1922 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1922 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1922 college football season. The head coach was Fielding H. Yost, in his 22nd season as head coach. The team went through the 1922 season without a defeat and compiled a record of 6–0–1 (4–0 in Big Ten Conference games). Michigan tied with Iowa for the Big Ten Conference championship.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
| October 7, 1922 |
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Case* |
Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI |
W 48–0 |
10,000 |
| October 14, 1922 |
2:15 PM |
at Vanderbilt* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
T 0–0 |
20,000 |
| October 21, 1922 |
|
at Ohio State |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
W 19–0 |
71,000 |
| October 28, 1922 |
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Illinois |
Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI |
W 24–0 |
41,000 |
| November 4, 1922 |
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Michigan Agricultural* |
Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI |
W 63–0 |
42,000 |
| November 18, 1922 |
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Wisconsin |
Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI |
W 13–6 |
40,000 |
| November 25, 1922 |
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at Minnesota |
Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN |
W 16–7 |
20,000 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Roster
Varsity letter winners
- Jack Blott, Girard, Ohio - 6 games at center
- Franklin Cappon, Holland, Michigan - 7 games at fullback
- Louis B. Curran - end
- George Dunleavy - fullback
- Stephen M. Garfield - tackle
- Paul G. Goebel, Grand Rapids, Michigan - 5 games at right end
- William P. Henderson, Detroit, Michigan - 1 game at right end
- James Edward Johns, Lansing, Michigan - 1 game at left guard, 2 games at right guard
- Jackson Keefer, Dayton, Ohio - 1 game at left halfback, 1 game at right halfback
- Harry Kipke, Lansing, Michigan - 5 games at right halfback, 1 game at left halfback
- Bernard Kirk, Ypsilanti, Michigan - 6 games at left end
- Robert T. Knode, Baltimore, Maryland - 1 game at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback
- Stanley Muirhead, Detroit, Michigan, Northern H.S. - 7 games at left tackle
- LeRoy E. Neisch,[1] Detroit, Michigan, Eastern H.S. - 1 game at right end, 1 game at left end
- Doug Roby, Coldwater, Michigan - 3 games at left halfback
- Rudy Rosatti, Norway, Michigan - 4 games at right tackle, 2 games at left guard
- Edliff Slaughter, Louisville, Kentucky - 3 games at left guard, 1 game at center
- Harold O. Steele, Sioux City, Iowa - 5 games at right guard, 1 game at left guard
- Herb Steger, Oak Park, Illinois, Oak Park H.S. - 2 games at left halfback
- Irwin Uteritz, Oak Park, Illinois, Oak Park H.S. - 6 games at quarterback
- William J. Van Orden, Ann Arbor, MI - guard
- Ed R. VanDervoort, Lansing, Michigan - 3 games at right tackle
- Howell S. White - tackle
aMa letter winners
- Joseph G. Blahnick - tackle
- Robert W. Chamberlain - tackle
- John F. Gunther - fullback
- Milton W. Heath - guard
- William P. Henderson - end
- Daniel N. Rankin - halfback
- Murray Smith - tackle
- Fred S. Tracey - quarterback
Awards and honors
Coaching staff
References
- ^ Leroy Elmer Neisch, born September 30, 1901, Michigan. In 1930, he was living in Detroit and employed as a salesman for a paint manufacturer. Died May 11, 1980, Danville, California.
- ^ 1923 Michiganesian, p. 219.
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