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1930 Michigan

8–⁠0–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Western Conference), coached by Harry Kipke.

Michigan, 1930
Photo: Photographer not named, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1930, game by game: won vs. Denison 33–0; won vs. Eastern Michigan 7–0; tied vs. Michigan State 0–0; won vs. Purdue 14–13; won at Ohio State 13–0; won vs. Illinois 15–7; won at Harvard 6–3; won vs. Minnesota 7–0; won vs. Chicago 16–0+33Won 33–0 vs. Denison+33DenisonWon 7–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+7Eastern MichiganTied 0–0 vs. Michigan State0Michigan StateWon 14–13 vs. Purdue+1PurdueWon 13–0 at Ohio State+13Ohio StateWon 15–7 vs. Illinois+8IllinoisWon 6–3 at Harvard+3HarvardWon 7–0 vs. Minnesota+7MinnesotaWon 16–0 vs. Chicago+16Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsDenisonW 33–⁠089%
Sep 27vsEastern MichiganW 7–⁠096%
Oct 4vsMichigan StateT 0–⁠063%
Oct 11vsPurdueW 14–⁠1340%
Oct 18atOhio StateW 13–⁠044%
Oct 25vsIllinoisW 15–⁠755%
Nov 8atHarvardW 6–⁠351%
Nov 15vsMinnesotaW 7–⁠063%
Nov 22vsChicagoW 16–⁠082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Chicago 16–⁠0; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 91st-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 1930.

Western Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Northwestern

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 shared first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
111–⁠23
Coach
Harry Kipke
Elo
1604 +100 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.3 No. 16 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Simrall
Most valuable player
Jack Wheeler

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Maynard MorrisonCAP-1; UP-1; NEA-1; Coaches-1; KR-1
  • Harry NewmanQB

Second team

  • Tom SamuelsOTCoaches-2
  • Jack WheelerRBAP-2; UP-3; NEA-2

From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1930 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Northwestern5–⁠07–⁠1
Purdue4–⁠26–⁠2
Wisconsin2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠32–⁠5–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠43–⁠5
Iowa0–⁠14–⁠4
Chicago0–⁠42–⁠5–⁠2

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