The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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YEAR BY YEAR MICHIGAN FOOTBALL ANNUAL RESULTS 1879-2011 Coach: None Captain: Dave N. Dzetar Season Record: 1-0-1 Total Points May 30 Nov. 1 Date 1879 Rank Opponent Racine Toronto 1 - Chicago, Illinois 2 - Detroit, Michigan Coach: None Captain: John Chase Season Record: 1-0 Nov. 5 Date Total Points 1880 Rank Opponent Toronto Coach: None Captain: Walter Horton Season Record: 0-3 Total Points Oct. 31 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Date No varsity games 1881 Rank Opponent Harvard Yale Princeton 1882 Coach: None Captain: William J. Olcott Season Record: 2-3 Mar. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 27 Date 1883 Rank Opponent Harvard Stevens Total Points Detroit Independ. H W 40-5 Wesleyan Yale Site Result A L A L A L A W 17-5 Site Result A L A L A L 0-11 4-13 4-28 0-4 Horace G. Prettyman was a three-year captain for Michigan, from 1884-86, leading the Wolver - ines to a combined 7-0 record in those three seasons. PHOTO COURTESY BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY Coach: None Captain: Horace G. Prettyman Season Record: 2-0 6-14 0-46 0-3 63-73 Total Points Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Date Rank Opponent Albion 1884 Site Result Chicago U Club Coach: None Captain: Horace G. Prettyman Season Record: 3-0 Date A Different Game The brand of football played in the game's infant years differed greatly from that played today. At the first Rose Bowl . . . • The playing field was 110 yards long. • Touchdowns and field goals counted five points and conversions one point. • The game was divided into two 35-minute halves, not quarters. • A team had to make five yards in three downs for a first down. • Forward passes were not allowed. — Courtesy U-M Sports Information 236 s THE WOLVERINE 2012 FOOTBALL PREVIEW Nov. 7 Rank Opponent Total Points Nov. 14 Nov. 26 1885 Windsor Club Windsor Club Peninsulars 1 - Detroit, Michigan Coach: None Captain: Horace G. Prettyman Season Record: 2-0 Total Points Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Date Rank Opponent Albion Albion 1886 Site Result A W 50-0 H W 24-0 74-0 Site Result A W 10-0 H W 30-0 1 W 42-0 82-0 H W 18-0 H W 18-10 36-10 Coach: None Captain: John L. Duffy Season Record: 3-0 Nov. 12 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Date 1887 Rank Opponent Albion Total Points Site Result Notre Dame Harvard Club Coach: None Captain: John L. Duffy Season Record: 4-1 Apr. 20 Apr. 21 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Nov. 29 Date 1888 Rank Opponent Notre Dame Notre Dame Detroit A.C. Albion Total Points Site Result Chicago U Club Coach: None Captain: E.W. McPherran Season Record: 1-2 Nov. 23 Nov. 28 Nov. 9 Date 1889 Rank Opponent Albion Cornell Total Points 1 - Buffalo, New York Chicago A.A. Site Result L A L H W 33-4 1 A W 26-6 A W 10-4 A W 14-6 H W 76-4 A L H W 32-0 A W 8-0 A W 26-0 66-0 Site Result A W 13-6 13-6 Site Result T 1 W 1-0 2 0-0 1-0 130-46 4-26 33-80 0-56 5-20