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1933 Michigan

7–⁠0–⁠1 (5–⁠0–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Harry Kipke.

Michigan, 1933
Photo: Photographer not named, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1933, game by game: won vs. Michigan State 20–6; won vs. Cornell 40–0; won vs. Ohio State 13–0; won at Chicago 28–0; won at Illinois 7–6; won vs. Iowa 10–6; tied vs. Minnesota 0–0; won at Northwestern 13–0+40Won 20–6 vs. Michigan State+14Michigan StateWon 40–0 vs. Cornell+40CornellWon 13–0 vs. Ohio State+13Ohio StateWon 28–0 at Chicago+28ChicagoWon 7–6 at Illinois+1IllinoisWon 10–6 vs. Iowa+4IowaTied 0–0 vs. Minnesota0MinnesotaWon 13–0 at Northwestern+13Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsMichigan StateW 20–⁠666%
Oct 14vsCornellW 40–⁠069%
Oct 21vsOhio StateW 13–⁠065%
Oct 28atChicagoW 28–⁠075%
Nov 4atIllinoisW 7–⁠667%
Nov 11vsIowaW 10–⁠684%
Nov 18vsMinnesotaT 0–⁠075%
Nov 25atNorthwesternW 13–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 13–⁠0; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 36th-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 1933.

National championsa title the school claims

Western Conference champions5–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Minnesota

2 consensus All-AmericansFrancis Wistert, OT; Chuck Bernard, C

Unbeaten for a second straight year, 7–⁠0–⁠1, and a second straight title claim.

Record
7–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0–⁠1 first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
131–⁠18
Coach
Harry Kipke
Elo
1721 +89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.5 No. 1 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Stanley Fay
Most valuable player
Herman Everhardus

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Ted PetoskeyEAP-1; UP-1; NK-1
  • Whitey WistertOTAP-1; UP-1; NK-1
  • Chuck BernardCUP-1; NK-1
  • Herman EverhardusRB

Second team

  • Willis WardENK-2
  • Thomas D. AustinOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Ohio State4–⁠17–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠0–⁠44–⁠0–⁠4
Illinois3–⁠25–⁠3
Iowa3–⁠25–⁠3
Northwestern1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Chicago0–⁠3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠21–⁠5–⁠2
Wisconsin0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1

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