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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  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Chalmers Bump Elliott enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Missouri  15   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Michigan State  8   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Oregon State  18   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Northwestern  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Minnesota  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Wisconsin  10   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Illinois  20   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Indiana  7   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Ohio State  23   14   W       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored122
  Scoring Average13.6
  Points Allowed161
  Defense Average17.9
  Opponents Record41-41
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record2-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-3-111193 4-2-18259  Ray Eliot
Indiana 4-4-1142105 2-4-18685  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 2-798159 1-666121  Murray Warmath
Wisconsin 7-3165149Lost  8-445-29785  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 6-3174134 4-39997  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan State 5-4149118 4-211091  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 5-2-210981 4-2-18174  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-4233100 3-311968  Forest Evashevski
Michigan 4-5122161 3-489134  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 3-5-183114 2-4-16984  Wayne Woody Hayes

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.