The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
Issue link: https://comanpub.uberflip.com/i/1133554
THE WOLVERINE 2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 155 YEAR BY YEAR 1953 Coach: Bennie G. Oosterbaan Captain: Dick O'Shaughnessy Season Record: 6-3 Conference Record: 3-3 (5th Place tie) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 26 -/- Washington H W, 50-0 Oct. 3 4/- Tulane H W, 26-7 Oct. 10 5/- Iowa H W, 14-13 Oct. 17 5/- Northwestern H W, 20-12 Oct. 24 5/- Minnesota A L, 0-22 Oct. 31 16/- Pennsylvania (HC) H W, 24-14 Nov. 7 17/4 Illinois A L, 3-19 Nov. 14 -/4 Michigan State A L, 6-14 Nov. 21 -/- Ohio State H W, 20-0 Total Points 163-101 Final Rankings: AP, No. 20; UPI, No. 19 1954 Coach: Bennie G. Oosterbaan Captain: Ted Cachey Season Record: 6-3 Conference Record: 5-2 (2nd Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 25 -/- Washington A W, 14-0 Oct. 2 -/- Army H L, 7-26 Oct. 9 -/4 Iowa H W, 14-13 Oct. 16 -/- Northwestern A W, 7-0 Oct. 23 -/8 Minnesota (HC) H W, 34-0 Oct. 30 11/- Indiana H L, 9-13 Nov. 6 -/- Illinois H W, 14-7 Nov. 13 -/- Michigan State H W, 33-7 Nov. 20 12/1 Ohio State A L, 7-21 Total Points 139-87 Final Rankings: AP, No. 15; UPI, No. 15 1955 Coach: Bennie G. Oosterbaan Captain: Ed Meads Season Record: 7-2 Conference Record: 5-2 (3rd Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Preseason 3 Sept. 24 4/- Missouri H W, 42-7 Oct. 1 2/- Michigan State H W, 14-7 Oct. 8 2/6 Army H W, 26-2 Oct. 15 1/- Northwestern H W, 14-2 Oct. 22 1/- Minnesota H W, 14-13 Oct. 29 3/- Iowa (HC) H W, 33-21 Nov. 5 3/- Illinois A L, 6-25 Nov. 12 7/- Indiana H W, 30-0 Nov. 19 6/9 Ohio State H L, 0-17 Total Points 179-94 Final Rankings: AP, No. 12; UPI, No. 13 1956 Coach: Bennie G. Oosterbaan Captain: Tom Maentz Season Record: 7-2 Conference Record: 5-2 (2nd Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Preseason 8 Sept. 29 13/- UCLA H W, 42-13 Oct. 6 5/2 Michigan State H L, 0-9 Oct. 13 12/15 Army H W, 48-14 Oct. 20 8/- Northwestern H W, 34-20 Oct. 27 5/- Minnesota (HC) H L, 7-20 Nov. 3 17/7 Iowa A W, 17-14 Nov. 10 10/- Illinois H W, 17-7 Nov. 17 10/- Indiana H W, 49-26 Nov. 24 9/12 Ohio State A W, 19-0 Total Points 233-123 Final Rankings: AP, No. 7; UPI, No. 7 1957 Coach: Bennie G. Oosterbaan Captain: Jim Orwig Season Record: 5-3-1 Conference Record: 3-3-1 (6th Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Preseason 6 Sept. 28 10/- USC A W, 16-6 Oct. 5 10/- Georgia H W, 26-0 Oct. 12 6/2 Michigan State H L, 6-35 Oct. 19 18/- Northwestern (HC) H W, 34-14 Oct. 26 20/14 Minnesota A W, 24-7 Nov. 2 12/3 Iowa H T, 21-21 Nov. 9 11/- Illinois A L, 19-20 Nov. 16 18/- Indiana H W, 27-13 Nov. 23 19/3 Ohio State H L, 14-31 Total Points 187-147 1958 Coach: Bennie G. Oosterbaan Captain: John Hernstein Season Record: 2-6-1 Conference Record: 1-5-1 (8th Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 27 -/- USC H W, 20-19 Oct. 4 16/14 Michigan State A T, 12-12 Oct. 11 14/12 Navy H L, 14-20 Oct. 18 19/17 Northwestern A L, 24-55 Oct. 25 -/- Minnesota (HC) H W, 20-19 Nov. 1 -/2 Iowa H L, 14-37 Nov. 8 -/- Illinois H L, 8-21 Nov. 15 -/- Indiana H L, 6-8 Nov. 2 -/11 Ohio State A L, 14-20 Total Points 132-211 