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 season)
Defensive coordinator Don James (2nd season)
MVP Ron Johnson
Captain Joe Dayton
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1967 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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 opponents by a combined total of 179 to 144.[1]

Center Joe Dayton was the team captain, and right halfback Ron Johnson received the team's most valuable player award.[2] Dayton and Johnson both received first-team honors on the 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football team, as did linebacker Tom Stincic.[3][4]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Dennis Brown with 928 passing yards, Ron Johnson with 1,005 rushing yards and 42 points scored, Jim Berline with 624 receiving yards.[5]

Schedule

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

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Season summary

Preseason

Michigan's 1967 recruiting class included Dan Dierdorf, Marty Huff, Don Moorhead, and Pete Newell.[6]

Wisconsin

Statistical leaders

Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1967 season include those listed below.[5][8]

Rushing

PlayerAttemptsNet yardsYards per attemptTouchdowns
Ron Johnson2109824.76
Dennis Brown1373582.64
Garvie Craw291013.50

Passing

PlayerAttemptsCompletionsInterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTD
Dennis Brown15582752.992811.37
Dick Vidmer7633443.433710.20

Receiving

PlayerReceptionsYardsYds/RecpTDLong
Jim Berline4857612.03
Jim Mandich252489.9021
Ron Johnson1117616.0121

Kickoff returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Ron Johnson2343318.8035
Frank Titas47117.8024

Punt returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
George Hoey1229124.3160
Jerry Hartman9637.0020
Tom Curtis5306.009

Players

Starters

The starting lineup of the 1967 football team included the following players.[2]

Offense

  • Bob Baumgartner - started 6 games at right guard
  • Jim Berline - started 7 games at right end
  • Dennis Brown - started 6 games at quarterback
  • Joe Dayton - started 8 games at center
  • John Gabler - started 5 games at left halfback
  • Ron Johnson - started 7 games at right halfback
  • Peter Mair - started 6 games at right tackle
  • Jim Mandich - started 6 games at left end
  • Bob Penska - started 5 games at left tackle
  • Ray Phillips - started 7 games at left guard
  • Frank Titas - started 4 games at fullback

Defense

  • Tom Curtis - started 8 games at safety, 1 game at cornerback
  • Tom Goss - started 6 games at left defensive tackle
  • Brian Healy - started 8 games at cornerback
  • George Hoey - started 8 games at cornerback
  • Jon Kramer - started 7 games at right defensive end
  • Dennis Monthei - started 5 games at middle guard, 1 game at linebacker
  • Dennis Morgan - started 5 games at middle guard, 5 games at linebacker
  • Dave Porter - started 10 games at defensive right tackle
  • Rocky Rosema - started 5 games at linebacker, 4 games at left defensive end
  • Phil Seymour - started 4 games at left defensive end, 1 game at right defensive end
  • Tom Stincic - started 4 games at linebacker, 2 games at right defensive end

Awards and honors

Honors and awards for the 1967 season went to the following individuals.[2]

  • Ron Johnson (CP-2)
  • Ray Phillips (CP-3, UPI-2)
  • Joe Dayton (CP-3)
  • Most Valuable Player: Ron Johnson
  • Meyer Morton Award: Dick Yanz
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Jim Mandich
  • Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dick Vidmer

Coaching staff

Michigan's 1967 coaching, training, and support staff included the following persons.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1967 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "1967 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "1967 AP All-Big Ten". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story). November 28, 1967. p. 26.
  4. 1 2 "Big Ten Coaches Name Bess to All Star Team". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1967. p. 19.
  5. 1 2 "1967 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1967 Michigan Football Roster". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1
  8. ↑ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 6, 2017. (statistics retrieved by entering "1967" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")
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