
Michigan Wolverines
Big TenAnn Arbor, MIMichigan Stadium
2026: 4–2 (1–2 Big Ten). Last: beat Penn State 21–18 at home. Next: Indiana, Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.
- W 13–12Western Michigan
- W 17–10No. 11 Oklahoma
- W 52–17UTEP
- L 19–20No. 17 Iowa
- L 14–20at Minnesota
- W 21–18Penn State
- Oct 24Indiana
- Oct 31at Rutgers
- Nov 7Michigan State
- Nov 14at Oregon
- Nov 21UCLA
- Nov 28at Ohio State
- Hosted College GameDay 16 times
- T-No. 3 oldest program
- Sudler Trophy, 1982
College football’s winningest program by its own count, Michigan claims 12 national titles, from Fielding Yost’s point-a-minute teams of 1901 to 2023. Three Wolverines won the Heisman: Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson. Home is Michigan Stadium, the Big House, the largest stadium in the country.
Michigan has played football since 1879 and is 999–360–35 in the 1,394 games on record here, which start in 1881. The Wolverines have finished No. 1 in the final AP poll three times, most recently in 2023. They have won 45 Big Ten Conference titles (the last in 2023), counting shared titles. Since 1941, the NFL Draft has taken 308 players from here in its first seven rounds, 56 of them in the first round. The AAFC and AFL drafts also took 12 players from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 34 players and 6 coaches from Michigan. Bo Schembechler (1969–1989) won more games here than any other coach: 194. The most-played rival is Ohio State: 121 meetings, Michigan leads 62–52–6 (one Ohio State win vacated). This season, under Kyle Whittingham, they’re 4–2.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 1,024–364–36 official; 999–360–35 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 24–30 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 3
- Weeks at No. 1
- 33 of 873 ranked
- Elo now
- 1617 25th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 28 · Composite No. 36 in FBS, Oct 17; up 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 45 last in 2023
- Seasons
- 140 since 1881, 1,394 games
Identity
- Fight song
- The Victors
- Band
- Michigan Marching Band since 1896, 400 members
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs | W 13–12 | 63% |
| Sep 12 | vs | W 17–10 | 56% |
| Sep 19 | vs | W 52–17 | 86% |
| Sep 26 | vs | L 19–20 | 55% |
| Oct 3 | at | L 14–20 | 53% |
| Oct 17 | vs | W 21–18 | 61% |
| Oct 24 | vs | Preview | 35% |
| Oct 31 | at | Preview | 67% |
| Nov 7 | vs | Preview | 81% |
| Nov 14 | at | Preview | 31% |
| Nov 21 | vs | Preview | 59% |
| Nov 28 | at | Preview | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
On the 2026 team
Bryce Underwood924 passing yards, 5 TD (leads Michigan in passing yards)- J.J. Buchanan27 catches, 482 yards, 4 TD (leads Michigan in receiving yards)
- Troy Bowles50 tackles, 0.5 sacks (leads Michigan in tackles)
Jordan Marshall293 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads Michigan in rushing yards)- Chris Bracy31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT (leads Michigan in interceptions)
- Andrew Marsh28 catches, 289 yards, 1 TD
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Michigan.
Charles Woodson1997 Heisman
Desmond Howard1991 Heisman
Tom Harmon1940 Heisman
Ron KramerHall of Fame, 1978
Bennie OosterbaanHall of Fame, 1954- Dave BrownHall of Fame, 2007
Bob WestfallHall of Fame, 1987
Anthony CarterHall of Fame, 2001
Aidan Hutchinson2021 Lombardi
Steve HutchinsonHall of Fame, 2024
Rob LytleHall of Fame, 2015
Bob ChappuisHall of Fame, 1988
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Athletic director
- Warde Manuel · Official source
- theScore; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike (Jordan Brand), August 2016 through 2027. Option to extend to 2031.
- UM Hoops: Through 2027 with an option to 2031; Jordan Brand for basketball
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026. Our own research hasn’t confirmed the outfitter yet.
