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1932 Michigan

8–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Western Conference), coached by Harry Kipke.

Michigan, 1932
Photo: Photographer not named (first published in the 1933 Michiganensian, at page 111)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1932, game by game: won vs. Michigan State 26–0; won vs. Northwestern 15–6; won at Ohio State 14–0; won vs. Illinois 32–0; won vs. Princeton 14–7; won at Indiana 7–0; won vs. Chicago 12–0; won at Minnesota 3–0+32Won 26–0 vs. Michigan State+26Michigan StateWon 15–6 vs. Northwestern+9NorthwesternWon 14–0 at Ohio State+14Ohio StateWon 32–0 vs. Illinois+32IllinoisWon 14–7 vs. Princeton+7PrincetonWon 7–0 at Indiana+7IndianaWon 12–0 vs. Chicago+12ChicagoWon 3–0 at Minnesota+3Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsMichigan StateW 26–⁠069%
Oct 8vsNorthwesternW 15–⁠656%
Oct 15atOhio StateW 14–⁠052%
Oct 22vsIllinoisW 32–⁠083%
Oct 29vsPrincetonW 14–⁠789%
Nov 5atIndianaW 7–⁠071%
Nov 12vsChicagoW 12–⁠087%
Nov 19atMinnesotaW 3–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 3–⁠0; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 48th-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 1932.

National championsa title the school claims

Western Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Purdue

Consensus All-AmericanHarry Newman, RB

Harry Kipke’s first perfect season, 8–⁠0 (his 1930 team was unbeaten but tied once).

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
123–⁠13
Coach
Harry Kipke
Elo
1698 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.2 No. 3 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ivy Williamson
Most valuable player
Bill Hewitt

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ted PetoskeyEAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1932 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠08–⁠0
Purdue5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠35–⁠3
Illinois2–⁠45–⁠4
Indiana1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Chicago1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠51–⁠7

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