University of Michigan, Football Box Scores

Bentley Historical Library / U of M Athletic Department Records

Football Game Box Scores / Play-by-Plays, 1938-1997

The Box Score/Play-by-Play for a game may include an official summary of game statistics (usually for both teams, but sometimes only for U-M), a complete play-by-play rundown of the game, team and individual statistics, and occasionally a summary narrative of game action and post-game comments from coaches. The documentation for a given game may include only the official summary or just the play-by-play. For some games there is no box score or play-by-play available. In a few years there are Big Ten or season final statistics and for a couple seasons there are records of player minutes played.

The condition and quality of the original records varies considerably. Forms were sometimes completed in faint pencil or light colored ink, mimeographed and carbon copies often have poor contrast or have faded with time. Documents were sometimes scanned at intentionally low exposures in an attempt to make the text as legible as possible. Occasionally a page was scanned twice at different exposures to improve legibility in different sections of the document. The originals are housed at the Bentley Historical Library as part of the University of Michigan Athletic Department Records.

1938 Michigan State, 10/1/1938 Chicago, 10/8/1938 Minnesota, 10/15/1938 Yale, 10/22/1938 Illinois, 10/29/1938 Northwestern, 11/12/1938 Ohio State, 11/19/1938 1939 1939 Participation 1940 California, 9/28/1940 Michigan State, 10/5/1940 Harvard, 10/12/1940 Illinois, 10/19/1940 Pennsylvania, 10/26/1940 Minnesota, 11/9/1940 Northwestern, 11/16/1940 Ohio State, 11/23/1940 1941 Michigan State, 9/27/1941 Iowa, 10/4/1941 Pittsburgh, 10/11/1941 Northwestern, 10/18/1941 Minnesota, 10/25/1941 Illinois, 11/1/1941 Columbia, 11/15/1941 Ohio State, 11/22/1941 1942 1942 Big 10 Season 1943 Camp Grant, 9/18/1943 Western Michigan, 9/25/1943 Northwestern, 10/2/1943 Notre Dame, 10/9/1943 Minnesota, 10/23/1943 Illinois, 10/30/1943 Indiana, 11/6/1943 Wisconsin, 11/13/1943 Ohio State, 11/20/1943 1943 Season 1944 Iowa Pre-Flight, 9/16/1944 Marquette, 9/23/1944 Indiana, 9/30/1944 Minnesota, 10/7/1944 Northwestern, 10/14/1944 Purdue, 10/28/1944 Pennsylvania, 11/4/1944 Illinois, 11/11/1944 Wisconsin, 11/18/1944 Ohio State, 11/25/1944 1944 Season 1945 Indiana, 9/22/1945 Michigan State, 9/29/1945 Northwestern, 10/6/1945 Illinois, 10/27/1945 Minnesota, 11/3/1945 Purdue, 11/17/1945 Navy, 11/19/1945 Ohio State, 11/24/1945 1945 Season 1946 Indiana, 9/28/1946 Iowa, 10/5/1946 Army, 10/12/1946 Northwestern, 10/19/1946 Illinois, 