1886 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1886 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1886 college football season . The team played only two games , both against . Michigan won both games by a combined score of 74 to 0 . Charles D . Wright , a senior from Minneapolis , Minnesota , scored six touchdowns in the first game . The manager and goalkeeper was John L . Duffy , a senior from Ann Arbor . Schedule . Horace Prettyman . The team ' s captain was Horace Greely Prettyman , from Bryan , Ohio . Prettyman played eight years for the Michigan football team and was captain of the Michigan team three straight years from 1884 to 1886 . No other player in the history of Michigan football has been selected as captain three times . In Prettyman ' s three years as captain , Michigan never lost a game , winning seven games and outscoring opponents 192 to 10 . Game notes . Game one : Michigan 50 , Albion 0 . The first game was played on October 16 , 1886 , at Albion , with Michigan winning by a score of 50 – 0 . " The Michigan Argonaut " described the game as " a walk - over for our team . " The score was already 37 to 0 when time was called for the half , and the " Argonaut " singled out Wright , Prettyman and Frank Higgins for their fine play . The writer noted that the Albion team was " not in fine trim " and failed to get the ball near the Michigan goal . Perhaps trying to find something favorable to say about the opponent , the " Argonaut " reporter observed that " the Albion team did their best work in tackling . " Game two : Michigan 24 , Albion 0 . The second game was played at the Ann Arbor Fairgrounds on October 30 , 1886 , as part of a " field day " that included various athletic events . Michigan won the football game against Albion 24 to 0 . The " Michigan Argonaut " noted , " The most striking difference between the elevens was that of weight , U . of M . presenting a much heavier team . It was evident , however , that Albion had come to play ball , and what they lacked in avoirdupois was in great measure made up by neat and rapid playing . " The teams agreed to play " two innings of thirty minutes each , " and the " rugby game " started at 3 : 35 with referee George W . Whyte calling , " Play . " Michigan lost the toss , and Jaycox kicked off for Michigan , sending the ball near Albion ' s goal line . Michigan scored its first touchdown seven minutes into the game to take the lead 6 to 0 . Jaycox and Jim Duffy made several fine runs , and " Prettyman ' s play was characterized by his usual heavy rushing . " Michigan scored a second touchdown " just before the inning was called , " and led 12 to 0 at the intermission . The second inning began at 4 : 40 p . m . , and the " Argonaut " reported that " Albion played a much better game in this inning that did Michigan , and several times it looked as though they would score . " Jaycox and Jim Duffy made several bad fumbles in the second inning , and Morrow , " who had been serving in first - class style one - fourth back , made several poor throws to the half backs and lost ground for Michigan . " Jim Duffy made two brilliant runs in the inning , and Jaycox ran for a touchdown shortly before the game ended . Albion objected that the field was " overrun with spectators , " and also claimed that Jaycox had run out of bounds on his touchdown run , but the claim was overruled . The " Argonaut " concluded its report on the game by noting , " The Albion boys were gentlemen , and played a square game . "