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{{short description|American college football season}}
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| head_coach = [[Fielding H. Yost]]
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{{1914 Midwestern college football independents records}}

The '''1914 Michigan Wolverines football team''' represented the [[University of Michigan]] in the [[1914 college football season]]. In their 14th season under head coach [[Fielding H. Yost]], the Wolverines won their first five games by a combined score of 180 to 10, including three shutouts. They then lost three of the final four games to finish with a 6–3 record.<ref name=t14/>
The '''1914 Michigan Wolverines football team''' represented the [[University of Michigan]] in the [[1914 college football season]]. In their 14th season under head coach [[Fielding H. Yost]], the Wolverines won their first five games by a combined score of 180 to 10, including three shutouts. They then lost three of the final four games to finish with a 6–3 record.<ref name=t14/>


Michigan halfback [[John Maulbetsch]] was a consensus first-team selection for the [[1914 College Football All-America Team]].<ref name=AW>{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|accessdate=August 16, 2014|page=4|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf}}</ref> Two other Michigan players, center James Raynsford and quarterback [[Tommy Hughitt]], were named to ''[[Outing (magazine)|Outing]]'' magazine's Football Roll of Honor.<ref>{{cite news|title=Football Roll of Honor: The Men Whom the Best Coaches of the Country Have Named as the Stars of the Gridiron in 1914 |work=Outing|year=1915|page=498|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_65/outLXV04/outLXV04s.pdf}}</ref> Raynsford was the team captain, and Hughitt was selected as the team's most valuable player.<ref name=t14>{{cite news|title=1914 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=November 3, 2015|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1914fbt.htm}}</ref>
Michigan halfback [[John Maulbetsch]] was a consensus first-team selection for the [[1914 College Football All-America Team]].<ref name=AW>{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|access-date=August 16, 2014|page=4|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two other Michigan players, center James Raynsford and quarterback [[Tommy Hughitt]], were named to ''[[Outing (magazine)|Outing]]'' magazine's Football Roll of Honor.<ref>{{cite news|title=Football Roll of Honor: The Men Whom the Best Coaches of the Country Have Named as the Stars of the Gridiron in 1914 |work=Outing|year=1915|page=498|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_65/outLXV04/outLXV04s.pdf}}</ref> Raynsford was the team captain, and Hughitt was selected as the team's most valuable player.<ref name=t14>{{cite news|title=1914 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|access-date=November 3, 2015|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1914fbt.htm}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30, 1914
| date = September 30
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=DePauw Tigers|title=DePauw}}
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| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=DePauw Tigers|school=DePauw University|title=DePauw}}
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| site_stadium = [[Ferry Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Ferry Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]]
| site_cityst = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]]
| gamename =
| score = 58–0
| tv = no
| attend = 5,113
| score = 58–0
| overtime =
| attend = 5,113
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3, 1914
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Case|title=Case}}
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Case Western Reserve Spartans|school=Case Western Reserve University|title=Case}}
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| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| score = 69–0
| tv = no
| attend = 5,049
| score = 69–0
| overtime =
| attend = 5,049
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7, 1914
| date = October 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Mount Union Purple|title=Mount Union}}
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Mount Union Purple Raiders|title=Mount Union}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| score = 27–7
| tv = no
| attend = 5,050
| score = 27–7
| overtime =
| attend = 5,050
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10, 1914
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1914 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1914 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| score = 23–3
| tv = no
| attend = 5,282
| score = 23–3
| overtime =
| attend = 5,282
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17, 1914
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1914 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team|Michigan Agricultural]]
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Michigan State Spartans|title=Michigan Agricultural}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Old College Field|College Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Old College Field|College Field]]
| site_cityst = [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing, MI]]
| site_cityst = [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing, MI]]
| gamename =
| gamename = [[Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = no
| score = 3–0
| score = 3–0
| attend = 8,934
| overtime =
| attend = 8,934
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24, 1914
| date = October 24
| time =
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1914 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Syracuse Orange|title=Syracuse}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Archbold Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Archbold Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
| site_cityst = [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
| gamename =
| score = 6–20
| tv = no
| attend = 6,404
| score = 6–20
| overtime =
| attend = 6,404
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31, 1914
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1914 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard]]
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1914 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Harvard Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Harvard Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Allston, Massachusetts|Allston, MA]]
| site_cityst = [[Boston|Boston, MA]]
| gamename =
| score = 0–7
| tv = no
| attend = 23,213
| score = 0–7
| overtime =
| attend = 23,213
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7, 1914
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1914 Penn Quakers football team|Penn]]
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| score = 34–3
| tv = no
| attend = 21,146
| score = 34–3
| overtime =
| attend = 21,146
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14, 1914
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1914 Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell]]
| nonconf =
| homecoming = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1914 Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_stadium = Ferry Field
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| score = 13–28
| tv = no
| attend = 16,315
}}
| score = 13–28
| overtime =
| attend = 16,315
}}
}}


