1958 Michigan Wolverines football team
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| No. 2 Iowa $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Ohio State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
September 27USC*
W 20–19 76,603 October 4at No. 4/2 Michigan StateNo. 16/15
T 12–12 75,071 October 11No. 12/13 Navy*No. 14/12
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
L 14–20 80,756 October 18at No. 17/19 NorthwesternNo. 19/19
L 24–55 34,852
October 25Minnesota
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)
W 20–19 72,591 November 1No. 2/1 Iowa
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
L 14–37 68,918 November 8Illinois
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI (Series)
L 8–21 58,608 November 15Indiana
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
L 6–8 47,590 November 22at No. 11/9 Ohio State
L 14–20 79,771
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