1967 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1967 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1967 college football season
The team's head coach was Bump Elliott
. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in the 1967 college football season
1967 college football season
The 1967 college football season was the last one in which college football's champion was crowned before the bowl games. During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as Division I-A and now as Division I FBS...
The team's head coach was Bump Elliott
Bump Elliott
Chalmers W. "Bump" Elliott is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played halfback at Purdue University and the University of Michigan...
. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium
Michigan Stadium
Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. Before playing football at the stadium, the Wolverines played on Ferry Field...
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Schedule
Rushing
| Player | Attempts | Net yards | Yards per attempt | Touchdowns |
| Ron Johnson | 210 | 982 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Dennis Brown Dennis Brown (quarterback) Dennis M. Brown is a former American football player and coach. He played at the quarterback position for the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1968, the final two years of Bump Elliott's tenure as the school's head football coach. In his first start at quarterback, Brown broke two Big Ten... |
137 | 358 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Garvie Craw Garvie Craw Garvie Craw was an American football player.Craw played college football for the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1969. In October 1969, he scored four touchdowns in a 57-0 victory over Illinois... |
29 | 101 | 3.5 | 0 |
Passing
| Player | Attempts | Completions | Interceptions | Comp % | Yards | Yds/Comp | TD |
| Dennis Brown Dennis Brown (quarterback) Dennis M. Brown is a former American football player and coach. He played at the quarterback position for the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1968, the final two years of Bump Elliott's tenure as the school's head football coach. In his first start at quarterback, Brown broke two Big Ten... |
155 | 82 | 7 | 52.9 | 928 | 11.3 | 7 |
| Dick Vidmer Dick Vidmer Richard F. "Dick" Vidmer was an American football player who played quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1965 to 1967.... |
76 | 33 | 4 | 43.4 | 337 | 10.2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Receptions | Yards | Yds/Recp | TD | Long |
| Jim Berline | 48 | 576 | 12.0 | 3 | |
| Jim Mandich Jim Mandich James Michael "Mad Dog" Mandich was a professional American football tight end with the Miami Dolphins. Mandich was an All-American at the University of Michigan. In 2004 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. As color commentator for the Miami Dolphins , he was teamed with Jimmy... |
25 | 248 | 9.9 | 0 | 21 |
| Ron Johnson | 11 | 176 | 16.0 | 1 | 21 |
Kickoff returns
| Player | Returns | Yards | Yds/Return | TD | Long |
| Ron Johnson | 23 | 433 | 18.8 | 0 | 35 |
| Frank Titas | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 24 |
Punt returns
| Player | Returns | Yards | Yds/Return | TD | Long |
| George Hoey George Hoey George William Hoey is a former American football defensive back, punt returner and kickoff returner. He played college football for the University of Michigan Wolverines and professionally in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals , New England Patriots , San Diego Chargers ,... |
12 | 291 | 24.3 | 1 | 60 |
| Jerry Hartman | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Tom Curtis Tom Curtis (American football) Thomas Newton Curtis is a former American football safety. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1969. He was selected as a consensus All-American in 1969. He also broke Michigan's records for interceptions in a game, season, and career -- none of which have been... |
5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
Awards and honors
- Captain: Joe Dayton
- All-Conference: Joe Dayton, Ron Johnson, Tom StincicTom StincicThomas D. Stincic is a former American football player. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he attended John Marshall High School. He then enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played college football, principally as a linebacker, from 1966 to 1968. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in...
- Most Valuable Player: Ron Johnson
- Meyer Morton Award: Dick Yanz
- John Maulbetsch Award: Jim MandichJim MandichJames Michael "Mad Dog" Mandich was a professional American football tight end with the Miami Dolphins. Mandich was an All-American at the University of Michigan. In 2004 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. As color commentator for the Miami Dolphins , he was teamed with Jimmy...
- Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dick VidmerDick VidmerRichard F. "Dick" Vidmer was an American football player who played quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1965 to 1967....
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Bump ElliottBump ElliottChalmers W. "Bump" Elliott is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played halfback at Purdue University and the University of Michigan...
- Assistant coaches: William Dodd, Dennis FitzgeraldDennis FitzgeraldJoseph Dennis Fitzgerald was an American Freestyle wrestler and football player and coach. Fitzgerald played college football as a halfback at the University of Michigan and was selected as named the most valuable player on the 1960 Michigan Wolverines football team...
, Henry FondeHenry FondeHenry Fonde was an American football player and coach. He played for the University of Michigan from 1945 to 1947 under head coach Fritz Crisler. In ten years as the head football coach at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School , he compiled a record of 69–6–4...
, Don James, George MansGeorge MansGeorge W. Mans is a former American football player and coach and politician. He was the captain of the 1961 Michigan Wolverines football team, an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1973, and the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles football team from 1974 to...
, Tony Mason, Y. C. McNease - Trainer: Jim Hunt
- Manager: Stephen Kenney