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1901 Michigan

11–⁠0 (4–⁠0 Western Conference), coached by Fielding Yost.

Michigan, 1901
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1901, game by game: won vs. Albion 50–0; won vs. Case 57–0; won vs. Indiana 33–0; won vs. Northwestern 29–0; won vs. Buffalo 128–0; won vs. Carlisle 22–0; won at Ohio State 21–0; won vs. Chicago 22–0; won vs. Beloit 89–0; won vs. Iowa 50–0; won vs. Stanford 49–0+128Won 50–0 vs. Albion+50AlbionWon 57–0 vs. Case+57CaseWon 33–0 vs. Indiana+33IndianaWon 29–0 vs. Northwestern+29NorthwesternWon 128–0 vs. Buffalo+128BuffaloWon 22–0 vs. Carlisle+22CarlisleWon 21–0 at Ohio State+21Ohio StateWon 22–0 vs. Chicago+22ChicagoWon 89–0 vs. Beloit+89BeloitWon 50–0 vs. Iowa+50IowaWon 49–0 vs. Stanford+49Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsAlbionW 50–⁠091%
Oct 5vsCaseW 57–⁠092%
Oct 12vsIndianaW 33–⁠062%
Oct 19vsNorthwesternW 29–⁠066%
Oct 26vsBuffaloW 128–⁠092%
Nov 2vsCarlisleW 22–⁠069%
Nov 9atOhio StateW 21–⁠062%
Nov 16vsChicagoW 22–⁠080%
Nov 23vsBeloitW 89–⁠080%
Nov 28vsIowaW 50–⁠071%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsStanfordRose BowlW 49–⁠078%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 49–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 37th-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 1901.

National championsa title the school claims

Western Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Wisconsin

Consensus All-AmericanNeil Snow, FB/E

Fielding Yost’s first “Point-a-Minute” team went 11–⁠0 and outscored its opponents 550–⁠0; the last of the eleven wins was 49–⁠0 over Stanford in the first Rose Bowl. Michigan played in the Western Conference, the Big Ten’s early name.

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
550–⁠0
Coach
Fielding Yost
Elo
1720 +171 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.6 No. 3 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Hugh White
Offense
Short punt

1901 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan4–⁠011–⁠0
Wisconsin2–⁠09–⁠0
Minnesota3–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern3–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠26–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Chicago0–⁠4–⁠18–⁠6–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠36–⁠3

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