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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  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Bennie G. Oosterbaan enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. UCLA  42   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Michigan State  0   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Army  48   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Northwestern  34   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Minnesota  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Iowa  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Illinois  17   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Indiana  49   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Ohio State  19   0   W       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored233
  Scoring Average25.9
  Points Allowed123
  Defense Average13.7
  Opponents Record49-28
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-0
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 7-2-0 AP
7 7-2-0 Coaches
7 7-2-0 INS
7 7-2-0 UP
  
1956 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-1-212787 4-1-28467  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6129263 1-585216  Bernie A. Crimmins
Illinois 2-5-2124154 1-4-279106  Ray Eliot
Iowa 9-121984Won  35-195-18844  Forest Evashevski
Michigan 7-2233123 5-214396  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 7-223987 4-213349  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 6-316081 4-28847  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 4-4-1107112 3-3-18079  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 3-4-2139122 1-4-295101  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 1-5-393129 0-4-346116  Milton Milt Bruhn

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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.