==Game summaries==
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==Season summary==
===Week 1: DePauw===
===Week 1: DePauw===
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Michigan opened the 1914 season with a 58-0 victory over [[DePauw Tigers|DePauw]]. Lawrence Splawn ran for two touchdowns, drop-kicked a field goal from the 27-yard line, and averaged 55 yards on three punts. Quarterback [[Tommy Hughitt]] threw touchdown pass to John Lyons, 20 yards in the air with Lyons running another 35 yards for the touchdown. In all, Michigan scored eight touchdowns, two each by Splawn, [[John Maulbetsch]], and Hughitt, and one each by Lyons and Cohn.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Downs Depauw 58 to 0: Wolverines Score More Than a Point a Minute in Game with Indiana Eleven -- Yost Shows Battering Offense|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=October 1, 1914|page=7|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552593/michigan_downs_depauw_58_to_0/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Whips Depauw Easily in Opening Battle|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=[[E. A. Batchelor]]|date=October 1, 1914|page=8|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552614/michigan_whips_depauw_easily_in_opening/}}</ref>
Michigan opened the 1914 season with a 58–0 victory over [[DePauw Tigers|DePauw]]. Lawrence Splawn ran for two touchdowns, drop-kicked a field goal from the 27-yard line, and averaged 55 yards on three punts. Quarterback [[Tommy Hughitt]] threw touchdown pass to John Lyons, 20 yards in the air with Lyons running another 35 yards for the touchdown. In all, Michigan scored eight touchdowns, two each by Splawn, [[John Maulbetsch]], and Hughitt, and one each by Lyons and Cohn.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Downs Depauw 58 to 0: Wolverines Score More Than a Point a Minute in Game with Indiana Eleven -- Yost Shows Battering Offense|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=October 1, 1914|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552593/michigan_downs_depauw_58_to_0/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Whips Depauw Easily in Opening Battle|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=E. A. Batchelor|date=October 1, 1914|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552614/michigan_whips_depauw_easily_in_opening/|author-link=E. A. Batchelor}}</ref>
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===Week 2: Case===
===Week 2: Case===
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On October 3, 1914, Michigan defeated Case by a 69 to 0 score. The game was played in 10-minute quarters at Ferry Field. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by Lawrence Roehm (2), John Maulbetsch (2), James Catlett (2), Tommy Hughitt (2), and Maurice Dunne. Hughitt also kicked nine points after touchdown.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Finds Case Easy Mark, part 1|author=[[E. A. Batchelor]]|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 4, 1914|page=17|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552793/michigan_finds_case_easy_mark_pt_1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Finds Case Easy Mark, part 2|author=[[E. A. Batchelor]]|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 4, 1914|page=22|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552718/michigan_finds_case_easy_mark/}}</ref>
On October 3, 1914, Michigan defeated Case by a 69 to 0 score. The game was played in 10-minute quarters at Ferry Field. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by Lawrence Roehm (2), John Maulbetsch (2), James Catlett (2), Tommy Hughitt (2), and Maurice Dunne. Hughitt also kicked nine points after touchdown.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Finds Case Easy Mark, part 1|author=E. A. Batchelor|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 4, 1914|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552793/michigan_finds_case_easy_mark_pt_1/|author-link=E. A. Batchelor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Finds Case Easy Mark, part 2|author=E. A. Batchelor|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 4, 1914|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552718/michigan_finds_case_easy_mark/|author-link=E. A. Batchelor}}</ref>
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===Week 3: Mt. Union===
===Week 3: Mt. Union===
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On Wednesday, October 7, 1914, Michigan defeated Mt. Union 27 to 7. John Maulbetsch scored two touchdowns. Lawrence Splawn scored a touchdown and kicked two field goals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yost's Wolverines Beat Mount Union, But Are Scored On, part 1|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 8, 1914|page=8|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553010/yosts_wolverines_beat_mount_union_pt_1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Yost's Wolverines Beat Mount Union, But Are Scored On, part 2|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 8, 1914|page=9|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552998/yosts_wolverines_beat_mount_union_pt_2/}}</ref>
