1958 Michigan Wolverines football team

1958 Michigan Wolverines football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1958 record	2–6–1 (1–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bennie Oosterbaan (11th year)
MVP	Bob Ptacek
Captain	John Herrnstein
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1958 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Iowa $	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
#7 Wisconsin	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
#8 Ohio State	4	–	1	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
#13 Purdue	3	–	1	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
Indiana	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	USC*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 20–19	76,603
October 4	at No. 4/2 Michigan State	No. 16/15	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	T 12–12	75,071
October 11	No. 12/13 Navy*	No. 14/12	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–20	80,756
October 18	at No. 17/19 Northwestern	No. 19/19	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 24–55	34,852
October 25	Minnesota		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	W 20–19	72,591
November 1	No. 2/1 Iowa		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–37	68,918
November 8	Illinois		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Series)	L 8–21	58,608
November 15	Indiana		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–8	47,590
November 22	at No. 11/9 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry)	L 14–20	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

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Bob Ptacek	8	73	9.1	0	19
Brad Myers	7	63	9.0	0	20
Darrell Harper	5	33	6.6	0	15

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

Head coach: Bennie Oosterbaan
Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Don Dufek, Bump Elliott, Robert Hollway, Cliff Keen, Matt Patanelli, Walter Weber
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Tom Hitchman

References

External links

1958 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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