Program strength since 1881
Best seasons everOn Bluesky
I'm sure you've seen the clips of Jim Knowles dancing, the big win for Kalani Sitake & Bob Chesney continuing to roll at UCLA. Saturday was an agonizing day for Penn State. 10 things I'm still thinking about after Michigan
Read on BlueskyMichigan 21, Penn State 18. The Nittany Lions are 0-4 in Big Ten play Chase Sowell had himself a day (11 receptions, 151 yards, 1 TD). I think we need to have the QB conversation. Gut reactions as we wait for Matt Campbell in the media room
Read on BlueskyMichigan deciding to just run the damn ball has fixed their offense. That’s basically what they’ve been the last two seasons so don’t expect too much improvement.
Read on BlueskyNew Audible: @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social & Stew debate whether a 24-team Playoff is actually disastrous for the sport. Plus, we dig into why Michigan’s offense has been just so dreadful, and answer your mailbag questions: m.youtube.com/watch?v=pODW...
Read on BlueskyLast year, Michigan had 24 runs of 20 yards or longer. Through five games this year, Michigan is last in the Big Ten with just one run of 20 yards or longer. What the heck is going on with the Wolverines? Our deep dive has the answers: Free story link: www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...
Read on Bluesky
From reporters and writers who cover college football, linked to their posts on Bluesky.
More coverage
- Michigan has no choice but to make Tommy Carr the starting quarterback going forward, gbmwolverine.com,
- 3 biggest overreactions from Michigan's valiant win over Penn State, gbmwolverine.com,
- Michigan's dormant rushing attack came alive with QB Tommy Carr. Coincidence?, themorningsun.com,
- 5 Bryce Underwood landing spots in transfer portal after Michigan QB benched, galvnews.com,
- Michigan capitalizes on Rocco Becht's 3 turnovers to defeat Penn State, standardspeaker.com,
- Penn State's Rocco Becht shoulders blame for 21-18 loss to Michigan [opinion], standardspeaker.com,
- Tommy Carr replaces benched Bryce Underwood, leads Michigan to 21-18 win over Penn State, wilx.com,
- 'Lunatic' Versus 'Patriot': Trump Makes Strongest Pitch to Texas and Michigan Voters, pjmedia.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Podcasts
- BREAKING: Bryce FINALLY Benched for Carr / MICHIGAN - Penn State Postgame LIVE Part 3, Michigan at The Voice of College Football, , 1 hr 36 min
- BREAKING: Bryce FINALLY Benched for Carr / MICHIGAN - Penn State Postgame LIVE Part 2, Michigan at The Voice of College Football, , 2 hr 31 min
- Michigan-Penn State recap: Wolverines swap QBs, shine on defense, snap losing skid in latest close win, The Michigan Insider, , 34 min
- Tommy Got Our Groove Back | Ep. #99, Professor and The Pundit, , 57 min
- Tommy Carr replaces Bryce Underwood; Sparks win over Penn State - Michigan Insider Postgame Recap, The Michigan Insider, , 30 min
Found through Podcast Index, the open podcast directory. Each link opens the episode’s page.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | |
| 2025 | 2–1 | |
| 2023–2025 | 19–8 | |
| Jesse Minter | 2023 | 1–0 |
| Jay Harbaugh | 2023 | 1–0 |
| 2015–2023 | 83–25 | |
| 2011–2014 | 31–20 | |
| 2008–2010 | 15–22 | |
| 1995–2007 | 122–40 | |
| 1990–1994 | 44–13–3 | |
| 1969–1989 | 194–48–5 | |
| 1959–1968 | 51–42–2 | |
| 1948–1958 | 63–33–4 | |
| 1938–1947 | 71–16–3 | |
| 1929–1937 | 46–26–4 | |
| 1927–1928 | 9–6–1 | |
| 1901–1926 | 165–29–10 | |
| 1924 | 6–2 | |
| Biff Lea | 1900 | 7–2–1 |
| 1897–1899 | 24–3–1 | |
| William Ward | 1896 | 9–1 |
| 1894–1895 | 17–2–1 | |
| 1892–1893 | 14–8 | |
| Frank Crawford & Mike Murphy | 1891 | 0–2 |
Also acting head coach for part of a game, with no decision: Mike Hart (2023).
