1967 Michigan Wolverines football team

1967 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Johnson
CaptainJoe Dayton
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana + 6 1 0 9 2 0
Minnesota + 6 1 0 8 2 0
No. 9 Purdue + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Ohio State 5 2 0 6 3 0
Illinois 3 4 0 4 6 0
Michigan 3 4 0 4 6 0
Michigan State 3 4 0 3 7 0
Northwestern 2 5 0 3 7 0
Iowa 0 6 1 1 8 1
Wisconsin 0 6 1 0 9 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In its ninth year under head coach Bump Elliott, Michigan compiled a 4–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 179 to 144.[1]

After opening the season with a victory over Duke, the team lost its next five games, including a 34–0 to rival Michigan State. After Dennis Brown took over from Dick Vidmer as the starting quarterback, the Wolverines won three consecutive games, coming from behind in each game. The team concluded its season with a 24–14 loss to Woody Hayes' Ohio State Buckeyes.

Right halfback Ron Johnson broke Michigan's single-game and season rushing records (270 yards vs. Navy, 1,005 yards for the season) and received the team's most valuable player award.[2] Michigan's other statistical leaders included Dennis Brown with 928 passing yards and end Jim Berline with 624 receiving yards.[3] Three Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Ron Johnson, center Joe Dayton, and linebacker Tom Stincic.[4][5]

  1. ^ "1967 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "1967 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "1967 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference AP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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