1919 Michigan
3–4 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Fielding Yost. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Case 34–0Oct 4
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vsCase | W 34–0 | 94% |
| Oct 18 | vs Michigan State | W 26–0 | 75% |
| Oct 25 | vs Ohio State | L 3–13 | 65% |
| Nov 1 | vs Northwestern | W 16–13 | 75% |
| Nov 8 | atChicago | L 0–13 | 53% |
| Nov 15 | at Illinois | L 7–29 | 35% |
| Nov 22 | vs Minnesota | L 7–34 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 34–7; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 121st-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 1919.
- Record
- 3–4
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 93–102
- Coach
- Fielding Yost
- Elo
- 1495 −92 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.1 No. 50 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Angus Goetz
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Angus GoetzOTWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1919 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
 Iowa | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Northwestern | 1–4 | 2–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–2 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 0–3 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.