On Wednesday, October 7, 1914, Michigan defeated Mt. Union 27 to 7. John Maulbetsch scored two touchdowns. Lawrence Splawn scored a touchdown and kicked two field goals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yost's Wolverines Beat Mount Union, But Are Scored On, part 1|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 8, 1914|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553010/yosts_wolverines_beat_mount_union_pt_1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Yost's Wolverines Beat Mount Union, But Are Scored On, part 2|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 8, 1914|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3552998/yosts_wolverines_beat_mount_union_pt_2/}}</ref>
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===Week 4: Vanderbilt===
===Week 4: Vanderbilt===
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On October 10, 1914, Michigan defeated Vanderbilt 23 to 3 at Ferry Field. Michigan scored on two touchdowns by John Maulbetsch, a touchdown and points after touchdown by Tommy Hughitt, and a field goal by Lawrence Splawn.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolverines Romp Over Vanderbilt on Slippery Field, part 1|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=T. Hawley Tapping|date=October 11, 1914|page=17|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553111/wolverines_romp_over_vanderbilt_pt_1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wolverines Romp Over Vanderbilt on Slippery Field, part 2|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=T. Hawley Tapping|date=October 11, 1914|page=21|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553096/wolverines_romp_over_vanderbilt_pt_2/}}</ref>
On October 10, 1914, Michigan defeated Vanderbilt 23 to 3 at Ferry Field. Michigan scored on two touchdowns by John Maulbetsch, a touchdown and points after touchdown by Tommy Hughitt, and a field goal by Lawrence Splawn.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolverines Romp Over Vanderbilt on Slippery Field, part 1|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=T. Hawley Tapping|date=October 11, 1914|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553111/wolverines_romp_over_vanderbilt_pt_1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wolverines Romp Over Vanderbilt on Slippery Field, part 2|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=T. Hawley Tapping|date=October 11, 1914|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553096/wolverines_romp_over_vanderbilt_pt_2/}}</ref>
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===Week 5: at M. A. C.===
===Week 5: at M. A. C.===
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| Date = October 17, 1914
| Date = October 17, 1914
| Location = [[College Field]]<br /> [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing, MI]]
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On October 17, 1914, Michigan won a close game over Michigan Agricultural College by 3-0 score at College Field in East Lansing.<ref>{{cite news|author=[[E. A. Batchelor]]|title=Michigan Beats M.A.C. in Final Quarter of Fierce Game: Splawn Boots Ball Over the Bar from Twenty-Yard Line, part 1|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 18, 1914|page=17|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553160/michigan_beats_mac_in_final_quarter_pt_1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=[[E. A. Batchelor]]|title=Splawn Boots Ball Over the Bar from Twenty-Yard Line, part 2|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 18, 1914|page=17|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553190/splawn_boots_ball_part_2/}}</ref> Michigan quarterback [[Tommy Hughitt]] sustained a dislocated elbow and was believed at the time to be lost for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tommy Hughitt Dislocates His Elbow; Out of Game for Season|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 18, 1914|page=17|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553175/tommy_hughitt_dislocates_his_elbow/}}</ref> He ended up missing the following week's game against Syracuse but returned for the Harvard game.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hughitt Back in Game|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=October 27, 1914|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3554556/hughitt_back_in_game/}}</ref>
On October 17, 1914, Michigan won a close game over Michigan Agricultural College by 3–0 score at College Field in East Lansing.<ref>{{cite news|author=E. A. Batchelor|title=Michigan Beats M.A.C. in Final Quarter of Fierce Game: Splawn Boots Ball Over the Bar from Twenty-Yard Line, part 1|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 18, 1914|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553160/michigan_beats_mac_in_final_quarter_pt_1/|author-link=E. A. Batchelor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=E. A. Batchelor|title=Splawn Boots Ball Over the Bar from Twenty-Yard Line, part 2|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 18, 1914|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553190/splawn_boots_ball_part_2/|author-link=E. A. Batchelor}}</ref> Michigan quarterback [[Tommy Hughitt]] sustained a dislocated elbow and was believed at the time to be lost for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tommy Hughitt Dislocates His Elbow; Out of Game for Season|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 18, 1914|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553175/tommy_hughitt_dislocates_his_elbow/}}</ref> He ended up missing the following week's game against Syracuse but returned for the Harvard game.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hughitt Back in Game|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=October 27, 1914|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3554556/hughitt_back_in_game/}}</ref>

