1967 Michigan
4–6 (3–4 Big Ten), coached by Bump Elliott. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wisconsin 27–14Nov 18
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Duke | W 10–7 | 63% |
| Sep 30 | at California | L 9–10 | 59% |
| Oct 7 | vs Navy | L 21–26 | 70% |
| Oct 14 | vs Michigan State | L 0–34 | 47% |
| Oct 21 | vs Indiana | L 20–27 | 62% |
| Oct 28 | at Minnesota | L 15–20 | 29% |
| Nov 4 | vs Northwestern | W 7–3 | 63% |
| Nov 11 | at Illinois | W 21–14 | 48% |
| Nov 18 | at Wisconsin | W 27–14 | 67% |
| Nov 25 | vs Ohio State | L 14–24 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 24–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
Players on this team
Jim MandichTight end
Tom StincicLinebacker
Cecil PryorDefensive end
Rocky RosemaLinebacker- Ron JohnsonRunning back
- Tom CurtisSafety
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 1967.
Led the nationGeorge Hoey: punt return average (24.3)
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 144–179
- Coach
- Bump Elliott
- Elo
- 1495 −73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.8 No. 73 of 118 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Dayton
- Most valuable player
- Ron Johnson
Drafted in 1968
The 1968 draft| Rd 5 | Rocky Rosema LB | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 7 | Ray Phillips OG | New Orleans Saints |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Ron JohnsonRBAP-1; UPI-1- Joe DaytonCAP-1; UPI-1
- Tom StincicLBUPI-1
Second team
- Jim BerlineEAP-2
- Ray PhillipsOGUPI-2
- Dennis MorganMGAP-2; UPI-2
- George HoeyDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1967 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1967 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 6–1 | 9–2 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Purdue | 6–1 | 8–2 | 9 |
| Ohio State | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Michigan | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Illinois | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Michigan State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Northwestern | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
 Iowa | 0–6–1 | 1–8–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–6–1 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.