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Longest streaks against Michigan

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MililaniBuckeye

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    • I searched threads and posts for something on this (I could've swore BB73 had a post on Michigan longest losing streaks). If anyone happens to find it later, we can merge this in with that one.

    Using cfbdatawarehouse's site, I looked at all of Michigan opponents all-time and found the following:

    Minnesota beat Michigan nine straight years from 1934 thorugh 1942. Only two other teams have a five-game win streak against Michigan, and those were Army from 1945-1954 (didn't play every year, obviously), and Purdue from 1962-1966. Five teams have four-game win streaks: Illinois (1950-1953); Michigan State (3 times, 1934-1937, 1950-1953, and 1959-1962); Minnesota (1960-1963); Notre Dame (1987-1990); and Ohio State (3 times, 1934-1937, 1960-1963, 2004-2007).

    Note: Cornell actually has seven-game win streak, but that was 1889-1894, with multiple game played in 1891 and 1892. I think the game had changed significantly from the last of those Cornell wins to the earliest of any of the wins previously mentioned, so I don't include Cornell's streak.

    The longest streak without a loss to Michigan is 10 games by Minnesota, who went 9-0-1 against Michigan in 1933-1942 (they had a tie prior to their nine-game win streak). Second is Michigan State at eight games, going 6-0-2 from 1956-1963.

    The longest streak with only one loss to Michigan is 12 games by Michigan State, who went 9-1-2 against them from 1956-1967. Since Minnesota's aforementioned 9-0-1 unbeaten string is bookended by losses, you could give them two 11-game streaks of one-loss (9-1-1 from 1932-1942 and 1933-1943).

    A win against Michigan at The Shoe next year would put us with Army, Minnesota, and Purdue as the only teams (well, modern teams anyway) to have beaten Michigan five straight times. At 6-1 in our last seven games against Michigan, we still have a ways to go to match Michigan State's 12-game stretch with only one loss to Michigan.
     
    ant80;1021994; said:
    I'll be happy if we make it 9 wins in a row. scUM won 9 in a row against us at the turn of the last century.

    Fuck...
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    That was well before "innovations" like the forward pass, the current field length, lined every five yards, and current scoring system. Yeah, those wins are on the books, but only scUM fucks actually pay attention to them. Just like their "national championships" from 1901-1904.
     
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    Mili, you're probably thinking of this post from 3yards had in "The Game" thread. His list included pre-1900 streaks for Penn and Harvard.

    note - I've added Purdue and Cornell into this quote to complete the list.

    3yardsandacloud;1002353; said:
    Not to pile on, but to say rest easy. Michigan has NEVER lost 10 straight years to ANYONE at ANYTIME in their history. They have never lost 10 in a row to any team even counting non consecutive years. Michigan Losing Streaks

    9 - Minnesota 1934-1942
    7 - Cornell 1889-1894 (edit - added this line)
    5 - Army 1945-1954
    5 - Purdue 1962-1966 (edit - added this line)
    4 - Ohio State 1934-1937, 1960-1963, 2004-2007
    4 - Minnesota 1960-1963
    4 - Michigan State 1934-1937, 1950-1953, 1959-1962
    4 - Notre Dame 1987-1990
    4 - Illinois 1950-1953
    4 - Harvard 1881-1914
    4 - Penn 1899-1908

    THE GAME will always be big. It will always be important. Our schools have too much pride to let it be otherwise.
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    If they hire a current assistant coach as the next HC, the talent gap and coaching gap stay the same or gets worse and JT's continues to roll the way he is currently in recruiting...this could be one of, if not the, worst era's in scUM history.

    That magic 10 number could be in reach if things stays the way they are right now or get worse. I know its a major stretch (10 games) but there is a serious gap in the two programs right now.
     
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    MililaniBuckeye;1021989; said:
    Minnesota beat Michigan nine straight years from 1934 thorugh 1942.
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    We are closing in. :)

    Only two other teams have a five-game win streak against Michigan, and those were Army, and Purdue.
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    Blew right through those, didn't we? :biggrin:

    The longest streak without a loss to Michigan is 10 games by Minnesota, who went 9-0-1 against Michigan. Second is Michigan State at eight games, going 6-0-2.
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    Two more years to tie Michigan State, should be relatively easy. :groove2:
    Three more years to tie both of Minny's records - doable, especially if scUM still has DickRod. :biggrin:
     
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    Good bump, it's worth updating the list of all-time winning streaks against TSUN:

    9 - Minnesota 1934-1942
    7 - Cornell 1889-1894
    6 - Ohio State 2004-2009 (active)
    5 - Army 1945-1954
    5 - Purdue 1962-1966
    4 - Ohio State 1934-1937, 1960-1963,
    4 - Minnesota 1960-1963
    4 - Michigan State 1934-1937, 1950-1953, 1959-1962
    4 - Notre Dame 1987-1990
    4 - Illinois 1950-1953
    4 - Harvard 1881-1914
    4 - Penn 1899-1908

    Most consecutive games without a loss:

    10 - Minnesota 1933-42 (tie in '33)
    8 - Mich St 1956-63 (ties in '58 and '63)
     
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    jwinslow;1650066; said:
    What is our longest streak against anyone?
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    tOSU's longest winning streaks against opponents:
    25 - Ohio Wesleyan 1898-1932 (active)
    24 - Northwestern 1972-2003
    23 - Indiana 1960-86
    21 - Wisconsin 1960-80
    16 - Minnesota 1982-99
    16 - Iowa 1963-80
    15 - Indiana 1991-2009 (active)
    15 - Illinois 1968-82
    14 - Kenyon 1899-1929 (active)
    12 - Minnesota 1969-80
    11 - Illinois 1935-45
    11 - Wittenberg 1899-1929 (active)
    10 - Cincinnati 1900-2006 (active)

    Other streaks of at least 10 games without a loss:
    31 - Indiana 1952-86 (tie in '59)
    17 - Indiana 1989-2009 (active, tie in '90)
    16 - Otterbein 1896-1912 (active, 3 ties)
    16 - Denison 1891-1927 (active, 2 ties)
    11 - Wisconsin 1948-58 (2 ties)
    10 - Indiana 1925-36 (2 ties)
    10 - Chicago 1925-39 (active, ties in '25, '26)
     
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