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===Week 6: at Syracuse===
===Week 6: at Syracuse===
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After winning its first five games, Michigan lost to Syracuse by a 20 to 6 score on October 24, 1914. After a scoreless first half, each team scored a touchdown in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter began with the scored tied at 6 to 6. Syracuse scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win the game. John Maulbetsch accounted for Michigan's scoring with a touchdown and goal from touchdown.<ref>{{cite news|title=Syracuse Runs Over Michigan's Eleven In Disappointing Game, part 1|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=[[E. A. Batchelor]]|date=October 25, 1914|page=17|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553823/syracuse_runs_over_michigan_pt_1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Syracuse Runs Over Michigan's Eleven In Disappointing Game, part 2|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=[[E. A. Batchelor]]|date=October 25, 1914|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553818/syracuse_runs_over_michigans_eleven_pt/}}</ref>
After winning its first five games, Michigan lost to Syracuse by a 20 to 6 score on October 24, 1914. After a scoreless first half, each team scored a touchdown in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter began with the score tied at 6 to 6. Syracuse scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win the game. John Maulbetsch accounted for Michigan's scoring with a touchdown and goal from touchdown.<ref>{{cite news|title=Syracuse Runs Over Michigan's Eleven In Disappointing Game, part 1|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=E. A. Batchelor|date=October 25, 1914|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553823/syracuse_runs_over_michigan_pt_1/|author-link=E. A. Batchelor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Syracuse Runs Over Michigan's Eleven In Disappointing Game, part 2|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=E. A. Batchelor|date=October 25, 1914|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553818/syracuse_runs_over_michigans_eleven_pt/|author-link=E. A. Batchelor}}</ref>


