1967 Michigan Wolverines football team

1967 Michigan Wolverines football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1967 record	4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bump Elliott (9th year)
MVP	Ron Johnson
Captain	Joe Dayton
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1967 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Indiana +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Minnesota +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#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 represented the University of Michigan in the 1967 college football season The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 23, 1967	Duke*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 10–7	79,492
September 30, 1967	at California*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		L 9–10	41,034
October 7, 1967	Navy*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 21–26	72,361
October 14, 1967	Michigan State	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 0–34	103,210
October 21, 1967	Indiana	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 20–27	65,759
October 28, 1967	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		L 15–20	50,006
November 4, 1967	Northwestern	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 7–3	62,063
November 11, 1967	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il		W 21–14	44,236
November 18, 1967	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 27–14	44,721
November 25, 1967	Ohio State	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 14–24	64,144
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP / Coaches Polls released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Navy

Ron Johnson 26 Rush, 270 Yds ^[1]

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Ron Johnson	210	982	4.7	6
Dennis Brown	137	358	2.6	4
Garvie Craw	29	101	3.5	0

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD
Dennis Brown	155	82	7	52.9	928	11.3	7
Dick Vidmer	76	33	4	43.4	337	10.2	0

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Jim Berline	48	576	12.0	3
Jim Mandich	25	248	9.9	0	21
Ron Johnson	11	176	16.0	1	21

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Ron Johnson	23	433	18.8	0	35
Frank Titas	4	71	17.8	0	24

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
George Hoey	12	291	24.3	1	60
Jerry Hartman	9	63	7.0	0	20
Tom Curtis	5	30	6.0	0	9

Awards and honors

Captain: Joe Dayton
All-Conference: Joe Dayton, Ron Johnson, Tom Stincic
Most Valuable Player: Ron Johnson
Meyer Morton Award: Dick Yanz
John Maulbetsch Award: Jim Mandich
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dick Vidmer

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bump Elliott
Assistant coaches: William Dodd, Dennis Fitzgerald, Henry Fonde, Don James, George Mans, Tony Mason, Y. C. McNease
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Stephen Kenney

References

↑ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1

External links

1967 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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