Harry Kipke
Harry Kipke went 49–30–5 as a head coach, 1928–1937, at Michigan State and Michigan. His teams claim two national titles: Michigan in 1932 and 1933. Share
- Record
- 49–30–5 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- National titles
- 2 claimed: 1932 and 1933
- Best season
- 1932 8–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Michigan State | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1929 | Michigan | 5–3–1 | T–8th | |||
| 1930 | Michigan | 8–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1931 | Michigan | 8–1–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1932 | Michigan | 8–0 | T–1st | |||
| 1933 | Michigan | 7–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1934 | Michigan | 1–7 | 10th | |||
| 1935 | Michigan | 4–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1936 | Michigan | 1–7 | T–8th | |||
| 1937 | Michigan | 4–4 | T–4th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 42 | 17–22–3 | 44% |
| Conference games | 50 | 27–21–2 | 56% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 36 | 22–9–5 | 68% |
| At home | 56 | 33–18–5 | 63% |
| On the road | 28 | 16–12 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 54 | 39–10–5 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 10–20 | 33% |
His own 84 games on file, 1928–1937, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Zuppke 1929–1937 | 5–4 | Illinois | 9 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1932–1937 | 1–4–1 | Minnesota | 6 | |
| Sam Willaman 1929–1933 | 3–2 | Ohio State | 5 | |
| Charlie Bachman 1933–1937 | 1–4 | Michigan State | 5 | |
| Jimmy Crowley 1929–1932 | 2–0–2 | Michigan State | 4 | |
| Francis Schmidt 1934–1937 | 0–4 | Ohio State | 4 | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1930–1932 | 3–0 | Chicago | 3 | |
| Fritz Crisler 1930–1932 | 3–0 | Minnesota, Princeton | 3 | |
| Clarence Spears 1929–1935 | 2–1 | Minnesota, Wisconsin | 3 | |
| Dick Hanley 1932–1934 | 2–1 | Northwestern | 3 |
Harry Kipke’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Illinoisseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Minnesotaseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 9 | 3–4–2 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 9 | 3–6 |
| Chicagoseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Indianaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Michigan 1923 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924–27 | Missouri | Assistant coach | |
| 1928 | Michigan State | Head coach | |
| 1929–37 | Michigan | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Gwinn HenryMissouri
Assistants who became head coaches
- Miles CasteelArizona
- Bennie OosterbaanMichigan
- Cappy CapponKansas, Luther
- George VeenkerIowa State
- Hunk AndersonNotre Dame, NC State, Saint Louis, Chicago Bears
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinn Henry | Missouri | 1924–27 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Casteel | Michigan State, 1928: assistant coach | Arizona | |
| Bennie Oosterbaan | Michigan, 1929–37: assistant coach | Michigan | |
| Cappy Cappon | Michigan, 1929–37: assistant coach | Kansas, Luther | |
| George Veenker | Michigan, 1929: assistant coach | Iowa State | |
| Hunk Anderson | Michigan, 1937: line coach | Notre Dame, NC State, Saint Louis, Chicago Bears |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.