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Michigan vs. Oberlin

Michigan and Oberlin have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1892; Michigan leads the series 8–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Michigan 8–⁠0, and Michigan has won the last 8.

Michigan wins
8
Oberlin wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1892
Longest streak
8 Michigan
Current streak
8 Michigan
Last 10 meetings
Michigan 8–⁠0
Most recent
1905

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s5–⁠0
1900s3–⁠0
Average margin
31.5 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Michigan
8–⁠0 Michigan’s record at home
Shutouts
5

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Michigan’s biggest win1905: Michigan 75, Oberlin 0by 75 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Michigan and Oberlin, 1892 on13001500170019001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The Omaha daily bee's story of the 1896 game: Foot Ball bulletins.

    1896 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Nov 15, 1896

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story of the 1897 game: TURNED INTO VICTORY. What Looked Like Defeat Averted by Michigan.

    1897 · The Saint Paul globe, Minnesota, Oct 24, 1897

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1902 game: REVENGE FOR ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY DE- FEATED L. TO AT CHICAGO. All the Scoring Done in the Second HaIf-Big Score Piled Up by Mich igan Against Oberlin.

    1902 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 23, 1902

  • The The Minneapolis journal's story of the 1903 game: MICHIGAN "sUB" BACKS USED Wolverines Score AZ on Oberlin With q Patched-up Team.

    1903 · The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov 23, 1903

  • The The Minneapolis journal's story of the 1905 game: ODDS GO EXITING ! AS MICHIGAN WINS Enthusiasts Back Yost's Team s to l Against Chicago After Oberlin Is Smothered.

    1905 · The Minneapolis journal, Minnesota, Nov 26, 1905

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Nov 25, 1905Michigan 75, Oberlin 0at Michigan
Nov 21, 1903Michigan 42, Oberlin 0at Michigan
Nov 22, 1902Michigan 63, Oberlin 0at Michigan
Oct 23, 1897Michigan 16, Oberlin 6at Michigan
Nov 14, 1896Michigan 10, Oberlin 0at Michigan
Nov 2, 1895Michigan 42, Oberlin 0at Michigan
Nov 17, 1894Michigan 14, Oberlin 6at Michigan
Nov 19, 1892Michigan 26, Oberlin 24at Michigan

Every game is listed as played on the field.