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Michigan Football Team History


Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
 Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 1817
Stadium: Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 107,501
Colors: Maize & Azure Blue
Coach: Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1878  <-- 1904 <- 1905 -> 1906 --> 2024
1905 Season Highlights
 Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 
1905 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Ohio Wesleyan  65   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 4  vs. Kalamazoo  44   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Case  36   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 11  vs. Ohio Northern  23   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Vanderbilt  18   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Nebraska  31   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 25  vs. Albion  70   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Drake  48   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Illinois  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Ohio State  40   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Wisconsin  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Oberlin  75   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ Chicago  0   2   L       
 
1905 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored495
  Scoring Average38.1
  Points Allowed2
  Defense Average0.2
  Opponents Record36-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record11-0
  Away Record1-1
1905 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1905 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 10-154222   Henry Doc Williams
Indiana 8-1-124038   James M. Sheldon
Illinois 5-484136   Fred Lowenthal
Michigan 12-14952   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Iowa 8-230986   John Chalmers
Northwestern 8-2-1214122   Walter E. McCornack
Wisconsin 8-222628   Phillip Phil King
Purdue 6-1-117730   Albert E. Hernstein

1905 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1905 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.