1929 Michigan
5–3–1 (1–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Harry Kipke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Albion 39–0Sep 27
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsAlbion | W 39–0 | 89% |
| Sep 28 | vsMount Union | W 16–6 | 90% |
| Oct 5 | vs Michigan State | W 17–0 | 70% |
| Oct 12 | at Purdue | L 16–30 | 38% |
| Oct 19 | vs Ohio State | L 0–7 | 54% |
| Oct 26 | at Illinois | L 0–14 | 27% |
| Nov 9 | vs Harvard | W 14–12 | 51% |
| Nov 16 | at Minnesota | W 7–6 | 23% |
| Nov 23 | vs Iowa | T 0–0 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Iowa 0–0; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 tied for 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 109–75
- Coach
- Harry Kipke
- Elo
- 1506 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.0 No. 36 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joseph Truskowski
- Most valuable player
- James Simrall
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Alan BovardCNEA-1; WE-1- Joe GembisFB
Second team
- Joe TruskowskiEUP-2
- Howard W. PoeOGNEA-2
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
 Northwestern | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Michigan | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 7–3 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.