Most-played series
All rivalries- Ohio State
62–52–6 † in 121
- 2015 L 13–42
- 2016 L 27–30
- 2017 L 20–31
- 2018 L 39–62
- 2019 L 27–56
- 2021 W 42–27
- 2022 W 45–23
- 2023 W 30–24
- 2024 W 13–10
- 2025 L 9–27
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 28
- Michigan State
75–38–5 in 118
- 2016 W 32–23
- 2017 L 10–14
- 2018 W 21–7
- 2019 W 44–10
- 2020 L 24–27
- 2021 L 33–37
- 2022 W 29–7
- 2023 W 49–0
- 2024 W 24–17
- 2025 W 31–20
Won the last four; holds the Paul Bunyan Trophy.
Next: Nov 7
- Minnesota
78–26–3 in 107
- 2011 W 58–0
- 2012 W 35–13
- 2013 W 42–13
- 2014 L 14–30
- 2015 W 29–26
- 2017 W 33–10
- 2020 W 49–24
- 2023 W 52–10
- 2024 W 27–24
- 2026 L 14–20
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | MICH record |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 121 | 62–52–6 † |
| Michigan State | 118 | 75–38–5 |
| Minnesota | 107 | 78–26–3 |
| Illinois | 98 | 72–24–2 |
| Northwestern | 78 | 61–15–2 |
| Indiana | 73 | 62–11 |
| Wisconsin | 71 | 53–17–1 |
| Iowa | 65 | 45–16–4 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Ohio State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Illinois, Notre Dame.
Trophies it holds: George Jewitt Trophy (Northwestern, since 2021), Paul Bunyan Trophy (Michigan State, since 2022). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (145)
Every program Michigan has played, A to Z, with Michigan’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Adelbert 1–0
- Adrian 1–0
- Air Force 3–0
- Akron 1–0
- Alabama 4–3
- Albion 8–0
- American Medical 1–0
- App State 1–1
- Arizona 2–0
- Arizona State 0–1
- Arkansas 1–0
- Arkansas State 1–0
- Army 5–5
- Auburn 1–1
- Ball State 1–0
- Baylor 1–0–1
- Beloit 3–0
- Boston College 4–0
- Bowling Green 3–0
- Buffalo 1–0
- BYU 1–1
- California 6–2
- Camp Grant 1–0
- Carlisle 1–0
- Carroll (WI) 1–0
- Case 26–0–1
- Central Michigan 5–0
- Chicago 19–7
- Cincinnati 1–0
- Colorado 4–1
- Colorado State 2–0
- Columbia 3–0
- Cornell 6–12
- Dartmouth 1–0
- Delaware State 1–0
- Denison 1–0
- DePauw 3–0
- Detroit A.C. 4–0
- Detroit Mercy 1–0
- Drake 3–0
- Duke 6–0
- East Carolina 1–0
- Eastern Michigan 10–0
- Ferris State 1–0
- Florida 4–1
- Florida State 1–2
- Fresno State 1–0
- Georgia 1–2
- Georgia Tech 1–0
- Grand Rapids High 1–0
- Great Lakes Navy 2–0
- Harvard 4–4
- Hawai’i 4–0
- Hillsdale 2–0
- Houston 3–0
- Illinois 72–24–2
- Indiana 62–11
- Iowa 45–16–4
- Iowa Pre-Flight 1–1
- Kalamazoo 5–0
- Kansas 3–0
- Kansas State 0–1
- Kentucky 1–0
- Kenyon 1–0
- Lake Forest 2–0
- Lawrence 1–0
- Lehigh 1–0
- Long Beach State 1–0
- Marietta 2–0
- Marquette 2–0
- Maryland 12–1
- Massachusetts 2–0
- Memphis 1–0
- Miami 1–1
- Miami (OH) 6–0
- Michigan A.C. 2–0
- Michigan Military Academy 2–0–1
- Michigan State 75–38–5
- Middle Tennessee 1–0
- Minnesota 78–26–3
- Mississippi State 0–1
- Missouri 2–2
- Mount Union 7–0
- Navy 12–5–1
- NC State 1–0
- Nebraska 9–4–1
- New Mexico 1–0
- North Carolina 1–2
- Northern Illinois 2–0
- Northwestern 61–15–2
- Notre Dame 22–17–1 †
- Oberlin 8–0
- Ohio Northern 3–0
- Ohio State 62–52–6 †
- Ohio Wesleyan 2–1–1
- Oklahoma 1–2
- Oklahoma State 2–0
- Ole Miss 1–0
- Olivet 1–0
- Oregon 3–3
- Oregon State 5–0
- Penn State 18–10
- Pennsylvania 11–8–2
- Physicians & Surgeons 2–0
- Pittsburgh 2–0
