1907 Michigan

5–⁠1, coached by Fielding Yost.

Michigan, 1907
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1907, game by game: won vs. Case 9–0; won vs. Michigan State 46–0; won at Wabash 22–0; won vs. Ohio State 22–0; won at Vanderbilt 8–0; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–6+46−6Won 9–0 vs. Case+9CaseWon 46–0 vs. Michigan State+46Michigan StateWon 22–0 at Wabash+22WabashWon 22–0 vs. Ohio State+22Ohio StateWon 8–0 at Vanderbilt+8VanderbiltLost 0–6 vs. Pennsylvania-6Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsCaseW 9–⁠094%
Oct 12vsMichigan StateW 46–⁠098%
Oct 19atWabashW 22–⁠074%
Oct 26vsOhio StateW 22–⁠097%
Nov 2atVanderbiltW 8–⁠035%
Nov 16vsPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠656%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

Photographs from 1907

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 1907.

Record
5–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
107–⁠6
Coach
Fielding Yost
Elo
1647 +27 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.6 No. 10 of 68 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Paul Magoffin