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The AFL now had nine teams, grouped into two divisions (the new Miami team was in the Eastern Division, now with five teams), and still played a 14-game schedule. In previous seasons (with eight clubs), each played a home-and-away game against the other seven. All nine teams faced each other at least once, and each team played six others twice.
He gained 43 net rushing yards on 14 rushing attempts in 1961 and scored touchdowns against Army and Ohio State. [3] He was listed on the 1962 roster at the fullback and end positions, [ 2 ] but he was ruled academically ineligible to play for Michigan's football team in late August 1962.
The team's statistical leaders included Dick Vidmer with 1,609 passing yards, Dave Fisher with 672 rushing yards, and Jack Clancy with 1,077 receiving yards. [ 11 ] 1966 Western Michigan Broncos football team – Under head coach Bill Doolittle , the Broncos compiled a 7–3 record and were Mid-American Conference co-champions.
He also set Michigan records with 2,524 career rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns in a season, and 139.1 rushing yards per game in 1968. He played seven seasons in the NFL from 1969 to 1975 and became the first player in New York Giants history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, accomplishing the feat in both 1970 and 1972.
This is a list of Michigan Wolverines football players who have attained notability through their performance in the sport of American football and other endeavors. The list includes over 750 players, including more than 50 All-Americans, three Heisman Trophy winners (Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson), six U.S. Congressmen, and a President of the United States (Gerald Ford).
The teams combined to score 25 points in the final 1:54 of the fourth quarter. Mahomes passed for 378 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner to Kelce. Gabe Davis set an NFL record ...
Garrett won a World Championship ring with the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV, the last AFL–NFL World Championship Game before the AFL–NFL merger, when the AFL's Chiefs beat the NFL's Vikings, 23–7. Garrett was the top rusher of Super Bowl IV with 11 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown, also catching two passes for 25 yards and returning a ...
The 1966 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. In its eighth year under head coach Bump Elliott , Michigan compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 236 to 138.