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1905 Michigan

12–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Fielding Yost.

Michigan, 1905
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1905, game by game: won vs. Ohio Wesleyan 65–0; won vs. Kalamazoo 44–0; won vs. Case 36–0; won vs. Ohio Northern 23–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 18–0; won vs. Nebraska 31–0; won vs. Albion 70–0; won vs. Drake 48–0; won at Illinois 33–0; won vs. Ohio State 40–0; won vs. Wisconsin 12–0; won vs. Oberlin 75–0; lost at Chicago 0–2+75−2Won 65–0 vs. Ohio Wesleyan+65Ohio WesleyanWon 44–0 vs. Kalamazoo+44KalamazooWon 36–0 vs. Case+36CaseWon 23–0 vs. Ohio Northern+23Ohio NorthernWon 18–0 vs. Vanderbilt+18VanderbiltWon 31–0 vs. Nebraska+31NebraskaWon 70–0 vs. Albion+70AlbionWon 48–0 vs. Drake+48DrakeWon 33–0 at Illinois+33IllinoisWon 40–0 vs. Ohio State+40Ohio StateWon 12–0 vs. Wisconsin+12WisconsinWon 75–0 vs. Oberlin+75OberlinLost 0–2 at Chicago-2Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsOhio WesleyanW 65–⁠095%
Oct 4vsKalamazooW 44–⁠096%
Oct 7vsCaseW 36–⁠096%
Oct 11vsOhio NorthernW 23–⁠096%
Oct 14vsVanderbiltW 18–⁠063%
Oct 21vsNebraskaW 31–⁠070%
Oct 25vsAlbionW 70–⁠097%
Oct 28vsDrakeW 48–⁠085%
Nov 4atIllinoisW 33–⁠069%
Nov 11vsOhio StateW 40–⁠098%
Nov 18vsWisconsinW 12–⁠076%
Nov 25vsOberlinW 75–⁠097%
Nov 30atChicagoL 0–⁠246%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 2–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

Photographs from 1905

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1905.

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
495–⁠2
Coach
Fielding Yost
Elo
1769 +89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
41.1 No. 3 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Fred Norcross
Offense
Short punt

1905 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠011–⁠0
Michigan2–⁠112–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠110–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠28–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern0–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois0–⁠35–⁠4

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