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 season)
MVP Dennis Fitzgerald
Captain Gerald Smith
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1960 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
No. 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
No. 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 Big Ten Conference football season. In its second year under head coach Bump Elliott, Michigan compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 133 to 84.[1][2]

Gerald Smith was the team captain and was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press International as the second-team center on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[2][3][4] Halfback Dennis Fitzgerald received the team's most valuable player award.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Glinka with 755 passing yards, Bennie McRae with 342 rushing yards, Robert Johnson with 230 receiving yards, and Dave Raimey with 36 points scored.[5]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 24 Oregon* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 21–0   48,021
October 1 at No. NR/13 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (rivalry) L 17–24   76,490
October 8 Duke* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 31–6   77,183
October 15 Northwestern No. NR/19 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 14–7   63,027
October 22 No. 6/5 Minnesotadagger No. NR/16 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) L 0–10   71,752
October 29 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 13–16   57,629
November 5 Illinois Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (series) W 8–7   63,665
November 12 Indiana Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 29–7   51,584
November 19 at No. 10/9 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry) L 0–7   83,107
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll released prior to game.

[1][2]

Statistical leaders

Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1960 season include those listed below.[5][6]

Rushing

PlayerAttemptsNet yardsYards per attemptTouchdowns
Bennie McRae803424.30
Dave Raimey622924.76
Dennis Fitzgerald662634.01

Passing

PlayerAttemptsCompletionsInterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTDLong
Dave Glinka124541143.575514.0550

Receiving

PlayerReceptionsYardsYds/RecpTDLong
Robert Johnson1523015.3150
George Mans913615.1131
Scott Maentz712718.1234

Kickoff returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Bennie McRae916918.8039
Dennis Fitzgerald313846.0199
Dave Raimey37826.0016

Punt returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Bennie McRae141138.1018
Gary McNitt55611.2031
Reid Bushong44511.3014

Players

1960 team captain Gerald Smith
1960 MVP Dennis Fitzgerald

The starting lineup of the 1960 football team was made up of the following players. Players who started at least four games are shown with their names in bold.[2]

  • 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

Coaching staff

References

  1. 1 2 "1960 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "1960 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Matte and Ferguson Picked On All-Big Ten Team". Toledo Blade. November 22, 1960.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten Coaches Name Three Bucks All Stars". The Terre Haute Star. November 25, 1960. p. 26.
  5. 1 2 "1960 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved November 6, 2017. (statistics retrieved by entering "1960" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")
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