- Princeton 2–1
- Purdue 47–14
- Quantico Marines 1–0
- Rice 2–0
- Rutgers 9–1
- San Diego State 2–0
- SMU 2–0
- South Carolina 1–3
- South Dakota 1–0
- Stanford 6–3–1
- Stevens 0–1
- Syracuse 6–5–1
- TCU 0–1
- Tennessee 0–1
- Texas 0–3
- Texas A&M 2–1
- Toledo 0–1
- Tulane 3–0
- UCF 1–0
- UCLA 8–3
- UConn 3–0
- UNLV 2–0
- USC 5–7
- Utah 1–3
- UTEP 1–0
- Vanderbilt 10–0–1
- Virginia 3–0
- Virginia Tech 1–0
- Wabash 1–0
- Wake Forest 2–0
- Washington 10–6
- Washington St. Louis 1–0
- Washington State 4–0
- Wesleyan (CT) 0–1
- West Virginia 1–0
- Western Michigan 9–0
- Western Reserve 2–0
- Wisconsin 53–17–1
- Wittenberg 2–0
- Yale 2–2
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
45, counting shared titles- Big Ten Conference 45
- 1898, 1901 (shared), 1902, 1903 (shared), 1904 (shared), 1906 (shared), 1918 (shared), 1922 (shared), 1923 (shared), 1925, 1926 (shared), 1930 (shared), 1931 (shared), 1932 (shared), 1933 (shared), 1943 (shared), 1947, 1948, 1949 (shared), 1950, 1964, 1969 (shared), 1971, 1972 (shared), 1973 (shared), 1974 (shared), 1976 (shared), 1977 (shared), 1978 (shared), 1980, 1982, 1986 (shared), 1988, 1989, 1990 (shared), 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998 (shared), 2000 (shared), 2003, 2004 (shared), 2021, 2022, 2023
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1879–1891
- Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest 1892–1893
- Independent 1894–1895
- Western Conference 1896–1906
- Independent 1907–1916
- Western Conference 1917–1952
- Big Ten since 1953
Michigan’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
National award winners
All awards| 2022 | Olu Oluwatimi C | Outland, Rimington |
| 2021 | Aidan Hutchinson DE | Lombardi, Hendricks |
| 2021 | Jake Moody K | Groza |
| 2021 | Josh Gattis coach | Broyles Award |
| 2016 | Jake Butt TE | Mackey |
| 2016 | Jabrill Peppers QB/WR/RB/LB/DB/RS | Hornung |
| 2011 | David Molk C | Rimington |
| 2007 | Lloyd Carr coach | Bobby Dodd Award |
| 2006 | LaMarr Woodley DE | Lombardi, Hendricks |
| 2004 | Braylon Edwards WR | Biletnikoff |
| 2004 | David Baas OG | Rimington |
| 2003 | Chris Perry RB | Doak Walker |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson CB | Heisman, Walter Camp, Nagurski, Bednarik, Thorpe |
| 1997 | Lloyd Carr coach | Walter Camp Coach, Bear Bryant Award |
| 1997 | Jim Herrmann coach | Broyles Award |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard WR/PR | Heisman, Maxwell, Walter Camp |
| 1991 | Erick Anderson LB | Butkus |
| 1977 | Bo Schembechler coach | Bobby Dodd Award |
| 1969 | Bo Schembechler coach | Eddie Robinson, Walter Camp Coach |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon RB | Heisman, Maxwell |
Consensus All-Americans 89
Led the nation 12
| 2023 | Blake Corum rushing touchdowns (27 TD), points (168 pts), points per game (11.20) |
| 2022 | Jake Moody points per game (10.50) |
| 1992 | Elvis Grbac passer rating (154.2) |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard receiving touchdowns (19 TD) |
| 1991 | Elvis Grbac passer rating (169.0) |
| 1985 | Jim Harbaugh passer rating (163.7) |
| 1976 | Jim Smith yards per catch (27.5) |
| 1967 | George Hoey punt return average (24.3) |
| 1947 | Gene Derricotte punt return average (24.8) |
