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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: Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1878  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Bennie G. Oosterbaan enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Southern California  20   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Michigan State  12   12   T       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Navy  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Northwestern  24   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Minnesota  20   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Iowa  14   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Illinois  8   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Indiana  6   8   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Ohio State  14   20   L       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record2-6 -1
  Points Scored132
  Scoring Average14.7
  Points Allowed211
  Defense Average23.4
  Opponents Record42-35
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-2 -1
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5144150 4-3117117  Ray Eliot
Indiana 5-3-181141 3-2-156104  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 1-8115157 1-687120  Murray Warmath
Iowa 8-1-1272146Won  38-125-1173100  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 7-1-120177 5-1-113177  Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State 6-1-2182132 4-1-2147105  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-1-2184102 3-1-210380  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4199148 3-4142120  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan 2-6-1132211 1-5-198172  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 3-5-1117123 0-5-13796  Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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