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1912 Michigan

5–⁠2, coached by Fielding Yost.

Michigan, 1912
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1912, game by game: won vs. Case 34–0; won vs. Michigan State 55–7; won at Ohio State 14–0; lost at Syracuse 7–18; won vs. South Dakota 7–6; lost at Pennsylvania 21–27; won vs. Cornell 20–7+48−11Won 34–0 vs. Case+34CaseWon 55–7 vs. Michigan State+48Michigan StateWon 14–0 at Ohio State+14Ohio StateLost 7–18 at Syracuse-11SyracuseWon 7–6 vs. South Dakota+1South DakotaLost 21–27 at Pennsylvania-6PennsylvaniaWon 20–7 vs. Cornell+13Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsCaseW 34–⁠092%
Oct 12vsMichigan StateW 55–⁠783%
Oct 19atOhio StateW 14–⁠094%
Oct 26atSyracuseL 7–⁠1863%
Nov 2vsSouth DakotaW 7–⁠691%
Nov 9atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠2750%
Nov 16vsCornellW 20–⁠776%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 20–⁠7.

In program history: The 115th-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 1912.

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
158–⁠65
Coach
Fielding Yost
Elo
1539 −20 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.4 No. 41 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
George C. Thomson