| 1943 | Bill Daley yards per carry (6.8) |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon rushing touchdowns (15 TD), points (117 pts), points per game (14.63), total offense per game (168.3) |
| 1939 | Tom Harmon points (102 pts), total offense per game (169.5) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
Heisman runners-up and finalists
The votes| 2021 | Aidan Hutchinson DE | 2nd |
| 2016 | Jabrill Peppers LB | 5th |
| 2006 | Mike Hart RB | 5th |
| 2003 | Chris Perry RB | 4th |
| 1986 | Jim Harbaugh QB | 3rd |
| 1982 | Anthony Carter WR | 4th |
| 1978 | Rick Leach QB | 3rd |
| 1976 | Rob Lytle RB | 3rd |
| 1964 | Bob Timberlake QB | 4th |
| 1947 | Bob Chappuis RB | 2nd |
| 1939 | Tom Harmon RB | 2nd |
Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 34
- Coaches
- 6
| 2024 | Steve Hutchinson OG |
| 2022 | Mark Messner DT |
| 2020 | Jumbo Elliott OT |
| 2018 | Charles Woodson CB |
| 2015 | Rob Lytle RB |
| 2011 | Lloyd Carr coach here, 1995–2007 |
| 2010 | Desmond Howard WR/PR |
| 2007 | Dave Brown S |
| 2005 | Tom Curtis S |
| 2004 | Jim Mandich TE |
| 2002 | Reggie McKenzie OG |
| 2001 | Anthony Carter WR |
| 2000 | Dan Dierdorf OT |
| 1994 | Pete Elliott QB |
| 1993 | Bo Schembechler coach here, 1969–1989 |
| 1992 | Ron Johnson RB |
| 1989 | Bump Elliott RB |
| 1988 | Bob Chappuis RB |
| 1987 | Bob Westfall OT |
| 1983 | Ernie Vick C |
| 1982 | Merv Pregulman C/OT |
| 1981 | Alvin Wistert OT |
| 1978 | Ron Kramer E |
| 1975 | Harry Newman RB |
| 1974 | Elroy Hirsch RB |
| 1973 | Johnny Maulbetsch RB |
| 1971 | Albert Benbrook OG |
| 1968 | Al Wistert OT |
| 1967 | Francis Wistert OT |
| 1960 | Neil Snow FB/E |
| 1958 | Harry Kipke RB |
| 1956 | Tad Wieman coach here, 1927–1928 |
| 1955 | George Little coach here, 1924 |
| 1954 | Bennie Oosterbaan E |
| 1954 | Fritz Crisler coach here, 1938–1947 |
| 1954 | Tom Harmon RB |
| 1954 | Willie Heston RB |
| 1951 | Benny Friedman QB |
| 1951 | Fielding H. Yost coach here, 1901–1926 |
| 1951 | Germany Schulz C |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 308 since 1941
- First-round picks
- 56
- AAFC and AFL picks
- 12 1947–49, 1962, 1964
| 2025 | Mason Graham DT | No. 5, Cleveland Browns |
| 2025 | Colston Loveland TE | No. 10, Chicago Bears |
| 2025 | Kenneth Grant DT | No. 13, Miami Dolphins |
| 2024 | J.J. McCarthy QB | No. 10, Minnesota Vikings |
| 2023 | Mazi Smith DT | No. 26, Dallas Cowboys |
| 2022 | Aidan Hutchinson DE | No. 2, Detroit Lions |
| 2022 | Daxton Hill S | No. 31, Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2021 | Kwity Paye DE | No. 21, Indianapolis Colts |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor- Enrollment
- 52,855 34,454 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1817
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $83,648 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @umichfootballInstagram @umichfootballFacebook michiganfball
- Athletics department
- X @UMichAthleticsInstagram @UMichAthleticsFacebook umichathletics
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones mgoblue.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Voices
play-by-play- 1945–80Bob Ufer radio
- 1981–2013Frank Beckmann radio
With them: Jim Brandstatter (analyst, 1979–2013).
