1924 Michigan Wolverines football team
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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
.
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 1924 college football season
1924 college football season
The 1924 college football season was the year of the Four Horsemen as the Notre Dame team, coached by Knute Rockne, won all of its games, including the Rose Bowl, to be acclaimed as the best team in the nation. Notre Dame and Stanford were both unbeaten at season's end, and the Fighting Irish won...
. The team's head coach was George Little. 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
- Richard G. "Dick" Babcock, Royal Oak, MichiganRoyal Oak, MichiganRoyal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 57,236. It should not be confused with Royal Oak Charter Township, a separate community located nearby....
- started 3 games at right tackle, 1 game at left tackle - Robert J. BrownRobert J. BrownRobert J. Brown was an American football center and university regent. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1923 to 1925. He later served as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1974...
, 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...
- started 8 games at center - Richard Sidney Dewey, Monroe, MI - guard
- Victor Domhoff, Toledo, OH - quarterback
- Tom EdwardsTom Edwards (American football)Thomas Leighton "Tom" Edwards was an American football player. He was an All-American tackle for the University of Michigan and played professional football for the New York Yankees and Detroit Panthers in 1926....
, Central Lake, MichiganCentral Lake, MichiganCentral Lake is a village in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 990 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Central Lake Township.-Geography:...
- started 7 games at left tackle - William Flora, Muskegon, MichiganMuskegon, MichiganMuskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...
- started 5 games at right end - Benny FriedmanBenny FriedmanBenjamin "Benny" Friedman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan , Cleveland Bulldogs , Detroit Wolverines , New York Giants , and Brooklyn Dodgers .He is generally considered the first great passer in professional football...
, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
- started 5 games at right halfback - Bruce Gregory, Ann Arbor, MI - halfback
- Charles W. Grube, Saginaw, MichiganSaginaw, MichiganSaginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...
- started 2 games at left end, 2 games at right end - Harry HawkinsHarry HawkinsHarry Hawkins was an American athlete and engineer. He was a lineman for the University of Michigan football team from 1923-1925 where he was selected as a first-team All-Western player and a third-team All-American in 1925. Fielding H. Yost called him the "greatest lineman of the year." He was...
, Saginaw, MI - started 3 games at right tackle, 2 games at right guard - William H. Herrnstein, Jr., Chillicothe, OhioChillicothe, OhioChillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
- 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, 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...
- started 4 games at left end, 3 games at fullback - Frederick H. Parker, Hasting, MI - halfback
- Ferdinand Rockwell, Jackson, MichiganJackson, MichiganJackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
- started 7 games at quarterback, 1 game at left halfback - 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...
- started 7 games at left guard - Carl Stamman, Toledo, OhioToledo, OhioToledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
- started 1 game at right halfback - 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....
- started 6 games at right 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,...
- 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 - ?
Awards and honors
- Captain: Herb StegerHerb StegerHerbert F. Steger was an American football player, coach and official. He played for the University of Michigan from 1922 to 1924...
- All-American1924 College Football All-America TeamThe 1924 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations in 1924.-Key:*WC = Collier's Weekly as selected by Walter Camp*AAB = All-America Board...
s: 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...
(Walter Camp, 1st team; Lawrence Perry, 1st team; Billy Evans, 1st team; Norman E. Brown, 1st team); Tom EdwardsTom Edwards (American football)Thomas Leighton "Tom" Edwards was an American football player. He was an All-American tackle for the University of Michigan and played professional football for the New York Yankees and Detroit Panthers in 1926....
(Lawrence Perry, 2nd team)
Coaching staff
- Head coach: George Little
- Advisory coach: Fielding H. Yost
- Assistant coaches: 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...
, Harvey Emery, Frank Hayes, Edwin Mather, 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... - Trainer: Charles B. HoytCharles B. Hoyt-Champion sprinter:A native of Greenfield, Iowa, Hoyt won three straight 100 and 220 yard dashes in the Iowa state meet from 1911–1913 and won seven career gold medals. As a high school student in 1912, Hoyt was offered a place on the U.S. Olympic team but turned down the chance...
, William Fallon - Manager: William B. Etheridge, Glenn Donaldson (assistant)