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1907 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1907 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1907 college football season. The team's head football coach was Fielding H. Yost in his seventh season at Michigan. The team finished the season with a record of 5–1, allowing an average of one point per game. The team did not give up a single first down in its first four games and won its first five games by shutouts, outscoring its opponents by a combined score of 107 to 0. In the final game of the season, the Wolverines lost, 6–0, to the Penn Quakers. The Quakers were in the early stages of a 23-game winning streak that was broken by the 1909 Michigan team.

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Season summary
Case Michigan opened its 1907 season with a 9–0 victory over the team from Cleveland's Case Scientific School. The game was played in front of a crowd estimated at 3,000 persons at Ferry Field. The game was scoreless in the first half. Michigan drove the ball to the Case 15-yard line early in the second half, and "Octy" Graham drop-kicked a field goal from the 20-yard line to give Michigan a 4–0 lead. Later in the half, Jack Loell scored the game's only touchdown on a five-yard run. On defense, the Wolverines did not allow Case to convert a first down. On offense, fumbles and a lack of success in forward passes stymied several drives. The Michigan Alumnus wrote that "Michigan's offensive playing fell far below the high standard of its defense." Michigan Agricultural In the second week of the season, Michigan defeated Michigan Agricultural, 46–0, at Ferry Field. It was the third game in the Michigan – Michigan State football rivalry. Michigan had won the two prior meetings by a combined score of 158 to 0. In 40 minutes of play, Michigan scored eight touchdowns and did not allow a single first down to be made by the Aggies. Team captain Paul Magoffin made his first appearance of the season and scored five touchdowns. Walter Rheinschild scored two touchdowns, and Jack Loell scored one. "Octy" Graham converted six of eight extra point kicks. Right end Harry S. Hammond was praised for his punting, as several of his kicks spiraled for 50 yards. On offense, the Wolverines had used the forward pass with "great success" early in the game, but abandoned it with the game in hand, saving it for a time of "greater necessity." Vs. Wabash On October 19, 1907, Michigan defeated the , 22–0, at Washington Field in Indianapolis. The game was the first and only meeting between the schools. Although the bleachers were mostly filled with Wabash supporters presenting "a solid front of red", the game was also attended by a large gathering of Michigan alumni wearing "maize and blue." The game was played under clear skies in what the Chicago Daily Tribune described as "ideal football weather." Ohio State On October 26, 1907, Michigan defeated Ohio State, 22–0, in front of a crowd of 7,000 spectators at Ferry Field. The game was played in a cold rain and stiff wind, resulting in numerous fumbles and an inaccurate kicking game. Michigan's offense tried 10 forward passes in the game with seven completions for gains of 20 to 40 yards. The passes were thrown by William Wasmund and Dave Allerdice with Walter Rheinschild and Paul Magoffin as the principal receivers. Most of the first half was fought between midfield and Ohio State's 15-yard line. Near the end of the first half, Michigan began to employ its passing attack. Jack Loell scored the first touchdown on a short run, and "Octy" Graham kicked the extra point. In the second half, Magoffin caught a forward pass from Wasmund and eluded Ohio State's tacklers on a 40-yard touchdown play. At Vanderbilt On November 2, 1907, Michigan defeated Vanderbilt, 8–0, in front of a crowd of 8,000 at Dudley Field in Nashville. The crowd was the largest up to that date to see a football game south of the Mason–Dixon Line. The game was played under clear skies and warm weather, the temperature being too warm "for the invaders' liking." In 1939, Grantland Rice selected Schulz and Stone respectively as the greatest and second-greatest centers of all-time. Michigan's lineup against Vanderbilt was Rumney (left end), Embs (left tackle), Casey (left guard), Schulz, (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), Hammond (right end), Wasmund (quarterback), Magoffin (left halfback), Douglass and Allerdice (right halfback), and Loell (fullback). Bradley Walker of Virginia served as referee, and Neil Snow of Michigan was the umpire. The game was played in 35-minute halves. Penn Michigan concluded its season on November 16, 1907, with a 6–0 loss to Penn in front of a crowd of nearly 20,000 spectators in Ann Arbor. After leaving the Big Ten Conference, Michigan played annual rivalry games