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Michigan Football Team History


Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
 Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 1817
Stadium: Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 107,501
Colors: Maize & Azure Blue
Coach: Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1878  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Herbert O. Fritz Crisler enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Michigan State  26   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Iowa  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Chicago  85   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Yale  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Illinois  7   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Minnesota  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Pennsylvania  19   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Ohio State  21   14   W       
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Points Scored219
  Scoring Average27.4
  Points Allowed94
  Defense Average11.8
  Opponents Record22-15
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-1
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 6-2-0 AP
  
1939 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 3-4-17574 2-32948  Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 3-4-115482 2-3-19276  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 2-4-27096 2-35669  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Iowa 6-1-113091 4-1-18285  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Ohio State 6-218964 4-19541  Francis A. Schmidt
Northwestern 3-4-14767 3-2-14737  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan 6-221994 2-26257  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue 3-3-25653 2-1-23030  Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin 1-6-154113 0-5-13383  Harry A. Stuhldreher

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.