1925 Michigan
7–1 (5–1 Western Conference), coached by Fielding Yost. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 63–0Oct 10
By 63 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Michigan State | W 39–0 | 77% |
| Oct 10 | vs Indiana | W 63–0 | 80% |
| Oct 17 | at Wisconsin | W 21–0 | 57% |
| Oct 24 | at Illinois | W 3–0 | 56% |
| Oct 31 | vs Navy | W 54–0 | 78% |
| Nov 7 | at Northwestern | L 2–3 | 75% |
| Nov 14 | vs Ohio State | W 10–0 | 80% |
| Nov 21 | vs Minnesota | W 35–0 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Minnesota 35–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 47th-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 1925.
Western Conference champions5–1 in the conference
2 consensus All-AmericansBennie Oosterbaan, E; Benny Friedman, QB
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 5–1 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 227–3
- Coach
- Fielding Yost
- Elo
- 1699 +100 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 29.0 No. 2 of 104 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert J. Brown
- Offense
- Short punt
All-Big Ten
6 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bennie OosterbaanEAP-1; BE-1; BTW-1; NB-1; JW; UP-1; WE-1
Tom EdwardsOTAP-2; BE-2; BTW-1; NB-1; UP-1; WE-1- Harry HawkinsOTAP-1; BE-1; BTW-1; JW; UP-2; WE-2
- Robert J. BrownC
Benny FriedmanQBAP-1; BE-1; BTW-1; JW; UP-1; WE-1- Bo MolendaFB
Second team
- William FloraEWE-2
- John LovetteOGBTW-2; WE-3
From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1925 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Northwestern | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Iowa | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Illinois | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Chicago | 2–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Purdue | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.