University of Michigan Football All-American
Chalmers (Bump) Elliott
Halfback, 1947
Called the greatest right halfback he ever saw by his Coach, Fritz Crisler, Bump starred both on offense and defense during the early platoon days at Michigan. Returned from overseas service with the Marines in 1946, he climbed immediately to stardom. In 1947 he led the Big Nine in scoring with 54 points and was chosen the Most Valuable Player in the Conference to win the Chicago Tribune Trophy. He became head coach at Michigan in 1959, after serving as assistant at Oregon State, Iowa and his Alma Mater. His 1964 team won the Big Ten and Rose Bowl titles. Bump also earned letters in football, basketball and baseball at Purdue during Marine trainee days.
CAREER STATISTICS*
| Year | Games | Carries | Net Gain | Ave. Gain | tds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 5.10 | 3 | |||||
| 1947 | 10 | 68 | 438 | 6.40 | 8 | |||||
| Career | 18 | 98 | 91 | 6.03 | 11 |
|
Year |
Games |
Attempts |
Comp. |
Pct. |
Interc. |
Yards |
tds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 8 | 6 | 4 | .66 | 0 | 77 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 18 | 7 | 4 | .57 | 0 | 77 | 0 |
|
Year |
Receptions |
Yards |
Ave. |
tds |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 3 | 59 | 19.6 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | 16 | 318 | 19.9 | 2 | ||||
| Career | 19 | 377 | 19.8 | 3 | ||||
| * Does not include 1948 Rose Bowl Game. Elliott scored on an 11 yard pass from Chappuis in the Rose Bowl. | ||||||||
| Kick Offs | Punt Returns | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | Yards | Ave. | tds | No. | Yards | Ave. | tds | |
| 1946 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 11 | 169 | 15.2 | 1 | |||||
| Elliott scored one touchdown on a pass interception in the 1947 Pitt game. | |||||||||
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