Under the first year under head coach Jim Orwig, (who was selected by Sports Illustrated as the tenth greatest athlete in the history of the U.S. state of Wisconsin in 2010), all of the four receiving players of the 1957 Michigan Wolverines football team had four touched down, and all the four players had receiving yards that were more than 200.
In its 10th year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan compiled a 531 record (331 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 187 to 147. 
Left tackle Jim Orwig was the team captain. 
