1968 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1968 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1968 college football season. Bump Elliott served as the team's head coach for his tenth and final season. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Offense

 * Robert Baumgartner, offensive guard, sophomore, Hamilton, Ohio
 * Jim Betts, sophomore, Cleveland, Ohio - started 1 game at right halfback
 * Stanley Broadnax, offensive guard, senior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 8 games at right guard
 * Dennis Brown, quarterback, senior, Lincoln Park, Michigan - started 9 games at quarterback
 * Richard Caldarazzo, offensive guard, junior, Melrose Park, Illinois - started 9 games at left guard
 * Garvie Craw, fullback, junior, Montclair, New Jersey - started 9 games at fullback
 * David Denzin, center, senior, Xenia, Ohio - started 9 games at center
 * Dan Dierdorf, offensive tackle, sophomore, Canton, Ohio - started 9 games at right tackle
 * Peter Drehmann, offensive tackle, junior, Abington, Pennsylvania
 * David Farabee, halback, senior, Holland, Michigan
 * Eric Federico, fullback, junior, Trenton, Michigan
 * John H. Gabler, halfback, junior, Royal Oak, Michigan - started 7 games at halfback (5 at left halfback, 2 at right halfback)
 * Werner W. Hall, offensive tackle, junior, Sandusky, Ohio
 * Mike Hankwitz, end, junior, Scottville, Michigan - started 1 game at left end
 * Jack Harpring, offensive tackle, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
 * William J. Harris, end, junior, Mt. Clemens, Michigan - started 2 games at right end
 * Jerry Imsland, end, junior, Northville, Michigan - started 7 games at right end
 * Ron Johnson, halfback, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started 9 games at halfback (6 at right halfback, 3 at left halfback)
 * Robert Kieta, halfback, senior, Chicago, Illinois
 * Joseph J. Kunsa, offensive guard, senior, West Braddock, Pennsylvania
 * Jim Mandich, end, junior, Solon, Ohio - started 8 games at left end
 * Don Moorhead, quarterback, sophomore, South Haven, Michigan
 * Bob Penska, offensive tackle, senior, Niles, Michigan - started 9 games at left tackle
 * Fred Sample, center, sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Lance G. Scheffler, halfback, sophomore, Trenton, Michigan - started 1 game at right guard
 * Warren Sipp, fullback, senior, Akron, Ohio
 * Paul Staroba, end, sophomore, Flint, Michigan
 * John R. Thomas, quarterback, senior, Walled Lake, Michigan
 * Frank Titas, offensive guard, junior, Cleveland, Ohio
 * Martin Washington, offensive guard, junior, Ecorse, Michigan

Defense

 * James Banar, defensive tackle, junior, Detroit, Michigan
 * Tom Curtis, defensive halfback, junior, Aurora, Ohio - started all 10 games at left safety (also started 1 game at left halfback on offense)
 * Thomas Doane, linebacker, junior, Wauseon, Ohio
 * Alan Francis, defensive guard, junior, Euclid, Ohio
 * Terry Frysinger, defensive tackle, senior, Ecorse, Michigan
 * Tom Goss, defensive tackle, senior, Knoxville, Tennessee - started all 10 games at left defensive tackle (also started 1 game at left tackle on offense)
 * Gerald "Jerry" Hartman, defensive halfback, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 4 games at left defensive halfback and 2 games at right safety
 * Brian Healy, defensive halfback, junior, Sandusky, Ohio - started 6 games at left defensive halfback (also started 1 game at quarterback on offense)
 * Henry Hill, defensive guard, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 7 games at middle guard
 * George Hoey, defensive halfback, senior, Flint, Michigan - started all 10 games at right defensive halfback (also started 1 game at fullback and 1 game at left halfback on offense)
 * Marty Huff, linebacker, sophomore, Toledo, Ohio
 * Timothy Killian, linebacker, sophomore, Lincoln Park, Michigan
 * Jon E. Kramer, defensive end, senior, Toledo, Ohio - started 1 game at right defensive end
 * John Lynch, defensive back, freshman, Chicago, Illinois
 * Richard McCoy, Jr., defensive tackle, sophomore, Alliance, Ohio
 * Gerald Miklos, defensive guard, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 3 games at middle guard (also started 1 game at center on offense)
 * Edward M. "Ed" Moore, linebacker, sophomore, Youngstown, Ohio - started all 10 games at linebacker (also started 1 game at right guard on offense)
 * Pete Newell, defensive end, sophomore, Park Ridge, Illinois
 * Daniel Parks, defensive tackle, sophomore, Birmingham, Michigan - started all 10 games at right defensive tackle (also started 1 game at right tackle on offense)
 * Barry Pierson, defensive halfback, junior, St. Ignace, Michigan
 * Cecil Pryor, linebacker, junior, Corpus Christi, Texas - started 8 games at right defensive end (also started 1 game at right end on offense)
 * Elijah Sansom, defensive halfback, senior, Detroit, Michigan
 * Phil Seymour, defensive end, junior, Berkley, Michigan - started all 10 games at left defensive end (also started 1 game at left end on offense)
 * Dennis Sirosky, linebacker, senior, Ecorse, Michigan
 * Tom Stincic, defensive end, senior, Cleveland, Ohio - started all 10 games at linebacker (also started 1 game at left guard on offense)
 * Robert Wedge, defensive halfback, senior, Port Huron, Michigan - started 8 games at right safety (also started 1 game at right halfback on offense)
 * Mark Werner, defensive halfback, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
 * James Wilhite, defensive guard, junior, Bay City, Michigan - started 1 game at right defensive end
 * Edwin Woolley, defensive end, junior, Pitman, New Jersey

Duke

 * Ron Johnson 31 Rush, 205 Yds

Wisconsin

 * Ron Johnson 31 Rush, 347 Yds (single game school record)

Awards and honors

 * Captain: Ron Johnson
 * All-Americans: Ron Johnson
 * All-Conference: Ron Johnson, Tom Stincic, Jim Mandich, Dennis Brown, Phil Seymour, Tom Goss, Tom Curtis
 * Most Valuable Player: Ron Johnson
 * Meyer Morton Award: Bob Baumgartner
 * John Maulbetsch Award: Marty Huff
 * Frederick Matthei Award: Tom Curtis
 * Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: John Denzin

Coaching staff

 * Head coach: Bump Elliott
 * Assistant coaches: William Dodd, Dennis Fitzgerald, Henry Fonde, Frank Maloney, George Mans, Tony Mason, Robert Shaw
 * Trainer: Lindsy McLean
 * Manager: Rik Kohn