1960 Michigan Wolverines football team

1960 Michigan Wolverines football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1960 record	5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bump Elliott (2nd year)
MVP	Dennis Fitzgerald
Captain	Gerald Smith
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1960 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Minnesota +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#3 Iowa +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
#8 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#15 Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
#19 Purdue	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1960 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24, 1960	Oregon*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 21–0	48,021
October 1, 1960	at #NR/13 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 17–24	76,490
October 8, 1960	Duke*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 31–6	77,183
October 15, 1960	Northwestern	#NR/19	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 14–7	63,027
October 22, 1960	#6/5 Minnesota	#NR/16	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–10	71,752
October 29, 1960	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 13–16	57,629
November 5, 1960	Illinois		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 8–7	63,665
November 12, 1960	Indiana		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 29–7	51,584
November 19, 1960	at #10/9 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0–7	83,107
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Bennie McRae	80	342	4.3	0
Dave Raimey	62	292	4.7	6
Dennis Fitzgerald	66	263	4.0	1

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Dave Glinka	124	54	11	43.5	755	14.0	5	50

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Robert Johnson	15	230	15.3	1	50
George Mans	9	136	15.1	1	31
Scott Maentz	7	127	18.1	2	34

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Bennie McRae	9	169	18.8	0	39
Dennis Fitzgerald	3	138	46.0	1	99
Dave Raimey	3	78	26.0	0	16

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Bennie McRae	14	113	8.1	0	18
Gary McNitt	5	56	11.2	0	31
Reid Bushong	4	45	11.3	0	14

Players

1960 team captain Gerald Smith

Reid Bushong - started 1 game at left halfback
Dennis Fitzgerald - started 2 games at right halfback
Bill Freehan - started 2 games at left end
Dave Glinka - started 3 games at quarterback
Lee Hall - started 2 games at left guard
John Halsted - started 1 game at left end
Thomas Jobson - started 9 games at left tackle
Robert Johnson - started 9 games at right end
Scott Maentz - started 6 games at left end
Gary McNitt - started 4 games at right halfback
Bennie McRae - started 8 games at left halfback
Paul Poulos - started 7 games at left guard
Dave Raimey - started 3 games at right halfback
Jon Schopf - started 9 games at right tackle
Gerald Smith - started 9 games at center
John Stamos - started 6 games at quarterback
Dick Syring - started 9 games at right guard
Bill Tunnicliff - started 1 game at fullback
Ken Tureaud - started 7 games at fullback
Rudd Van Dyne - started 1 game at fullback

Awards and honors

Captain: Gerald Smith
Most Valuable Player: Dennis Fitzgerald
Meyer Morton Award: Bill Freehan
John Maulbetsch Award: Jack Strobel

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bump Elliott
Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Henry Fonde, Jack Fouts, Robert Hollway, Jack Nelson
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Fred Nemancheck

References

External links

1960 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

Venues	Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892) Regents Field (1893–1905) Ferry Field (1906–1926) Michigan Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Minnesota (Little Brown Jug) Notre Dame Ohio State (The Ten Year War) Illinois

Culture & lore	Early years Yost era Kipke years Crisler years Oosterbaan years Elliott years Short punt The Ten Year War 1922 Vanderbilt game 24–12 The Vote for the Rose Bowl Miracle at Michigan 2006 "Game of the Century" 2007 Appalachian State game Biff "The Victors" Marching band

People	Head coaches Trainers Players All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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