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===Week 7: at Harvard===
===Week 7: at Harvard===
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| Date = October 31, 1914
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On October 31, 1914, Michigan lost to the undefeated [[1914 Harvard Crimson football team]] by a 7 to 0 score at [[Harvard Stadium]]. Harvard's All-American halfback [[Huntington Hardwick]] scored the game's only touchdown on a six-yard run in the second quarter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Play-by-Play Report of Harvard's Victory Over the Maize and Blue|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 1, 1914|page=20|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553665/play_by_play_report_of_harvards_victory/}}</ref>
On October 31, 1914, Michigan lost to the undefeated [[1914 Harvard Crimson football team]] by a 7 to 0 score at [[Harvard Stadium]]. Harvard's All-American halfback [[Huntington Hardwick]] scored the game's only touchdown on a six-yard run in the second quarter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Play-by-Play Report of Harvard's Victory Over the Maize and Blue|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 1, 1914|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553665/play_by_play_report_of_harvards_victory/}}</ref>

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===Week 8: Penn===
===Week 8: Penn===
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On November 7, 1914, Michigan defeated Penn 34 to 3 at Ferry Field. Michigan's five touchdowns were scored by John Maulbetsch (2), Tommy Hughitt, James Catlett, and Leland Benton. Hughitt also kicked four points after touchdown.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Team Completely Outclasses Pennsylvania|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 8, 1914|page=17|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553237/michigan_team_completely_outclasses/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Penn game coverage|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 8, 1914|page=21|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553219/penn_game_part_2/}}</ref>
On November 7, 1914, Michigan defeated Penn 34 to 3 at Ferry Field. Michigan's five touchdowns were scored by John Maulbetsch (2), Tommy Hughitt, James Catlett, and Leland Benton. Hughitt also kicked four points after touchdown.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Team Completely Outclasses Pennsylvania|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 8, 1914|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553237/michigan_team_completely_outclasses/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Penn game coverage|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 8, 1914|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553219/penn_game_part_2/}}</ref>
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===Week 9: Cornell===
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On November 14, 1914, Michigan ended its season at home with a loss to Cornell by a 28 to 13 score. Michigan took the lead in the first quarter on a pass from Lawrence Splawn to Karl Staatz. Michigan extended its lead to 13 to 0 in the second quarter on a short touchdown run by John Maulbetsch who also kicked the goal from touchdown. From that point forward, Michigan was unable to score while Cornell scored 28 points. Fullback Carl Phillipi scored three touchdowns for Cornell.<ref>{{cite news|title=Detailed Story of How Cornell Beat Michigan|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=T. H. Tapping|date=November 15, 1914|page=20|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553611/detailed_story_of_how_cornell_beat/}}</ref>
On November 14, 1914, Michigan ended its season at home with a loss to Cornell by a 28 to 13 score. Michigan took the lead in the first quarter on a pass from Lawrence Splawn to Karl Staatz. Michigan extended its lead to 13 to 0 in the second quarter on a short touchdown run by John Maulbetsch who also kicked the goal from touchdown. From that point forward, Michigan was unable to score while Cornell scored 28 points. Fullback Carl Phillipi scored three touchdowns for Cornell.<ref>{{cite news|title=Detailed Story of How Cornell Beat Michigan|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=T. H. Tapping|date=November 15, 1914|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3553611/detailed_story_of_how_cornell_beat/}}</ref>
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==Roster==
==Roster==

===Letter winners===
===Letter winners===
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| [[Walter Niemann (American football)|Walter Neimann]] || Tackle || 9 ||Hermansville, MI || || ||
| [[Walter Niemann (American football)|Walter Neimann]] || Tackle || 9 ||Hermansville, MI || || ||
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| [[James Raynsford]]|| Center|| 9 || Detroit, MI || 6-0||187 ||
| James Willard Raynsford<ref>James Willard Raynsford, born June 16, 1891 in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]. In 1910, his family was living in Detroit. In June 1917, he was city engineer in [[Highland Park, Michigan]]. Married Anita M. Kelly, December 1, 1918. In 1920, he lived in [[Oneida, New York]] with his wife Anita, and was working as a civil engineer. In 1930, he was living in Oneida with his wife Anita and a son, James Willard Raynsford, Jr.; he was working in civil engineering for a silverware manufacturing enterprise. He became manager of engineering services for Oneida Ltd. Silversmiths; he was with the company from 1917 until his death. He died January 18, 1956, Oneida, New York.</ref>|| Center|| 9 || Detroit, MI || 6-0||187 ||
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| [[Lewis Reimann]] || Tackle || ||Iron River, MI || 5-11||184||
| [[Lewis Reimann]] || Tackle || ||Iron River, MI || 5-11||184||
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==Coaching staff==
==Coaching staff==
*Head coach: [[Fielding H. Yost]]
*Head coach: [[Fielding H. Yost]]
*Assistant coaches: [[William C. "King" Cole|William Cole]] (Assistant Coach), [[Prentiss Douglass]] (All-Fresh Coach), [[Germany Schulz]] (Assistant Coach)
*Assistant coaches: [[William C. "King" Cole|William Cole]] (assistant coach), [[Prentiss Douglass]] (All-Fresh Coach), [[Germany Schulz]] (assistant coach)
*Trainer: [[Stephen Farrell (track and field)|Stephen Farrell]]
*Trainer: [[Stephen Farrell (track and field)|Stephen Farrell]]
*Manager: John S. Leonard
*Manager: John S. Leonard
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1914fbt.htm 1914 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History]
* [https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1914fbt.htm 1914 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=6xjiAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false 1914-1915 Michigan Alumnus - includes accounts of each game]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=6xjiAAAAMAAJ 1914-1915 Michigan Alumnus - includes accounts of each game]
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;q1=michiganensian;rgn=full%20text;view=toc;idno=AAG4364.1915.001 1915 Michiganensian - University of Michigan yearbook for the 1914-1915 academic year]
* [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;q1=michiganensian;rgn=full%20text;view=toc;idno=AAG4364.1915.001 1915 Michiganensian - University of Michigan yearbook for the 1914-1915 academic year]


