1921 Michigan
5–1–1 (2–1–1 Western Conference), coached by Fielding Yost. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Case 65–0Oct 8
By 65 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsMount Union | W 44–0 | 91% |
| Oct 8 | vsCase | W 65–0 | 92% |
| Oct 15 | vs Michigan State | W 30–0 | 75% |
| Oct 22 | vs Ohio State | L 0–14 | 56% |
| Oct 29 | at Illinois | W 3–0 | 45% |
| Nov 12 | at Wisconsin | T 7–7 | 31% |
| Nov 19 | vs Minnesota | W 38–0 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Minnesota 38–0; 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1921.
- Record
- 5–1–1
- Conference
- 2–1–1 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 187–21
- Coach
- Fielding Yost
- Elo
- 1578 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 26.6 No. 9 of 102 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert J. Dunne
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Robert J. DunneOGCA-1; WE-1; LH-1
Ernie VickCBE-2; CA-1; WE-1
Second team
- Paul G. GoebelEBE-2; WE-3
- Franklin CapponRBCA-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1921 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1921 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Michigan | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 1–4 | 1–6 | |
 Northwestern | 0–5 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.