10/26/1946 Michigan State, 11/9/1946 Ohio State, 11/23/1946 1946 Minutes Played 1947 Minnesota, 10/25/1947 Indiana, 11/8/1947 Ohio State, 11/22/1947 1947 Season 1947 Minutes Played 1948 Michigan State, 9/25/1948 Oregon, 10/2/1948 Purdue, 10/9/1948 Northwestern, 10/16/1948 Minnesota, 10/23/1948 Illinois, 10/30/1948 Navy, 11/6/1948 Indiana, 11/13/1948 Ohio State, 11/20/1948 1949 Michigan State, 9/24/1949 Stanford, 10/1/1949 Army, 10/8/1949 Northwestern, 10/15/1949 Minnesota, 10/22/1949 Illinois, 10/29/1949 Purdue, 11/5/1949 Indiana, 11/12/1949 Ohio State, 11/19/1949	1950 Michigan State, 9/30/1950 Dartmouth, 10/7/1950 Army, 10/14/1950 Minnesota, 10/21/1950 Wisconsin, 10/28/1950 Illinois, 11/4/1950 Indiana, 11/11/1950 Northwestern, 11/18/1950 Ohio State, 11/25/1950 California, Rose Bowl, 1/1/1951 1950 Season 1951 Michigan State, 9/29/1951 Stanford, 10/6/1951 Indiana, 10/13/1951 Iowa, 10/20/1951 Minnesota, 10/27/1951 Illinois, 11/3/1951 Cornell, 11/10/1951 Northwestern, 11/17/1951 Ohio State, 11/24/1951 1951 Big Ten 1951 Season 1952 Michigan State, 9/27/1952 Stanford, 10/4/1952 Indiana, 10/11/1952 Northwestern, 10/18/1952 Minnesota, 10/25/1952 Illinois, 11/1/1952 Cornell, 11/8/1952 Purdue, 11/15/1952 Ohio State, 11/22/1952 1953 Washington, 9/26/1953 Tulane, 10/3/1953 Iowa, 10/10/1953 Northwestern, 10/17/1953 Minnesota, 10/24/1953 Pennsylvania, 10/31/1953 Illinois, 11/7/1953 Michigan State, 11/14/1953 Ohio State, 11/21/1953 1954 Washington, 9/25/1954 Army, 10/2/1954 Iowa, 10/9/1954 Northwestern, 10/16/1954 Minnesota, 10/23/1954 Indiana, 10/30/1954 Illinois, 11/6/1954 Michigan State, 11/13/1954 Ohio State, 11/20/1954 1954 Season 1955 Missouri, 9/24/1955 Michigan State, 10/1/1955 Army, 10/8/1955 Northwestern, 10/15/1955 Minnesota, 10/22/1955 Iowa, 10/29/1955 Illinois, 11/5/1955 Indiana, 11/12/1955 Ohio State, 11/19/1955 1955 Big Ten 1955 Season 1956 UCLA, 9/30/1956 Michigan State, 10/6/1956 Army, 10/13/1956 Northwestern, 10/20/1956 Minnesota, 10/27/1956 Iowa, 11/3/1956 Illinois, 11/10/1956 Indiana, 11/17/1956 Ohio State, 11/24/1956 1957 Georgia, 10/5/1957 Michigan State, 10/12/1957 Northwestern, 10/19/1957 Minnesota, 10/26/1957 Iowa, 11/2/1957 Illinois, 11/9/1957 Indiana, 11/16/1957 Ohio State, 11/23/1957 1957 Big Ten 1957 Season 1958 Southern California, 9/27/1958 Michigan State, 10/4/1958 Navy, 10/11/1958 Northwestern, 10/18/1958 Minnesota, 10/25/1958 Iowa, 11/1/1958 Illinois, 11/8/1958 Ohio State, 11/22/1958 1959 Missouri, 9/26/1959 Michigan State, 10/3/1959 Oregon State, 10/10/1959 Northwestern, 10/17/1959 Minnesota, 10/24/1959 Wisconsin, 10/31/1959 Illinois, 11/7/1959 Indiana, 11/14/1959 Ohio State, 11/21/1959	1960 Oregon, 