Stanford 13 Michigan 12
Johnny Ralston does it again, this time with another 8-3 Stanford team that knocks Bo Schembechler's Michigan (11-0) out of the national championship in a 13-12 thriller. Blond Don Bunce is Ralston's engineer this time, winding up with 24 pass completions in 44 attempts. Stanford pulls out victory as the final gun barks with a 31-yard Rod Garcia field goal, his second of the game. A Dana Coin field goal and Fritz Seyferth touchdown plunge build an early 10-3 Michigan lead before Jackie Brown runs 31 yards for a tying touchdown with a trick forward handoff between his legs from fullback Jim Kehl. Michigan appears to have victory through a fluke when Stanford's Jim Ferguson is tackled by Wolverine Ed Shuttlesworth for a safety when running a missed field goal out of the end zone and back in. Then Bunce starts to connect in a drive that sets up the Garcia winning kick.