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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-

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1878 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Chalmers Bump Elliott enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Michigan.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. UCLA	29	6	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Army	38	8	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Michigan State	0	28	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Purdue	16	14	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Minnesota	20	23	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Duke	28	14	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Illinois	38	6	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Iowa	23	14	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Ohio State	20	50	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	212
Scoring Average	23.6
Points Allowed	163
Defense Average	18.1
Opponents Record	54-31
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	1-1

1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1961 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	161	78	Won 21-3	6-1	126	62	Murray Warmath
Indiana	2-7	96	162		0-6	38	132	Phil Dickens
Illinois	0-9	53	289		0-7	36	255	Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State	8-0-1	221	83		6-0	179	61	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	7-2	192	50		5-2	144	40	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue	6-3	146	87		4-2	94	53	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	6-3	179	158		4-3	149	138	Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan	6-3	212	163		3-3	117	135	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa	5-4	215	162		2-4	110	100	Jerry Burns
Northwestern	4-5	131	105		2-4	68	85	Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1961 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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.