1892 Michigan

7–⁠5 (1–⁠2 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest), coached by Frank Barbour.

Michigan, 1892
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1892, game by game: won vs. Michigan A.C. 74–0; won vs. Michigan A.C. 68–0; won at Wisconsin 10–6; lost at Minnesota 6–14; won at DePauw 18–0; lost at Purdue 0–24; lost at Northwestern 8–10; won vs. Albion 60–8; lost at Cornell 0–44; won vs. Chicago 18–10; won vs. Oberlin 26–24; lost vs. Cornell 10–30+74−44Won 74–0 vs. Michigan A.C.+74Michigan A.C.Won 68–0 vs. Michigan A.C.+68Michigan A.C.Won 10–6 at Wisconsin+4WisconsinLost 6–14 at Minnesota-8MinnesotaWon 18–0 at DePauw+18DePauwLost 0–24 at Purdue-24PurdueLost 8–10 at Northwestern-2NorthwesternWon 60–8 vs. Albion+52AlbionLost 0–44 at Cornell-44CornellWon 18–10 vs. Chicago+8ChicagoWon 26–24 vs. Oberlin+2OberlinLost 10–30 vs. Cornell-20Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 30–⁠10; 3rd in the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest.

In program history: The 135th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠2 3rd in Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
298–⁠170
Coach
Frank Barbour
Elo
1434 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Dygert

1892 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠05–⁠0
Wisconsin2–⁠24–⁠3
Michigan1–⁠27–⁠5
Northwestern1–⁠36–⁠4–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.