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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  <-- 1902 <- 1903 -> 1904 --> 2024
1903 Season Highlights
 Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 The Wolverines won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Wolverines won the National Championship.
 
1903 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Case  31   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 8  vs. Albion  76   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Beloit  79   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 14  vs. Ohio Northern  65   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Indiana  51   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 21  vs. Ferris State  88   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Drake  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Minnesota  6   6   T       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Ohio State  36   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Wisconsin  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Oberlin  42   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Chicago  28   0   W       
 
1903 Season Totals
  Record11-0 -1
  Points Scored565
  Scoring Average47.1
  Points Allowed6
  Defense Average0.5
  Opponents Record32-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record10-0
  Away Record1-0 -1
1903 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1903 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 14-0-161812   Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 8-6352117   George W. Woodruff
Indiana 4-4148124   James H. Horne
Michigan 11-0-15656   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Northwestern 10-1-322967   Walter E. McCornack
Iowa 9-2171102   John Chalmers
Wisconsin 6-3-130567   Arthur H. Curtis
Purdue 4-28748   Oliver F. Cutts

1903 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1903 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.