9/24/1960 Michigan State, 10/1/1960 Duke, 10/8/1960 Northwestern, 10/15/1960 Minnesota, 10/22/1960 Wisconsin, 10/29/1960 Illinois, 11/5/1960 Indiana, 11/12/1960 Ohio State, 11/19/1960 1961 Spring Game, 5/6/1961 UCLA, 9/30/1961 Army, 10/7/1961 Michigan State, 10/14/1961 Purdue, 10/21/1961 Minnesota, 10/28/1961 Duke, 11/4/1961 Illinois, 11/11/1961 Iowa, 11/18/1961 Ohio State, 11/25/1961 1962 Nebraska, 9/29/1962 Army, 10/6/1962 Michigan State, 10/13/1962 Purdue, 10/20/1962 Minnesota, 10/27/1962 Wisconsin, 11/3/1962 Illinois, 11/10/1962 Iowa, 11/17/1962 Ohio State, 11/24/1962 1963 Southern Methodist, 9/18/1963 Navy, 10/5/1963 Michigan State, 10/12/1963 Purdue, 10/19/1963 Minnesota, 10/26/1963 Northwestern, 11/2/1963 Illinois, 11/9/1963 Iowa, 11/16/1963 Ohio State, 11/23/1963 1964 Air Force, 9/26/1964 Navy, 10/3/1964 Michigan State, 10/10/1964 Purdue, 10/17/1964 Minnesota, 10/24/1964 Northwestern, 10/31/1964 Illinois, 11/7/1964 Iowa, 11/14/1964 Ohio State, 11/21/1964 Oregon State, 1/1/1965 1965 North Carolina, 9/18/1965 California, 9/26/1965 Georgia, 10/2/1965 Michigan State, 10/9/1965 Purdue, 10/16/1965 Minnesota, 10/23/1965 Wisconsin, 10/30/1965 Illinois, 11/6/1965 Northwestern, 11/13/1965 Ohio State, 11/20/1965 1966 Oregon State, 9/17/1966 California, 9/24/1966 North Carolina, 10/1/1966 Michigan State, 10/8/1966 Purdue, 10/15/1966 Minnesota, 10/22/1966 Wisconsin, 10/29/1966 Illinois, 11/5/1966 Northwestern, 11/12/1966 Ohio State, 11/19/1966 1966 Season 1967 Duke, 9/23/1967 California, 9/30/1967 Navy, 10/7/1967 Michigan State, 10/14/1967 Indiana, 10/21/1967 Minnesota, 10/28/1967 Northwestern, 11/4/1967 Illinois, 11/11/1967 Wisconsin, 11/18/1967 Ohio State, 11/25/1967 1967 Season 1968 California, 9/21/1968 Duke, 9/28/1968 Navy, 10/5/1968 Michigan State, 10/12/1968 Indiana, 10/19/1968 Minnesota, 10/26/1968 Northwestern, 11/2/1968 Illinois, 11/9/1968 Wisconsin, 11/16/1968 Ohio State, 11/23/1968 1968 Season 1969 Vanderbilt, 9/20/1969: A -- B Missouri, 10/4/1969: A -- B Purdue, 10/11/1969: A -- B Michigan State, 10/18/1969: A -- B Minnesota, 10/25/1969: A -- B Wisconsin, 11/1/1969: A -- B Illinois, 11/8/1969: A -- B Iowa, 11/15/1969: A -- B Ohio State, 11/22/1969: A -- B Southern California, 1/1/1970: A	1970 Arizona, 9/19/1970: A -- B Washington, 9/26/1970: A Texas A & M, 10/3/1970: A -- B Purdue, 10/10/1970: A -- B Michigan State, 10/17/1970: A -- B Minnesota, 10/24/1970: A -- B Wisconsin, 10/31/1970: A -- B Illinois, 11/7/1970: A -- B Iowa, 11/12/1970: A -- B Ohio State, 11/21/1970: A -- B 1971 Northwestern, 9/11/1971: A -- B Virginia, 9/18/1971: A -- B UCLA, 9/25/1971: A -- B Navy, 10/2/1971: A -- B Michigan State, 