1958 Michigan
2–6–1 (1–5–1 Big Ten), coached by Bennie Oosterbaan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat USC 20–19Sep 27
By 1 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs USC | W 20–19 | 70% |
| Oct 4 | at 4Michigan State | T 12–12 | 32% |
| Oct 11 | vs 12Navy | L 14–20 | 45% |
| Oct 18 | at 17Northwestern | L 24–55 | 59% |
| Oct 25 | vs Minnesota | W 20–19 | 71% |
| Nov 1 | vs 2Iowa | L 14–37 | 36% |
| Nov 8 | vs Illinois | L 8–21 | 57% |
| Nov 15 | vs Indiana | L 6–8 | 63% |
| Nov 22 | at 11Ohio State | L 14–20 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 20–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 131st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 16
- Wk 4: 14
- Wk 5: 19
- Record
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 14
- Points
- 132–211
- Coach
- Bennie Oosterbaan
- Elo
- 1457 −121 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.0 No. 54 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Herrnstein
- Most valuable player
- Bob Ptacek
Drafted in 1959
The 1959 draft| Rd 4 | Gary Prahst E | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Bob PtacekRBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | 2 |
 Wisconsin | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 7 |
| Ohio State | 4–1–2 | 6–1–2 | 8 |
 Purdue | 3–1–2 | 6–1–2 | 13 |
| Indiana | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
| Northwestern | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–6 | 1–8 | |
| Michigan State | 0–5–1 | 3–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.