In its second season under head coach Frank Barbour, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 278 to 102.

[1] On October 7, Michigan defeated the Deltas of Detroit Athletic Club by a 6–0 score before a crowd of between 300 and 400 spectators at Regents Field in Ann Arbor.

The game began at 3:00 p.m. and was played in front of 1,000 spectators at Regents Field in Ann Arbor.

Bartlett, a former Princeton player, started at right halfback for Michigan, but was injured and carried from the field.

[7] When news of the victory reached the Minnesota campus, students there celebrated around a huge bonfire on the campus, executed "joyous gyrations", and toured the city, including a stop at the home of President Northrop.

[7] On November 4, Michigan lost to Wisconsin by a 34–18 score at Regents Field in Ann Arbor.

Michigan's captain George Dygert was unable to play due to injury.

The game began at 2:35 p.m. and was played before a crowd of 2,000 persons at Stuart Field in Lafayette, Indiana.

A large number of Michigan alumni attended the game wearing blue and yellow.

Additional Michigan touchdowns were scored by Horace Dyer, Frank Villa, Frederick W. Henninger, and Gustave Ferbert.

The team returned to Ann Arbor at noon on Tuesday, November 14, and were welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd of admirers at the train depot.

[16] On November 18, Michigan defeated Northwestern, 72–6, at Regents Field in Ann Arbor.

[18][19] After the game, the Michigan team was entertained in a private box at the Ninth Street Theatre and later at the Kansas City Club.

[23] Michigan scored first when Frank Villa was pushed by his teammates across the goal line "by sheer beef and brawn".

[24][22] In the second half, John W. Hollister made a 40-yard run around right end for Michigan's fourth touchdown.