10/9/1971: A -- B Illinois, 10/16/1971: A -- B Minnesota, 10/23/1971: A -- B Indiana, 10/30/1971: A -- B Iowa, 11/6/1971: A -- B Purdue, 11/13/1971: A -- B Ohio State, 11/20/1971: A -- B Stanford, 1/1/1972: A 1972 Northwestern, 9/16/1972: A -- B UCLA, 9/23/1972: A -- B Tulane, 9/30/1972: A -- B Navy, 10/7/1972: A -- B Michigan State, 10/14/1972: A -- B Illinois, 10/21/1972: A -- B Minnesota, 10/28/1972: A -- B Indiana, 11/4/1972: A -- B Iowa, 11/11/1972: A -- B Purdue, 11/18/1972: A -- B Ohio State, 11/25/1972: A -- B 1973 Iowa, 9/15/1973: A -- B Stanford, 9/22/1973: A -- B Navy, 9/29/1973: A -- B Oregon, 10/6/1973: A -- B Michigan State, 10/13/1973: A -- B Wisconsin, 10/20/1973: A -- B Minnesota, 10/27/1973: A -- B Indiana, 11/3/1973: A -- B Illinois, 11/10/1973: A -- B Purdue, 11/17/1973: A -- B Ohio State, 11/24/1973: A -- B 1974 Iowa, 9/14/1974: A -- B Colorado, 9/21/1974: A -- B Navy, 9/28/1974: A -- B Stanford, 10/5/1974: A -- B Michigan State, 10/12/1974: A -- B Wisconsin, 10/19/1974: A -- B Minnesota, 10/26/1974: A -- B Indiana, 11/2/1974: A -- B Illinois, 11/9/1974: A -- B Purdue, 11/16/1974: A -- B Ohio State, 11/23/1974: A -- B 1975 Wisconsin, 9/13/1975: A -- B Stanford, 9/20/1975: A -- B Baylor, 9/27/1975: A -- B Missouri, 10/4/1975: A -- B Michigan State, 10/11/1975: A -- B Northwestern, 10/18/1975: A -- B Indiana, 10/25/1975: A -- B Minnesota, 11/1/1975: A -- B Purdue, 11/8/1975: A -- B Illinois, 11/15/1975: A -- B Ohio State, 11/22/1975: A -- B Oklahoma, 1/1/1976: A 1976 Wisconsin, 9/11/1976: A -- B Stanford, 9/18/1976: A -- B Navy, 9/25/1976: A -- B Wake Forest, 10/2/1976: A -- B Michigan State, 10/9/1976: A -- B Northwestern, 10/16/1976: A -- B Indiana, 10/23/1976: A -- B Minnesota, 10/30/1976: A -- B Purdue, 11/6/1976: A -- B Illinois, 11/13/1976: A -- B Ohio State, 11/20/1976: A -- B Southern California, 1/1/1977: A

1977 Illinois, 9/10/1977: A Duke, 9/17/1977: A Navy, 9/24/1977: A -- B Texas A & M, 10/1/1977: A -- B Michigan State, 10/8/1977: A Wisconsin, 10/15/1977: A Minnesota, 10/22/1977: A Iowa, 10/29/1977: A Northwestern, 11/5/1977: A -- B Purdue, 11/12/1977: A Ohio State, 11/19/1977: A Washington, 1/2/1978: A	1978 Illinois, 9/16/1978: A -- B Notre Dame, 9/23/1978: A -- B Duke, 9/30/1978: A -- B Arizona, 10/7/1978: A -- B Michigan State, 10/14/1978: A -- B Wisconsin, 10/21/1978: A -- B Minnesota, 10/28/1978: A -- B Iowa, 11/4/1978: A -- B Northwestern, 11/11/1978: A -- B Purdue, 11/18/1978: A -- B Ohio State, 11/25/1978: A -- B Southern California, 1/1/1979: A	1979 Northwestern, 9/8/1979 Notre Dame, 9/15/1979 Kansas, 9/22/1979 California, 9/29/1979 Michigan State, 10/6/1979 Minnesota, 10/13/1979 Illinois, 10/20/1979 Indiana, 10/27/1979 Wisconsin, 11/3/1979 Purdue, 11/10/1979 Ohio State, 11/17/1979 North Carolina, 12/28/1979

