1913 Michigan State

2–⁠0, coached by John Macklin. The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠0, over seven games to the two on file here. Share

Michigan State, 1913 — Photo: Name of photographer is not identified, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Michigan 12–⁠7Oct 18
By 5 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result	Elo
Oct 18	atMichigan	W 12–⁠7		24%
Oct 25	atWisconsin	W 12–⁠7		17%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 12–⁠7.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Michigan State’s 1913 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

Date	Opponent	Result	Source
Nov 15	vsSouth Dakota	W 19–⁠7		South Dakota’s article

Photographs from 1913

UW vs. Michigan Agricultural (Michigan State) football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
UW vs. Michigan Agricultural (Michigan State) football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
UW vs. Michigan Agricultural (Michigan State) football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
UW vs. Michigan Agricultural (Michigan State) football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record: 2–⁠0
Conference: —
AP poll: Began in 1936
Points: 24–⁠14
Coach: John Macklin
Elo: 1454 +64 this season
SP+ rating: —
Recruiting class: —

Captain: Chester W. Gifford