1928 Michigan
3–4–1 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Tad Wieman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 3–0Nov 3
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsOhio Wesleyan | L 7–17 | 94% |
| Oct 13 | vs Indiana | L 0–6 | 67% |
| Oct 20 | at Ohio State | L 7–19 | 39% |
| Oct 27 | vs Wisconsin | L 0–7 | 52% |
| Nov 3 | vs Illinois | W 3–0 | 36% |
| Nov 10 | vs Navy | T 6–6 | 52% |
| Nov 17 | vs Michigan State | W 3–0 | 76% |
| Nov 24 | vs Iowa | W 10–7 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa 10–7; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 118th-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 1928.
- Record
- 3–4–1
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 36–62
- Coach
- Tad Wieman
- Elo
- 1518 −88 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.4 No. 38 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- George Rich
- Most valuable player
- Otto Pommerening
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Ohio State | 3–2 | 5–2–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
 Michigan | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.