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1924 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1924 record6–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coachGeorge Little (1st season)
CaptainHerb Steger
Home stadiumFerry Field
Seasons
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1925 →
1924 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Chicago 3 0 3     4 1 3
Illinois 3 1 1     6 1 1
Iowa 3 1 1     6 1 1
Michigan 4 2 0     6 2 0
Purdue 2 2 0     5 2 0
Minnesota 1 2 1     3 3 2
Ohio State 1 3 2     2 3 3
Indiana 1 3 0     4 4 0
Northwestern 1 3 0     4 4 0
Wisconsin 0 2 2     2 3 3
† – Conference champion

The 1924 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1924 college football season. The team's head coach was George Little. The Wolverines played their home games at Ferry Field.

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 4, 1924* Miami (OH) Ferry FieldAnn Arbor, MI W 55–0   14,000
October 11, 1924* at Michigan Agricultural College FieldEast Lansing, MI W 7–0   22,000
October 18, 1924 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL L 39–14   66,609
October 25, 1924 Wisconsin Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI W 21–0   44,000
November 1, 1924 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN W 13–0   50,000
November 8, 1924 Northwestern Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI W 27–0   30,000
November 15, 1924 at Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 16–6   70,000
November 22, 1924† Iowa Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 9–2   47,000
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players[]

Varsity letter winners[]

  • Richard G. "Dick" Babcock, Royal Oak, Michigan - started 3 games at right tackle, 1 game at left tackle
  • Robert J. Brown, Ypsilanti, Michigan - started 8 games at center
  • Richard Sidney Dewey, Monroe, MI - guard
  • Victor Domhoff,[1] Toledo, OH - quarterback
  • Tom Edwards, Central Lake, Michigan - started 7 games at left tackle
  • William Flora, Muskegon, Michigan - started 5 games at right end
  • Benny Friedman, Cleveland, Ohio - started 5 games at right halfback
  • Bruce Gregory, Ann Arbor, MI - halfback
  • Charles W. Grube, Saginaw, Michigan - started 2 games at left end, 2 games at right end
  • Harry Hawkins, Saginaw, MI - started 3 games at right tackle, 2 games at right guard
  • William H. Herrnstein, Jr., Chillicothe, Ohio - started 2 games at left halfback, 1 game at right halfback
  • Walter Kunow, Detroit, Michigan - started 2 games at right tackle
  • Edgar Madson, Oak Park, Illinois - end
  • Philip E. Marion, Detroit, Michigan - started 5 games at fullback, 2 games at left end, 1 game at right end
  • James K. Miller, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 4 games at left end, 3 games at fullback
  • Frederick H. Parker, Hasting, MI - halfback
  • Ferdinand Rockwell, Jackson, Michigan - started 7 games at quarterback, 1 game at left halfback
  • Edliff Slaughter, Louisville, Kentucky - started 7 games at left guard
  • Carl Stamman, Toledo, Ohio - started 1 game at right halfback
  • Harold O. Steele, Sioux City, Iowa - started 6 games at right guard
  • Herb Steger, Oak Park, Illinois - started 5 games at left halfback, 1 game at quarterback

aMa letter winners[]

  • Merle C. Baker, Kalamazoo, MI - back
  • William D. Coventry, Duluth, Minnesota - center
  • Russell Davis, Flint, MI - back
  • Harlan Froemke, Sheldon, North Dakota - back
  • William H. Heath, Corning, New York - back
  • Elmer Langguth, Cleveland, Ohio - line
  • John H. Lovette, Saginaw, MI - back
  • Kent McIntyre, Detroit, MI - center
  • Paul C. Samson, Ypsilanti, MI - tackle
  • William S. Ullman, Elmhurst, Illinois - end
  • John Witherspoon, Detroit, MI - ?

Others[]

Awards and honors[]

Coaching staff[]

References[]

  1. Victor Ernsthausen Domhoff, born c. 1905, died December 21, 1947.
  2. "Walter Camp Slights Big Three In Naming All-America Eleven: Football Expert Neglects To Name Princeton, Harvard or Yale Man on His First Team". Appleton Post-Crescent. 1924-12-30.
  3. Norman E. Brown (1924-12-08). "Brown Picks All-American Team for the Journal". Hamilton Evening Journal.
  4. Lawrence Perry (1923-12-14). "Lawrence Perry's All-American Teams Announced". Oakland Tribune.
  5. "Evans Names Hancock On Second All-American". Iowa City Press-Citizen. 1924-12-11.

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