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	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at North Carolina*	No. 4/NA	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 31–24	41,000
September 25	California*	No. 4/NA	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 10–7	81,417
October 2	Georgia*	No. 7/5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–15	59,470
October 9	No. 5/4 Michigan State		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	L 7–24	103,219
October 16	No. 7/6 Purdue		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 15–17	85,905
October 23	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	L 13–14	58,519
October 30	Wisconsin		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 50–14	66,907
November 6	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il (Series)	W 23–3	50,136
November 13	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 22–34	40,007
November 20	Ohio State		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	L 7–9	77,733
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#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 attempt	Touchdowns
Carl Ward	112	639	5.7	2
Dave Fisher	139	575	4.1	3
Wally Gabler	85	265	3.1	7

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD
Wally Gabler	125	58	2	46.4	825	14.2	4
Dick Vidmer	66	31	6	47.0	454	14.7	1

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Jack Clancy	52	762	14.7	5
Steve C. Smith	21	314	14.9	0	39
Ernie Sharpe	4	62	15.5	0

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Carl Ward	10	193	19.3	0	27
Rick Volk	6	81	13.5	0	28
Dick Sygar	3	56	18.7	0	21

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Dick Sygar	10	121	12.1	0
Richard Wells	7	89	12.7	0	14
Rick Volk	10	73	7.3	0	16

Awards and honors

Captain: Tom Cecchini
All-Americans: Bill Yearby
All-Conference: Bill Yearby, Tom Mack, Carl Ward, Rick Volk
Most Valuable Player: Bill Yearby
Meyer Morton Award: Bill Keating
John Maulbetsch Award: Rocky Rosema

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bump Elliott
Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Dennis Fitzgerald, Henry Fonde, Robert Hollway, Tony Mason, Jack Nelson
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: David Muir

References

External links

1965 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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