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1895 Michigan

8–⁠1, coached by William McCauley.

Michigan, 1895
Photo: Gibson and Clark Photographers, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1895, game by game: won vs. Michigan Military Academy 34–0; won vs. Detroit A.C. 42–0; won vs. Adelbert 64–0; won vs. Lake Forest 40–0; won vs. Oberlin 42–0; lost at Harvard 0–4; won vs. Purdue 12–10; won vs. Minnesota 20–0; won at Chicago 12–0+64−4Won 34–0 vs. Michigan Military Academy+34Michigan Milita…Won 42–0 vs. Detroit A.C.+42Detroit A.C.Won 64–0 vs. Adelbert+64AdelbertWon 40–0 vs. Lake Forest+40Lake ForestWon 42–0 vs. Oberlin+42OberlinLost 0–4 at Harvard-4HarvardWon 12–10 vs. Purdue+2PurdueWon 20–0 vs. Minnesota+20MinnesotaWon 12–0 at Chicago+12Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsMichigan Military AcademyW 34–⁠091%
Oct 12vsDetroit A.C.W 42–⁠092%
Oct 19vsAdelbertW 64–⁠092%
Oct 26vsLake ForestW 40–⁠093%
Nov 2vsOberlinW 42–⁠090%
Nov 9atHarvardL 0–⁠431%
Nov 16vsPurdueW 12–⁠1063%
Nov 23vsMinnesotaW 20–⁠058%
Nov 28atChicagoW 12–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Chicago 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1895.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
266–⁠14
Coach
William McCauley
Elo
1620 +68 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Frederick W. Henninger