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AmericanFootball current event 2024 Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines NCAA-Big 10-Michigan Wolverines Helmet
First season 1879
Athletic director Warde Manuel
Head coach Sherrone Moore
1st year, 4–0 (1.000)
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
Year built 1927
Stadium capacity 107,601
Stadium surface FieldTurf
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan
League NCAA Division I FBS
Conference Big Ten
Division Legends
All-time history
Michigan Wolverines Historical Teams
1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
All-time record 1,004–353–36 (.734)
Postseason bowl record 23–29 (.442)
Playoff appearances 3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Playoff record 2-2
Claimed national titles 12
Conference titles 45
Division titles 4 (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Heisman winners 3
Consensus All-Americans 88
Current uniform
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Colors Maize, Blue, and White

                     

Fight song "The Victors"
Marching band Michigan Marching Band
Outfitter Adidas
Rivals Ohio State
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Website MGoBlue.com

The Michigan Wolverines football program is a member of the NCAA FBS Big Ten Conference, playing their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history.[1] The team is known for its distinctive winged helmet, its fight song, its record-breaking attendance figures at Michigan Stadium,[2] and its many rivalries, particularly its annual season-ending game against Ohio State, once voted as ESPN's best sports rivalry.[3]

Michigan began competing in intercollegiate football in 1879. The Wolverines joined the Big Ten Conference at its inception in 1896, when the conference was commonly known as the Western Conference, and have been members since with the exception of a hiatus from 1907 to 1916. Michigan has won or shared 45 league titles, more than any other college football program in any conference. Since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936, Michigan has finished in the top 10 a record 39 times. The Wolverines claim 12 national championships, including 3 (1948, 1997, 2023) from the major-wire service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll.

From 1900 to 1989, Michigan was led by a series of nine head coaches, each of whom have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame either as a player or as a coach. Fielding H. Yost became Michigan's head coach in 1901 and guided his "Point-a-Minute" squads to a streak of 56 games without a defeat spanning from his arrival until the season finale in 1905, including a victory in the 1902 Rose Bowl, the first college football bowl game ever played. Fritz Crisler brought his winged helmet from Princeton University in 1938 and led the 1947 Wolverines to a national title and Michigan's second Rose Bowl win. Bo Schembechler coached the team for 21 seasons (1969–1989) in which he won 13 Big Ten titles and a program-record 194 games. The first decade of his tenure was underscored by a fierce competition with his former mentor, Woody Hayes, whose Ohio State Buckeyes squared off against Schembechler's Wolverines in a stretch of the Michigan–Ohio State rivalry dubbed the "Ten-Year War".

After Schembechler's retirement, his longtime assistants, Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr, helmed the team for the next 18 years. Michigan continued its success under Moeller and Carr with a winning percentage of .755, eight more Big Ten Conference championships, and a share of the 1997 national title, but the era was punctuated by a number of high-profile defeats for the Wolverines, including a loss to Colorado on Kordell Stewart's iconic Hail Mary pass in 1994, a controversial last-second loss to Michigan State in 2001, and an infamous defeat at the hands of the Football Championship Subdivision Appalachian State in the 2007 season opener. Rich Rodriguez succeeded Carr in 2008 and was fired after three seasons in which he compiled the worst record of any coach in program history. On January 11, 2011, Brady Hoke was hired as Michigan's 19th head football coach.[4]

The Michigan Wolverines have featured 77 players that have garnered consensus selection to the College Football All-America Team. Three Wolverines have won the Heisman Trophy: Tom Harmon in 1940, Desmond Howard in 1991, and Charles Woodson in 1997. Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, started at center and was voted most valuable player by his teammates on the 1934 team. The Wolverines are currently coached by Jim Harbaugh.

History[]

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Early history (1879–1900)[]

On May 30, 1879, Michigan played its first intercollegiate football game against Racine College at White Stocking Park in Chicago. The Chicago Tribune called it "the first rugby-football game to be played west of the Alleghenies."[5] Midway through "the first 'inning',"[6] Irving Kane Pond scored the first touchdown for Michigan.[7][8] According to Will Perry's history of Michigan football, the crowd responded to Pond's plays with cheers of "Pond Forever."[5] In 1881, Michigan played against Harvard in Boston. The game that marked the birth of inter-sectional football.[9] On their way to a game in Chicago in 1887, Michigan players stopped at South Bend, Indiana and introduced football to students at the University of Notre Dame. A November 23 contest marked the inception of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish program and the beginning of the Michigan–Notre Dame rivalry.[10] In 1894, Michigan defeated Cornell, which was the "first time in collegiate football history that a western school defeated an established power from the east."[11]

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The 1898 Michigan Wolverines, the first Michigan squad to win a conference title

In 1896, the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives—then commonly known as the Western Conference and later as the Big Ten Conference—was formed by the University of Michigan with the University of Chicago, the |University of Illinois, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, and Purdue University.[12] The first Western Conference football season was played in 1896, with Michigan going 9–1, but losing out on the inaugural Western Conference title with a loss to the Chicago Maroons to end the season.[13][14] By 1898 Amos Alonzo Stagg was fast at work at turning the University of Chicago football program into a powerhouse. Before the final game of the 1898 season, Chicago was 9–1–1 and Michigan was 9–0; a game between the two teams in Chicago decided the third Western Conference championship. Michigan won, 12–11, capturing the program's first conference championship in a game that inspired "The Victors," which later became the school's fight song.[15] Michigan went 8–2 and 7–2–1 in 1899 and 1900, results that were considered unsatisfactory relative to the 10–0 season of 1898.[16]

Yost, Wieman, and Kipke era (1901–1937)[]

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Fielding Yost in 1902

After the 1900 season, Charles A. Baird, Michigan's first athletic director, wrote to Fielding H. Yost, "Our people are greatly roused up over the defeats of the past two years," and gave Yost an offer to come to Michigan to coach the football team.[17] Upon arriving at Michigan, Yost famously ran up State Street and proclaimed to a reporter, "Michigan isn't going to lose a game."[17] Yost certainly delivered, with the 1901 Michigan team demolishing its opponents. In the first season under head coach Yost, a lopsided victory over Buffalo drew national attention and marked the arrival of Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams. The Buffalo team beat Ivy League power Columbia earlier in the year and was favored over a Michigan team the Buffalo newspapers had dubbed "Woolly Westerners."[18] Michigan scored 22 touchdowns in 38 minutes of play, averaging a touchdown every one minute and 43 seconds. Buffalo quit 15 minutes before the game was scheduled to end.[18] The New York Times reported that Michigan's margin of victory was "one of the most remarkable ever made in the history of football in the important colleges."[19] At the end of the season, Michigan participated in the inaugural Rose Bowl, the first bowl game in American football history.[20] Michigan dominated the game so thoroughly that Stanford's captain requested the game be called with eight minutes remaining. Neil Snow scored five touchdowns in the game, which is still the all-time Rose Bowl record.[21] The Tournament of Roses Association held chariot races and other events in lieu of a football game for the next 15 years. With the victory, Michigan secured its first of eleven National Championships.[22]

