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The 1968 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season.In their tenth and final season under head coach Bump Elliott, the Wolverines compiled an 8–2 record, outscored opponents 277 to 155, and finished the season in second place in the Big Ten Conference and ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll.
The 1968 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Bump Elliott, finished in second place with an 8–2 record and was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll. Michigan was ranked No. 4 before losing to Ohio State, 50–14, in the final game of the season. In a victory over Wisconsin, Ron Johnson set an NCAA record with 347 rushing yards.
1968 Michigan Wolverines football team – Under head coach Bump Elliott, the Wolverines compiled an 8–2 record and were ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll. The team's statistical leaders included Dennis Brown with 1,562 passing yards, Ron Johnson with 1,391 rushing yards and 114 points scored, and Jim Mandich with 565 receiving yards.
Michigan Stadium, where the Wolverines have played since 1927. This is a list of seasons completed by the Michigan Wolverines football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1879, the Wolverines have participated in more than 1,200 officially ...
Johnson's 347-yard rushing performance against Wisconsin still stands as Michigan's single-game record. The 1968 team also included a core of young players who became stars in the early years of the Schembechler era. Four Michigan football players from the Elliott years have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Michigan and Florida have played five times since 2003, with Michigan holding a 4-1 record in those games. The only loss came in the most recent matchup, when Florida outscored the Wolverines 28-5 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Football team of the University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines football 2025 Michigan Wolverines football team First season 1879 ; 146 years ago Athletic director Warde Manuel Head coach Sherrone Moore 2nd season, 9–5 (.643) Stadium Michigan Stadium (capacity: 107,601) Year built 1927 ...
On October 12, 1968, Michigan State lost to Michigan by a 28 to 14 score. The game was the 61st meeting in the Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry. [5] The Spartans had won three consecutive games from 1965 to 1967, [5] and the Wolverines came into the 1968 game as an unranked underdog facing an undefeated Spartans team that had routed Wisconsin 39-0 the prior week and was ranked #12 in ...