1924 Michigan Wolverines football team

1924 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1924 record	6–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Little (1st year)
Captain	Herb Steger
Home stadium	Ferry Field
Uniform
Seasons « 1923 1925 »

1924 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chicago $	3	–	0	–	3			4	–	1	–	3
Illinois	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Iowa	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Ohio State	1	–	3	–	2			2	–	3	–	3
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	2	–	2			2	–	3	–	3
$ – Conference champion

Michigan at Michigan Agricultural

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 0 0 0 7 7 Michigan Agricultural 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 11, 1924 Location: College Field • East Lansing, MI

Michigan at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 7 0 7 14 • Illinois 27 0 6 6 39 Date: October 18, 1924 Location: Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL Game attendance: 67,000 Referee: C. J. Masker (Northwestern)

Wisconsin at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 0 7 7 7 21 Date: October 25, 1924 Location: Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 45.000 Referee: Hackett (West Point)

Michigan at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 6 7 0 0 13 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 1, 1924 Location: Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN Game attendance: 45,000 Referee: Masker (Northwestern)

Northwestern at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 6 14 7 0 27 Date: November 8, 1924 Location: Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 45.000 Referee: Hackett (West Point)

Iowa at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Iowa 6 0 0 3 9 Michigan 2 0 0 0 2 Date: November 22, 1924 Location: Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI Referee: Masker (Northwestern)

The 1924 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season. Coached by George Little in his first and only year as Michigan's head football coach, the team compiled a record of 6-2, outscored opponents 155–54, and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference standings.

After starting the season with shutouts against Miami (55–0) and Michigan Agricultural (7–0), Michigan lost to Illinois (39–14), as Red Grange scored five touchdowns and gained 402 yards. After the loss to Illinois, Michigan rebounded with four consecutive victories over Big Ten opponents, before losing to Iowa in the final game of the season. In all eight games during the 1924 season, the Wolverines played before 340,000 spectators, reported to be "possibly a 1924 attendance record equaled by only Yale."

Halfback Herb Steger was the team captain, and left tackle Edliff Slaughter was selected as a first-team All-American. With 77 points, quarterback Tod Rockwell scored almost half of Michigan's 155 points and was the second-leading scorer in the Big Ten Conference, trailing Red Grange by one point.College Football Hall of Fame inductee Benny Friedman also made his debut as a starter for Michigan, playing at the halfback position in 1924.

The season opened with a 55–0 defeat of the Miami Redskins.

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