- started 1 game at safety Dave Porter, 6'3", 231 pounds, senior, Lansing, Michigan - started 10 games at defensive right tackle, 3 games at offensive tackle Rocky Rosema, 6'2", 225 pounds, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 5 games at linebacker, 4 games at left defensive end, 2 games at offensive end, 1 game at offensive guard Phil Seymour, 6'4", 195 pounds, sophomore, Berkley, Michigan - started 4 games at left defensive end, 1 game at right defensive end, 1 game at offensive end Tom Stincic, 6'3", 217 pounds, junior, Cleveland, Ohio - started 4 games at linebacker, 2 games at right defensive end, 1 game at offensive end, 1 game at offensive guard Robert Wedge, 6'2", 201 pounds, junior, Port Huron, Michigan - started 2 games at linebacker, 1 game at center James Wilhite - 6'3", 204 pounds, junior, Bay City, Michigan - middle guard Richard Williamson, 6'4", 227 pounds, senior, East Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at left defensive tackle Non-letter winners Cecil Pryor - started 2 games at linebacker Coaching staff Michigan's 1967 coaching, training, and support staff included the following persons. Head coach: Bump Elliott Assistant coaches: Henry Fonde - offensive backfield coach George Mans - offensive ends coach Tony Mason - offensive line coach Don James - defensive backfield coach Y C McNease - defensive ends and linebackers coach Dennis Fitzgerald - defensive line coach Bill Dodd - freshmen football coach Trainer: Jim Hunt Manager: Stephen Kenney Season summary Preseason The 1966 Michigan Wolverines football team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 236 to 138. In all, 22 of the letter winners from the 1966, including 14 starters, team lost to graduation or professional football. The most valuable player on the 1966 team was All-American end Jack Clancy who set Big Ten records for receptions and receiving yardage. Clancy was claimed by the Miami Dolphins in the 1967 NFL Draft. Other notable departures included: Jim Detwiler, the leading scorer in the Big Ten in 1966, who was taken in the first round of the draft; defensive back Rich Volk who was taken in the second round of the draft; linebacker Frank Nunley and defensive back John Rowser, both claimed in the third round; and running back Carl Ward, claimed in the fourth round. Key players returning from the 1966 team included quarterback Dick Vidmer, center Joe Dayton,