1887 college football season
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The 1887 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Yale Bulldogs football
as national champions
. In the West, the 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team
compiled a 5–0 record, including three wins over Notre Dame
, and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 102 to 10.
Yale Bulldogs football
The Yale Bulldogs football program represents Yale University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . Yale's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1872...
as national champions
NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship
A college football national championship in the highest level of collegiate play in the United States, currently the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , is a designation awarded annually by various third-party organizations to their selection of the best...
. In the West, the 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team
1887 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1887 college football season. The team compiled a 5–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 102 to 10. The 1887 season capped three consecutive undefeated seasons in which Michigan won its...
compiled a 5–0 record, including three wins over Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
, and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 102 to 10.