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Michigan Football Team History


Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
 Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 1817
Stadium: Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 107,501
Colors: Maize & Azure Blue
Coach: Chalmers Bump Elliott
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1878  <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024
1966 Season Highlights
 Chalmers Bump Elliott enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1966 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Oregon State  41   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ California  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. North Carolina  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Michigan State  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Purdue  21   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Minnesota  49   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Wisconsin  28   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Illinois  21   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Northwestern  28   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Ohio State  17   3   W       
 
1966 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored236
  Scoring Average23.6
  Points Allowed138
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record48-48
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-1
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1966 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-6173193 4-3149140  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 4-5-1124160 3-3-17599  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-8-1104229 1-5-187160  John Pont
Michigan State 9-0-129399 7-021371  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 9-2297154Won  14-136-119289  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 6-4236138 4-3171110  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 4-5108123 3-47278  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 3-6-1137213 2-4-1109129  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 3-6-187212 2-4-161133  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 2-886253 1-652172  Raymond R. Ray Nagel

1966 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1966 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.