1885 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1885 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1885 college football season
. The team compiled a 3–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 82 to 0. The team captain was Horace Prettyman.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in the 1885 college football season
1885 college football season
The 1885 college football season had a clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton as national champions. The championship was notable for one of the most celebrated football plays of the 19th century - a 90-yard punt return by Henry "Tillie" Lamar...
. The team compiled a 3–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 82 to 0. The team captain was Horace Prettyman.
Schedule
Varsity letter winners
- Charles N. Banks, New Buffalo, MichiganNew Buffalo, MichiganNew Buffalo is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,200 at the 2000 census. This city is within New Buffalo Township, but is politically autonomous.-Geography:...
- forward - Raymond Walter Beach, Atwood, Michigan - forward
- Frank F. Bumps, Shelby, MichiganShelby, MichiganShelby is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:*Shelby Charter Township, Michigan in Macomb County*Shelby Township, Michigan in Oceana County*Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan, a village...
- forward - James E. DuffyJames E. Duffy (American football)James Eugene Duffy was an American football player and lawyer. He played halfback for the University of Michigan football team for seven years from 1885 to 1891 and was captain of the 1888 team. In 1886, he set the world record by drop kicking a football 168 feet, 7½ inches...
, Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
- halfback - John L. Duffy, Ann Arbor, Michigan - goalkeeper
- Frank G. HigginsFrank G. HigginsFrancis Grant "Frank" Higgins was an American football player, lawyer and politician. He played college football at the University of Michigan. He was the first native-born person from Montana to become a member of the state's bar and of the state's legislature...
, Butte, MontanaButte, MontanaButte is a city in Montana and the county seat of Silver Bow County, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. As of the 2010 census, Butte's population was 34,200...
- forward - John M. Jaycox, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
- halfback - Thomas H. McNeilThomas H. McNeilThomas H. McNeil was an American football player and lawyer. He was the first University of Michigan football player to be the starting quarterback in consecutive years. He led the Michigan football team to undefeated seasons in 1884 and 1885...
, Burdette, Montana - quarterback - William M. Morrow, Union City, PennsylvaniaUnion City, PennsylvaniaUnion City is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Erie. In the twentieth century, there were three large chair factories, planing and grist mills, a powdered milk plant, and several furniture factories. In 1900, 3,104 people lived here, and in 1910, 3,684 people lived here. The...
- forward - Horace Greely PrettymanHorace Greely PrettymanHorace Greely Prettyman was an American football player in the early years of the sport. Prettyman won a record eight varsity letters at the University of Michigan, playing for the school's football team from 1882–1886 and 1888–1890...
, Bryan, OhioBryan, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 8,333 people, 3,528 households, and 2,155 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,821.7 people per square mile . There were 3,733 housing units at an average density of 816.1 per square mile...
- forward - James L. Skinner, St. Johns, MichiganSt. Johns, MichiganAs of the census of 2000, there were 7,485 people, 2,994 households, and 1,999 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,909.1 per square mile . There were 3,148 housing units at an average density of 802.9 per square mile...
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Others
- Luther Fred Gottschalk, Columbus, NebraskaColumbus, NebraskaColumbus is a city in east central Nebraska, United States. Its population was 22,111 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Platte County.-Pre-settlement history:...
- substitute - Howard George Hetzler, Waterloo, IowaWaterloo, IowaWaterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
- substitute - George C. Higgins - forward
- Carl Sears Kennedy - rusher
- James McNaughton - forward
- William R. Trowbridge - substitute rusher
- Charles D. Wright, Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
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