1980 Northwestern, 9/13/1980 Notre Dame, 9/20/1980 South Carolina, 9/27/1980 California, 10/4/1980 Michigan State, 10/11/1980 Minnesota, 10/18/1980 Illinois, 10/25/1980 Indiana, 11/1/1980 Wisconsin, 11/8/1980 Purdue, 11/15/1980 Ohio State, 11/22/1980 Washington, 1/1/1981 1981 Wisconsin, 9/12/1981 Notre Dame, 9/19/1981 Navy, 9/26/1981 Indiana, 10/3/1981 Michigan State, 10/10/1981 Iowa, 10/17/1981 Northwestern, 10/24/1981 Minnesota, 10/31/1981 Illinois, 11/7/1981 Purdue, 11/14/1981 Ohio State, 11/21/1981 UCLA, 12/31/1981 1982 Wisconsin, 9/11/1982 Notre Dame, 9/18/1982 UCLA, 9/25/1982 Indiana, 10/2/1982 Michigan State, 10/9/1982 Iowa, 10/16/1982 Northwestern, 10/23/1982 Minnesota, 10/30/1982 llinois, 11/6/1982 Purdue, 11/14/1982 Ohio State, 11/21/1982 UCLA, 1/1/1983 1983 Washington State, 9/10/1983 Washington, 9/17/1983 Wisconsin, 9/24/1983 Indiana, 10/1/1983 Michigan State, 10/8/1983 Northwestern, 10/15/1983 Iowa, 10/22/1983 Illinois, 10/29/1983 Purdue, 11/5/1983 Minnesota, 11/12/1983 Ohio State, 11/19/1983 Auburn, 1/2/1984 1984 Miami, 9/8/1984 Washington, 9/15/1984 Wisconsin, 9/22/1984 Indiana, 9/29/1984 Michigan State, 10/6/1984 Northwestern, 10/13/1984 Iowa, 10/20/1984 Illinois, 10/27/1984 Purdue, 11/3/1984 Minnesota, 11/10/1984 Ohio State, 11/17/1984 Brigham Young, 12/21/1984 1985 Notre Dame, 9/14/1985 South Carolina, 9/21/1985 Maryland, 9/28/1985 Wisconsin, 10/5/1985 Michigan State, 10/12/1985 Iowa, 10/19/1985 Indiana, 10/26/1985 Illinois, 11/2/1985 Purdue, 11/9/1985 Minnesota, 11/16/1985 Ohio State, 11/23/1985 Nebraska, 1/1/1986 1986 Notre Dame, 9/13/1986 Wisconsin, 10/4/1986 Michigan State, 10/11/1986 Iowa, 10/18/1986 Indiana, 10/25/1986 Illinois, 11/1/1986 Purdue, 11/8/1986 Minnesota, 11/15/1986 Ohio State, 11/22/1986 1987 Notre Dame, 9/12/1987 Washington State, 9/19/1987 Long Beach State, 9/26/1987 Wisconsin, 10/3/1987 Michigan State, 10/10/1987 Iowa, 10/17/1987 Indiana, 10/24/1987 Minnesota, 11/7/1987 Illinois, 11/14/1987 Ohio State, 11/21/1987 Alabama, 1/2/1988 1988 Notre Dame, 9/10/1988 Miami, 9/17/1988 Wake Forest, 9/24/1988 Wisconsin, 10/1/1988 Michigan State, 10/8/1988 Iowa, 10/15/1988 Indiana, 10/22/1988 Northwestern, 10/29/1988 Minnesota, 11/5/1988 Illinois, 11/12/1988 Ohio State, 11/19/1988 USC, 1/2/1989 1989 Notre Dame, 9/16/1989 UCLA, 9/23/1989 Maryland, 9/30/1989 Wisconsin, 10/7/1989 Michigan State, 10/14/1989 Iowa, 10/21/1989 Indiana, 10/28/1989 Purdue, 11/4/1989 Illinois, 11/11/1989 Minnesota, 11/18/1989 Ohio State, 11/25/1989 USC, 1/1/1990	1990 Notre Dame, 9/15/1990 UCLA, 