1917 Michigan State

0–⁠4, coached by Chester Brewer. The season’s Wikipedia article records 0–⁠9, over nine games to the four on file here.

Michigan State, 1917
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Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1917, game by game: lost vs. Michigan 0–27; lost at Northwestern 6–39; lost at Notre Dame 0–23; lost vs. Syracuse 7–21+7−33Lost 0–27 vs. Michigan-27MichiganLost 6–39 at Northwestern-33NorthwesternLost 0–23 at Notre Dame-23Notre DameLost 7–21 vs. Syracuse-14Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 20vsMichiganL 0–⁠2751%
Nov 10atNorthwesternL 6–⁠3937%
Nov 17atNotre DameL 0–⁠2317%
Nov 24vsSyracuseL 7–⁠2133%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 21–⁠7.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

Record
0–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
13–⁠110
Coach
Chester Brewer
Elo
1399 −85 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Sherman Coryell