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1924 Michigan

6–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by George Little.

Michigan, 1924
Photo: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1924, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 55–0; won at Michigan State 7–0; lost at Illinois 14–39; won vs. Wisconsin 21–0; won at Minnesota 13–0; won vs. Northwestern 27–0; won at Ohio State 16–6; lost vs. Iowa 2–9+55−25Won 55–0 vs. Miami (OH)+55Miami (OH)Won 7–0 at Michigan State+7Michigan StateLost 14–39 at Illinois-25IllinoisWon 21–0 vs. Wisconsin+21WisconsinWon 13–0 at Minnesota+13MinnesotaWon 27–0 vs. Northwestern+27NorthwesternWon 16–6 at Ohio State+10Ohio StateLost 2–9 vs. Iowa-7Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsMiami (OH)W 55–⁠097%
Oct 11atMichigan StateW 7–⁠070%
Oct 18atIllinoisL 14–⁠3946%
Oct 25vsWisconsinW 21–⁠067%
Nov 1atMinnesotaW 13–⁠059%
Nov 8vsNorthwesternW 27–⁠083%
Nov 15atOhio StateW 16–⁠669%
Nov 22vsIowaL 2–⁠969%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 9–⁠2; 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 75th-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 1924.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
155–⁠54
Coach
George Little
Elo
1648 +17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.4 No. 10 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Herb Steger

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Edward SlaughterOGBE-1; BI; DI-2; HC-1; IN-2; LD-2; WE-3
  • Robert J. BrownCBE-1; HC-1; WE-3

Second team

  • Tom EdwardsOTBE-2
  • Harold O. SteeleOGWE-2
  • Tod RockwellQBBE-2; HC-2; IN-2; WE-2
  • Herb StegerRBDI-2; IN-3

From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1924 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago3–⁠0–⁠34–⁠1–⁠3
Illinois3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Michigan4–⁠26–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠25–⁠2
Minnesota1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Ohio State1–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠34–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠34–⁠4
Wisconsin0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3

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