University of Michigan Football All-American

James Pace

Halfback, 1957

Jim Pace

Originally from Grand Rapids, Mich., where he played sandlot football with Terry Barr, Jimmy's career was replete with thrilling runs with All-American honors. Led Big Ten scoring with 10 touchdowns, topped ballcarriers with a 5.84 yard average, and further proved his great speed by winning the Big Ten 60-yard indoor dash title. Although he was not a regular as a sophomore, he scored twice and then played 289 minutes his junior season to average 4.8 yards. He became Michigan's Most Valuable Player in 1957.

CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing
Year Games Carries Net Gain Ave. Gain tds
1955 9 32 172 5.4 2
1956 9 103 498 4.8 2
1957 9 123 664 5.4 7
Career 27 258 1334 5.2 11
Pass Receiving

Year
Receptions
Yards
Ave.
tds
1955 1 13 13 0
1956 7 55 7.9 0
1957 11 122 11.1 2
Career 19 190 10.0 2
Passing

Year
Games
Attempts
Comp.
Pct.
Interc.
Yards
Long.
tds
1955 9 6 1 .16 1 6 6 0
1956 9 12 6 .50 1 97 0
1957 9 3 1 .33 0 -8 0
Career 27 21 8 .38 2 95 0
Kick Returns
Kick Offs Punt Returns
Year No. Yards Ave. tds No. Yards Ave. tds
1955 5 80 16.0 0
1956 4 28 7 0
1957 8 98 12.3 1
Career 17 206 12.1 1

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