1959 Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott Captain: George Genyk Season Record: 4-5 Conference Record: 3-4 (7th Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 27 -/- Missouri H L, 15-20 Oct. 3 -/- Michigan State H L, 8-34 Oct. 10 -/- Oregon State H W, 18-7 Oct. 17 -/2 Northwestern H L, 7-20 Oct. 24 -/- Minnesota A W, 14-6 Oct. 31 -/10 Wisconsin (HC) H L, 10-19 Nov. 7 -/- Illinois A W, 20-15 Nov. 14 -/- Indiana A L, 7-26 Nov. 21 -/- Ohio State H W, 23-14 Total Points 122-161 1960 Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott Captain: Gerald Smith Season Record: 5-4 Conference Record: 3-4 (5th Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 24 -/- Oregon H W, 21-0 Oct. 1 -/- Michigan State A L, 17-24 Oct. 8 -/- Duke H W, 31-6 Oct. 15 -/- Northwestern H W, 14-7 Oct. 22 -/6 Minnesota (HC) H L, 0-10 Oct. 29 -/- Wisconsin A L, 13-16 Nov. 5 -/- Illinois H W, 8-7 Nov. 12 -/- Indiana H W, 29-7 Nov. 19 -/10 Ohio State A L, 0-7 Total Points 133-84 1961 Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott Captain: George Mans Season Record: 6-3 Conference Record: 3-3 (6th Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 30 -/9 UCLA H W, 29-6 Oct. 7 9/- Army H W, 38-8 Oct. 14 6/5 Michigan State H L, 0-28 Oct. 21 -/- Purdue (HC) H W, 16-14 Oct. 28 -/- Minnesota A L, 20-23 Nov. 4 -/- Duke H W, 28-14 Nov. 11 -/- Illinois A W, 38-6 Nov. 18 -/- Iowa H W, 23-14 Nov. 25 -/2 Ohio State H L, 20-50 Total Points 212-163 1962 Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott Captain: Bob Brown Season Record: 2-7 Conference Record: 1-6 (10th Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 29 -/- Nebraska H L, 13-25 Oct. 6 -/10 Army H W, 17-7 Oct. 13 -/- Michigan State A L, 0-28 Oct. 20 -/- Purdue A L, 0-37 Oct. 27 -/- Minnesota (HC) H L, 0-17 Nov. 3 -/- Wisconsin H L, 12-34 Nov. 10 -/- Illinois H W, 14-10 Nov. 17 -/- Iowa A L, 14-28 Nov. 24 -/- Ohio State A L, 0-28 Total Points 70-214 1963 Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott Captain: Joe O'Donnell Season Record: 3-4-2 Conference Record: 2-3-2 (5th Place tie) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 28 -/- So. Methodist H W, 27-16 Oct. 5 -/6 Navy H L, 13-26 Oct. 12 -/- Michigan State H T, 7-7 Oct. 19 -/- Purdue H L, 12-23 Oct. 26 -/- Minnesota A L, 0-6 Nov. 2 -/- Northwestern (HC) H W, 27-6 Nov. 9 -/2 Illinois A W, 14-8 Nov. 16 -/- Iowa H T, 21-21 Nov. 30 -/- Ohio State H L, 10-14 Total Points 131-127 Note: The Ohio State game was moved back one week from Nov. 23 due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 1964 big ten chaMps Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott Captain: Jim Conley Season Record: 9-1 Conference Record: 6-1 (1st Place) Date Rank Opponent Site Result Sept. 26 -/- Air Force H W, 24-7 Oct. 3 8/6 Navy H W, 21-0 Oct. 10 7/9 Michigan State A W, 17-10 Oct. 17 5/- Purdue H L, 20-21 Oct. 24 -/- Minnesota (HC) H W, 19-12 Oct. 31 -/- Northwestern H W, 35-0 Nov. 7 -/- Illinois H W, 21-6 Nov. 14 6/- Iowa A W, 34-20 Nov. 21 6/7 Ohio State A W, 10-0 Jan. 1 4/8 Oregon State 1 W, 34-7 Total Points 235-83 1 — Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. Final Rankings: AP, No. 4; UPI, No. 4