1965 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1965 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. In its seventh year under head coach Bump Elliott, Michigan compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 185 to 161.[1]

1965 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1965 record4–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coachBump Elliott (7th season)
MVPBill Yearby
CaptainTom Cecchini
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
1965 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Ohio State 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Purdue 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Minnesota 5 –2 –0  5 –4 –1
Illinois 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Michigan 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Wisconsin 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –1
Indiana 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Iowa 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Linebacker Tom Cecchini was the team captain, and defensive tackle Bill Yearby received the team's most valuable player award.[2] Yearby was also a consensus first-team All-American. Four Michigan players received first-team All-Big Ten honors: Yearby, running back Carl Ward, offensive tackle Tom Mack, and defensive back Rich Volk.[3][4]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Wally Gabler with 825 passing yards and 42 points scored, Carl Ward with 639 rushing yards, and right end Jack Clancy with 762 receiving yards.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at North Carolina*No. 4
W 31–2441,000[6]
September 25California*No. 4
W 10–781,417[7]
October 2Georgia*No. 7
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
L 7–1559,470[8]
October 9No. 5 Michigan State
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
L 7–24103,219[9]
October 16No. 7 Purdue
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
L 15–1785,905[10]
October 23at Minnesota
L 13–1458,519[11]
October 30Wisconsin
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 50–1466,907[12]
November 6at Illinois
W 23–350,136[13]
November 13at Northwestern
L 22–3440,007[14]
November 20Ohio State
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
L 7–977,733[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game

Personnel

Starters

The starting lineup of the 1965 football team included the following players.[2]

Offense
  • Donald Bailey – started 8 games at right offensive guard
  • Jack Clancy – started 7 games at right offensive end
  • Joseph Dayton – started 7 games at center
  • Dave Fisher – started 5 games at fullback
  • Dennis Flanagan – started 5 games at left offensive guard
  • Wally Gabler – started 5 games at quarterback
  • Charles Kines – started 8 games at left offensive tackle
  • Tom Mack – started 7 games at right offensive tackle
  • Steve Smith – started 7 games at left offensive end
  • Carl Ward – started 7 games at right halfback

Defense
  • Mike Bass – started 10 games at cornerback
  • Tom Cecchini – started 10 games at linebacker
  • Jeff Hoyne – started 7 games at defensive end (3 at left; 4 at right)
  • Paul Johnson – started 7 games at right defensive tackle
  • Bob Mielke – started 10 games at defensive left guard
  • Frank Nunley – started 10 games at linebacker
  • Tom Pullen – started 6 games at right defensive end
  • Rich Volk – started 10 games at cornerback
  • Dick Wells – started 9 games at safety
  • Clayton Wilhite – started 5 games at left defensive end
  • Ken Wright – started 9 games at defensive right guard
  • Bill Yearby – started 10 games at defensive left tackle

Awards and honors

Honors and awards for the 1965 season went to the following individuals.[2]

  • Tom Mack (AP-1, UPI-1);
  • Rich Volk (AP-1, UPI-1);
  • Carl Ward (AP-1, UPI-1);
  • Bill Yearby (AP-1, UPI-1);
  • Tom Cecchini (AP-2, UPI-2);
  • Jack Clancy (UPI-2);
  • Charles Kines (UPI-2)
  • Most Valuable Player: Bill Yearby
  • Meyer Morton Award: Bill Keating
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Rocky Rosema

Coaching staff

Michigan's 1965 coaching, training, and support staff included the following persons.[2]

Statistical leaders

Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1965 season include those listed below.[5][16]

Rushing
PlayerAttemptsNet yardsYards per attemptTouchdowns
Carl Ward1126395.72
Dave Fisher1395754.13
Wally Gabler852653.17

Passing
PlayerAttemptsCompletionsInterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTD
Wally Gabler12558246.482514.24
Dick Vidmer6631647.045414.71

Receiving
PlayerReceptionsYardsYds/RecpTDLong
Jack Clancy5276214.75
Steve C. Smith2131414.9039
Ernie Sharpe46215.50

Kickoff returns
PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Carl Ward1019319.3027
Rick Volk68113.5028
Dick Sygar35618.7021

Punt returns
PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Dick Sygar1012112.10
Richard Wells78912.7014
Rick Volk10737.3016

References
  1. "1965 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. "1965 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. "Grabowski Big Ten Choice". Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian. November 24, 1965. p. 3B.
  4. "Grabbo, Hansen, Acks All-Big 10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 24, 1965.
  5. "1965 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  6. Bob Pille (September 19, 1965). "Wolverines Sputter, but Win, 31-24". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jack Berry (September 26, 1965). "U-M Slips By; It's Wolverines Over Cal, 10-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Bob Pille (October 3, 1965). "U-M Upset: Wolverines Fall, 15-7, To Georgia". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 3E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bob Pille (October 10, 1965). "Spartans Rip U-M, 24-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Jack Saylor (October 17, 1965). "Griese Lifts Purdue Past Michigan, 17-15". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Bill McGrane (October 24, 1965). "Gophers Clip Michigan, 14-13". Minneapolis Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Jack Saylor (October 31, 1965). "U-M Explodes, 50-14: It's [sic] First Big Ten Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Bob Pille (November 7, 1965). "M Beats Illini For Bump, As Usual, 23-3". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  14. David Condon (November 14, 1965). "N.U. Jars Michigan: Pins 34-22 Setback On Wolverines". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Bob Pille (November 22, 1965). "Late FG Edges U-M, 9-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2017.(statistics retrieved by entering "1965" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")
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