1912 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1912 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1912 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 1912 college football season
1912 college football season
The 1912 college football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring:*Teams were given 4 downs instead of 3 downs to gain 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...
- 7 games at right guard - Charles Barton - 3 games at right end, 1 game at center
- Tom Bushnell - 1 game at quarterback
- Michael Boyle - game at right halfback
- 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 - Walter Cole - 6 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...
- 7 games at left halfback - 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....
- 6 games at quarterback - Ernest "Tommy" HughittTommy HughittErnest Fredrick Hughitt , was a National Football League utility player and coach. He was also an All-American quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1913....
- 3 games at right halfback - Frank McHale - 3 games at right tackle
- James Musser - 1 game at right tackle
- 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,...
- 6 games at center - 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...
- 3 games at left end, 2 games at right end, 2 games at right tackle - Clement Patrick Quinn - 7 games at left guard
- James Raynsford - 1 game at left tackle, 1 game at right tackle
- George 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...
- 4 games at left end, 1 game at right end
Awards and honors
- Captain: George C. Thomson
- All-American1912 College Football All-America TeamThe 1912 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations in 1912...
s: 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...
(Alfred Harvey, 1st team)
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Fielding H. Yost
- Assistant coaches: Frederick Conklin, Prentiss Douglass, 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...
, Henry SchulteHenry SchulteHenry Frank Schulte was an American football player and coach and also a college track and field coach...
, Andrew Smith - Trainer: Stephen FarrellStephen Farrell (track and field)Stephen J. Farrell was professional track athlete, circus performer and track coach.Farrell was a professional foot-racer in the 1880s and 1890s, beginning as a competitor in the hook, hose and ladder teams of New England. He was the first American to win England's Sheffield Cup on two occasions...
- Manager: John K. Coolidge