The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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year by year 1896 Coach: William Ward Captain: Henry M. Senter Season Record: 9-1 Conference Record: 2-1 (2nd Place tie) SiteResult Date Rank Opponent Oct. 3 Michigan Normal H W 18-0 Grand Rapids H.S. H W 44-0 Oct. 10 Oct. 15 P&S [Chicago] H W 28-0 Oct. 17 Rush Lake Forest H W 66-0 Purdue A W 16-0 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Lehigh 1 W 40-0 Minnesota A W 6-4 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Oberlin H W 10-0 Wittenberg H W 28-0 Nov. 21 Chicago 2 L 6-7 Nov. 26 Total Points 262-11 1 - D.A.C. Park, Detroit, Michigan 2 - Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois 1897 Coach: Gustave Ferbert Captain: James R. Hogg Season Record: 6-1-1 Conference Record: 2-1 (3rd Place) SiteResult Date Rank Opponent Michigan Normal H W 24-0 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Ohio Wesleyan H T 0-0 Oct. 16 Ohio State H W 34-0 Oct. 23 Oberlin H W 16-6 Oct. 30 Alumni (HC) H E 0-15 Nov. 6 Purdue H W 34-4 Nov. 13 Minnesota 1 W 14-0 Nov. 20 Wittenberg H W 32-0 Nov. 25 Chicago 2 L 12-21 Total Points 166-31 1 - D.A.C. Park, Detroit, Michigan 2 - Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois 1898 Coach: Gustave Ferbert Captain: John W. Bennett Season Record: 10-0 Conference Record: 3-0 (First Place) SiteResult Date Rank Opponent Oct. 1 Michigan Normal H W 21-0 Oct. 8 Kenyon H W 29-0 Oct. 12 Michigan Agr. H W 39-0 Oct. 17 Western Reserve H W 18-0 Oct. 19 Case H W 23-5 Oct. 23 Notre Dame H W 23-0 Oct. 31 Alumni (HC) H E 11-2 Nov. 5 Northwestern A W 6-5 Nov. 12 Illinois 1 W 12-5 Nov. 19 Beloit H W 22-0 Nov. 24 Chicago A W 12-11 Total Points 205-26 1 - Detroit, Michigan John W. Bennett served as the captain of the 1898 Michigan team, which posted a perfect 10-0 record and outscored its opponents 205-26. photo courtesy bentley historical library 1899 Coach: Gustave Ferbert Captain: Allen Steckle Season Record: 8-2-0 Conference Record: 1-1 (3rd Place tie) SiteResult Date Rank Opponent Sept. 30 Hillsdale H W 11-0 Oct. 7 Albion H W 26-0 Oct. 11 Western Reserve H W 17-0 Oct. 18 Notre Dame H W 12-0 Oct. 21 Alumni (HC) H E 0-0 Oct. 28 Illinois A W 5-0 Nov. 4 Virginia 1 W 38-0 Nov. 11 Pennsylvania A L 10-11 Nov. 18 Case H W 28-6 Nov. 25 Kalamazoo H W 24-9 Nov. 30 Wisconsin 2 L 5-17 Total Points 176-43 1 - Detroit, Michigan 2 - Chicago, Illinois 1900 Coach: Langdon "Bif" Lea Captain: Neil Snow Season Record: 7-2-1 Conference Record: 3-2 (5th Place) Date Rank Opponent SiteResult Sept. 29 Hillsdale H W 29-0 Oct. 6 Kalamazoo H W 11-0 Oct. 13 Case H W 24-6 Oct. 20 Purdue (HC) H W 11-6 Oct. 27 Illinois 1 W 12-0 Nov. 3 Indiana H W 12-0 Nov. 10 Iowa 2 L 5-28 Nov. 17 Notre Dame H W 7-0 Nov. 24 Ohio State H T 0-0 Nov. 29 Chicago A L 6-15 Total Points 117-55 1 - Chicago, Illinois 2 - Detroit, Michigan 232 ■ The Wolverine 2013 Football Preview 1901 National Champs • Conference Champs Coach: Fielding H. Yost Captain: Hugh White Season Record: 11-0 Conference Record: 4-0 (1st Place tie) SiteResult Date Rank Opponent Sept. 28 Albion H W 50-0 Oct. 5 Case H W 57-0 Oct. 12 Indiana H W 33-0 Oct. 19 Northwestern H W 29-0 Oct. 26 Buffalo H W 128-0 Nov. 2 Carlisle 1 W 22-0 Nov. 9 Ohio State A W 21-0 Nov. 16 Chicago (HC) H W 22-0 Nov. 23 Beloit H W 89-0 Nov. 28 Iowa 2 W 50-0 Jan. 1 Stanford 3 W 49-0 Total Points 550-0 1 - Detroit, Michigan 2 - Chicago, Illinois 3 - Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California