1934 Michigan
1–7 (0–6 Western Conference), coached by Harry Kipke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Georgia Tech 9–2Oct 20
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs Michigan State | L 0–16 | 70% |
| Oct 13 | atChicago | L 0–27 | 60% |
| Oct 20 | vs Georgia Tech | W 9–2 | 68% |
| Oct 27 | vs Illinois | L 6–7 | 61% |
| Nov 3 | at Minnesota | L 0–34 | 31% |
| Nov 10 | vs Wisconsin | L 0–10 | 70% |
| Nov 17 | at Ohio State | L 0–34 | 23% |
| Nov 24 | vs Northwestern | L 6–13 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northwestern 13–6; 10th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 130th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
- Record
- 1–7
- Conference
- 0–6 10th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 21–143
- Coach
- Harry Kipke
- Elo
- 1466 −182 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.0 No. 89 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Thomas Austin
- Most valuable player
- Gerald Ford
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Willis WardEFH-1
Second team
- Thomas AustinOTFH-2
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
 Iowa | 1–3–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Michigan | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.