1887 Michigan Wolverines football team

1887 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn L. Duffy
Home stadiumAnn Arbor Fairgrounds
Seasons
← 1886
1888 →
1887 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan     5 0 0
Minnesota     2 0 0
Cincinnati     1 0 0
Washington University     1 0 0
Butler     2 1 0
Indiana     0 1 0
Purdue     0 1 0
Wabash     0 1 0
Notre Dame     0 3 0
Albion     0 1 0

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 games by a combined three-season total of 258 to 10. The captain of the 1887 team was John L. Duffy.