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: Glenn Bo Schembechler Conference: Big 10-
1978 Season Highlights
Glenn Bo Schembechler enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
The Wolverines won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Illinois
31
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Notre Dame
28
14
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Duke
52
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Arizona
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Michigan State
15
24
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Wisconsin
42
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Minnesota
42
10
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Iowa
34
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Northwestern
59
14
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Purdue
24
6
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Ohio State
14
3
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Southern California
10
17
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 372
Scoring Average 31.0
Points Allowed 105
Defense Average 8.8
Opponents Record 67-63
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 5-0
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 10-2-0
AP
5 10-2-0
Coaches
5 10-2-0
UPI
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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.