1916 Michigan
7–2, coached by Fielding Yost. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington St. Louis 66–7Nov 4
By 59 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vsMarietta | W 38–0 | 88% |
| Oct 7 | vsCase | W 19–3 | 89% |
| Oct 11 | vsCarroll (WI) | W 54–0 | 88% |
| Oct 14 | vsMount Union | W 26–0 | 89% |
| Oct 21 | vs Michigan State | W 9–0 | 56% |
| Oct 28 | vs Syracuse | W 14–13 | 52% |
| Nov 4 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 66–7 | 77% |
| Nov 11 | at Cornell | L 20–23 | 32% |
| Nov 18 | vs Pennsylvania | L 7–10 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 10–7.
In program history: The 117th-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 1916.
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- —
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 253–56
- Coach
- Fielding Yost
- Elo
- 1522 +43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.6 No. 34 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Maulbetsch
All-Western Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
John MaulbetschRBECP-1
Second team
- Walter NiemannCECP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).