Bennie Oosterbaan
Bennie Oosterbaan went 63–33–4 as a head coach, 1948–1958, at Michigan. His 1948 Michigan team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 63–33–4 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1948
- Best season
- 1948 9–0, No. 1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Michigan | 9–0 | 1st | 1 | ||
| 1949 | Michigan | 6–2–1 | T–1st | 7 | ||
| 1950 | Michigan | 6–3–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | 9 | |
| 1951 | Michigan | 4–5 | 4th | |||
| 1952 | Michigan | 5–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1953 | Michigan | 6–3 | T–5th | 20 | ||
| 1954 | Michigan | 6–3 | T–2nd | 15 | ||
| 1955 | Michigan | 7–2 | 3rd | 12 | ||
| 1956 | Michigan | 7–2 | 2nd | 7 | ||
| 1957 | Michigan | 5–3–1 | 6th | |||
| 1958 | Michigan | 2–6–1 | 8th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Dick RifenbergConsensus All‑American, 1948
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 35 | 15–17–3 | 47% |
| Against top-10 teams | 24 | 8–13–3 | 40% |
| Against rivals | 55 | 29–23–3 | 55% |
| Conference games | 71 | 44–23–4 | 65% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 18–12–4 | 59% |
| At home | 66 | 46–19–1 | 70% |
| On the road | 33 | 16–14–3 | 53% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 77 | 55–19–3 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 8–14–1 | 37% |
His own 100 games on file, 1948–1958, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Eliot 1948–1958 | 4–7 | Illinois | 11 | |
| Woody Hayes 1951–1958 | 3–5 | Ohio State | 8 | |
| Robert Voigts 1948–1954 | 5–2 | Northwestern | 7 | |
| Wesley Fesler 1948–1953 | 4–1–1 | Ohio State, Minnesota | 6 | |
| Forest Evashevski 1953–1958 | 4–1–1 | Iowa | 6 | |
| Biggie Munn 1948–1953 | 2–4 | Michigan State | 6 | |
| Murray Warmath 1954–1958 | 4–1 | Minnesota | 5 | |
| Red Blaik 1949–1956 | 2–3 | Army | 5 | |
| Duffy Daugherty 1954–1958 | 2–2–1 | Michigan State | 5 | |
| Clyde Smith 1948–1951 | 4–0 | Indiana | 4 |
Bennie Oosterbaan’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 11 | 8–3 |
| Minnesotaseries | 11 | 8–2–1 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 11 | 5–5–1 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 11 | 4–6–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| Indianaseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Iowaseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Armyseries | 5 | 2–3 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Michigan 1927 (his playing career)
- Team MVP, Michigan 1927 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–47 | Michigan | Assistant coach | |
| 1948–58 | Michigan | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Tad WiemanMichigan
- Harry KipkeMichigan
- Fritz CrislerMichigan
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bump ElliottMichigan
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tad Wieman | Michigan | 1928 | Assistant coach | |
| Harry Kipke | Michigan | 1929–37 | Assistant coach | |
| Fritz Crisler | Michigan | 1938–47 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Elliott | Michigan, 1948, 1957–58: backfield coach | Michigan |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.