The next year, 1902, would feature a contest between Michigan and the Wisconsin Badgers. The two teams were undefeated since 1900, and the crowd (20,000–22,000) was the largest in western football history. Michigan won, 6–0, leading the Detroit Free Press to call it "the greatest football game ever played on a western gridiron."[23] The undefeated 1902 team outscored its opponents 644 to 12, earning Michigan's second national championship.[24] In 1903, Michigan played a game against Minnesota that would start the rivalry for the Little Brown Jug, the oldest rivalry trophy in college football. Yost sent a student assistant to purchase a five-gallon water jug from a local store. After the game ended in a tie, Yost forgot the jug in the locker room. Custodian Oscar Munson discovered it and brought it to L. J. Cooke, who painted the jug brown and wrote "Michigan Jug - Captured by Oscar, October 31, 1903. Michigan 6, Minnesota 6." When Yost requested that the jug be returned, Cooke responded that "if you want it, you'll have to win it."[25] The game marked the only time from 1901 to 1904 that Michigan failed to win.[16] Nonetheless, Michigan still succeeded in capturing the 1903 national championship.[26] In 1904, Michigan would repeat as national champions while recording the most lopsided score in Michigan football history, a 130–0 defeat of the West Virginia Mountaineers.[14][16][26]

From 1901 through 1904, Michigan didn't lose a single game and won a national title each year.[16][26] The streak would finally be halted at the end of the 1905 season by Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons, a team that won the national title that year and would later go on to win two Big 9 (as the Western Conference was now being called with the addition of Iowa and Indiana) titles in the next three years.[13] The game, dubbed "The First Greatest Game of the Century,"[27] broke Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak and marked the end of the "Point-a-Minute" years. The 1905 Michigan team had outscored opponents 495–0 in its first 12 games. The game was lost in the final ten minutes of play when Denny Clark was tackled for a safety as he attempted to return a punt from behind the goal line. Michigan would tie for another Big 9 title in 1906 before opting to go independent for the 1907 season.[14]

The independent years were not as kind to Yost as his years in the Big 9. Michigan suffered one loss in 1907.[16] In 1908, Michigan got battered by Penn (a team that would win the national championship that year) in a game in which Michigan center Germany Schulz took such a battering as to have to be dragged off the field.[28] In 1909, Michigan suffered its first lost to Notre Dame, leading Yost to refuse to schedule another game against Notre Dame (the schools would not play again until 1942).[14] In 1910, Michigan would play their only undefeated season of the independent years, going 3–0–3.[16] Overall from 1907 to 1916, Michigan lost at least one game every year (with the exception of 1910) and failed to capture a national title.[16]

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Benny Friedman in 1929

Michigan rejoined the Big 9 in 1917, after which it was called the Big Ten. Yost immediately got back to work. In 1918, Michigan would play the first game against Stagg's Chicago Maroons since Chicago ended Michigan's winning streak in 1905.[14] Michigan defeated the Maroons, 18–0, on the way to a 5–0 record and Michigan's fifth national title.[14][16][26] The next three years were lean, with Michigan going 3–4, 5–2, and 5–1–1, in 1919, 1920, and 1921.[16] However, in 1922 Michigan managed to spoil the "Dedication Day" for Ohio Stadium, defeating the Buckeyes 19–0.[14] Legend has it that the rotunda at Ohio Stadium is painted with maize flowers on a blue background due to the outcome of the 1922 dedication game.[29] Michigan went 5–0–1 in 1922, capturing a Big Ten title.[13][16] In 1923, Michigan would go 8–0, winning another conference championship and another national title.[13][16][26] The 1924 Wolverines, coached by George Little, saw their 20-game unbeaten streak end at the hands of Red Grange.[14] After the 1924 season, Little left Michigan to accept the head coach and athletic director positions at Wisconsin, returning athletic director Yost to the head coaching position.[30] Although the 1925 and 1926 seasons did not include a national title, they were memorable due to the presence of the famous "Benny-to-Bennie" combination, a reference to Benny Friedman and Bennie Oosterbaan. The two helped popularize passing the ball in an era when running held dominance. Oosterbaan became a three-time All-American and was selected for the All-Time All-American team in 1951,[31] while Friedman would go on to have a Hall of Fame NFL career.[32]

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Formal dedication of Michigan Stadium on October 22, 1927 in a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes

Yost stepped aside in 1927 to focus on being Michigan's athletic director, a post he had held since 1921, thus ending the greatest period of success in the history of Michigan football.[33] Under Yost, Michigan posted a 165–29–10 record, winning ten conference championships and six national championships.[13][14][26] One of his main actions as athletic director was to oversee the construction of Michigan Stadium. Michigan began playing football games in Michigan Stadium in the fall of 1927. At the time Michigan Stadium had a capacity of 72,000, although Yost envisioned eventually expanding the stadium to a capacity well beyond 100,000.[34] Michigan Stadium was formally dedicated during a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes that season to the tune of a 21–0 victory.[35]

Elton Wieman became Michigan's head coach in 1927. That year, Michigan posted a modest 6-2 record.[16] However, the team ended 1928 with a losing 3–4–1 record and Wieman was fired. Replacing Wieman was Harry Kipke, a fomer player of Yost's.[36] From 1930 to 1933, Kipke would again return Michigan to prominence. During that stretch, Michigan won the Big Ten title every year and the national championship in 1932 and 1933.[13][26] During this span Kipke's teams only lost one game, to Ohio State.[14][16] After 1933, Kipke's teams fell off the map, going 12–22 from 1934 to 1937.[16] The 1934 Michigan team only won one game, against Georgia Tech in a controversial contest. Georgia Tech coach and athletic director W. A. "Bill" Alexander refused to allow his team to take the field if Willis Ward, an African-American player for Michigan, stepped on the field. Michigan conceded, and the incident reportedly caused Michigan player Gerald R. Ford to consider quitting the team.[37] Needless to say, four years without success had become unacceptable at Michigan, and Yost began work on hiring another head coach. Overall, Kipke posted a 49–26–4 record at Michigan, winning four conference championships and two national championships.[13][16][26]

Crisler, Oosterbaan, and Elliott era (1938–1968)[]

For his successor, Yost targeted Fritz Crisler, who at the time was coach of the Princeton Tigers. Crisler wasn't very excited to leave Princeton, so when Michigan invited him to name his price, he demanded what he thought would be unacceptable: the position of athletic director when Yost stepped down and the highest salary in college football.[38] Shockingly for Crisler, Michigan accepted and Crisler became the new coach of the Michigan football program.

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Fritz Crisler in 1948

Upon arriving at Michigan, Crisler introduced the winged football helmet, ostensibly to help his players find the receivers down field.[39] Whatever the reasoning, the winged helmet has since become one of the iconic marks of Michigan football.[40] Michigan debuted the winged helmet in a game against Michigan State in 1938.[41] Two years later in 1940, Tom Harmon led the Wolverines to a 7–1 record on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy.[16][42] Harmon ended the season by scoring three rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns, four extra points, intercepting three passes, and punting three times for an average of 50 yards in a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes.[43] The 1943 season included a #1 (Notre Dame) vs. #2 (Michigan) match-up against Notre Dame, a game the Wolverines lost 35–12.[14] Michigan ended the season at 8–1, winning Crisler's first Big Ten championship.[13][16]

Crisler had reversed the misfortune of the end of the Kipke era and returned Michigan to one and two-loss seasons. From 1938 to 1944, Michigan posted a 48–11–2 record, although the period lacked a national title and only contained one conference title.[16] Yet, Crisler's biggest mark on the game of football would be made in 1945, when Michigan faced a loaded Army squad that featured two Heisman trophy winners, Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. Crisler didn't feel that his Michigan team could match up with Army, so he opted to take advantage of a 1941 NCAA rule that allowed players to enter or leave at any point during the game.[38] Crisler divided his team into "offensive" and "defensive" specialists, an act that would earn him the nickname "the father of two-platoon football."[44] Michigan still lost the game with Army 28–7,[14] but Crisler's use of two-platoon football would shape the way the game was played in the future. Eventually, Crisler's use of the platoon system would propel his team to a conference championship and a national title in 1947, his final season.[13][14][26] The 1947 team, nicknamed the "Mad Magicians" due to their use of two-platoon football, would cap their season with a 49–0 victory over the USC Trojans in the 1948 Rose Bowl.[14] Crisler finished with a 116–32–9 record at Michigan, winning two conference titles and one national title.[13][16][26]

