1937 Michigan
4–4 (3–3 Western Conference), coached by Harry Kipke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 7–0Nov 13
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs Michigan State | L 14–19 | 34% |
| Oct 9 | at Northwestern | L 0–7 | 23% |
| Oct 16 | vs Minnesota | L 6–39 | 27% |
| Oct 23 | at Iowa | W 7–6 | 32% |
| Oct 30 | at Illinois | W 7–6 | 33% |
| Nov 6 | vsChicago | W 13–12 | 70% |
| Nov 13 | at Pennsylvania | W 7–0 | 31% |
| Nov 20 | vs 19Ohio State | L 0–21 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 21–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 133rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 54–110
- Coach
- Harry Kipke
- Elo
- 1437 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.3 No. 79 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Rinaldi
- Most valuable player
- Ralph Heikkinen
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ralph HeikkinenOGAP-2; UP-1
Second team
- Don SiegelOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 6–2 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 13 |
 Indiana | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.