1902 Michigan
11–0 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by Fielding Yost. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan State 119–0Oct 8
By 119 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsAlbion | W 88–0 | 95% |
| Oct 4 | vsCase | W 48–6 | 95% |
| Oct 8 | vs Michigan State | W 119–0 | 98% |
| Oct 11 | vs Indiana | W 60–0 | 76% |
| Oct 18 | vs Notre Dame | W 23–0 | 74% |
| Oct 25 | vs Ohio State | W 86–0 | 84% |
| Nov 1 | vs Wisconsin | W 6–0 | 60% |
| Nov 8 | vs Iowa | W 107–0 | 78% |
| Nov 15 | atChicago | W 21–0 | 61% |
| Nov 22 | vsOberlin | W 63–0 | 97% |
| Nov 27 | vs Minnesota | W 23–6 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Minnesota 23–6; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 6th-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 1902.
National championsa title the school claims
Western Conference champions5–0 in the conference
Another unbeaten Point-a-Minute season: 11–0, and 644 points scored to 12 allowed.
- Record
- 11–0
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 644–12
- Coach
- Fielding Yost
- Elo
- 1779 +132 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 26.4 No. 2 of 72 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Boss Weeks
- Offense
- Short punt
1902 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 5–0 | 11–0 | |
| Chicago | 5–1 | 14–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–1 | 9–2–1 | |
 Illinois | 4–2 | 10–2–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2 | 7–2–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–3 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 0–3 | 5–4 | |
 Northwestern | 0–4 | 6–6 | |
| Indiana | 0–4 | 3–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.