Fielding Yost
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Coaching Career
Yost was a coach for University of Michigan between 1901 and 1923, and again between 1925 and 1926. Nicknamed "Hurry Up" for his excitable demeanor, he was a resounding success, winning 165 games, losing only 29, and tying 10 for a winning percentage of .833.He won four straight national championships in 1901,'02,'03,and '04, before UM finally lost a game to Chicago and Amos Alonzo Stagg's team at the end of the 1905 season.Yost's initial Michigan team, dubbed the "Point-a-Minute" squad, outscored its opposition by a margin of 550-0 en route to a perfect season and victory in the inaugural Rose Bowl on January 1, 1902 over Stanford. Ironically, Yost had been Stanford's coach in 1900 before moving to Michigan. He reportedly has the most defensive shutouts of any coach in collegiate history and is thus responsible for the UM tradition of solid swarming defenses that have made the Wolverines famous and the winningest team in college football history.
From 1901 to 1904, Yost's teams did not lose a game, and tied only once ; a legendary tie with the University of Minnesota that led to the establishment of the Little Brown Jug, college football's oldest trophy.
After retiring from coaching, Yost remained at Michigan as the school's athletic director, a position he held until 1942. Under his leadership, Michigan Stadium-also known as the Big House)- and Yost Fieldhouse (now Yost Ice Arena) were constructed. Yost invented the position of Linebacker, co-created the first ever post season Bowl Game(1902 Rose Bowl) with then legendary UM athletic director Charles Baird, and invented the Fieldhouse concept that bares his name.
Arguably no one has left a larger mark on University of Michigan Athletics than Fielding Yost. A long time football coach (165-29-10) and athletic director, his career was marked with great achievements both on and off the field. Yost was a successful business person, lawyer, author, and a leading figure in causing the explosion of college football into a national sport with a national following. A devout Christian,Yost was among the first coaches to have Jewish stars on his teams including Benny Friedman and Bennie Osterbaan, both legends in the game. From 1901-05 Yost's football teams were undefeated in 56 straight games, still the 2nd longest dynastic streak in American football history. During the five seasons between 1901 and '05, Michigan outscored its opponents 2,821 to 42, leading all of these teams to be referred to as the "Point-a-Minute" squads.
Yost was known for a series of admonitions to his players beginning with the words, "Hurry up;" for example, "Hurry up and be the first man down the field on a punt or kick-off." This inclination resulted in his nickname, "Hurry up" Yost. A native of West Virginia, Yost's unusual pronunciation of the school's name ("MEE-she-gan") is affectionately continued by many Michigan football fans.
Yost died at age 75 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was among the inaugural class of inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
Coaching Record
| Nebraska | |
|---|---|
| Year | Overall |
| 1898 | 8-3 |
| Total | 8-3 (.727) |
| Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Year | Overall |
| 1899 | 10-0 |
| Total | 10-0 (1.000) |
| Michigan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Overall | (Big Ten/place) |
| 1901 | 11-0* | (4-0/1st) |
| 1902 | 11-0* | (5-0/1st) |
| 1903 | 11-0-1* | (3-0-1/1st) |
| 1904 | 10-0* | (2-0/1st) |
| 1905 | 12-1 | (2-1/2nd) |
| 1906 | 4-1 | (1-0/1st) |
| 1907 | 5-1 | N/A |
| 1908 | 5-2-1 | N/A |
| 1909 | 6-1 | N/A |
| 1910 | 3-0-3 | N/A |
| 1911 | 5-1-2 | N/A |
| 1912 | 5-2 | N/A |
| 1913 | 6-1 | N/A |
| 1914 | 6-3 | N/A |
| 1915 | 4-3-1 | N/A |
| 1916 | 7-2 | N/A |
| 1917 | 8-2 | (0-1/8th) |
| 1918 | 5-0* | (2-0/1st) |
| 1919 | 3-4 | (1-4/7th) |
| 1920 | 5-2 | (2-2/6th) |
| 1921 | 5-1-1 | (2-1-1/5th) |
| 1922 | 6-0-1 | (4-0/1st) |
| 1923 | 8-0* | (4-0/1st) |
| 1925 | 7-1 | (5-1/1st) |
| 1926 | 7-1 | (5-0/1st) |
| Total | 165-29-10 (.833) | 42-10-2 (.778) |
Note: Michigan did not compete in Big Ten Conference play from 1907-1916.
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