1921 Michigan Wolverines football team

1921 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–1–1 (2–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRobert J. Dunne
Home stadiumFerry Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa $ 5 0 0 7 0 0
Chicago 4 1 0 6 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0 5 2 0
Wisconsin 3 1 1 5 1 1
Michigan 2 1 1 5 1 1
Indiana 1 2 0 3 4 0
Minnesota 2 4 0 3 4 0
Illinois 1 4 0 3 4 0
Purdue 1 4 0 1 6 0
Northwestern 0 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. In his 21st year as head coach, Fielding H. Yost led Michigan to a 5–1–1 record, as the Wolverines outscored their opponents with a combined score of 187 to 21.[1] Michigan recorded shutouts in five of its seven games, allowing only 14 points in a loss to Ohio State and 7 points in a tie with Wisconsin.[1] Over the course of five home games at the newly expanded Ferry Field, the Wolverines attracted crowds totaling 143,500 with receipts totaling $170,000.[2]

Injuries to multiple Michigan backfield starters, including quarterback Ted Bank, fullback Frank Steketee, and Eddie Usher and Harry Kipke, required repeated changes in the team's lineup, including the conversion of Franklin Cappon from a tackle to a halfback.[1] Starting center Ernie Vick was selected as a first-team All-American by Walter Camp, and end Paul G. Goebel was selected as a first-team All-American by sports writer Lawrence Perry. Left guard Robert J. Dunne served as the team's captain and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player.[1] The team's leading scorers were halfback Harry Kipke and fullback Doug Roby, each of whom scored five touchdowns for 30 points.

  1. ^ a b c d "1921 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Attendance at the Football Games". The Michigan Alumnus. December 8, 1921. p. 276.