1961 Michigan Wolverines football team

1961 Michigan Wolverines football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1961 record	6–3 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bump Elliott (3rd year)
MVP	John Walker
Captain	George Mans
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
#6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#12 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1961 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 30, 1961	#9/NA UCLA*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 29–6	73,019
October 7, 1961	Army*	#9/8	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 38–8	65,012
October 14, 1961	#5/6 Michigan State	#6/2	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–28	103,198
October 21, 1961	Purdue		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 16–14	66,805
October 28, 1961	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 20–23	63,898
November 4, 1961	Duke*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 28–14	56,488
November 11, 1961	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il	W 38–6	40,179
November 18, 1961	Iowa		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 23–14	61,925
November 25, 1961	#2/2 Ohio State	#NR/9	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 20–50	80,444
*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
Dave Raimey	99	496	5.0	6
Bennie McRae	75	453	6.0	3
Bill Tunnicliff	96	396	4.1	3

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Dave Glinka	96	46	5	47.9	588	12.8	5	72
Bob Chandler	11	6	0	54.5	100	16.7	1	36

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Bennie McRae	10	210	21.0	2	72
George Mans	14	138	9.9	1	16
Robert Brown	5	110	22.0	2	45

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Dave Raimey	10	308	30.8	1	90
Bennie McRae	8	148	18.5	0	29
Ed Hood	1	42	42.0	0	42

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Dave Raimey	7	92	13.1	1	54
Bennie McRae	10	39	3.9	0	11
Harvey Chapman	4	32	8.0	0	17

Players

Douglas Bickle - started 4 games at right tackle, 3 games at left tackle
Harvey Chapman - started 1 game at left halfback
Dave Glinka - started 2 games at quarterback
Todd Grant - started 6 games at center
Lee Hall - started 5 games at right guard, 3 games at left guard
John Houtman - started 6 games at left tackle
Dave Kurtz - started 1 game at right guard
Scott Maentz - started 9 games at left end
Frank Maloney - started 1 game at right guard
George Mans - started 9 games at right end
Bennie McRae - started 8 games at left halfback
John Minko - started 6 games at left guard
Joe O'Donnell - started 1 game at right guard
Jim Raeder - started 4 games at fullback
Dave Raimey - started 9 games at right halfback
Jon Schopf - started 5 games at right tackle
John Stamos - started 7 games at quarterback
Bill Tunnicliff - started 1 game at fullback
Ken Tureaud - started 3 games at fullback
John Walker - started 3 games at center, 1 game at right guard
Ed Hood - Hook and ladder specialist.

Awards and honors

Captain: George Mans
All-Conference: Bennie McRae
Most Valuable Player: John Walker
Meyer Morton Award: Dave Raimey
John Maulbetsch Award: Harvey Chapman

Coaching staff

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

References

External links

1961 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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