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1922 Michigan

6–⁠0–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Western Conference), coached by Fielding Yost.

Michigan, 1922
Photo: Photographer not named, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1922, game by game: won vs. Case 48–0; tied at Vanderbilt 0–0; won at Ohio State 19–0; won vs. Illinois 24–0; won vs. Michigan State 63–0; won vs. Wisconsin 13–6; won at Minnesota 16–7+63Won 48–0 vs. Case+48CaseTied 0–0 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltWon 19–0 at Ohio State+19Ohio StateWon 24–0 vs. Illinois+24IllinoisWon 63–0 vs. Michigan State+63Michigan StateWon 13–6 vs. Wisconsin+7WisconsinWon 16–7 at Minnesota+9Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsCaseW 48–⁠092%
Oct 14atVanderbiltT 0–⁠035%
Oct 21atOhio StateW 19–⁠040%
Oct 28vsIllinoisW 24–⁠073%
Nov 4vsMichigan StateW 63–⁠082%
Nov 18vsWisconsinW 13–⁠661%
Nov 25atMinnesotaW 16–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 16–⁠7; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 71st-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 1922.

Western Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Iowa

Consensus All-AmericanHarry Kipke, RB

Record
6–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
183–⁠13
Coach
Fielding Yost
Elo
1659 +106 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.7 No. 5 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul G. Goebel

All-Big Ten

6 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Bernard KirkE
  • Paul G. GoebelECON; CJ-2; CT-2; PA-2; WE-2
  • Stanley MuirheadOTCJ-1; CT-2; WE-2
  • Irwin UteritzQBCJ-2; CP; CT-1; PA-2; WE-2
  • Harry KipkeRBCON; CA; CJ-1; CP; CT-1; PA-1; WE-1
  • Franklin CapponFB

Second team

  • Jackson KeeferRBCT-2

From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1922 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa5–⁠07–⁠0
Michigan4–⁠06–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois2–⁠42–⁠5
Northwestern1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Ohio State1–⁠43–⁠4
Indiana0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠4–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.