1921 Michigan Wolverines football team

1921 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1921 record	5–1–1 (2–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fielding H. Yost (21st year)
Captain	Robert J. Dunne
Home stadium	Ferry Field
Uniform
Seasons « 1920 1922 »

1921 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Chicago	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Michigan	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Illinois	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Week 1: Mount Union at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Mount Union 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 14 14 6 10 44 Date: October 1, 1921 Location: Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 12,000 Referee: Harvey Snyder (Harvard)

Week 2: Case at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Case 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 9 28 6 21 64 Date: October 8, 1921 Location: Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 8,000 Referee: Walter S. Kennedy

Week 3: Michigan Agricultural at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan Agricultural 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 7 0 14 9 30 Date: October 15, 1921 Location: Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI Referee: Horatio B. Hackett

Week 4: Ohio State at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 0 7 0 7 14 Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 22, 1921 Location: Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI

Week 5: Michigan at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 0 3 0 0 3 Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 29, 1921 Location: Illinois Field Champaign, IL Referee: Walter Eckersall

Week 6: Michigan at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 7 0 0 7 Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 12, 1921 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game attendance: 20,000 Referee: Walter Eckersall

Week 7: Minnesota at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 10 7 7 14 38 Date: November 19, 1921 Location: Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game attendance: 30,000 Referee: Horatio B. Hackett

The 1921 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1921 college football season. In his 21st year as head coach, Fielding H. Yost led Michigan to a 5–1–1 record, as the Wolverines outscored their opponents with a combined score of 187 to 21. Michigan recorded shutouts in five of its seven games, allowing only 14 points in a loss to Ohio State and 7 points in a tie with Wisconsin. Over the course of five home games at the newly expanded Ferry Field, the Wolverines attracted crowds totaling 143,500 with receipts totaling $170,000.

Injuries to multiple Michigan backfield starters, including quarterback Ted Bank, fullback Frank Steketee, and Eddie Usher and Harry Kipke, required repeated changes in the team's lineup, including the conversion of Franklin Cappon from a tackle to a halfback. Starting center Ernie Vick was selected as a first-team All-American by Walter Camp, and end Paul G. Goebel was selected as a first-team All-American by sports writer Lawrence Perry. Left guard Robert J. Dunne served as the team's captain and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player. The team's leading scorers were halfback Harry Kipke and fullback Doug Roby, each of whom scored five touchdowns for 30 points.

Since 1906, the Michigan Wolverines football team had played its home games at Ferry Field. Prior to the start of the 1921 season, the seating capacity at Ferry Field was expanded to 42,000 with the construction of new stands at the west end of the field. The expansion resulted in Ferry Field becoming the country's third largest stadium.

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