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1913 Michigan

6–⁠1, coached by Fielding Yost.

Michigan, 1913
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Schedule and results

Michigan in 1913, game by game: won vs. Case 48–0; won vs. Mount Union 14–0; lost vs. Michigan State 7–12; won at Vanderbilt 33–2; won vs. Syracuse 43–7; won at Cornell 17–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 13–0+48−5Won 48–0 vs. Case+48CaseWon 14–0 vs. Mount Union+14Mount UnionLost 7–12 vs. Michigan State-5Michigan StateWon 33–2 at Vanderbilt+31VanderbiltWon 43–7 vs. Syracuse+36SyracuseWon 17–0 at Cornell+17CornellWon 13–0 vs. Pennsylvania+13Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsCaseW 48–⁠090%
Oct 11vsMount UnionW 14–⁠091%
Oct 18vsMichigan StateL 7–⁠1276%
Oct 25atVanderbiltW 33–⁠224%
Nov 1vsSyracuseW 43–⁠768%
Nov 8atCornellW 17–⁠067%
Nov 15vsPennsylvaniaW 13–⁠061%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 13–⁠0.

In program history: The 83rd-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 1913.

2 consensus All-AmericansMiller Pontius, OT; James B. Craig, RB

Record
6–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
175–⁠21
Coach
Fielding Yost
Elo
1625 +99 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
33.6 No. 1 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
George C. Paterson
Most valuable player
James B. Craig