1958 Michigan Wolverines football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1958

| poll = AP

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| date = September 27

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = USC

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 20–19

| attend = 77,005

| source = {{cite news|title=13-Yard Conversion Pass Fails: SC's Gamble Is U-M Joy, 20-19|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=September 28, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30042280/13yard_conversion_pass_fails_scs/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = t

| away = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 12–12

| attend = 76,434

| source = {{cite news|title='M' Ties Mighty Spartans, 12-12|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=October 5, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30042427/m_ties_mighty_spartans_1212/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Navy

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 14–20

| attend = 82,220

| source = {{cite news|title=Navy Smokes M, 20-14: Middie Pass Is Killer|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=October 12, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30042565/navy_smokes_m_2014_middie_pass_is/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 24–55

| attend = 41,345

| source = {{cite news|title=Wildcats Murder M, 55-24|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=October 19, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30042766/wildcats_murder_m_5524/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = Little Brown Jug

| score = 20–19

| attend = 72,981

| source = {{cite news|title=M Nips Gophers, 20-19: Minnesota's Two-Point Try Fails|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=October 26, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30042878/m_nips_gophers_2019_minnesotas/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = l

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 14–37

| attend = 68,566

| source = {{Cite news|title=Iowa Tags U-M as Buck Bow: Hawkeyes Pull 'Fast One,' 37-14|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=November 2, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30056742/iowa_tags_um_as_buck_bow_hawkeyes/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = l

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 8–21

| attend = 58,788

| source = {{cite news|title=How The Mighty Have Fallen! U-M, Spartans Beaten Again; Illini Bomb Wolverines Out, 21-8|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=November 9, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30056567/how_the_mighty_have_fallen_um/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = l

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 6–8

| attend = 31,000–47,590

| source = {{cite news|title=Indiana 'Buries' M with 8-6 Loss: Only 31,000 Go To Grid Funeral|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=November 16, 1958|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30056391/indiana_buries_m_with_86_loss_only/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–20

| attend = 83,248

| source = {{cite news|title=OSU Wins, 20-14, On Goal-Line Fumble: U-M Fights–and Loses–to the End|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=November 23, 1958|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30056124/osu_wins_2014_on_goalline_fumble/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|Title=Week 1: USC at Michigan

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=John Herrnstein 12-yard run (Myers kick) |Score=MICH 7–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=USC |Event=Tom Maudlin 1-yard sneak (Rex Johnston kick) |Score=TIE 7–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Brad Myers 2-yard run (Stan Noskin kick) |Score=MICH 14–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Herrnstein 12-yard run (Myers kick failed) |Score=MICH 20–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=USC |Event=Rex Johnston 66-yard run (Johnston kick failed) |Score=MICH 20–13}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=USC |Event=Hilliard Hill 36-yard pass from Maudlin (Maudlin pass failed)|Score=MICH 20–19|LastEntry=yes}}

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On September 27, 1958, Michigan defeated USC, 20–19, before a crowd of 77,005 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Fullback and captain John Herrnstein rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries. Herrnstein's first touchdown came on Michigan's first possession. Michigan started the drive on the USC 37-yard line after Gary Prahst partially blocked a punt. Michigan led, 14–7, at halftime and 20–7 at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter began with USC at Michigan's one-yard line, but USC halfback Rex Johnston fumbled on the goal line, and Michigan recovered the ball. Later in the quarter, Johnston ran 67 yards for a touchdown, but Johnston missed the extra-point kick, narrowing Michigan's lead to 20–13. On its next drive, Tom Maudlin threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Hilliard Hill. USC lined up in kick formation for the extra point, but a late substitution cost them five yards. On the next play, an illegal procedure penalty pushed USC back to the 13-yard line. USC then shifted out of the kick formation, and Maudlin threw to Bob Arnett in an attempted two point conversion, but Arnett was tackled at the seven-yard line.{{cite news|title=SC's Gamble Is U-M Joy, 20-19|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=September 28, 1958|pages=E1, E3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30042280/13-yard-conversion-pass-fails-scs/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1958 season include those listed below.{{cite web|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page|publisher=University of Michigan|access-date=November 6, 2017|url=http://statsarchive.ath.umich.edu/VS-Football/footstart.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151629/http://statsarchive.ath.umich.edu/VS-Football/footstart.php|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}(statistics retrieved by entering "1958" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")

The following 40 players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1958 team.{{cite news|title=Letter Winners|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=November 25, 1958|page=6|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754068/564|via=Bentley Historical Library}}{{cite web|title=1958 Roster|publisher=Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan|access-date=August 2, 2020|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/rosters/search.php?data=football&year_option=equals&year=1958&sortby=lastname%2C+firstname%2C+year&find=FIND}} Players who started at least four games are shown with their names in bold.