Crisler continued as athletic director while Bennie Oosterbaan, the same Bennie that had electrified the world while making connections with Benny Friedman 20 years earlier, took over the football program. Things started off well for Oosterbaan in 1948 with the Wolverines earning a quality mid-season victory over #3 Northwestern.[14] Michigan would finish the season undefeated at 9-0, thus winning another national championship.[16][26] Initially, Oosterbaan continued Crisler's tradition of on-field success, winning conference titles each year from 1948 to 1950 and the national title in 1948.[13][26] The 1950 season ended in interesting fashion, with Michigan and Ohio State combining for 45 punts in a game that would later be known as the "Snow Bowl." Michigan won the game 9–3, winning the Big Ten conference and sending the Wolverines off to the 1951 Rose Bowl.[13][14] Subsequently, Michigan's football team began to decline under Oosterbaan. From 1951 to 1958, Michigan compiled a record of 42–26–2, a far cry from the success under Crisler and Yost.[16] Perhaps more importantly, Oosterbaan posted a 2–5–1 record against Michigan State and a 3–5 record against Ohio State over the same time period.[14] Under mounting pressure, Oosterbaan stepped down after 1958.

In place of Oosterbaan stepped Bump Elliott, a former Michigan player of Crisler's. Elliott continued many of the struggles that began under Oosterbaan, posting a 51–42–2 record from 1959 through 1968 (including a 2–7–1 record against Michigan State and a 3–7 record against Ohio State).[16] Michigan's only Big Ten title under Elliott came in 1964, a season that included a win over Oregon State in the 1965 Rose Bowl.[13][14] Following a 50–14 drubbing at the hands of Ohio State in 1968,[14] Elliott resigned, opening the way for Michigan athletic director Don Canham to hire Bo Schembechler.

Schembechler era (1969–1989)[]

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Bo Schembechler in 1975

It took 15 minutes for Don Canham to be sold on Bo Schembechler, resulting in Schembechler becoming the 15th coach in Michigan football history.[45] At the time, Schembechler's current employer, the Miami (OH) RedHawks, could have thrown more money at Schembechler, but Canham managed to sell Schembechler on Michigan's tradition and prestige.[46] Schembechler's respect for Michigan was evident early on when assistants complained about how the equipment they had was worse than what they had to work with at Miami. Schembechler gestured to a rusty chair and said, "See this chair? Fielding Yost sat in this chair. See this nail? Fielding Yost hang his hat on that nail. And you're telling me we had better stuff at Miami? No men, we didn't. We have tradition here, Michigan tradition, and that's something no one else has!"[47] Schembechler immediately got to work in turning around his team. He had a reputation for being hard on his players, causing 65 of his 140 players to quit the team before the season even started.[48] In response, Schembechler promised his team "Those Who Stay Will be Champions," assuring the players that remained that their efforts would be rewarded.[48]

Schembechler's first team got off to a moderate start, losing to rival Michigan State and entering the Ohio State game with a 7–2 record.[16] Ohio State, coached by icon Woody Hayes, entered the game at 8–0 and poised to repeat as national champions.[49] The 1969 Ohio State team was hailed by some as being the "greatest college football team ever assembled" and came into the game favored by 17 points over Michigan.[50] Michigan shocked the Buckeyes, winning 24–12, going to the Rose Bowl, and launching The Ten Year War between Hayes and Schembechler.[14] From 1969 to 1978, one of either Ohio State or Michigan won at least a share of the Big Ten title and represented the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl every season.[13]

In 1970 Schembechler failed to repeat on the magic of 1969, that year losing to Ohio State 20–9 and finishing at 9–1.[14] However, in 1971, Schembechler led Michigan to an undefeated regular season, only to lose to Stanford in the Rose Bowl to finish at 11–1 and miss out on a chance at a national championship.[16] From 1972 to 1975, Michigan would fail to win a game against Ohio State (powered by phenom running back Archie Griffin), finishing at 10–1, 10–0–1, 10–1, and 8–2–2.[14] However, Michigan did tie Ohio State in 1973, only missing out on the Rose Bowl due to a controversial vote that sent Ohio State to the Rose Bowl and left Michigan at home.[14] Another notable event occurred during the 1975 season, with the first of Michigan's record streak of games with more than 100,000 people in attendance occurring during a game against the Purdue Boilermakers.

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Rick Leach, who played quarterback for Michigan from 1975 through 1978

From 1976 to 1978, Michigan would assert its own dominance of the rivalry, beating Ohio State, going to the Rose Bowl, and posting a 10–2 record every year.[14][16] After the 1978 season, Woody Hayes was fired for punching an opposing player during the 1978 Gator Bowl, thus ending The Ten Year War.[51] Michigan had a slight edge in the war, with Schembechler going 5–4–1 against Hayes. However, while Schembechler successfully placed great emphasis on the rivalry, Michigan's bowl performances were sub-par. Michigan failed to win their last game of the season every year during The Ten Year War.[14] The only year in which Michigan didn't lose its last game of the season was the 1973 tie against Ohio State.[14]

After the end of the Ten Year War, Michigan's regular season performance declined, but their post season performance improved. The 1979 season included a memorable game against Indiana that ended with a touchdown pass from John Wangler to Anthony Carter with six seconds left in the game.[52] The play was made famous by Bob Ufer's emotional radio narration: "Under center is Wangler at the 45, he goes back. He's looking for a receiver. He throws downfield to Carter. Carter has it. [unintellibible screaming] Carter scores. . . . I have never seen anything like this in all my 40 years of covering Michigan football. . . . I hope you can hear me – because I've never been so happy in all my cotton-picking 59 years! . . . Johnny Wangler to Anthony Carter will be heard until another 100 years of Michigan football is played! . . . Meeeshigan wins, 27 to 21. They aren't even going to try the extra point. Who cares? Who gives a damn?".[53] Michigan went 8–4 on the season, losing to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 1979 Gator Bowl.[14][16]

In 1980, Michigan went 10–2 and got their first win in the Rose Bowl under Schembechler, a 23–6 win over the Washington Huskies.[14][16] Michigan would go 9–3 in 1981 to get Schembechler's second bowl win in the 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl.[14][16] In 1982, Michigan would win the Big Ten championship while being led by three-time All-American wide receiver Anthony Carter.[13][54] Michigan would fall to the UCLA Bruins in the 1983 Rose Bowl.[14] Without Anthony Carter, the Wolverines would not win the Big Ten title in 1983, going 9–3.[16] In 1984, the Wolverines suffered their worst season under Schembechler, going 6-6 with a loss to national champion BYU in the 1984 Holiday Bowl.[14][16]

Michigan needed to reverse its fortunes in 1985, and they began doing so with new quarterback Jim Harbaugh.[55] Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 5–0 record, propelling them to a #2 ranking heading into a game with the #1 Iowa Hawkeyes.[56] Michigan lost 12–10,[14] but wouldn't lose another game the rest of the season to finish at 10–1–1 with a victory over Tom Osborne's Nebraska Cornhuskers in the 1986 Fiesta Bowl.[16] In 1986 Michigan won the Big Ten at 11–2, suffering a loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils in the 1987 Rose Bowl.[14][16]

The departure of Harbaugh after 1986 once again left Michigan on tough times as Schembechler's team stumbled to a 8–4 record in 1987.[16] However, Michigan would bounce back again in 1988 and 1989, winning the Big Ten title outright both years at 9–2–1 and 10–2 with trips to Rose Bowl.[13][16] From 1981 through 1989, Michigan went 80-27-2, winning four Big Ten titles and going to a bowl game every year (with another Rose Bowl win obtained against the USC Trojans after the 1988 season).[14] Bo Schembechler retired after the 1989 season, handing the job over to Gary Moeller. Under Schembechler Michigan posted a 194–48–5 record (11–9–1 against Ohio State), and won 13 Big Ten championships.