From the announcers’ Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA), with the years as each article gives them: those in Wikipedia’s Michigan football announcers category, and any whose article names them the program’s play-by-play voice. Television network crews and announcers whose articles give no years are left out.
On the newsreel
- NORTH CAROLINA UPSETS MICHIGAN
- MICHIGAN STATE 28 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 10
- MICHIGAN 34 OREGON STATE 7
- MICHIGAN UPSET BY PURDUE:
- MICHIGAN 7 MICHIGAN STATE 7
- OHIO STATE 50 - MICHIGAN 20
- MICHIGAN STATE 28 - MICHIGAN 0
- MICHIGAN BLASTS ARMY 38-8
- NAVY UPSETS WOLVERINES
- MICH. STATE SWAMPS MICHIGAN
And 43 more
- MICHIGAN 16, U.S.C. 6
- MICHIGAN-IOWA
- FOOTBALL
- FOOTBALL — MICHIGAN-U.C.L.A
- OHIO STATE–MICHIGAN
- ILLINOIS-MICHIGAN
- MICHIGAN VS. ARMY
- THE FOOTBALL PARADE — OHIO STATE vs. MICHIGAN
- MICHIGAN TOPS WASHINGTON, 14-0
- FOOTBALL
- OHIO STATE TIES MICHIGAN
- MICHIGAN TOPS MINNESOTA
- ARMY UPSETS MICHIGAN
- MICHIGAN DEFEATS STANFORD
- MICHIGAN STOPS OHIO STATE
- MICHIGAN ROUTS NAVY GRIDDERS
- MICHIGAN TOPS MINNESOTA, 27-14
- FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS — MICHIGAN ROUTS N'WESTERN, 28-0
- MICHIGAN 14, OREGON 0
- MICHIGAN WINS IN ROSE BOWL
- MICHIGAN ROUTS WISCONSIN
- MICHIGAN TOPS ILLINOIS
- MICHIGAN TOPS MINNESOTA
- MICHIGAN TROUNCES STANFORD
- FOOTBALL THRILLS – ARMY TOPS MICHIGAN
- JAP PLANE PLANTS
- Ohio State 18 Michigan 14
- MICHIGAN 12, SEAHAWKS 7
- MICHIGAN ROUTS COLUMBIA, 28-0
- MINNESOTA TOPS MICHIGAN, 7-0
- MICHIGAN BEATS N'WESTERN, 14-7
- MICHIGAN TOPS N'WESTERN, 20-13
- MINNESOTA TOPS MICHIGAN, 7-6
- MICHIGAN CONQUERS PENN, 14-0
- MICHIGAN ROUTS ILLINOIS, 28-0
- MICHIGAN TROUNCES CALIFORNIA
- “WILDCATS" IN 0-0 DEADLOCK
- GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEK
- NEW STARS RISE IN GRID SKY
- MORE UNBEATEN TEAMS FALL AS GRID SEASON MARCHES ON
- MICHIGAN BEATS OHIO STATE, 13-0
- ALL-AMERICAN TEAM FOR 1932 HAS STARS FROM EVERY SECTION
- WOLVERINES DEFEAT WILDCATS IN SEASON’S FIRST BIG GRID TILT
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record); some releases also via the Internet Archive. Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Films and books
In books
And 51 more
- Michigan vs. Ohio State
- M is for Michigan football
- What it means to be a Wolverine
- Bump Elliott, the Michigan Wolverines and Their 1964 Championship Football Season
- Three and Out
- Historic photos of University of Michigan football
- University of Michigan football vault
- War as they knew it
- I remember Bo
- Obscene Diaries of a Michigan Fan
- Go big blue!