9/22/1990 Maryland, 9/29/1990 Wisconsin, 10/6/1990 Michigan State, 10/13/1990 Iowa, 10/20/1990 Indiana, 10/27/1990 Purdue, 11/3/1990 Illinois, 11/10/1990 Minnesota, 11/17/1990 Ohio State, 11/24/1990 Mississippi, 1/1/1991 1991 Boston College, 9/7/1991 Notre Dame, 9/14/1991 Florida State, 9/28/1991 Iowa, 10/5/1991 Michigan State, 10/12/1991 Indiana, 10/19/1991 Minnesota, 10/26/1991 Purdue, 11/2/1991 Northwestern, 11/9/1991 Ilinois, 11/16/1991 Ohio State, 11/23/1991 Michigan State, 10/9/1999 1992 Notre Dame, 9/12/1992 Oklahoma State, 9/19/1992 Houston, 9/26/1992 Iowa, 10/3/1992 Michigan State, 10/10/1992 Indiana, 10/17/1992 Minnesota, 10/24/1992 Purdue, 10/31/1992 Northwestern, 11/7/1992 Illinois, 11/14/1992 Ohio State, 11/21/1992 Washington, 1/1/1993 1993 Washington State, 9/4/1993 Notre Dame, 9/11/1993 Houston, 9/25/1993 Iowa, 10/2/1993 Michigan State, 10/9/1993 Penn State, 10/16/1993 Illinois, 10/23/1993 Wisconsin, 10/30/1993 Purdue, 11/6/1993 Minnesota, 11/13/1993 Ohio State, 11/20/1993 North Carolina State, 1/1/1994 1994 Boston College, 9/3/1994 Notre Dame, 9/10/1994 Colorado, 9/24/1994 Iowa, 10/1/1994 Michigan State, 10/8/1994 Penn State, 10/15/1994 Illinois, 10/22/1994 Wisconsin, 10/29/1994 Purdue, 11/5/1994 Minnesota, 11/13/1994 Ohio State, 11/19/1994 Colorado State, 1/1/1995 1995 Virginia, 8/26/1995 Illinois, 9/2/1995 Memphis, 9/9/1995 Boston College, 9/16/1995 Miami of Ohio, 9/30/1995 Northwestern, 10/7/1995 Indiana, 10/21/1995 Minnesota, 10/28/1995 Michigan St., 11/4/1995 Purdue, 11/11/1995 Penn State, 11/18/1995 Ohio State, 11/25/1995 Texas A&M, 12/29/1995 1996 Illinois, 8/31/1996 Colorado, 9/14/1996 Boston College, 9/21/1996 UCLA, 9/28/1996 Northwestern, 10/5/1996 Indiana, 10/19/1996 Minnesota, 10/26/1996 Michigan State, 11/2/1996 Purdue, 11/9/1996 Penn State, 11/16/1996 Ohio State, 11/23/1996 Alabama, 1/1/1997 1997 Colorado, 9/13/1997 Baylor, 9/20/1997 Notre Dame, 9/27/1997 Indiana, 10/4/1997 Northwestern, 10/11/1997 Iowa, 10/18/1997 Michigan State, 10/25/1997 Minnesota, 11/1/1997 Penn State, 11/8/1997 Wisconsin, 11/15/1997 Ohio State, 11/22/1997 Washington State, 1/1/1998 1998 Notre Dame, 9/5/1998 Syracuse, 9/12/1998 Eastern Michigan, 9/19/1998 Michigan State, 9/26/1998 Iowa, 10/3/1998 Northwestern, 10/17/1998 Indiana, 10/24/1998 Minnesota, 10/31/1998 Penn State, 11/7/1998 Wisconsin, 11/14/1998 Ohio State, 11/21/1998 Hawaii, 11/28/1998 Arkansas, 1/1/1999 1999 Notre Dame, 9/5/1999 Rice, 9/11/1999 Syracuse, 9/18/1999 Wisconsin, 9/25/1999 Purdue, 10/2/1999 Michigan State, 10/9/1999 Illinois, 10/23/1999 Indiana, 11/6/1999 Northwestern, 11/9/1999 Penn State, 11/13/1999 Ohio State, 11/20/1999 Alabama, 1/1/2000