Tad Wieman

Bio

Tad Wieman looked more like a professor of anthropology than a student of line play. But Wieman knew football games were won or lost in the trenches, and he worked tirelessly with his tackles and guards to produce winners. Once a hard-boiled driver, time mellowed Wieman over the years as head coach at Michigan (1927-1928) and Princeton (1938-1942). He was methodical and painstaking in his approach to coaching - a steadying influence who scoffed at pre-game "jitters." As successor to the great Fielding Yost at Michigan in 1927, Wieman's Wolverines, with Benny Oosterbaan anchoring one end, outscored the competition, 137-38, in eight games. Wieman finished with a 9-6-1 record for his two campaigns at Michigan, then moved on to Princeton where, in five years, his combined mark was 20-18-3. His brightest accomplishments were four victories in five meetings with archrival Yale.