1915 Michigan

4–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Fielding Yost.

Michigan, 1915
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1915, game by game: won vs. Lawrence 39–0; won vs. Mount Union 35–0; won vs. Marietta 28–6; won vs. Case 14–3; lost vs. Michigan State 0–24; lost vs. Syracuse 7–14; lost vs. Cornell 7–34; tied at Pennsylvania 0–0+39−27Won 39–0 vs. Lawrence+39LawrenceWon 35–0 vs. Mount Union+35Mount UnionWon 28–6 vs. Marietta+22MariettaWon 14–3 vs. Case+11CaseLost 0–24 vs. Michigan State-24Michigan StateLost 7–14 vs. Syracuse-7SyracuseLost 7–34 vs. Cornell-27CornellTied 0–0 at Pennsylvania0Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Pennsylvania 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 129th-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 1915.

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
130–⁠81
Coach
Fielding Yost
Elo
1469 −75 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.7 No. 31 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William D. Cochran
Most valuable player
John Maulbetsch