Moeller and Carr era (1990–2007)[]

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Desmond Howard in 2008

Gary Moeller took over from Schembechler for the 1990 season, becoming the 16th head coach in Michigan football history. Moeller inherited a talented squad that had just played in the 1990 Rose Bowl, including wide receiver Desmond Howard. Moeller led Michigan to a 9–3 record in his first season,[16] tying for the Big Ten championship but losing out on a Rose Bowl bid to the Iowa Hawkeyes.[13][14] The next two years, Moeller's teams would win the conference outright, setting marks of 10–2 and 9–0–3.[13][16] In 1991, Desmond Howard had a memorable season that propelled him to win the Heisman Trophy, the award given to college football's most outstanding player.[57] The 1992 team, led by Elvis Grbac, would post a 9–0–3 record,[16] defeating Washington in the 1993 Rose Bowl.[14] Moeller would lead Michigan to 8–4 records in both 1993 and 1994.[16] The 1994 season was marked by an early-season loss to Colorado that included a Hail Mary pass from Kordell Stewart to Michael Westbrook to end the game, leading to the game being dubbed "The Miracle at Michigan."[58] After the 1994 season, Moeller was found intoxicated at a Southfield, MI restaurant in an incident in which Moeller was caught on tape throwing a punch at a police station, which resulted in his firing.[59]

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Charles Woodson in 2008

Michigan athletic director appointed Lloyd Carr as interim head coach for the 1995 season. Carr became the permanent head coach after an 8–2 start and Michigan finished his first season at 9–4.[16][60] Carr had similar success in his second season, going 8-4 and earning a trip to the 1997 Outback Bowl.[16] Carr returned a strong squad for the 1997 season, led by cornerback and punt returner Charles Woodson. Michigan would go undefeated in 1997, with the defense smothering opponents; the only team to score more than 20 on Michigan that year were the Iowa Hawkeyes.[14][16] Overall, the Michigan defense only allowed 9.5 points per game and ended the season ranked #1 in the AP Poll, giving Michigan its first national championship since 1948 with a victory in the 1998 Rose Bowl.[14][26] For his efforts, Woodson won the Heisman Trophy and was selected 4th overall by the Oakland Raiders.[61]

During this era under Carr, Michigan began to establish for itself a reputation as a quarterback school, with future NFL quarterbacks such as Brian Griese (1993–1997), Tom Brady (1996–1999), Drew Henson (1998–2000), John Navarre (1999–2003), and Chad Henne (2004–2007) all playing for Michigan. With this string of quarterbacks, Michigan had a starting quarterback that would join the NFL every year from 1993 through 2007. Under Tom Brady, Michigan would go 10–3 and repeat as Big Ten champions in 1998, but in 1999 Michigan lost out on the conference championship at 10–2 to a Wisconsin Badgers team led by Ron Dayne.[13][16] Drew Henson led Michigan to a 9–3 record and a tie for the Big Ten championship in 2000.[13][16]

During Lloyd Carr's first six years, he had compiled an excellent record of 5–1 against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State's coach, John Cooper, had compiled a 2–10–1 record against Schembechler, Moeller, and Carr.[49] On top of that, Ohio State had entered the game against Michigan undefeated with national championship aspirations on three of those occasions (1993, 1995, and 1996). This, combined with Cooper's 3–8 bowl record led to his firing after the 2000 season and replacement by Jim Tressel. Tressel immediately ushered in a new era in the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, upsetting the Wolverines 26–20 in 2001, his first season at the helm.[14] This came on the heels of another last-second loss in which Michigan State defeated Michigan with a pass in the last second of the game in a controversial finish that led to the game being referred to as "Clockgate."[62] Despite these setbacks, Michigan's 2001 squad, led by John Navarre, went 8–4 with an appearance in the 2002 Florida Citrus Bowl.[14][16] Again under Navarre in 2002, Michigan compiled a 10–3 record, but included another loss to Ohio State, who would go on to win the national championship.[14][16] Carr got over the hump against Tressel in 2003 as John Navarre and Doak Walker Award-winning running back Chris Perry led the Wolverines to a 10–3 record, a Big Ten championship, and an appearance in the 2004 Rose Bowl.[13][14][16]

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2006 Michigan Wolverines huddle during a game against the Central Michigan Chippewas

For the 2004 season, Carr turned to highly-rated recruit Chad Henne to lead the Wolverines at quarterback. Michigan went 10–3 to tie for another Big Ten championship and earn a trip to the 2005 Rose Bowl, but the season again included a loss to Ohio State, who only went 8–4 on the season.[13][14][16] Carr, who had started off with a stellar record against Cooper's Ohio State, seemed to have much more trouble beating Tressel's version of the Buckeyes. In addition, Michigan was beginning to have a reputation for struggling with the spread offense, with teams such as the Purdue Boilermakers led by Drew Brees in 2000, the Oregon Ducks in 2003, and the Texas Longhorns led by Vince Young in the 2005 Rose Bowl all putting many points on Lloyd Carr's defense.[14]

In 2005, Michigan struggled to make a bowl game, only going 7–5, with the season capped with another loss to Ohio State.[14][16] Expectations were tempered going into the 2006 season; however, a 47–21 blowout of #2 Notre Dame and an 11–0 start propelled Michigan to the #2 rankings going into "The Game" with #1 Ohio State.[63] The 2006 Ohio State-Michigan game was hailed by the media as the "The Game of the Century." The day before the game, Bo Schembechler died, leading to Ohio State to honor him with a moment of silence, one of the few Michigan Men to be so honored in Ohio Stadium.[64] The game itself was a back-and-fourth affair, with Ohio State winning 42–39 for the right to play in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game.[14] Michigan would lose to USC in the 2007 Rose Bowl, ending the season at 11–2.[14][16]

Going into 2007, Michigan had high expectations. Standout players Chad Henne, Mike Hart, and Jake Long all opted to return for their senior seasons for one last crack at Ohio State and a chance at a national championship, causing Michigan to be ranked fifth in the preseason polls.[65] However, Michigan's struggles against the spread offense reared its ugly head again as the Wolverines shockingly lose the opener to the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[14] The game marked the first win by a Division I-AA team over a team ranked in the Associated Press Poll.[66] The next week, Michigan was blown out by Oregon, another spread team.[14] Despite the early rough start, Michigan would go on to win their next eight games and went into the Ohio State game with a chance to win the Big Ten championship.[14] However, Michigan once again fell to the Buckeyes, this time 14–3.[14] After the game, Lloyd Carr announced that he would retire from Michigan after the bowl game. In the 2008 Capital One Bowl, Carr's final game, Michigan defeated the Florida Gators, 41–35. Carr's accomplishments at Michigan included a 122–40 record, five Big Ten championships, and one national championship.[13][14][26]

Rodriguez era (2008–2010)[]

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Rich Rodriguez at Michigan in 2008

Following Carr's retirement, Michigan launched a coaching search that ultimately saw Rich Rodriguez lured away from his alma mater, West Virginia University. Rodriguez's arrival was the beginning of a major upheaval at Michigan. Rodriguez replaced the pro-style offense that had been used by Carr and replaced it with his spread offense. The offseason saw major attrition in Michigan's roster. The expected starting quarterback Ryan Mallett departed the program, stating that he would be unable to fit in a spread offense. Starting wide receivers Mario Manningham and Adrian Arrington both decided to forgo their senior seasons and enter the NFL Draft.[67] After the offseason ended, Michigan faced a depth crisis and was forced to start players with very little playing experience.

