1900 Michigan

7–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Biff Lea.

Michigan, 1900
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1900, game by game: won vs. Hillsdale 29–0; won vs. Kalamazoo 11–0; won vs. Case 24–6; won vs. Purdue 11–6; won at Illinois 12–0; won vs. Indiana 12–0; lost vs. Iowa 5–28; won vs. Notre Dame 7–0; tied at Ohio State 0–0; lost at Chicago 6–15+29−23Won 29–0 vs. Hillsdale+29HillsdaleWon 11–0 vs. Kalamazoo+11KalamazooWon 24–6 vs. Case+18CaseWon 11–6 vs. Purdue+5PurdueWon 12–0 at Illinois+12IllinoisWon 12–0 vs. Indiana+12IndianaLost 5–28 vs. Iowa-23IowaWon 7–0 vs. Notre Dame+7Notre DameTied 0–0 at Ohio State0Ohio StateLost 6–15 at Chicago-9Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsHillsdaleW 29–⁠092%
Oct 6vsKalamazooW 11–⁠092%
Oct 13vsCaseW 24–⁠693%
Oct 20vsPurdueW 11–⁠676%
Oct 27atIllinoisW 12–⁠058%
Nov 3vsIndianaW 12–⁠071%
Nov 10vsIowaL 5–⁠2858%
Nov 17vsNotre DameW 7–⁠071%
Nov 24atOhio StateT 0–⁠073%
Nov 29atChicagoL 6–⁠1553%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 15–⁠6; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 108th-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 1900.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
117–⁠55
Coach
Biff Lea
Elo
1573 −2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.6 No. 22 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Neil Snow

1900 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠18–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠3–⁠19–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠44–⁠4

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