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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  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Chalmers Bump Elliott enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Oregon  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Michigan State  17   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Duke  31   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Northwestern  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Minnesota  0   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Wisconsin  13   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Illinois  8   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Indiana  29   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Ohio State  0   7   L       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored133
  Scoring Average14.8
  Points Allowed84
  Defense Average9.3
  Opponents Record51-33
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record0-3
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-222888Lost  7-176-114750  Murray Warmath
Illinois 5-4140117 3-497109  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 1-869243 0-729215  Phil Dickens
Iowa 8-1234108 5-116389  Forest Evashevski
Ohio State 7-220990 5-216590  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 6-2-1193118 4-212296  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan 5-413384 3-48178  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Northwestern 5-4107103 3-48194  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 4-4-1212163 3-4134117  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 4-5148183 2-589170  Milton Milt Bruhn

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.