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1883 Michigan

1–⁠4. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠3, over the same number of games, so a result differs.

Michigan, 1883
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Schedule and results

Michigan in 1883, game by game: won vs. Detroit A.C. 40–5; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 6–14; lost at Yale 0–64; lost at Harvard 0–3; lost at Stevens 1–5+35−64Won 40–5 vs. Detroit A.C.+35Detroit A.C.Lost 6–14 at Wesleyan (CT)-8Wesleyan (CT)Lost 0–64 at Yale-64YaleLost 0–3 at Harvard-3HarvardLost 1–5 at Stevens-4Stevens
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Mar 12vsDetroit A.C.W 40–⁠588%
Nov 19atWesleyan (CT)L 6–⁠1473%
Nov 21atYaleL 0–⁠6421%
Nov 22atHarvardL 0–⁠327%
Nov 27atStevensL 1–⁠556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stevens 5–⁠1.

In program history: The 136th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Michigan’s 1883 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.

DateOpponentResultSource
May 12vsDetroit IndependentsclubW 40–⁠5Michigan’s article
Record
1–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
47–⁠91
Coach
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Elo
1421 −68 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
William J. Olcott