• John Batsakes, 5'8", 172 pounds, senior, Ann Arbor, MI - halfback
• Jared Bushong, 6'2", 209 pounds, junior, Toledo, OH – started 1 game at right tackle
• Reid J. Bushong, 6'1", 179 pounds, sophomore, Toledo, OH - halfback
• James Byers, 6'0", 198 pounds, senior, Evansville, IN - center
• Alex Callahan, 6'0", 195 pounds, senior, Wyandotte, MI – started 9 games at left guard
• Donald R. Deskins, 6'2", 241 pounds, sophomore, Jamaica, NY – started 8 games at right tackle
• James Dickey, 6'1", 191 pounds, senior, Miamisburg, OH – started 9 games at center
• Michael Fillichio, 5'10", 190 pounds, junior, River Forest, IL - guard
• George Genyk, 6'1", 200 pounds, junior, Detroit – started 9 games at left tackle
• James P. Gray, 6'3", 233 pounds, senior, Battle Creek, MI - tackle
• Alvin Groce, 5'11", 166 pounds, junior, Clairton, PA - halfback
• John Halstead, 6'2", 205 pounds, sophomore, Bay City, MI - end
• Darrell Harper, 6'1", 195 pounds, junior, Royal Oak, MI – started 3 games at left halfback
• John Herrnstein, 6'2", 215 pounds, senior, Chillicothe, OH – started 3 games at fullback
• Willard R. Hildebrand, 6'2", 216 pounds, sophomore, Chillicothe, OH - tackle
• E. Thomas Jobson, 6'0", 201 pounds, sophomore, Flint, MI - guard
• Robert Johnson, 6'2", 199 pounds, senior, Chicago - end
• Walter N. Johnson, 6'2", 214 pounds, senior, Dearborn, MI – started 9 games at right end
• Fred Julian, 5'9", 184 pounds, junior, Detroit – started 9 games at right halfback
• Gary F. Kane, 6'2", 215 pounds, sophomore, Elgin, IL - end
• William MacPhee, 6'0", 191 pounds, senior, Grand Haven, MI - center
• Jerry Marcinak, 6'2", 236 pounds, Chicago – started 9 games at right guard
• Gary McNitt, 5'9", 196 pounds, sophomore, Mesick, MI - halfback
• Brad Myers, 6'0", 196 pounds, junior, Evanston, IL – started 6 games at left halfback
• Harry Newman Jr., 5'9", 185 pounds, sophomore, Franklin, MI - halfback
• Stan Noskin, 5'11", 180 pounds, junior, Chicago - quarterback
• Douglas F. Oppman, 5'10", 192 pounds, junior, Gary, IN - guard
• Paul Poulos, 5'11", 198 pounds, junior, Freedom, PA - guard
• Gary Prahst, 6'4", 220 pounds, senior, Berea, OH – started 9 games at left end
• Bob Ptacek, 6'1", 204 pounds, senior, Cleveland – started 9 games at quarterback
• Gene Sisinyak, 6'0", 195 pounds, sophomore, Monroe, MI – started 4 games at fullback
• Gerald Smith, 5'11", 185 pounds, junior, Detroit - center
• Willie Smith, 6'2", 243 pounds, senior, Little Rock, AR – tackle
• John Spidel, 5'11", 180 pounds, senior, Greenville, OH - quarterback
• Maynard Stetten, 6'2", 206 pounds, senior, Gibraltar, MI - tackle
• William R. Stine, 6'1", 215 pounds, sophomore, Toledo, OH - tackle
• Richard Syring, 6'0", 189 pounds, sophomore, Bay City, OH - center
• James Sytek, 5'11", 194 pounds, senior, Detroit - quarterback
• John C. Walker, 6'0", 195 pounds, sophomore, Milford, MI - fullback
• John Zachary, 5'9", 174 pounds, senior, Chicago - halfback

• Tony Rio, 6'0", 189 pounds, senior, Chicago – started 2 games at fullback

• George Mans, 6'4", 205 pounds, Trenton, MI - end
• Bennie McRae, 6'0", 170 pounds, Newport News, VA - halfback
• John Stamos, 6'2", 200 pounds, Chicago - quarterback
• Bill Tunnicliff, 6'1", 200 pounds, Ferndale, MI - fullback

• Head coach: Bennie Oosterbaan
• Assistant coaches:

:* Jack Blott - line coach

:* Don Dufek, Sr. - freshman coach{{cite news|title=Dufek, Weber Assume New Coaching Positions|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=September 20, 1958|page=1|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754068/151|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

:* Bump Elliott - backfield coach{{cite news|title=Former Wolverines Handle 'M' Coaching Chores|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=September 18, 1958|page=10|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754068/136|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

:* Bob Hollway - assistant line coach

:* Cliff Keen - assistant football coach, head wrestling coach

:* Matt Patanelli - end coach

:* Wally Weber - recruiting and eligibility

• Trainer: Jim Hunt
• Equipment manager - Henry Hatch
• Manager: Tom Hitchman

Team honors and awards for the 1958 season went to the following individuals.

• Captain: John Herrnstein
• Most Valuable Player: Bob Ptacek
• Meyer Morton Award: Dick Syring
• John Maulbetsch Award: John Walker

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