1965 Michigan Wolverines football team

1965 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1965 record 4–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bump Elliott (7th year)
MVP Bill Yearby
Captain Tom Cecchini
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1965 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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

The 1965 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1965 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 18, 1965 at North Carolina* #4/NA Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 31–24   41,000
September 25, 1965 California* #4/NA Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 10–7   81,417
October 2, 1965 Georgia* #7/5 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 7–15   59,470
October 9, 1965 #5/4 Michigan State Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 7–24   103,219
October 16, 1965 #7/6 Purduedagger Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 15–17   85,905
October 23, 1965 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 13–14   58,519
October 30, 1965 Wisconsin Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 50–14   66,907
November 6, 1965 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, Il W 23–3   50,136
November 13, 1965 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL L 22–34   40,007
November 20, 1965 Ohio State Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI NBC L 7–9   77,733
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player Attempts Net yards Yards per attemptTouchdowns
Carl Ward1126395.72
Dave Fisher1395754.13
Wally Gabler852653.17

Passing

Player AttemptsCompletions InterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTD
Wally Gabler12558246.482514.24
Dick Vidmer6631647.045414.71

Receiving

Player ReceptionsYards Yds/RecpTDLong
Jack Clancy5276214.75
Steve C. Smith2131414.9039
Ernie Sharpe46215.50

Kickoff returns

Player ReturnsYards Yds/ReturnTDLong
Carl Ward1019319.3027
Rick Volk68113.5028
Dick Sygar35618.7021

Punt returns

Player ReturnsYards Yds/ReturnTDLong
Dick Sygar1012112.10
Richard Wells78912.7014
Rick Volk10737.3016

Awards and honors

Coaching staff

References

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