1917 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1917 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1917 college football season
. The team's head football 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 1917 college football season
1917 college football season
The 1917 college football season had a clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Georgia Tech as national champions.-Conference standings:The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:...
. The team's head football 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....
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Schedule
Varsity letter winners
- Alan Boyd - started 5 games at left guard, 3 games at right end, 1 game at left tackle
- Oscar Cartwright - started 6 games at right 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...
- started 5 games at left halfback, 2 games at fullback, 1 game at right halfback - William R. Cruse - halfback
- Frank CulverFrank CulverFrank Ward Culver was an All-American football player for the University of Michigan. A native of Detroit, Culver played for the Michigan Wolverines under Fielding H. Yost in 1917 and 1919. As a sophomore in 1917, he started three games at left tackle, four games at left guard, and one game at...
- started 4 games at left guard, 3 games at left tackle, 1 game at right guard - 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...
- started 5 games at right guard - Gerald Froemke - started 3 games at left halfback, 1 game at quarterback
- Lowell Genebach - started 1 game at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback
- 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...
- started 9 games at left end - John Goodsell - started 5 games at left tackle, 3 games at right guard, 2 games at center
- Joseph Hanish - started 7 games at right halfback, 1 game at right end
- Oscar LambertOscar LambertOscar Parmenas "Paddy" Lambert was an American football and baseball player. He played college football for West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1912 to 1913 and was captain of the school's 1913 football team. He also played at first base for the West Virginia Wesleyan baseball team...
- started 6 games at center - Chester C. Morrison - started 1 game at right guard
- Harold Rye - started 1 game at left halfback, 1 game at right halfback
- Cliff SparksCliff SparksClifford Maurice Sparks was an American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team and was selected in 1916 as a first-team All-American by the New York sports writer, Monty.-Biography:Sparks was a native of Jackson, Michigan...
- started 2 games at quarterback, 1 game at left halfback - Richard F. "Dick" Weske - started 10 games at right tackle
- Archie WestonArchie WestonArchie Bruce "Beak" Weston was an American football player who was a quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1917 and a halfback in 1919. He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1917 by Chicago Tribune sports editor Walter Eckersall.-Youth in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula:Weston was...
- started 6 games at quarterback - Elton Wieman - started 8 games at fullback, 1 game at left tackle
aMa letter winners
- Charles Beath - started 2 games at center
- Lee Bonar - end
- Harold M. Cherry - center
- John H. Emery - end
- Thomas C. Garrett - fullback
- Fred Hendershott - end
- L.O. Lindstrom - guard
Others
- Elmer Cress - started 1 game at left end (designated as reserve)
- Julius St. Clair - started 1 game at left guard
Awards and honors
- Captain: Cedric C. SmithCedric C. SmithCedric Crawford "Pat" Smith was an American football fullback who played for the University of Michigan , the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, and the Buffalo All-Americans...
- All-Americans: 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...
, Cedric C. SmithCedric C. SmithCedric Crawford "Pat" Smith was an American football fullback who played for the University of Michigan , the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, and the Buffalo All-Americans...
, Frank CulverFrank CulverFrank Ward Culver was an All-American football player for the University of Michigan. A native of Detroit, Culver played for the Michigan Wolverines under Fielding H. Yost in 1917 and 1919. As a sophomore in 1917, he started three games at left tackle, four games at left guard, and one game at... - All-Conference: 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...
, 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...
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Fielding H. Yost
- Assistant coaches: Prentiss Douglass, Robert Watson
- Trainer: Harry Tuthill
- Manager: Charles F. Boos