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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-

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1878 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Bennie G. Oosterbaan enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Michigan.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Michigan State	0	25	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Stanford	13	23	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Indiana	33	14	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Iowa	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Minnesota	54	27	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Illinois	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Cornell	7	20	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Northwestern	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Ohio State	7	0	W

1951 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	135
Scoring Average	15.0
Points Allowed	122
Defense Average	13.6
Opponents Record	42-27
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-2

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1951 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	9-0-1	220	83	Won 40-7	5-0-1	85	23	Ray Eliot
Indiana	2-7	118	191		1-5	73	107	Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota	2-6-1	162	258		1-4-1	89	158	Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin	7-1-1	196	53		5-1-1	158	40	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Purdue	5-4	153	152		4-1	116	101	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan	4-5	135	122		4-2	115	54	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern	5-4	112	124		2-4	41	89	Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State	4-3-2	109	104		2-2-2	66	66	Wayne Woody Hayes
Iowa	2-5-2	161	233		0-5-1	91	196	Leonard Raffensperger

1951 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1951 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

With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.