1966 Michigan
6–4 (4–3 Big Ten), coached by Bump Elliott. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Minnesota 49–0Oct 22
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Oregon State | W 41–0 | 63% |
| Sep 24 | at California | W 17–7 | 49% |
| Oct 1 | vs North Carolina | L 7–21 | 73% |
| Oct 8 | at 1Michigan State | L 7–20 | 24% |
| Oct 15 | vs 9Purdue | L 21–22 | 50% |
| Oct 22 | vs Minnesota | W 49–0 | 60% |
| Oct 29 | at Wisconsin | W 28–17 | 63% |
| Nov 5 | vs Illinois | L 21–28 | 69% |
| Nov 12 | vs Northwestern | W 28–20 | 75% |
| Nov 19 | at Ohio State | W 17–3 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio State 17–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 9
- Wk 3: 8
Players on this team
Jack ClancyEnd
Tom StincicLinebacker
Carl WardRunning back
Rocky RosemaLinebacker- Ron JohnsonRunning back
- Frank NunleyLinebacker
- John RowserDefensive back
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1966.
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 8
- Points
- 236–138
- Coach
- Bump Elliott
- Elo
- 1602 +47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.5 No. 25 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jack Clancy
- Most valuable player
- Jack Clancy
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 1 | Jim Detwiler RB | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 2 | Richard Volk DB | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 3 | Frank Nunley LB | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 3 | John Rowser DB | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 4 | Carl Ward RB | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big Ten
7 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Jim DetwilerRB
Dave FisherRB- Carl WardRB
- Jack ClancyEAP-1; UPI-1
- Donald A. BaileyOGUPI-1
- Frank NunleyLBAP-1; UPI-1
- Rich VolkDBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- James HribalOTAP-2
- Henry HannaOGAP-2
- John RowserDBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1966 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 7–0 | 9–0–1 | 2 |
| Purdue | 6–1 | 9–2 | 7 |
| Michigan | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Illinois | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Minnesota | 3–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–5–1 | 1–8–1 | |
 Iowa | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.