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1893 Michigan

7–⁠3 (1–⁠2 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest), coached by Frank Barbour.

Michigan, 1893
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1893, game by game: won vs. Detroit A.C. 6–0; won at Detroit A.C. 26–0; lost at Chicago 6–10; lost vs. Minnesota 20–34; lost vs. Wisconsin 18–34; won at Purdue 46–8; won at DePauw 34–0; won vs. Northwestern 72–6; won at Kansas 22–0; won at Chicago 28–10+66−16Won 6–0 vs. Detroit A.C.+6Detroit A.C.Won 26–0 at Detroit A.C.+26Detroit A.C.Lost 6–10 at Chicago-4ChicagoLost 20–34 vs. Minnesota-14MinnesotaLost 18–34 vs. Wisconsin-16WisconsinWon 46–8 at Purdue+38PurdueWon 34–0 at DePauw+34DePauwWon 72–6 vs. Northwestern+66NorthwesternWon 22–0 at Kansas+22KansasWon 28–10 at Chicago+18Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsDetroit A.C.W 6–⁠086%
Oct 14atDetroit A.C.W 26–⁠078%
Oct 21atChicagoL 6–⁠1072%
Oct 28vsMinnesotaL 20–⁠3441%
Nov 4vsWisconsinL 18–⁠3454%
Nov 11atPurdueW 46–⁠817%
Nov 13atDePauwW 34–⁠080%
Nov 18vsNorthwesternW 72–⁠671%
Nov 25atKansasW 22–⁠042%
Nov 30atChicagoW 28–⁠1075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Chicago 28–⁠10; 3rd in the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠2 3rd in Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
278–⁠102
Coach
Frank Barbour
Elo
1553 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Dygert

1893 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠06–⁠0
Wisconsin1–⁠14–⁠2
Michigan1–⁠27–⁠3
Northwestern0–⁠22–⁠5–⁠3

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