1920 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1920 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1920 college football season
. The team's head coach was Fielding H. Yost. The Wolverines played their home games at Ferry Field
.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in the 1920 college football season
1920 college football season
The 1920 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing the California, Notre Dame, and Princeton as national champions. Only California and Princeton claim national championships for the 1920 season.-Conference standings:The...
. The team's head coach was Fielding H. Yost. The Wolverines played their home games at Ferry Field
Ferry Field
Ferry Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It opened in 1906 and was home to the Michigan Wolverines football team prior to the Michigan Stadium opening in 1927. It had a capacity of 46,000....
.
Schedule
Varsity letter winners
The following 16 players received their "M" letter for their play on the 1920 football team.- Ted BankTed BankTheodore Paul "Ted" Bank was an American college football player, coach and athletic director. Bank was a starting quarterback for Fielding H. Yost's 1920 and 1921 Michigan Wolverines football teams. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1923 and began a career in coaching...
, Flint, Michigan - started 3 games at quarterback - Franklin CapponFranklin CapponFranklin C. "Cappy" Cappon was a college athlete and coach. He played football and basketball at Phillips University and the University of Michigan and coached basketball and football at Luther College , the University of Kansas , the University of Michigan , and Princeton University .The son of a...
, Holland, Michigan - started 7 games at left end - Abe CohnAbe CohnAbraham Jerome "Abe" Cohn was an American football and basketball player, coach and official. He played football and basketball at the University of Michigan from 1917 to 1920. He coached football and basketball at Whitworth College from 1921 to 1922 and at Spokane University from 1923 to 1924...
, Spokane, Washington - started 1 game at left halfback - John Dunn, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 4 games at quarterback
- Robert J. DunneRobert J. DunneRobert Jerome "Duke" Dunne was an American football player and coach and state court judge in Illinois. He played for the University of Michigan from 1918 to 1921. After graduating from Michigan in 1922, he attended law school at Northwestern University where he also served as the line coach for...
, Chicago, Illinois - started 7 games at left guard - Paul G. GoebelPaul G. GoebelPaul Gordon Goebel was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922. He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922. He played professional football from 1923 to 1926 with the Columbus Tigers, Chicago Bears, and New York Yankees...
, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 7 games at right end - Angus GoetzAngus GoetzAngus Gerald "Gus" Goetz was an American football player who played four years with the Michigan Wolverines from 1917 to 1920. He also played professional football for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Columbus Tigers .-University of Michigan:A native of Sault Ste...
, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - started 7 games at left tackle - James Edwards Johns, Lansing, Michigan - started 2 games at right tackle
- Viggo O. Nelson, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 7 games at fullback
- John S. Perrin, Escanaba, Michigan - started 2 games at right halfback
- Frank SteketeeFrank SteketeeFrank W. Steketee was an All American football halfback and fullback who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1918, 1920, and 1921...
, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 3 games at right halfback, 1 game at left halfback - Eddie UsherEddie UsherEdward "Eddie" Usher was an American football fullback and halfback.He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1918, 1920 and 1921...
, Toledo, Ohio - started 6 games at left halfback, 1 game at right halfback - William J. Van Orden, Ann Arbor, Michigan - guard (not listed as starter in any games)
- Ernie VickErnie VickHenry Arthur "Ernie" Vick was an American football and baseball player. He was selected as an All-American center in 1921, played on the 1926 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.-University of Michigan:Born in Toledo, Ohio, Vick...
, Toledo, Ohio - started 7 games at center - Elton WiemanElton WiemanElton Ewart "Tad" Wieman was an American football player and coach and college athletic director. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1915 to 1917 and 1920 under head coach Fielding H. Yost. He was a coach and administrator at Michigan from 1921 to 1929, including two years as...
, Los Angeles, California - started 5 games at right tackle - Hugh E. Wilson, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 6 games at right guard
aMa letter winners
The following 13 players were awarded "aMa" letters for their work as backups on the 1920 team:- Grenville Andrews, St. Louis, Missouri - halfback
- Allen R. Bailey, Cedar Falls, Iowa - halfback
- William FortuneWilliam FortuneWilliam Peter "Bill" Fortune was an American football player. He played guard and tackle for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1917 to 1919. He was a member of the 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished the season undefeated and has been recognized as the national...
, Springfield, Illinois - guard - George M. Gilmore, Ann Arbor, Michigan - tackle
- Louis C. Lehman, Newark, New Jersey - end
- Charles C. Kreis, Detroit, Michigan
- Meyer Paper, St. Paul, Minnesota - halfback
- Charles C. Petro, Elyria, Ohio - guard
- George E. Planck, Lansing, Michigan - guard
- Richard H. Rowland, Buffalo, New York - end
- John G. Searle, Evanston, Illinois - quarterback
- Charles E. Trout, Toledo, Ohio
- Horace Wachter, Toledo, Ohio - guard
Awards and honors
- Captain: Angus GoetzAngus GoetzAngus Gerald "Gus" Goetz was an American football player who played four years with the Michigan Wolverines from 1917 to 1920. He also played professional football for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Columbus Tigers .-University of Michigan:A native of Sault Ste...
- All-American1920 College Football All-America TeamThe 1920 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations for the 1920 college football season.-Key:* WC = Walter Camp* UP = Henry L...
s: Angus Goetz (Walter Camp, 2nd team); Elton WiemanElton WiemanElton Ewart "Tad" Wieman was an American football player and coach and college athletic director. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1915 to 1917 and 1920 under head coach Fielding H. Yost. He was a coach and administrator at Michigan from 1921 to 1929, including two years as...
(Lawrence Perry, 2nd team) - All-Western: Ernie VickErnie VickHenry Arthur "Ernie" Vick was an American football and baseball player. He was selected as an All-American center in 1921, played on the 1926 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.-University of Michigan:Born in Toledo, Ohio, Vick...
, Frank SteketeeFrank SteketeeFrank W. Steketee was an All American football halfback and fullback who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1918, 1920, and 1921...
(Eckersall, 1st team), Angus GoetzAngus GoetzAngus Gerald "Gus" Goetz was an American football player who played four years with the Michigan Wolverines from 1917 to 1920. He also played professional football for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Columbus Tigers .-University of Michigan:A native of Sault Ste...
(Eckersall, 2nd team), Franklin CapponFranklin CapponFranklin C. "Cappy" Cappon was a college athlete and coach. He played football and basketball at Phillips University and the University of Michigan and coached basketball and football at Luther College , the University of Kansas , the University of Michigan , and Princeton University .The son of a...
(Eckersall, 2nd team)
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Fielding H. Yost
- Assistant coaches: Prentiss Douglass, A. J. SturzeneggerA. J. SturzeneggerAlfonzo John "A. J." Sturzenegger , sometimes also referred to as Jack Sturzenegger, was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played college football and baseball at the University of Nebraska...
, Robert Watson, Edwin Mather, Derril PrattDel PrattDerrill Burnham "Del" Pratt was a star running back for the University of Alabama before becoming a professional baseball player. Pratt signed with the St. Louis Browns in... - Trainer: Archie HahnArchie HahnCharles Archibald "Archie" Hahn was a German-American athlete, and one of the best sprinters in the early 20th century....
, William FallonWilliam H. FallonWilliam H. Fallon was an Irish Catholic mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1938-1940. elected over 6 others sharing the mayoral ballot: Archie Cook, Jules Geller, John J. McDonough, G.R. O'Brien, Fred W. Wilcox and J. Raymond Young.... - Manager: Robert E. McKean