1938 Michigan
6–1–1 (3–1–1 Western Conference), coached by Fritz Crisler, finished No. 16 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chicago 45–7Oct 8
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Michigan State | W 14–0 | 37% |
| Oct 8 | vsChicago | W 45–7 | 73% |
| Oct 15 | at Minnesota | L 6–7 | 22% |
| Oct 22 | at Yale | W 15–13 | 41% |
| Oct 29 | vs Illinois | W 14–0 | 67% |
| Nov 5 | vs Pennsylvania | W 19–13 | 64% |
| Nov 12 | vs 17Northwestern | T 0–0 | 54% |
| Nov 19 | at Ohio State | W 18–0 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio State 18–0; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 12
- Wk 2: 13
- Wk 3: 16
- Wk 4: 18
- Wk 5: 17
- Wk 6: 12
- Wk 7: 16
- Final: 16
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 1938.
- Record
- 6–1–1
- Conference
- 3–1–1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
- AP final
- No. 16 peak No. 12
- Points
- 131–40
- Coach
- Fritz Crisler
- Elo
- 1593 +135 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.8 No. 11 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Fred Janke
- Most valuable player
- Ralph Heikkinen
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
Ralph HeikkinenOGAP-1; UP-1
Forest EvashevskiQBAP-1
Tom HarmonRBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 4–1 | 6–2 | 10 |
| Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 16 |
 Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–1–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 2–1–2 | 4–2–2 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
 Iowa | 1–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–4 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.