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1914 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
MVPTommy Hughitt
CaptainJames W. Raynsford
Home stadiumFerry Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western State Normal (MI)   –   6 – 0 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   7 – 0 – 1
Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   5 – 2 – 0
Butler   –   4 – 2 – 0
South Dakota   –   5 – 2 – 1
Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   5 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 1
Heidelberg   –   4 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   4 – 4 – 1
Doane   –   3 – 3 – 2
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 0
St. Mary's (OH)   –   2 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   2 – 2 – 2
Detroit   –   2 – 3 – 2
Lake Forest   –   3 – 5 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 1
Lincoln (MO)   –   1 – 3 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rose Poly   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1914 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1914 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the Wolverines won their first five games by a combined score of 180 to 10, including three shutouts. They then lost three of the final four games to finish with a 6–3 record.[1]

Michigan halfback John Maulbetsch was a consensus first-team selection for the 1914 College Football All-America Team.[2] Two other Michigan players, center James Raynsford and quarterback Tommy Hughitt, were named to Outing magazine's Football Roll of Honor.[3] Raynsford was the team captain, and Hughitt was selected as the team's most valuable player.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 30DePauw
W 58–05,113
October 3Case
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 69–05,049
October 7Mount Union
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 27–75,050
October 10Vanderbilt
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 23–35,282
October 17at Michigan Agricultural
W 3–08,934
October 24at Syracuse
L 6–206,404
October 31at Harvard
L 0–723,213
November 7Penn
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 34–321,146
November 14Cornelldagger
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
L 13–2816,315
  • daggerHomecoming

Game summaries

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Week 1: DePauw

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Week 1: DePauw at Michigan
1 234Total
DePauw 0 000 0
• Michigan 7 23217 58

Michigan opened the 1914 season with a 58–0 victory over DePauw. Lawrence Splawn ran for two touchdowns, drop-kicked a field goal from the 27-yard line, and averaged 55 yards on three punts. Quarterback Tommy Hughitt threw touchdown pass to John Lyons, 20 yards in the air with Lyons running another 35 yards for the touchdown. In all, Michigan scored eight touchdowns, two each by Splawn, John Maulbetsch, and Hughitt, and one each by Lyons and Cohn.[4][5]

Week 2: Case

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Week 2: Case at Michigan
1 234Total
Case 0 000 0
• Michigan 21 20217 69

On October 3, 1914, Michigan defeated Case by a 69 to 0 score. The game was played in 10-minute quarters at Ferry Field. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by Lawrence Roehm (2), John Maulbetsch (2), James Catlett (2), Tommy Hughitt (2), and Maurice Dunne. Hughitt also kicked nine points after touchdown.[6][7]

Week 3: Mt. Union

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Week 3: Mt. Union at Michigan
1 234Total
Mt. Union 0 007 7
• Michigan 10 1070 27

On Wednesday, October 7, 1914, Michigan defeated Mt. Union 27 to 7. John Maulbetsch scored two touchdowns. Lawrence Splawn scored a touchdown and kicked two field goals.[8][9]

Week 4: Vanderbilt

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Week 4: Vanderbilt at Michigan
1 234Total
Vanderbilt 3 000 3
• Michigan 7 907 23

On October 10, 1914, Michigan defeated Vanderbilt 23 to 3 at Ferry Field. Michigan scored on two touchdowns by John Maulbetsch, a touchdown and points after touchdown by Tommy Hughitt, and a field goal by Lawrence Splawn.[10][11]

Week 5: at M. A. C.

