1959 Michigan Wolverines football team

1959 Michigan Wolverines football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1959 record	4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bump Elliott (1st year)
MVP	Tony Rio
Captain	George Genyk
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1959 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Wisconsin $	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	2
#13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Northwestern	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1959 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Missouri*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 15–20	52,756
October 3	Michigan State	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	L 8–34	103,234
October 10	Oregon State*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 18–7	76,020
October 17	No. 2/2 Northwestern	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–20	68,393
October 24	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	W 14–7	56,082
October 31	No. 10/9 Wisconsin	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 10–19	68,756
November 7	at No. NR/16 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il (Series)	W 20–15	44,768
November 14	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	L 7–26	24,171
November 21	Ohio State	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	W 23–14	88,804
*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
Fred Julian	72	289	4.0	2
Bennie McRae	76	242	3.2	1
Darrell Harper	67	224	3.3	2

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Stan Noskin	115	61	15	53.0	697	11.4	5	46

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Robert Johnson	20	264	13.2	0	20
Bennie McRae	4	102	25.5	1	46
Tony Rio	8	90	11.3	2	26

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Bennie McRae	7	148	21.1	0	30
Fred Julian	5	90	18.0	0	21
Darrell Harper	4	62	15.5	0	22

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Darrell Harper	3	101	33.7	1	83
Reid Bushong	4	62	15.5	0	21
Jim Raeder	3	38	12.7	0	25

Players

Jared Bushong - started 5 games at right tackle
Alex Callahan - started 8 games at right guard
Donald R. Deskins - started 2 games at right tackle
Mike Fillichio - started 1 game at left guard, 1 games at right guard
George Genyk - started 8 games at left guard
John Halstead - started 9 games at left end
Darrell Harper - started 9 games at left halfback
Willard Hildebrand - started 1 game at right tackle
Thomas Jobson - started 9 games at left tackle
Robert Johnson - started 9 games at right end
Fred Julian - started 7 games at right halfback
Brad Myers - started 2 games at right halfback
Stan Noskin - started 9 games at quarterback
Tony Rio - started 9 games at fullback
Jon Schopf - started 2 games at right tackle
Jerry Smith - started 9 games at center

Awards and honors

The 1959 team honored at Michigan Stadium on the occasion of its 55-year reunion in 2014.

Captain: George Genyk
Most Valuable Player: Tony Rio
Meyer Morton Award: Willard Hildebrand
John Maulbetsch Award: Bob Brown

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bump Elliott
Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Henry Fonde, Jack Fouts, Robert Hollway, Jack Nelson
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: John Jabe Jr.

References

External links

1959 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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