1891 Michigan

0–⁠2, coached by Frank Crawford & Mike Murphy. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠5, over nine games to the two on file here.

Michigan, 1891
Photo: John Jefferson Gibson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1891, game by game: lost vs. Cornell 12–58; lost vs. Cornell 0–10+7−46Lost 12–58 vs. Cornell-46CornellLost 0–10 vs. Cornell-10Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Nov 21vsCornellL 12–⁠5842%
Nov 28vsCornellL 0–⁠1038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 10–⁠0.

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

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists seven games of Michigan’s 1891 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 10vsAnn Arbor High SchoolschoolW 62–⁠0Michigan’s article
Oct 17vsAlbionL 4–⁠10Michigan’s article
Oct 19atOlivetW 18–⁠6Michigan’s article
Oct 24vsOberlinW 26–⁠6Michigan’s article
Oct 31vsButlerW 42–⁠6Michigan’s article
Nov 14atChicago University ClubclubL 0–⁠20Michigan’s article
Nov 26atCleveland Athletic ClubclubL 4–⁠8Michigan’s article
Record
0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
12–⁠68
Coach
Frank Crawford & Mike Murphy
Elo
1394 −49 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
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Captain
James Van Inwagen