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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: Glenn Bo Schembechler
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1878  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Glenn Bo Schembechler enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 The Wolverines won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Northwestern  21   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Virginia  56   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. UCLA  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Navy  46   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Michigan State  24   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Illinois  35   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Minnesota  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Indiana  61   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Iowa  63   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Purdue  20   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Ohio State  10   7   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Stanford  12   13   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored421
  Scoring Average35.1
  Points Allowed83
  Defense Average6.9
  Opponents Record52-77
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record4-0
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 11-1-0 AP
411-0-0 Coaches
411-0-0 UPI
  
1971 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-6163238 5-3149131  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Minnesota 4-7212278 3-5147192  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-8152260 2-6126235  John Pont
Michigan 11-142183Lost  12-138-026970  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Northwestern 7-4211183 6-3192127  Alex Agase
Michigan State 6-5225169 5-3192131  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 6-4224120 5-317597  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 4-6-1240258 3-5161200  John Jardine
Purdue 3-7210228 3-5168182  Bob DeMoss
Iowa 1-10121379 1-888302  Frank X. Lauterbur

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 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.