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Week 5: Michigan at M. A. C.
1 234Total
• Michigan 0 003 3
M. A. C. 0 000 0

On October 17, 1914, Michigan won a close game over Michigan Agricultural College by 3–0 score at College Field in East Lansing.[12][13] Michigan quarterback Tommy Hughitt sustained a dislocated elbow and was believed at the time to be lost for the remainder of the season.[14] He ended up missing the following week's game against Syracuse but returned for the Harvard game.[15]

Week 6: at Syracuse

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Week 6: Michigan at Syracuse
1 234Total
Michigan 0 060 6
• Syracuse 0 0614 20

After winning its first five games, Michigan lost to Syracuse by a 20 to 6 score on October 24, 1914. After a scoreless first half, each team scored a touchdown in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter began with the score tied at 6 to 6. Syracuse scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win the game. John Maulbetsch accounted for Michigan's scoring with a touchdown and goal from touchdown.[16][17]

Week 7: at Harvard

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Week 7: Michigan at Harvard
1 234Total
Michigan 0 000 0
• Harvard 0 700 7

On October 31, 1914, Michigan lost to the undefeated 1914 Harvard Crimson football team by a 7 to 0 score at Harvard Stadium. Harvard's All-American halfback Huntington Hardwick scored the game's only touchdown on a six-yard run in the second quarter.[18]

Week 8: Penn

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Week 8: Penn at Michigan
1 234Total
Penn 3 000 3
• Michigan 0 23110 34

On November 7, 1914, Michigan defeated Penn 34 to 3 at Ferry Field. Michigan's five touchdowns were scored by John Maulbetsch (2), Tommy Hughitt, James Catlett, and Leland Benton. Hughitt also kicked four points after touchdown.[19][20]

Week 9: Cornell

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Week 9: Cornell at Michigan
1 234Total
• Cornell 0 6139 28
Michigan 6 700 13

On November 14, 1914, Michigan ended its season at home with a loss to Cornell by a 28 to 13 score. Michigan took the lead in the first quarter on a pass from Lawrence Splawn to Karl Staatz. Michigan extended its lead to 13 to 0 in the second quarter on a short touchdown run by John Maulbetsch who also kicked the goal from touchdown. From that point forward, Michigan was unable to score while Cornell scored 28 points. Fullback Carl Phillipi scored three touchdowns for Cornell.[21]

Roster

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Letter winners

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Player Position Games
started		 Hometown Height Weight Class
Clyde E. Bastian Halfback 3 Williamsport, PA 5-10 178
Leland H. Benton End 4 Valparaiso, IN 5-11 165
Thomas H. Bushnell Halfback
Quarterback		 1
1		 East Cleveland, OH
James Bland Catlett[22] Halfback Brookings, SD
William D. Cochran Tackle 9 Houghton, MI 5-8 224
Maurice F. Dunne End 1 Springfield, IL 6-0 164
Ernest Hughitt Quarterback 8 Escanaba, MI 5-8 146
Efton James End Vandalia, MI
John J. Lyons End
Halfback		 5
2		 Pittsburgh, PA 6-0 180
John Maulbetsch Halfback 9 Ann Arbor, MI 5-8 168
Frank M. McHale Guard 5 Logansport, IN 5-11 212
Walter Neimann Tackle 9 Hermansville, MI
James Raynsford Center 9 Detroit, MI 6-0 187
Lewis Reimann Tackle Iron River, MI 5-11 184
Lawrence Lamar Splawn Fullback 9 Dallas, TX 5-11 167
Karl S. Staatz End 7 Tacoma, WA 6-0 178
Robert W. Watson Guard Ludington, MI 5-9 174