against Penn at or near the end of the season. Penn was one of the dominant football programs of the era, winning seven national championships between 1894 and 1912 (including the 1908 national championship). The loss was the first sustained by Michigan at Ferry Field. Penn's left guard Gallagher scored the game's only touchdown, and right end Scarlett kicked the extra point. A controversial ruling resulted in a touchdown by Michigan being called back. Michigan's lineup against Penn was Rumney (left end), Casey (left tackle), Embs (left guard), Schulz, (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), Hammond (right end), Wasmund (quarterback), Magoffin (left halfback), Allerdice and Miller (right halfback), and Watkins and Loell (fullback). Murphy of Brown served as referee. The game was played in 35-minute halves. Post-season At the end of the 1907 season, several Michigan players were recognized on the All-American and All-Western teams. Germany Schulz was the only Western player included on Walter Camp's All-American first team in ''Collier's Weekly. Camp also recognized Harry S. Hammond and Paul Magoffin with honorable mention on his All-American team. E. C. Patterson of Chicago picked the All-Western team for Collier's. He selected Schulz and Hammond as first-team All-Western player and included Magoffin and "Octy" Graham as second-team selections. The Michigan Daily'' published a consensus All-Western team based on its averaging of the All-Western teams and included four Michigan players on the consensus team: Schulz, Magoffin, Hammond, and Walter Rheinschild. ==Players==
Players
Starters The following 12 players received varsity "M" letters for their participation on the 1907 football team: • Dave Allerdice, Indianapolis, Indiana – started 3 games at right halfback • William M. Casey, Cedar Falls, Iowa – started 4 games at left tackle, 1 game at left end, 1 game at left guard • William J. Embs, Escanaba, Michigan – started 4 games at left guard, 1 game at left tackle • Walter D. Graham, Chicago – started 6 games at right guard • Harry S. Hammond, Chicago – started 5 games at right end • John L. "Jack" Loell, Escanaba, Michigan – started 4 games at fullback, 1 game at right tackle • Paul Magoffin, Washington, D.C. – started 5 games at left halfbackWalter Rheinschild, Los Angeles – started 5 games at right tackle, 1 game at fullback • Mason P. Rumney, Detroit – started 3 games at left end, 1 game at right halfback • Germany Schulz, Fort Wayne, Indiana – started 6 games at center • William Wasmund, Detroit – started 6 games at quarterback • James K. Watkins, Ann Arbor, Michigan – started 1 game at left guard, 1 game at fullback Reserves and the Michigan football team mascot • Albert Benbrook, Chicago • Hubert A. Brennan, L'Anse, Michigan • Albert R. Chandler, Salem, Massachusetts • Paul Scott Crampton, St. Clair, MichiganMaurice E. Crumpacker, Valparaiso, Indiana – 187 pounds, 5 feet, 11-1/2 inches; started 1 game at left tackle • Ralph Culley, Avon, New YorkWilbur M. Cunningham, Benton Harbor, MichiganPrentiss Douglass, Martinsville, Illinois – 165 pounds, 5 feet, 10 inches; started 2 games at right halfback • Charles W. Eaman, Garden City, KansasWilliam P. Edmunds, Youngstown, Ohio • Albert de Valois Evans, Cheboygan, Michigan – started 1 game at right end • Fred N. Featherstone, Conneaut, Ohio • Eugene Flanigan, Fredonia, New York – left guard, 227 pounds, 6 feet, 0 inches • Donald W. Green, Saginaw, Michigan • Harold E. Humphrey, Kalamazoo, Michigan • Thomas M. Joyce, Missoula, Montana • Edward H. Kelly, Ironwood, Michigan • Joseph E. Kelly, Lowell, MichiganJesse R. Langley, Alva, Oklahoma • Clarence Emanuel Lehr, Escanaba, Michigan – left halfback, 166 pounds, 5 feet, 11 inches • Charles H. Lillie, Grand Rapids, Michigan • Fred L. Liskow, Saginaw, Michigan • Glenn R. Madison, Benton Harbor, MichiganJames Joy Miller, Detroit, Michigan – 165 pounds, 5 feet, 8 inches; started 2 games at left end, 1 game at left halfback • Joseph Primeau, Marquette, Michigan • Lawrence H. Roblee, St. Joseph, Michigan • Keith S. Simpson, Carrollton, Illinois • John Thomas Sullivan, Peoria, Illinois • Horace A. Treat, Adrian, Michigan • Edward D. Vosbury, Binghamton, New York • Roe D. Watson, Alton, Illinois • Frederick T. Witmire, Ypsilanti, Michigan Scoring leaders ==Awards and honors==
Awards and honors
• Captain: Paul MagoffinAll-American: Germany Schulz (WC-1; CW-2) • All-Western: Germany Schulz (Collier's, 1st; Consensus, 1st), Harry S. Hammond (Colliers, 1st; Consensus, 1st); Paul Magoffin (Consensus, 1st; Collier's, 2nd); Walter Rheinschild (Consensus, 1st); "Octy" Graham (Collier's, 2nd) ==Coaching staff==
Coaching staff
• Head coach: Fielding H. Yost • Trainer: Keene Fitzpatrick • Manager: Charles Thornburg ==References==
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