shuttlesworth enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1970.
As a sophomore, Shuttlesworth made his debut with the 1971 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished the regular season with an undefeated 11–0 record. Shuttlesworth began the season as a backup fullback, playing as a substitute for Fritz Seyferth.
In the second game of the season, a 56-0 win over Virginia, Shuttlesworth led the team with 107 rushing yards on 16 carries for an average of 6.7 yards per carry. He also scored his first college touchdown in the Virginia game. After the game, Larry Paladino, for the Associated Press, described Shuttlesworth as "a bruising, 235-pound, second string fullback."
In a game against Minnesota in late October, Shuttlesworth outgained starting fullback Seyferth by 96 yards to 25 yards. Two weeks later, Shuttlesworth got his first start in a 63–7 win over Iowa, Michigan's highest point total since 1947. In the Iowa game, Shuttlesworth rushed for 112 yards (86 yards in the first quarter) and three touchdowns on only 16 carries for an average of 7.0 yards per carry.
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