1906 Michigan
4–1 (1–0 Western Conference), coached by Fielding Yost. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Case 28–0Oct 6
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsCase | W 28–0 | 96% |
| Oct 20 | at Ohio State | W 6–0 | 95% |
| Oct 27 | vs Illinois | W 28–9 | 80% |
| Nov 3 | vs Vanderbilt | W 10–4 | 54% |
| Nov 17 | at Pennsylvania | L 0–17 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 17–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 62nd-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 1906.
Western Conference champions1–0 in the conference, shared with Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Record
- 4–1
- Conference
- 1–0 shared first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 72–30
- Coach
- Fielding Yost
- Elo
- 1679 −0 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.3 No. 16 of 64 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Curtis
- Offense
- Short punt
1906 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
 Minnesota | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
 Michigan | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Chicago | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Illinois | 1–3 | 1–3–1 | |
 Indiana | 0–2 | 4–2 | |
 Iowa | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
 Purdue | 0–3 | 0–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.