The 1958 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1958 college football season. The team's head coach was Bennie Oosterbaan. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 27, 1958*
|
|
USC
|
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
W 20–19
|
76,603
|
| October 4, 1958
|
|
at Michigan State
|
#16/15
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
|
|
T 12–12
|
75,071
|
| October 11, 1958*
|
|
#12/13 Navy
|
#14/12
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
L 20–14
|
80,756
|
| October 18, 1958
|
|
at #17/19 Northwestern
|
#19/19
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL
|
|
L 55–24
|
34,852
|
| October 25, 1958†
|
|
Minnesota
|
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
W 20–19
|
72,591
|
| November 1, 1958
|
|
#2/1 Iowa
|
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
L 37–14
|
68,918
|
| November 8, 1958
|
|
Illinois
|
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
L 21–8
|
58,608
|
| November 15, 1958
|
|
Indiana
|
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
|
L 8–6
|
47,590
|
| November 22, 1958
|
|
at #11/9 Ohio State
|
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
|
L 20–14
|
79,771
|
| *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
|
| Darrell Harper |
55 |
309 |
5.6 |
2
|
| Brad Myers |
82 |
202 |
2.5 |
3
|
| Fred Julian |
45 |
180 |
4.0 |
0
|
Passing[]
| Player |
Attempts |
Completions |
Interceptions |
Comp % |
Yards |
Yds/Comp |
TD |
Long
|
| Bob Ptacek |
115 |
65 |
9 |
56.5 |
760 |
11.7 |
3 |
37
|
| Stan Noskin |
29 |
13 |
1 |
44.8 |
204 |
15.7 |
1 |
33
|
| Darrell Harper |
14 |
8 |
0 |
57.1 |
131 |
16.4 |
0 |
56
|
Receiving[]
| Player |
Receptions |
Yards |
Yds/Recp |
TD |
Long
|
| Gary Prahst |
22 |
313 |
14.2 |
2 |
37
|
| Brad Myers |
17 |
169 |
9.9 |
0 |
35
|
| Darrell Harper |
13 |
137 |
10.5 |
1 |
36
|
Kickoff returns[]
| Player |
Returns |
Yards |
Yds/Return |
TD |
Long
|
| Brad Myers |
8 |
173 |
21.6 |
0 |
29
|
| Bob Ptacek |
6 |
134 |
22.3 |
0 |
41
|
| Fred Julian |
5 |
88 |
17.6 |
0 |
25
|
Punt returns[]
Players[]
- Jared Bushong - started 1 game at right tackle
- Alex Callahan - started 9 games at left guard
- Donald R. Deskins - started 8 games at right tackle
- James Dickey - started 9 games at center
- George Genyk - started 9 games at left tackle
- Darrell Harper - started 3 games at left halfback
- John Herrnstein - started 3 games at fullback
- Fred Julian - started 9 games at right halfback
- Walter Johnson - started 9 games at right end
- Jerry Marcinak - started 9 games at right guard
- Brad Myers - started 6 games at left halfback
- Gary Prahst - started 9 games at left end
- Bob Ptacek - started 9 games at quarterback
- Tony Rio - started 2 games at fullback
- Gene Sisinyak - started 4 games at fullback
- Willie Smith - tackle
Awards and honors[]
- Captain: John Herrnstein
- Most Valuable Player: Bob Ptacek
- Meyer Morton Award: Dick Syring
- John Maulbetsch Award: John Walker
Coaching staff[]
References[]
External links[]
