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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  <-- 1917 <- 1918 -> 1919 --> 2024
1918 Season Highlights
 Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 The Wolverines won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Wolverines won the National Championship.
 
1918 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Case  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Chicago  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Syracuse  15   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Michigan State  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Ohio State  14   0   W       
 
1918 Season Totals
  Record5-0
  Points Scored96
  Scoring Average19.2
  Points Allowed6
  Defense Average1.2
  Opponents Record12-7
  Conference Record1-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record1-0
1918 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1918 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-28614   Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 5-2-113339   Henry Doc Williams
Indiana 2-26431   Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Michigan 5-0966 1-0140  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Iowa 6-2-112336   Howard H. Jones
Ohio State 3-313441 0-3341  John W. Wilce
Purdue 3-38777   A.G. Butch Scanlon
Wisconsin 3-34244   Guy S. Lowman
Northwestern 2-2-17561   Fred J. Murphy

1918 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1918 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.