Michigan entered the 2008 season with uncertainty as to how the new regime would handle the transition. Michigan's season ended up being among the worst in the program's history, as the team posted a 3–9 record and missed a bowl game for the first time since 1974 and suffered their first losing campaign since 1967. The 2009 season saw many changes from the previous year. A new practice facility replaced Oosterbaan Fieldhouse as Michigan's indoor practice facility,[68] and two new quarterbacks, Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson, became the focus of the offseason. The week before the season began, however, the Detroit Free Press accused the team of violating the NCAA's practice time limits.[69] While the NCAA conducted investigations, Michigan won its first four games, including a last second victory against its rival Notre Dame. The season ended in disappointment, however, as Michigan went 1–7 in its last eight games and missed a bowl for the second straight season.

Rodriguez's final season began with new hope in the program, as Robinson was named the starting quarterback over Forcier. Robinson led the Wolverines to a 5–0 start, but after a defeat to Michigan State at home, the Wolverines finished the season 2–5 over their last seven games. Michigan did, however, qualify for a bowl game with a 7–5 record, and clinched its bowl berth in dramatic fashion against Illinois, with Michigan winning 67–65 in three overtime periods. The game was the highest combined scoring game in Michigan history, and saw Michigan's defense give up the most points in its history.[70] Michigan was invited to the Gator Bowl to face Mississippi State, where it lost 52–14. The Michigan defense set new school records as the worst defense in Michigan history. In the middle of the season, the NCAA announced its penalties against Michigan for the practice time violations. The program was placed on three years probation and docked 130 practice hours, which was twice the amount Michigan had exceeded.[71]

Rodriguez was fired following the bowl game, with athletic director David Brandon citing Rodriguez's failure to meet expectations as the main reason his dismissal.[72] Rodriguez left the program winless against rivals Michigan State and Ohio State, and compiled a 15–22 record, the worst record of any head coach in Michigan history.

Hoke era (2011–2014)[]

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Athletic director David Brandon (left) with head coach Brady Hoke in 2011

Michigan announced the hiring of Brady Hoke on January 11, 2011.[73] Hoke led the Wolverines to a successful first season, beating rival Notre Dame in Michigan's first night game at Michigan Stadium in a spectacular comeback. Despite losing to Iowa and Michigan State, the Wolverines finished with a 10–2 regular season record with their first win over Ohio State in seven years. The Wolverines received an invitation to the Sugar Bowl in which they defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies, 23–20, in overtime. Next season would not be as successful, as Michigan went 8-4 in the regular season and then lost the Outback Bowl to South Carolina. They lost to rivals Notre Dame and Ohio State and defeated Michigan State. In Hoke's next two seasons, Michigan went a combined 12-13. After the 2014 season, Hoke was fired by Michigan.

Harbaugh years (2015–2023)[]

On December 30, 2014, former Michigan QB Jim Harbaugh was hired as the team's 20th head coach. He hired Tim Drevno as offensive coordinator and D.J. Durkin as defensive coordinator. Iowa transfer Jake Rudock was named the starting quarterback. The Harbaugh era started with a loss against 2015 Utah Utes and then a win in his home opener against Oregon State. When he was hired, Harbaugh signed a seven-year contract worth $7 million annually excluding incentives. In his first season in 2015, Harbaugh led Michigan to a 10–3 record, including a 41–7 win over the Florida Gators in the 2016 Citrus Bowl.

The 2016 Wolverines won their first nine games of the season, including wins over then 8th-ranked Wisconsin and rival Michigan State, and reached number two in the College Football Playoff rankings. The team then lost at Iowa and again at Ohio State two weeks later. The season ended with a 33–32 loss to Florida State in the Orange Bowl on December 30, resulting in a second straight 10–3 record. Jabrill Peppers, who played linebacker and defensive back as well as special teams and offense, was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, finishing fifth. The team lost many key players on the offensive and defensive side of the ball prior to Harbaugh's third season. The Wolverines went 8–4 in the regular season losing to their main rivals, Michigan State and Ohio State, and lost to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl, becoming the only team in the Big Ten Conference to lose its bowl game in the 2017–2018 bowl season and dropping the record on the year to 8–5.

Harbaugh's fourth season in 2018 started with a loss to rival Notre Dame, followed by ten consecutive wins. Wins over ranked Big Ten opponents Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Penn State, all of whom beat Michigan the previous year, led to the team rallying around referring to the season as a "revenge tour." The Wolverines rose to fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings, but the "revenge tour" came to an abrupt end when they were upset by rival Ohio State by a lopsided score of 62–39 to end the regular season. Ohio State's 62 points set a record for points against Michigan during regulation. A blowout loss to Florida in the Peach Bowl ended the season, and they finished at 10–3 for the third time in Harbaugh's four years. During Harbaugh's fifth season in 2019, the Wolverines lost to Wisconsin 35–14 and to Penn State 28–21, both on the road. Michigan went on to beat rivals Notre Dame 45–14 and Michigan State 44–10, but once again lost to then No. 1 ranked Ohio State by a score of 56–27 to end the regular season. Michigan later lost to Alabama 16–35 in the Citrus Bowl to end the season with a record of 9–4.

For the 2020 season, COVID-19 precautions delayed the start of Big Ten play. The Wolverines started with a dominating 49–24 win against Minnesota. However, in a highly physical game against Michigan State, the Wolverines incurred many player injuries and narrowly lost 27–24. The next week, Michigan lost to Indiana 38–21. Michigan had beaten Indiana in the previous 24 matchups, not having lost to the Hoosiers since the 1987 season. On November 14, 2020, Michigan hosted Wisconsin and suffered its largest halftime deficit at home since Michigan Stadium opened in 1927 (28–0), as well as its largest home loss (49–11) since 1935. It was also Harbaugh's first loss at Michigan Stadium to a team other than Michigan State or Ohio State. On November 28, 2020, Michigan hosted Penn State and, for the first time in Michigan football history, lost to a team that was 0–5 or worse. Michigan was winless at home during the 2020 season, marking the first time in program history that Michigan did not win any games at home. The final three scheduled games of the season, against Maryland, Ohio State, and Iowa, were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Michigan did not play in a postseason bowl game for the first time under Harbaugh. On January 8, 2021, the Michigan administration and Jim Harbaugh agreed to a contract extension through 2025.

