1919 Michigan Wolverines football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1919 Michigan Wolverines football 1919 Michigan Wolverines football team.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–4 1–4 Fielding H. Yost 19th Angus Goetz Ferry Field 20smichiganuniform2.png The 1919 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Conference during the 1919 college football season. In its 19th season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the Wolverines compiled a 3–4 record – the only losing season in Yost's 30-year career as a head football coach. The team was outscored by a total of 102 to 93 and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten. After winning three of four games to start the season, a stretch that included the Wolverines' first ever loss in the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, the team lost its final three games against Chicago, Illinois, and Minnesota.1919 Football Team University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library August 28, 2019 https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1919fbt.htm Left tackle Angus Goetz was the team captain. Other notable players included quarterback Cliff Sparks, center/fullback Ernie Vick, halfback Archie Weston, left end Robert J. Dunne. Murray Van Wagoner, who later served as Governor of Michigan in the early 1940s, also started one game at left guard. Schedule October 4 w y 1919 Case Scientists Case Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI 34–0 8,138 Yostmen Whip Case, 34-0, In Opening Game Detroit Free Press October 5, 1919 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35421312/yostmen_whip_case_340_in_opening_game/ Newspapers.com October 18 w y Michigan Agricultural Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 26–0 21,000 Aggies Beaten By Yostmen In Game That Shows Little Detroit Free Press Harry Bullion October 19, 1919 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35421357/aggies_beaten_by_yostmen_in_game_that/ Newspapers.com October 25 l Ohio State Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 3–13 30,000 Ohio State Beats Michigan and Now Is Favorite for the Conference Title Detroit Free Press Harry Bullion October 26, 1919 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35421233/ohio_state_beats_michigan_and_now_is/ Newspapers.com November 1 w Northwestern Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 16–13 12,000 Michigan Turns Tide in Final Quarter, Beating Northwestern, 16-13 Detroit Free Press Harry Bullion November 2, 1919 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35421111/michigan_turns_tide_in_final_quarter/ Newspapers.com November 8 l y Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL rivalry 0–13 24,000 Maroons Defeat Michigan, 13 to 0 Chicago Tribune Harvey T. Woodruff November 9, 1919 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35420796/maroons_defeat_michigan_13_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 15 l y Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL rivalry 7–29 9,622–14,000 Illini Shows Strength In Winning Game Decatur Herald November 16, 1919 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35421438/illini_shows_strength_in_winning_game/ Newspapers.com November 22 l y Minnesota Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug 7–34 30,000 Michigan Team Takes the Count From Minnesota in Final Conference Battle Detroit Free Press November 23, 1919 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35420538/michigan_team_takes_the_count_from/ Newspapers.com Players Letter winners John C. Cary - end (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Elmer W. CressElmer Weirich Cress, born February 10, 1898, Michigan; died November 1969, Benton Harbor, Michigan. - end (Grand Rapids, Michigan) William R. CruseWilliam Roy Cruse, born May 23, 1895. At the time of the 1930 Census, he was a civil engineer for the city of Jackson, Michigan. - started 2 games at left halfback, 2 games at right halfback, 2 games at fullback (Detroit, Michigan) Frank Culver - started 3 games at center, 1 game at left guard (Detroit, Michigan) Frank T. CzyszFrancis Thomas "Frank" Czysz, born January 19, 1899, Dunkirk, New York. Graduated U.M. Dental School, 1920. He lived and worked as a dentist at North Tonawanda, New York. Died September 1971, North Tonawanda. - started 1 game at right tackle (Dunkirk, New York) Roland Glenn DunnRoland Glen Dunn, born August 22, 1892, St. Johns, Michigan. He became a lawyer in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. He ran as a Republican candidate for Congress in 1928. He also served as legal aid to Michigan Governor Frank Fitzgerald, assistant state attorney general, and chairman of the Michigan State Liquor Control Commission. His papers are kept at the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. He died in April 1972 at Mason, Michigan. - started 3 games at right tackle, 1 game at right guard (Muskegon Heights, Michigan) Robert J. Dunne - started 6 games at left end (Chicago, Illinois) Donald A. FinkbeinerDonald Arthur Finkbeiner, born May 26, 1894, Perrysburg, Ohio. After graduating from Michigan, he returned to Perrysburg and began a law practice. Died April 30, 1973, Toledo, Ohio. - tackle (Perrysburg, Ohio) William Fortune - started 3 games at left guard (Springfield, Illinois) Gerald W. FroemkeGerald William Froemke, born July 6, 1897, Sheldon, North Dakota. He lived in Ladue, Missouri. He died July 22, 1970, while on vacation at Wequetonsing, Michigan. - started 1 game at right halfback (Sheldon, North Dakota) Angus Goetz - started 7 games at left tackle (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) J. Vinton HammelsJames Vinton Hammels, born July 21, 1894, Phoenix, Arizona. Died January 1984, Phoenix, Arizona. - tackle (Glendale, Arizona) William P. Henderson - started 1 game at right end (Detroit, Michigan) Roy W. Johnson - started 2 games at center, 1 game at left guard (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Kenneth T. Knode - started 1 game at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback (Martinsburg, West Virginia) Alvin Loucks - guard (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Willard L. PeachWillard L. Peach (middle name listed as Levi in early records, later as Lawrence), born June 23, 1895, Fremont, Ohio. At the time of the 1930 Census, he was living in Detroit and working as an automobile salesman. He died March 30, 1975, Birmingham, Michigan. - started 2 games at right end, 1 game at left end, 1 game at right tackle (Fremont, Ohio) Harold Rye - started 3 games at right end (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) Cliff Sparks - started 6 games at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback (Jackson, Michigan) Ernie Vick - started 4 games at fullback, 2 games at center (Toledo, Ohio) Archie Weston - started 2 games at right halfback (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) Hugh Wilson - started 4 games at right guard, 2 games at right tackle, 1 game at left guard (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Non-letter winners John M. Barnes - halfback (Washington, D.C.) James V. Campbell - tackle (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Charles Eades - started 1 game at fullback (Conneaut, Ohio) Robert E. Hamilton - center (Erie, Pennsylvania) Earle MagrathEarle Knight Magrath, born June 26, 1898, Illinois. Died February 4, 1972, Fort Pierce, Florida. - started 1 game at right end (Oak Park, Illinois) Barry Stuart - fullback (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Theodore TimchacTheodore Andrew Timchac, born November 11, 1897. - tackle (Saginaw, Michigan) Murray Van Wagoner - started 1 game at left guard (Pontiac, Michigan) Arthur A. WeadockArthur A. Weadock, born February 23, 1897. After graduating from Michigan, he returned to Saginaw, Michigan as an attorney. Died January 1981, Saginaw, Michigan. - quarterback (Saginaw, Michigan) Charles O. Wilson - fullback (Muskegon, Michigan) Awards and honors thumb|right|175px|1919 players from 1920 Michiganensian with captions, "Lookout Ahead!" Captain: Angus Goetz All-Conference: Ernie Vick Coaching staff Head coach: Fielding H. Yost Assistant coaches: Prentiss Douglass, Ernest Allmendinger, Carl Lundgren, Edwin Mather Manager: Leland N. Scofield References External links 1919 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History 1919-1920 Michigan Alumnus - includes accounts of each game 1920 Michiganensian Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines football seasons Michigan Wolverines football