1966 Michigan Wolverines football team

1966 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1966 record	6–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bump Elliott (8th year)
MVP	Jack Clancy
Captain	Jack Clancy
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1966 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	1
#7 Purdue	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Michigan	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Ohio State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
Iowa	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1966 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Oregon State*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 41–0	56,097
September 24	at California*	No. 9/6	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 17–7	41,302
October 1	North Carolina*	No. 8/7	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–21	88,233
October 8	at No. 1/1 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	L 7–20	78,833
October 15	No. 9/9 Purdue		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 21–22	79,642
October 22	Minnesota		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	W 49–0	71,749
October 29	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 28–17	51,861
November 5	Illinois		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Series)	L 21–28	59,322
November 12	Northwestern		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 28–20	58,556
November 19	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry)	W 17–3	83,403
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	3	7	7	0	17
Ohio St	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 19
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 83,403
Game weather: Cloudy; 36°F

Scoring summary

Q1	2:57	MICH	Sygar 24 yard field goal	MICH 3–0

Q2	3:50	OHST	Cairns 26 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	1:11	MICH	Detwiler 7 yard run (Sygar kick)	MICH 10–3

Q3	9:04	MICH	Wilhite 28 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick)	MICH 17–3

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Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Dave Fisher	131	672	5.1	2
Carl Ward	128	519	4.0	2
Jim Detwiler	86	411	4.8	4

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD
Dick Vidmer	225	117	7	52.0	1609	13.8	10

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD
Jack Clancy	76	1077	14.2	4
Jim Detwiler	9	165	18.3	3
Carl Ward	10	146	14.6	2

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Jim Detwiler	8	183	22.9	0	19
Carl Ward	5	109	21.8	0	40
Ernie Sharpe	3	45	15.0	0	17

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Rick Volk	12	131	10.9	0	10
Dick Sygar	7	102	14.6	1	13

Awards and honors

Captain: Jack Clancy
All-Americans: Jack Clancy, Rick Volk
All-Conference: Rick Volk, Jack Clancy, Don Bailey, Jim Detwiler, Dave Fisher, Frank Nunley
Most Valuable Player: Jack Clancy
Meyer Morton Award: Don Bailey
John Maulbetsch Award: Tom Stincic
Arthur Robinsion Scholarship Award: Clayton Wilhite

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bump Elliott
Assistant coaches: William Dodd, Dennis Fitzgerald, Henry Fonde, Don James, George Mans, Tony Mason, Y. C. McNease
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: David Muir

References

↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12.

External links

1966 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

Venues	Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892) Regents Field (1893–1905) Ferry Field (1906–1926) Michigan Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Minnesota (Little Brown Jug) Notre Dame Ohio State (The Ten Year War) Illinois

Culture & lore	Early years Yost era Kipke years Crisler years Oosterbaan years Elliott years Short punt The Ten Year War 1922 Vanderbilt game Snow Bowl 24–12 The Vote for the Rose Bowl Miracle at Michigan 2006 "Game of the Century" 2007 Appalachian State game Biff "The Victors" Marching band Michigan IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches Trainers Players All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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