The Wolverines started the 2021 season unranked, but quickly found their footing to surge into the rankings. They won their first seven games, which included blowout wins against Washington and Wisconsin. The team rose to number six in the polls before a top-ten showdown with eighth ranked rival Michigan State. Michigan narrowly lost to their instate rival, but rebounded with wins against Indiana, Penn State, and Maryland in their subsequent three games to set up a winner-take-all for the Big Ten East division against arch-rival Ohio State. In a top-five showdown, Michigan used a dominant second half performance to rout Ohio State 42–27, giving the Wolverines their first win against the Buckeyes since 2011, and a berth to their first-ever Big Ten Championship Game. In the Big Ten Championship Game against Big Ten West champions Iowa, the second-ranked Wolverines dominated the Hawkeyes 42–3 to win their outright first Big Ten Championship since 2003. As the second seed in the College Football Playoff, the Wolverines lost the semifinal Orange Bowl to the eventual national champions Georgia Bulldogs 34–11 to finish the season 12–2. Michigan was ranked third in the final AP and Coaches Poll rankings of the season. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson finished runner-up in voting for the Heisman Trophy. Michigan began the 2022 season ranked eighth. They won a top-10 showdown against then 6-0 #10 Penn State 41-17 and beat Michigan State 29–7. The Wolverines defeated then 11-0 #2 Ohio State 45–23 in Columbus, marking their first win there since 2000 and the first time Harbaugh's Michigan beat both Michigan State and Ohio State in the same season. Michigan's perfect 12–0 regular season earned them their second straight Big Ten East Division championship and appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game. Michigan would defeat the West Division champions Purdue 43–22 to repeats as conference champions and head back to the College Football Playoff. In the semifinal Fiesta Bowl, Michigan lost to TCU, 51–45, to finish the season 13–1. Michigan's 13 wins set a school record for most wins in a single season and it was again ranked third in the final AP and Coaches Poll rankings of the season. This marked the first time since 1947 and 1948 that Michigan finished consecutive seasons ranked in the top three. Running back Blake Corum finished seventh in voting for the Heisman Trophy.

In 2023, the NCAA opened an investigation into allegations regarding a Michigan sign-stealing operation against other teams. The ensuing controversy led to the firing of linebackers coach Chris Partridge and a commissioner-imposed suspension of coach Harbaugh for the final three games of the 2023 regular season. Despite the punishments, the Wolverines continued to win games, including a record-setting 1,000th win against Maryland and a third straight victory over rival Ohio State. After completing his suspension, Harbaugh coached Michigan to a 26-0 win over #16 Iowa in the 2023 Big Ten Championship Game. Michigan was then ranked #1 in both major polls and by the College Football Playoff Committee, securing a playoff game for the third straight year, this time facing number #4 Alabama. Harbaugh coached Michigan to a 27-20 victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl, improving their record to 14-0 on the season. Harbaugh then coached Michigan to a 34-13 victory over Washington in the College Football Playoff National Championship, setting a single-season program record of 15 wins during the season. On January 24, 2024, Harbaugh accepted an offer to become the head coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers. In his nine-season tenure at Michigan, Harbaugh compiled an 89–25 record, winning three Big Ten championships and one national championship.

Hiring of Sherrone Moore (2024)[]

On January 26, 2024, Michigan named Sherrone Moore as its head coach. He is the first African American to serve as the head coach of the Michigan football team on a non-interim basis.

Stadiums[]

Regents Field (1893–1905)[]

  • Main article: Regents Field
Just Before the Kick-off at the Chicago-Michigan Football Game 1904 part b

Regents Field just before kickoff during the 1904 game between Michigan and Chicago

In 1890, the Board of Regents authorized $3,000 for the purchase of a parcel of land along South State Street.[74] In 1891 a further $4,500 was authorized "for the purpose of fitting up the athletic field."[74] Michigan began play on Regents Field in 1893, with capacity being expanded to over 15,000 by the end of the field's use.[74]

Ferry Field (1906–1926)[]

  • Main article: Ferry Field

By 1902 Regents Field had grown inadequate for the uses of the football team as a result of the sport's increasing popularity.[75] Thanks to donations from Dexter M. Ferry, work began on planning the next home stadium for the Michigan football team. Powered by a $30,000 donation from Ferry, Ferry Field was constructed with a maximum temporary capacity of 18,000 for the 1906 season.[75] Ferry Field would later be expanded to 21,000 in 1914 and 42,000 in 1921.[75] However, attendance was often over-capacity with crowds of 48,000 cramming into the small stadium.[75] This prompted athletic director Fielding Yost to contemplate the construction of a much larger stadium.

Michigan Stadium (1927–present)[]

Michigan Stadium 2011

Michigan Stadium on September 17, 2011

Fielding H. Yost anticipated massive crowds as college football's popularity increased and wished to build a stadium with a capacity of at least 80,000.[34] Ultimately, the final plans authorized the construction of a stadium with a capacity of 72,000 with footings to be set in place to expand it beyond 100,000 later.[34] Michigan Stadium was dedicated in 1927 during a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes, drawing an over-capacity crowd of 84,401.[76] After World War II, crowd sizes increased, prompting another stadium expansion to a capacity of 93,894 in 1949.[76] Michigan Stadium cracked the 100,000 mark by expanding to 101,001 in 1955.[76] Michigan Stadium temporarily lost the title of "largest stadium" to Neyland Stadium of the Tennessee Volunteers in 1996, but would recapture the title in 1998 with another expansion to 107,501.[77] In 2007, the Board of Regents authorized a $226 million renovation to add a new press box, 83 luxury boxes, and 3,200 club seats.[78] For the 2011 season, lights were installed at Michigan Stadium at the cost of $1.8 million.[79] This allowed Michigan to play its first night game at home against Notre Dame in 2011.[80]

Rivalries[]

Michigan–Notre Dame rivalry[]

  • Main article: Michigan–Notre Dame rivalry

Michigan and Notre Dame began playing each other in 1887 in Notre Dame's first football game.[81] Since then, Michigan and Notre Dame have played in 39 contests, with Michigan holding a 23–15–1 advantage. The rivalry is notable due to the historical success of the football programs. Michigan is ranked #1 in all-time winning percentage and wins while Notre Dame is #2 and #3, respectively. However, the schools have traded positions in the past few years, sometimes with the result hinging on the game between the schools. Both schools also claim 11 national championships.[82]

Michigan–Ohio State rivalry[]

Michigan and Ohio State first played each other in 1897 and have since played in 108 contests with Michigan holding a 58–43–6 advantage. The rivalry was particularly enhanced during The Ten Year War, a period in which Ohio State was coached by Woody Hayes and Michigan was coached by Bo Schembechler. Overall, the Buckeye and Wolverine football programs have combined for 18 national titles, 76 conference titles, and 10 Heisman Trophy winners.

Rivalry trophy games[]

  • Main article: Little Brown Jug

Michigan plays two rivalry trophy games. Michigan plays Minnesota for the Little Brown Jug, with their record in games played for the Jug, which dates to 1909, being 67–22–3. The Wolverines currently hold the trophy having won the 2011 contest. Michigan also competes against Michigan State for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, which was introduced in 1953 by the then governor of Michigan, G. Mennen Williams. Michigan State has held the trophy for four years running. The overall series record for the Michigan–Michigan State rivalry is 67–32–5 in Michigan's favor.

Uniforms/Logos[]

Image gallery

Seasons[]

2020s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
2024 Sherrone Moore
2023 Jesse Minter (game 1), Jay Harbaugh (game 2, 1st half), Mike Hart (game 2, 2nd half), Sherrone Moore (game 3, 10-12), and Jim Harbaugh (games 4-9, 13-15) 15-0 CFP National Championship (W)
2022 Jim Harbaugh 13-1 Fiesta (L)
2021 Jim Harbaugh 12-2 Orange (L)
2020 Jim Harbaugh 2-4

2010s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
2019 Jim Harbaugh 9-4 Citrus (L)
2018 Jim Harbaugh 10-3 Peach (L)
2017 Jim Harbaugh 8-5 Outback (L)
2016 Jim Harbaugh 10-3 Orange (L)
2015 Jim Harbaugh 10-3 Citrus (W)
2014 Brady Hoke 5-7
2013 Brady Hoke 7-6 Buffalo (L)
2012 Brady Hoke 8-5 Outback (L)
2011 Brady Hoke 11-2 Sugar (W)
2010 Rich Rodriguez 7-6 Gator (L)

