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 season)
MVP	Bill Yearby
Captain	Tom Cecchini
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
Seasons

1965 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/1 Michigan State †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#NR/11 Ohio State	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#NR/13 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 / Coaches' 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	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18, 1965*		at North Carolina	#4/NA	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		W 31–24	41,000
September 25, 1965*		California	#4/NA	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 10–7	81,417
October 2, 1965*		Georgia	#7/5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 15–7	59,470
October 9, 1965		#5/4 Michigan State		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 24–7	103,219
October 16, 1965†		#7/6 Purdue		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 17–15	85,905
October 23, 1965		at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		L 14–13	58,519
October 30, 1965		Wisconsin		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 50–14	66,907
November 6, 1965		at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il		W 23–3	50,136
November 13, 1965		at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		L 34–22	40,007
November 20, 1965		Ohio State		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 9–7	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

External links

• 1965 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History