1911 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1911 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1911 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 1911 college football season
1911 college football season
The 1911 college football season was the last one before major reforms were made to the American game in 1912. In 1911, touchdowns were worth five points, the field was 110 yards in length, and a team had three downs within which to advance the ball ten yards...
. 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
Starters
- Ernest AllmendingerErnest AllmendingerErnest "Aqua" Allmendinger was an All-American college football player.-Early years:A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Allmendinger played right guard and right tackle at Ann Arbor High School, for teams that lost one game in three seasons...
- 3 games at right guard - Thomas A. Bogle, Jr. - 4 games at right tackle, 2 games at left guard
- Otto CarpellOtto CarpellOtto Christ Carpell was an American football player for the University of Michigan. He played halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1909 to 1912...
- 3 games at right halfback, 1 game at right end, 1 game at left halfback - Frederick L. ConklinFrederick L. ConklinFrederick L. Conklin was an American football player and coach, medical doctor and naval officer. He played football for Fielding H. Yost's University of Michigan teams from 1909 to 1911 and was selected as an All-Western player in 1911. He spent 32 years as an officer in the U.S...
- 5 games at left end, 3 games at left tackle - James B. CraigJames B. CraigJames B. "Jimmy" Craig was an All American football halfback and quarterback who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1911 to 1913. He was named an All-American in 1913...
- 4 games at left halfback, 3 games at quarterback - Allen Garrels - 4 games at right guard, 3 games at left end
- Grover C. Herrington - 1 game at right end
- Herbert HuebelHerbert HuebelHerbert Henry "Hub" Huebel was an American football player and official in the United States. He played at the halfback and quarterback positions for the University of Michigan in 1911 and 1912....
- 1 game at right halfback - Howard Kayner - 4 games at left guard
- Neil "Shorty" McMillanShorty McMillanNeil "Shorty" McMillan was an American football quarterback for the University of Michigan from 1910–1911.-Playing career:...
- 4 games at quarterback - Richard Meek - 1 game at fullback
- George C. PatersonGeorge C. PatersonGeorge Cornell "Bubbles" Paterson was an American football player and engineer. He played center for the University of Michigan Wolverines football teams coached by Fielding H. Yost from 1911 to 1913. He was selected as an All-American in 1913.-Early years:Paterson was born in Austin,...
- 8 games at center - Frank PicardFrank Albert PicardFrank Albert Picard was an American attorney, political figure, and federal judge from Michigan. He also played college football as a quarterback of the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1909 to 1911....
- 1 game at quarterback - Miller PontiusMiller PontiusMiller Hall Pontius was an All-American football tackle and end for the Michigan Wolverines from 1911 to 1913. He also played baseball with coach Branch Rickey and pitcher George Sisler while a student at the University of Michigan. He later served as an assistant football coach at Michigan and...
- 4 games at right tackle, 2 games at right end - Clement Patrick Quinn, - 5 games at left tackle, 2 games at left guard, 1 game at right guard
- Herschel C. Smith - 1 game at right halfback
- George Campbell Thomson - 7 games at fullback
- Roy TorbetRoy TorbetRoy Herman "Squib" Torbet was an American football player. He played at the end and fullback positions for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1910 to 1913...
- 3 games at left halfback - Stanfield WellsStanfield WellsStanfield Wells was an All-American football player for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1909-1911. He was the first in a long line of All-Americans to come out of Massillon Washington High School, and was one of the pioneers of the forward pass...
- 4 games at right end, 3 games at right halfback
Awards and honors
- Captain: Frederick L. ConklinFrederick L. ConklinFrederick L. Conklin was an American football player and coach, medical doctor and naval officer. He played football for Fielding H. Yost's University of Michigan teams from 1909 to 1911 and was selected as an All-Western player in 1911. He spent 32 years as an officer in the U.S...
- All-American1911 College Football All-America TeamThe 1911 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations in 1911...
s: Stanfield WellsStanfield WellsStanfield Wells was an All-American football player for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1909-1911. He was the first in a long line of All-Americans to come out of Massillon Washington High School, and was one of the pioneers of the forward pass...
(Walter Camp, 3rd team; New York Globe, 1st team; Henry L. Williams, 1st team; Outing honor list); Frederick L. Conklin (Outing honor list); James B. CraigJames B. CraigJames B. "Jimmy" Craig was an All American football halfback and quarterback who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1911 to 1913. He was named an All-American in 1913...
(Outing honor list)
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Fielding H. Yost
- Assistant coaches: Curtis ReddenCurtis ReddenCurtis Gerald "Cap" Redden was an American football player. He was the starting left end for the University of Michigan's football team from 1901–1904. He played for Michigan's "Point-a-Minute" teams and was unanimously selected as an All-Western player in 1903. Redden died of pneumonia...
, Andrew Smith - Trainer: Alvin KraenzleinAlvin KraenzleinAlvin Christian Kraenzlein was an American athlete. He was the first sportsman to win four Olympic titles in a single Olympic Games...
- Manager: William J. Learmonth
External links
- 1911 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
- Michigan Alumnus, 1911-1912 - includes accounts of each game
- 1912 Michiganensian - University of Michigan yearbook for the 1911-1912 academic year