1922 Michigan Wolverines football team
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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.
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 1922 college football season
1922 college football season
The 1922 college football season had a number of unbeaten and untied teams, and no clear-cut champion. Three different "retro polls", taken years later and based on opinions drawn from historical research, reached different conclusions...
. 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
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
games). Michigan tied with Iowa
1922 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1922 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the college football season of 1922. The team was coached by Howard Jones.-Preseason:...
for the Big Ten Conference championship.
Schedule
Varsity letter winners
- Jack BlottJack BlottJack Leonard Blott was an All-American football center and place kicker for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1922–1923. He was also a baseball catcher for the Wolverines from 1922–1924. After a two-game Major League Baseball career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1924, he worked as...
, Girard, OhioGirard, OhioGirard is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,902 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Girard is located at ....
- 6 games at center - 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, MichiganHolland, MichiganHolland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River ....
- 7 games at fullback - Louis B. Curran - end
- George Dunleavy - fullback
- Stephen M. Garfield - tackle
- 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, MichiganGrand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
- 5 games at right end - William P. Henderson, Detroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
- 1 game at right end - James Edward JohnsJames Edward JohnsJames Edward "Ed" Johns was an American football player. Johns attended Central High School in Lansing, Michigan. He was the center on the 1918 Lansing football team that was selected in 1952 as Michigan's all-time greatest high school football team...
, Lansing, MichiganLansing, MichiganLansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
- 1 game at left guard, 2 games at right guard - Jackson KeeferJackson KeeferJackson Milliman Keefer was an American football player. Keefer attended Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1922. Keefer was determined to be ineligible in the fall of 1923 and...
, Dayton, OhioDayton, OhioDayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
- 1 game at left halfback, 1 game at right halfback - Harry Kipke, Lansing, MichiganLansing, MichiganLansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
- 5 games at right halfback, 1 game at left halfback - Bernard KirkBernard KirkBernard "Bernie" C. Kirk was an American football player who played for Notre Dame in 1919 and for Michigan from 1921-1922. He was selected as an All-American at the end position in both 1921 and 1922...
, Ypsilanti, MichiganYpsilanti, MichiganYpsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti...
- 6 games at left end - Robert T. KnodeRay KnodeRobert Troxell "Ray" Knode was an American Major League Baseball baseball and college football player. He played for four season as a first baseman with the Cleveland Indians from 1923 to 1926....
, Baltimore, Maryland - 1 game at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback - Stanley MuirheadStanley MuirheadStanley Nelson Muirhead was an American football player. He played at the tackle position for the University of Michigan from 1921 to 1923, leading the Wolverines to consecutive undefeated seasons in 1922 and 1923 and a national championship in 1923. He was selected as a second-team All-American...
, Detroit, Michigan, Northern H.S. - 7 games at left tackle - LeRoy E. Neisch, Detroit, Michigan, Eastern H.S. - 1 game at right end, 1 game at left end
- Doug RobyDoug RobyDouglas Fergusson Roby was an American athlete and Olympics official. After playing football at Phillips University and the University of Michigan, he worked for American Metal Products Company, an automobile parts manufacturer, from 1923 to 1963...
, Coldwater, MichiganColdwater, MichiganColdwater is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,945. It is the county seat of Branch County....
- 3 games at left halfback - Rudy RosattiRudy RosattiRudoph F. "Rudy" or "Rosy" Rosatti was an American football player. Rosatti was a native of Norway in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He played football at North Dakota State University and Western Michigan University before enrolling at the University of Michigan. In 1922, he played tackle for the...
, Norway, MichiganNorway, MichiganNorway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,959 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- 4 games at right tackle, 2 games at left guard - Edliff SlaughterEdliff SlaughterEdward Ratliff "Butch" Slaughter, Sr. , also known as Edliff Slaughter, was an American football player, athletic coach and professor of physical education. He played guard at the University of Michigan from 1922–1924 and was chosen as a first-team All-American in 1924...
, Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, KentuckyLouisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
- 3 games at left guard, 1 game at center - Harold O. Steele, Sioux City, IowaSioux City, IowaSioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
- 5 games at right guard, 1 game at left guard - Herb StegerHerb StegerHerbert F. Steger was an American football player, coach and official. He played for the University of Michigan from 1922 to 1924...
, Oak Park, IllinoisOak Park, IllinoisOak Park, Illinois is a suburb bordering the west side of the city of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is the twenty-fifth largest municipality in Illinois. Oak Park has easy access to downtown Chicago due to public transportation such as the Chicago 'L' Blue and Green lines,...
, Oak Park H.S. - 2 games at left halfback - Irwin UteritzIrwin UteritzIrwin Charles "Utz" Uteritz was an American athlete and coach. He played American football and baseball for the University of Michigan from 1921 to 1923. At 140 pounds, he was one of the lightest quarterbacks ever to start for a major college program. Despite his size, Michigan football coach...
, Oak Park, Illinois, Oak Park H.S. - 6 games at quarterback - William J. Van Orden, Ann Arbor, MI - guard
- Ed R. VanDervoort, Lansing, MichiganLansing, MichiganLansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in 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
- Captain: 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...
- All-Americans: Paul G. Goebel (selected by Athletic World based on votes of 250 coaches), Harry Kipke (selected by Walter CampWalter CampWalter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...
, Athletic World and Walter EckersallWalter EckersallWalter "Eckie" Eckersall was an American football player, official, and sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.-Early life:...
), Bernard KirkBernard KirkBernard "Bernie" C. Kirk was an American football player who played for Notre Dame in 1919 and for Michigan from 1921-1922. He was selected as an All-American at the end position in both 1921 and 1922...
(selected by Walter Eckersall). - All-Conference: Harry Kipke, Bernard Kirk
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Fielding H. Yost
- Assistant coaches: George Little, 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, Ray FisherRay FisherRay Lyle Fisher was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball. His debut game took place on July 2, 1910. His final game took place on October 2, 1920...
, Edwin Mather - Trainer: Archie HahnArchie HahnCharles Archibald "Archie" Hahn was a German-American athlete, and one of the best sprinters in the early 20th century....
- Manager: William G. Lichtenburg, Jr.