The 1920 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Conference during the 1920 college football season. In its 20th season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the team compiled a 5–2 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 121 to 21.
Left tackle Angus Goetz was the team captain. Other notable players included halfbacks Frank Steketee and Eddie Usher, right tackle Tad Wieman, left end Franklin Cappon, right end Paul G. Goebel, left guard Robert J. Dunne, and center Ernie Vick.
Schedule
Players
Varsity letter winners
The following 16 players received their "M" letter for their play on the 1920 football team. Ted Bank, Flint, Michigan - started 3 games at quarterback Franklin Cappon, Holland, Michigan - started 7 games at left end Abe Cohn, Spokane, Washington - started 1 game at left halfback John Dunn, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 4 games at quarterback Robert J. Dunne, Chicago, Illinois - started 7 games at left guard Paul G. Goebel, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 7 games at right end Angus Goetz, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - started 7 games at left tackle James Edwards Johns, Lansing, Michigan - started 2 games at right tackle Viggo O. Nelson, Ann Arbor, MichiganViggo O. Nelson, born January 16, 1895, Racine, Wisconsin. He was the son of Danish parents. In 1930, he was the secretary at the YMCA in Ann Arbor. Died February 1971, Ann Arbor, Michigan. - started 7 games at fullback John Perrin, Escanaba, MichiganJohn Stephenson Perrin, born February 4, 1898, Escanaba, Michigan. Died June 1969, Detroit, Michigan. - started 2 games at right halfback Frank Steketee, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 3 games at right halfback, 1 game at left halfback Eddie Usher, Toledo, Ohio - started 6 games at left halfback, 1 game at right halfback William J. Van Orden, Ann Arbor, Michigan - guard (not listed as starter in any games) Ernie Vick, Toledo, Ohio - started 7 games at center Tad Wieman, Los Angeles, California - started 5 games at right tackle Hugh E. Wilson, Grand Rapids, MichiganHugh Edward Wilson, born June 14, 1899. In 1930, he was a lawyer living in Ionia, Michigan. - started 6 games at right guard
aMa letter winners
The following 13 players were awarded "aMa" letters for their work as backups on the 1920 team: Grenville Andrews,Grenville Andrews, born April 24, 1899, died October 1973, SSN issued Illinois, last address Des Moines, Iowa St. Louis, Missouri - halfback Allen R. Bailey, Cedar Falls, Iowa - halfback William Fortune, Springfield, Illinois - guard George M. Gilmore, Ann Arbor, Michigan - tackle Louis C. Lehman, Newark, New Jersey - end Charles C. Kreis, Detroit, Michigan Meyer Paper,Meyer Paper, born April 28, 1899, died June 1980, SSN issued Minnesota, last address, St. Paul, MN St. Paul, Minnesota - halfback Charles C. Petro, Elyria, OhioCharles C. Petro, born September 25, 1900, Ohio. Died August 10, 1986, Westlake, Ohio. - guard George E. Planck, Lansing, Michigan - guard Richard H. Rowland, Buffalo, New York - end John G. Searle, Evanston, Illinois - quarterback Charles E. Trout, Toledo, Ohio Horace Wachter,Horace Wachter, born November 26, 1900, died January 1982, SSN issued Ohio, last address Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Ohio - guard
Awards and honors Captain: Angus Goetz All-Americans: Angus Goetz (Walter Camp, 2nd team); Tad Wieman (Lawrence Perry, 2nd team) All-Western: Ernie Vick, Frank Steketee (Eckersall, 1st team), Angus Goetz (Eckersall, 2nd team), Franklin Cappon (Eckersall, 2nd team)
Coaching staff Head coach: Fielding H. Yost Assistant coaches: Prentiss Douglass, A. J. Sturzenegger, Robert Watson, Edwin Mather, Derril Pratt Trainer: Archie Hahn, William Fallon Manager: Robert E. McKean
References
External links
1920 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History 1920-1921 Michigan Alumnus - includes accounts of each game 1921 Michiganensian