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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  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Chalmers Bump Elliott enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. UCLA  29   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Army  38   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Michigan State  0   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Purdue  16   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Minnesota  20   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Duke  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Illinois  38   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Iowa  23   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Ohio State  20   50   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored212
  Scoring Average23.6
  Points Allowed163
  Defense Average18.1
  Opponents Record54-31
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record1-1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-216178Won  21-36-112662  Murray Warmath
Indiana 2-796162 0-638132  Phil Dickens
Illinois 0-953289 0-736255  Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State 8-0-122183 6-017961  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 7-219250 5-214440  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 6-314687 4-29453  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 6-3179158 4-3149138  Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan 6-3212163 3-3117135  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa 5-4215162 2-4110100  Jerry Burns
Northwestern 4-5131105 2-46885  Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.