2000s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
2009 Rich Rodriguez 5-7
2008 Rich Rodriguez 3-9
2007 Lloyd Carr 9-4 Capital One (W)
2006 Lloyd Carr 11-2 Rose (L)
2005 Lloyd Carr 7-5 Alamo (L)
2004 Lloyd Carr 9-3 Rose (L)
2003 Lloyd Carr 10-3 Rose (L)
2002 Lloyd Carr 10-3 Outback (W)
2001 Lloyd Carr 8-4 Citrus (L)
2000 Lloyd Carr 9-3 Citrus (W)

1990s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1999 Lloyd Carr 10-2 Orange (W)
1998 Lloyd Carr 10-3 Citrus (W)
1997 Lloyd Carr 12-0 Rose (W)
1996 Lloyd Carr 8-4 Outback (L)
1995 Lloyd Carr 9-4 Alamo (L)
1994 Gary Moeller 8-4 Holiday (W)
1993 Gary Moeller 8-4 Hall of Fame (W)
1992 Gary Moeller 9-0-3 Rose (W)
1991 Gary Moeller 10-2 Rose (L)
1990 Gary Moeller 9-3 Gator (W)

1980s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1989 Bo Schembechler 10-2 Rose (L)
1988 Bo Schembechler 9-2-1 Rose (W)
1987 Bo Schembechler 8-4 Hall of Fame (W)
1986 Bo Schembechler 11-2 Rose (L)
1985 Bo Schembechler 10-1-1 Fiesta (W)
1984 Bo Schembechler 6-6 Holiday (L)
1983 Bo Schembechler 9-3 Sugar (L)
1982 Bo Schembechler 8-4 Rose (L)
1981 Bo Schembechler 9-3 Bluebonnet (W)
1980 Bo Schembechler 10-2 Rose (W)

1970s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1979 Bo Schembechler 8-4 Gator (L)
1978 Bo Schembechler 10-2 Rose (L)
1977 Bo Schembechler 10-2 Rose (L)
1976 Bo Schembechler 10-2 Rose (L)
1975 Bo Schembechler 8-2-2 Orange (L)
1974 Bo Schembechler 10-1
1973 Bo Schembechler 10-0-1
1972 Bo Schembechler 10-1
1971 Bo Schembechler 11-1 Rose (L)
1970 Bo Schembechler 9-1

1960s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1969 Bo Schembechler 8-3 Rose (L)
1968 Bump Elliot 8-2
1967 Bump Elliot 4-6
1966 Bump Elliot 6-4
1965 Bump Elliot 4-6
1964 Bump Elliot 9-1 Rose (W)
1963 Bump Elliot 3-4-2
1962 Bump Elliot 2-7
1961 Bump Elliot 6-3
1960 Bump Elliot 5-4

1950s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1959 Bump Elliot 4-5
1958 Bernie Oosterbaan 2-6-1
1957 Bernie Oosterbaan 5-3-1
1956 Bernie Oosterbaan 7-2
1955 Bernie Oosterbaan 7-2
1954 Bernie Oosterbaan 6-3
1953 Bernie Oosterbaan 6-3
1952 Bernie Oosterbaan 5-4
1951 Bernie Oosterbaan 4-5
1950 Bernie Oosterbaan 6-3-1 Rose (W)

1940s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1949 Bernie Oosterbaan 6-2-1
1948 Bernie Oosterbaan 9-0
1947 Fritz Crisler 10-0 Rose (W)
1946 Fritz Crisler 6-2-1
1945 Fritz Crisler 7-3
1944 Fritz Crisler 8-2
1943 Fritz Crisler 8-1
1942 Fritz Crisler 7-3
1941 Fritz Crisler 6-1-1
1940 Fritz Crisler 7-1

1930s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1939 Fritz Crisler 6-2
1938 Fritz Crisler 6-1-1
1937 Harry Kipke 4-4
1936 Harry Kipke 1-7
1935 Harry Kipke 4-4
1934 Harry Kipke 1-7
1933 Harry Kipke 7-0-1
1932 Harry Kipke 8-0
1931 Harry Kipke 8-1-1
1930 Harry Kipke 8-0-1

1920s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1929 Harry Kipke 5-3-1
1928 Tad Wieman 3-4-1
1927 Tad Wieman 6-2
1926 Fielding H. Yost 7-1
1925 Fielding H. Yost 7-1
1924 George Little 6-2
1923 Fielding H. Yost 8-0
1922 Fielding H. Yost 6-0-1
1921 Fielding H. Yost 5-1-1
1920 Fielding H. Yost 5-2

1910s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1919 Fielding H. Yost 3-4
1918 Fielding H. Yost 5-0
1917 Fielding H. Yost 8-2
1916 Fielding H. Yost 7-2
1915 Fielding H. Yost 4-3-1
1914 Fielding H. Yost 6-3
1913 Fielding H. Yost 6-1
1912 Fielding H. Yost 5-2
1911 Fielding H. Yost 5-1-2
1910 Fielding H. Yost 3-0-3

1900s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1909 Fielding H. Yost 6-1
1908 Fielding H. Yost 5-2-1
1907 Fielding H. Yost 5-1
1906 Fielding H. Yost 4-1
1905 Fielding H. Yost 12-1
1904 Fielding H. Yost 10-0
1903 Fielding H. Yost 11-0-1
1902 Fielding H. Yost 11-0
1901 Fielding H. Yost 11-0 Rose (W)
1900 Langdon Lea 7-2-1

1890s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1899 Gustave Ferbert 8-2
1898 Gustave Ferbert 10-0
1897 Gustave Ferbert 6-1-1
1896 William Ward 9-1
1895 William McCauley 8-1
1894 William McCauley 9-1-1
1893 Frank Barbour 7-3
1892 Frank Barbour 7-5
1891 Frank Crawford & Mike Murphy 4-5
1890 None 4-1

1880s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1889 None 1-2
1888 None 2-1
1887 None 5-0
1886 None 2-0
1885 None 3-0
1884 None 2-0
1883 None 2-3
1882 None 0-0
1881 None 0-3
1880 None 1-0

1870s[]

Season Coach Record Bowl
1879 None 1-0-1

Program records and achievements[]

Winning superlatives[]

  • Most all-time wins in college football history (895)
  • Highest all-time winning percentage in college football history (.736)
  • The most winning seasons (113)
  • The most undefeated seasons of teams currently competing in Division I-A/FBS (23)
  • One of only three schools with a winning record against every Division I-A/FBS conference

Attendance and television[]

  • The largest crowd to ever attend an NCAA football game: 114,804 on September 10, 2011 at Michigan Stadium vs. Notre Dame
  • The longest streak in home game attendance of over 100,000 (239 games; since November 8, 1975 vs. Purdue)
  • The most televised school in college football history: 432 televised games

Current streaks[]

  • The longest current streak of games in Division I-A/FBS since last being shut out: 349 games; Michigan was last shut out on October 20, 1984, at Iowa; this is the second longest scoring streak in Division I-A/FBS history trailing BYU's 361-game streak from 1975 to 2003[83]

National championships[]

The following is a list of Michigan's 11 claimed national championships:

Year Coach Selector Record Bowl
1901 Fielding H. Yost Helms, Holgate, NCF 11–0 Won Rose
1902 Fielding H. Yost Helms, Billingsley, Houlgate, Parke H. Davis, NCF 11–0
1903 Fielding H. Yost Billingsley, NCF 11–0–1
1904 Fielding H. Yost Billingsley, NCF 10–0
1918 Fielding H. Yost Billingsley, NCF 5–0
1923 Fielding H. Yost Billingsley, NCF 8–0
1932 Harry Kipke Dickinson, Parke H. Davis 8–0
1933 Harry Kipke Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Helms, Houlgate, CFRA, NCF, Parke H. Davis, Poling 7–0–1
1947 Fritz Crisler Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, CFRA, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, NCF, Poling, Sagarin 11–0 Won Rose
1948 Bennie Oosterbaan AP 9–0
1997 Lloyd Carr AP 12–0 Won Rose
National Championships 11

Other undefeated seasons[]

Michigan was also undefeated in 12 other seasons: 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1910, 1922, 1930, 1973, 1992

Bowl games[]

Michigan has played in 41 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 20–21. Before missing a bowl game in 2008, Michigan had made a bowl game 33 years in a row and had had a winning season for 40 straight years. From 1918 to 1945, the Big Ten Conference did not allow its teams to participate in bowls. From 1946 to 1974, only a conference champion, or a surrogate representative, was allowed to attend a bowl, the Rose Bowl, and no team could go two years in a row, with one exception.

Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA
January 1, 1902 Rose Bowl W Stanford 49 0
January 1, 1948 Rose Bowl W USC 49 0
January 1, 1951 Rose Bowl W Cal 14 6
January 1, 1965 Rose Bowl W Oregon State 34 7
January 1, 1970 Rose Bowl L USC 3 10
January 1, 1972 Rose Bowl L Stanford 12 13
January 1, 1976 Orange Bowl L Oklahoma 6 14
January 1, 1977 Rose Bowl L USC 6 14
January 2, 1978 Rose Bowl L Washington 20 27
January 1, 1979 Rose Bowl L USC 10 17
December 28, 1979 Gator Bowl L North Carolina 15 17
January 1, 1981 Rose Bowl W Washington 23 6
December 31, 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl W UCLA 33 14
January 1, 1983 Rose Bowl L UCLA 14 24
January 2, 1984 Sugar Bowl L Auburn 7 9
December 21, 1984 Holiday Bowl L BYU 17 24
January 1, 1986 Fiesta Bowl W Nebraska 27 23
January 1, 1987 Rose Bowl L Arizona State 15 22
January 2, 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl W Alabama 28 24
January 2, 1989 Rose Bowl W USC 22 14
January 1, 1990 Rose Bowl L USC 10 17
January 1, 1991 Gator Bowl W Mississippi 35 3
January 1, 1992 Rose Bowl L Washington 14 34
January 1, 1993 Rose Bowl W Washington 38 31
January 1, 1994 Hall of Fame Bowl W North Carolina State 42 7
December 30, 1994 Holiday Bowl W Colorado State 24 14
December 28, 1995 Alamo Bowl L Texas A&M 20 22
January 1, 1997 Outback Bowl L Alabama 14 17
January 1, 1998 Rose Bowl W Washington State 21 16
January 1, 1999 Citrus Bowl W Arkansas 45 31
January 1, 2000 Orange Bowl W Alabama 35 34
January 1, 2001 Citrus Bowl W Auburn 31 28
January 1, 2002 Citrus Bowl L Tennessee 17 45
January 1, 2003 Outback Bowl W Florida 38 30
January 1, 2004 Rose Bowl L USC 14 28
January 1, 2005 Rose Bowl L Texas 37 38
December 28, 2005 Alamo Bowl L Nebraska 28 32
January 1, 2007 Rose Bowl L USC 18 32
January 1, 2008 Capital One Bowl W Florida 41 35
January 1, 2011 Gator Bowl L Mississippi State 14 52
January 3, 2012 Sugar Bowl W Virginia Tech 23 20
Total 41 bowl games 20–21 940 831

Head coaching history[]

  • Main article: List of Michigan Wolverines head football coaches
Head Coach Years Seasons Record Pct. Conf. Record Pct. Conf. Titles Bowl Games National Titles
No coach 1879–1881, 1883–1890 11 23–10–1 .691 0
Mike Murphy and Frank Crawford 1891 1 4–5 .444 0
Frank Barbour 1892–1893 2 14–8 .636 0
William McCauley 1894–1895 2 17–2–1 .875 0
William Ward 1896 1 9–1 .900 2–1 .667 0 0
Gustave Ferbert 1897–1899 3 24–3–1 .875 6–2 .750 1 0
Langdon Lea 1900 1 7–2–1 .750 3–2 .600 0 0
Fielding H. Yost 1901–1923, 1925–1926 25 165–29–10 .833 42–10–2 .778 10 1 6
George Little 1924 1 6–2 .750 4–2 .667 0 0 0
Elton Wieman 1927–1928 2 9–6–1 .593 5–5 .500 0 0 0
Harry Kipke 1929–1937 9 46–26–4 .631 27–21–2 .560 4 0 2
Fritz Crisler 1938–1947 10 71–16–3 .805 42–11–3 .777 2 1 1
Bennie Oosterbaan 1948–1958 11 63–33–4 .650 44–23–4 .648 3 1 1
Bump Elliott 1959–1968 10 51–42–2 .547 32–34–2 .485 1 1 0
Bo Schembechler 1969–1989 21 194–48–5 .796 143–24–3 .850 13 17 0
Gary Moeller 1990–1994 5 44–13–3 .758 30–8–2 .775 3 5 0
Lloyd Carr 1995–2007 13 122–40 .753 81–23 .779 5 13 1
Rich Rodriguez 2008–2010 3 15–22 .405 6–18 .250 0 1 0
Brady Hoke 2011–present 1 11–2 .846 6–2 .750 0 1 0
Totals 1880–present 132 895–310–36 .736 472–186–18 .712 42 41 11

Note: Michigan did not play any outside games in 1882.

Individual awards and honors[]

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National award winners[]

Players[]

1940: Tom Harmon
1991: Desmond Howard
1997: Charles Woodson
1940: Tom Harmon
1991: Desmond Howard
  • Walter Camp Award
1991: Desmond Howard
1997: Charles Woodson
  • Dick Butkus Award
1991: Erick Anderson
  • Sammy Baugh Trophy
1992: Elvis Grbac
  • Chuck Bednarik Award
1997: Charles Woodson
1997: Charles Woodson
  • Jim Thorpe Award
1997: Charles Woodson
2003: Chris Perry
2004: Braylon Edwards
  • Dave Rimington Trophy
2004: David Baas
2011: David Molk
  • Lombardi Award
2006: LaMarr Woodley
  • Ted Hendricks Award
2006: LaMarr Woodley

Coaches[]

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  • AFCA Coach of the Year
1947: Fritz Crisler
1948: Bennie Oosterbaan
1969: Bo Schembechler
1997: Lloyd Carr
  • Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
1997: Lloyd Carr
  • Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
1977: Bo Schembechler
2007: Lloyd Carr
  • Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
1969: Bo Schembechler
1997: Lloyd Carr

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  • George Munger Award
1989: Bo Schembechler
1997: Lloyd Carr
  • Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year
1985: Bo Schembechler
  • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
1969: Bo Schembechler
  • Broyles Award
1997: Jim Herrmann
  • AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Award
2001: Fred Jackson
  • Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year
2011: Brady Hoke

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Heisman Trophy voting[]

Twenty-six Heisman Trophy candidates have played at Michigan, Three have won the award:

  • 1939: Tom Harmon, 2nd
  • 1940: Tom Harmon, 1st
  • 1943: Bill Daley, 7th
  • 1947: Bob Chappuis, 2nd
  • 1955: Ron Kramer, 8th
  • 1956: Ron Kramer, 6th
  • 1964: Bob Timberlake, 4th
  • 1968: Ron Johnson, 6th
  • 1974: Dennis Franklin, 8th
  • 1975: Gordon Bell, 8th
  • 1976: Rob Lytle, 3rd
  • 1977: Rick Leach, 8th
  • 1978: Rick Leach, 3rd

Notable Alumni[]

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