Reserves

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Fielding H. Yost from the 1915 Michiganensian
  • Frank Millard - started 1 game at right guard
  • Frank D. Quail - started 3 games at left guard
  • Fred Rehor - started 1 game at left guard
  • Lawrence Roehm - started 3 games at right halfback
  • William Watson - started 3 games at left guard and 3 games at right guard
  • Jim Whalen - started 2 games at right guard, 1 game at right end

Awards and honors

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Coaching staff

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  • Crowd sending off football team for Harvard game, October 1914
    Crowd sending off football team for Harvard game, October 1914
  • Harvard-Michigan game, October 31, 1914
    Harvard-Michigan game, October 31, 1914
  • Crowd at Ferry Field in "Block M" display, Nov. 7, 1914
    Crowd at Ferry Field in "Block M" display, Nov. 7, 1914
  • Germany Schulz and Fielding H. Yost, 1914
    Germany Schulz and Fielding H. Yost, 1914
  • Michigan's lone All-American in 1914, John Maulbetsch
    Michigan's lone All-American in 1914, John Maulbetsch

References

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  1. ^ a b "1914 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Football Roll of Honor: The Men Whom the Best Coaches of the Country Have Named as the Stars of the Gridiron in 1914" (PDF). Outing. 1915. p. 498.
  4. ^ "Michigan Downs Depauw 58 to 0: Wolverines Score More Than a Point a Minute in Game with Indiana Eleven -- Yost Shows Battering Offense". The Indianapolis Star. October 1, 1914. p. 7.
  5. ^ E. A. Batchelor (October 1, 1914). "Michigan Whips Depauw Easily in Opening Battle". Detroit Free Press. p. 8.
  6. ^ E. A. Batchelor (October 4, 1914). "Michigan Finds Case Easy Mark, part 1". Detroit Free Press. p. 17.
  7. ^ E. A. Batchelor (October 4, 1914). "Michigan Finds Case Easy Mark, part 2". Detroit Free Press. p. 22.
  8. ^ "Yost's Wolverines Beat Mount Union, But Are Scored On, part 1". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1914. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Yost's Wolverines Beat Mount Union, But Are Scored On, part 2". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1914. p. 9.
  10. ^ T. Hawley Tapping (October 11, 1914). "Wolverines Romp Over Vanderbilt on Slippery Field, part 1". Detroit Free Press. p. 17.
  11. ^ T. Hawley Tapping (October 11, 1914). "Wolverines Romp Over Vanderbilt on Slippery Field, part 2". Detroit Free Press. p. 21.
  12. ^ E. A. Batchelor (October 18, 1914). "Michigan Beats M.A.C. in Final Quarter of Fierce Game: Splawn Boots Ball Over the Bar from Twenty-Yard Line, part 1". Detroit Free Press. p. 17.
  13. ^ E. A. Batchelor (October 18, 1914). "Splawn Boots Ball Over the Bar from Twenty-Yard Line, part 2". Detroit Free Press. p. 17.
  14. ^ "Tommy Hughitt Dislocates His Elbow; Out of Game for Season". Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1914. p. 17.
  15. ^ "Hughitt Back in Game". The Washington Times. October 27, 1914. p. 10.
  16. ^ E. A. Batchelor (October 25, 1914). "Syracuse Runs Over Michigan's Eleven In Disappointing Game, part 1". Detroit Free Press. p. 17.
  17. ^ E. A. Batchelor (October 25, 1914). "Syracuse Runs Over Michigan's Eleven In Disappointing Game, part 2". Detroit Free Press. p. 19.
  18. ^ "Play-by-Play Report of Harvard's Victory Over the Maize and Blue". Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1914. p. 20.
  19. ^ "Michigan Team Completely Outclasses Pennsylvania". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1914. p. 17.
  20. ^ "Penn game coverage". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1914. p. 21.
  21. ^ T. H. Tapping (November 15, 1914). "Detailed Story of How Cornell Beat Michigan". Detroit Free Press. p. 20.
  22. ^ James Bland Catlett, born February 21, 1893, Estelline, South Dakota. Died September 22, 1986, San Antonio, Texas.
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