1968 Michigan
8–2 (6–1 Big Ten), coached by Bump Elliott, finished No. 12 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 12 Michigan State 28–14Oct 12
Michigan State was ranked No. 12, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs California | L 7–21 | 58% |
| Sep 28 | at Duke | W 31–10 | 37% |
| Oct 5 | vs Navy | W 32–9 | 68% |
| Oct 12 | vs 12Michigan State | W 28–14 | 49% |
| Oct 19 | at 19Indiana | W 27–22 | 44% |
| Oct 26 | vs Minnesota | W 33–20 | 59% |
| Nov 2 | at Northwestern | W 35–0 | 71% |
| Nov 9 | vs Illinois | W 36–0 | 86% |
| Nov 16 | vs Wisconsin | W 34–9 | 91% |
| Nov 23 | at 2Ohio State | L 14–50 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 50–14; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 18
- Wk 7: 12
- Wk 8: 9
- Wk 9: 7
- Wk 10: 4
- Wk 11: 4
- Wk 12: 13
- Wk 13: 13
- Final: 12
Players on this team
Dan DierdorfOffensive tackle
Jim MandichTight end
Tom StincicLinebacker
Paul StarobaReceiver
Cecil PryorDefensive end- Ron JohnsonRunning back
- Tom CurtisSafety
- Pete NewellGuard
- Marty HuffLinebacker
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 1968.
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 6–1 2nd in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 12 peak No. 4
- Points
- 277–155
- Coach
- Bump Elliott
- Elo
- 1600 +103 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 15.1 No. 21 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Tony Mason
- Defensive coordinator
- Henry Fonde
- Captain
- Ron Johnson
- Most valuable player
- Ron Johnson
Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 1 | Ron Johnson RB | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 3 | Tom Stincic LB | Dallas Cowboys |
All-Big Ten
7 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Dennis BrownQBAP-1; UPI-1- Ron JohnsonRBAP-1; UPI-1
- Jim MandichEAP-1; UPI-1
- Phil SeymourDEAP-1; UPI-1
- Tom GossDTAP-1
- Tom StincicLBUPI-1
- Tom CurtisDBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Dan DierdorfOTAP-2
- Stan BroadnaxOGAP-2
- Henry HillDTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1968 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–0 | 10–0 | 1 |
| Michigan | 6–1 | 8–2 | 12 |
 Purdue | 5–2 | 8–2 | 10 |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Indiana | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
 Iowa | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Michigan State | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| Northwestern | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Illinois | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.