The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2014 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 247 YEAR BY YEAR 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. In 1957, halfback James Pace was named the team MVP and an All-American after rushing for 664 yards and seven touchdowns on 123 carries. PHOTO COURTESY BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY 238-253.Year By Year.indd 247 6/19/14 12:09 PM