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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  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Chalmers Bump Elliott enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. California  7   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Duke  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Navy  32   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Michigan State  28   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Indiana  27   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Minnesota  33   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Northwestern  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Illinois  36   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Wisconsin  34   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Ohio State  14   50   L       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored277
  Scoring Average27.7
  Points Allowed155
  Defense Average15.5
  Opponents Record42-58
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 8-2-0 AP
15 8-2-0 Coaches
15 8-2-0 UPI
  
1968 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-4207190 5-2149125  Murray Warmath
Indiana 6-4250262 4-3174175  John Pont
Illinois 1-9107333 1-692184  Jim Valek
Ohio State 10-0323150Won  27-167-0240114  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan 8-2277155 6-1207115  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Purdue 8-2291167 5-2182112  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-5322289 4-3256190  Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Michigan State 5-5202151 2-5139114  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern 1-9109325 1-688246  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 0-1086310 0-762214  John Coatta

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.