- A-maize-ing tailgating
- Michigan
- Endzone
- Forty years in the big house
- Michigan football
- Michigan Wolverines
- 100 things Michigan fans should know & do before they die
- University of Michigan
- For Michigan fans only!
- I love Michigan, I hate Ohio State
- I love Ohio State, I hate Michigan
- If These Walls Could Talk
- Three and out
- If these walls could talk
- 100 things Michigan fans should know and do before they die
- The Michigan Wolverines
- Do You Know The Michigan Wolverines A Hardhitting Quiz For Tailgaters Refereehaters Armchair Quarterbacks And Anyone Whod Kill For Their Team
- Michigan football: yesterday & today
- Those who stay
- A Season in the Big House M: An Unscripted, Insider Look at the Marvel of Michigan Football
- Bo
- Game Day Michigan Football
- The Big House
- The Ten Year War
- Michigan
- Stadium Stories: Michigan Wolverines
- Tradition
- Victors valiant
- I Hate Michigan (I Hate series)
- The Michigan Wolverines football team
- Back on top: the University of Michigan's odyssey to the national championship
- Michigan memories
- University of Michigan, 1997 national champions
- Wolverines handbook
- Hail to the victors
- Hail to the Victors
- I hate Michigan
- University of Michigan football trivia
- The University of Michigan football scrapbook
- The Wolverines, a story of Michigan football
Films: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s lists and categories (CC BY-SA), about the program, its seasons, games and rivalries. Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
Season by season
National championsShaded: national title seasons, No. 1 in the final AP poll or claimed by Michigan (12 claimed).
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 16 | Kyle Whittingham | 1617 | 13.1 | |
| 2025 | 9–4 | 7–2 | 14 | 21 | Sherrone Moore, Biff Poggi | 1654 | 12.4 |
| 2024 | 8–5 | 5–4 | 9 | Sherrone Moore | 1714 | 10.6 | |
| 2023 | 15–0 | 9–0 | 2 | 1 | Jesse Minter, Jay Harbaugh, Mike Hart, Sherrone Moore, Jim Harbaugh | 1908 | 31.3 |
| 2022 | 13–1 | 9–0 | 8 | 3 | Jim Harbaugh | 1807 | 32.0 |
| 2021 | 12–2 | 8–1 | 3 | Jim Harbaugh | 1739 | 23.4 | |
| 2020 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 16 | Jim Harbaugh | 1551 | 10.7 | |
| 2019 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 7 | 18 | Jim Harbaugh | 1693 | 20.7 |
| 2018 | 10–3 | 8–1 | 14 | 14 | Jim Harbaugh | 1686 | 22.0 |
| 2017 | 8–5 | 5–4 | 11 | Jim Harbaugh | 1639 | 19.6 | |
| 2016 | 10–3 | 7–2 | 7 | 10 | Jim Harbaugh | 1726 | 24.4 |
| 2015 | 10–3 | 6–2 | 12 | Jim Harbaugh | 1688 | 19.7 | |
| 2014 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Brady Hoke | 1493 | 8.2 | ||
| 2013 | 7–6 | 3–5 | 17 | Brady Hoke | 1591 | 11.1 | |
| 2012 | 8–5 | 6–2 | 8 | 24 | Brady Hoke | 1656 | 20.5 |
| 2011 | 11–2 | 6–2 | 12 | Brady Hoke | 1689 | 20.0 | |
| 2010 | 7–6 | 3–5 | Rich Rodriguez | 1488 | 7.7 | ||
| 2009 | 5–7 | 1–7 | Rich Rodriguez | 1443 | 8.2 | ||
| 2008 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Rich Rodriguez | 1484 | 1.6 | ||
| 2007 | 9–4 | 6–2 | 5 | 18 | Lloyd Carr | 1683 | 13.3 |
| 2006 | 11–2 | 7–1 | 14 | 8 | Lloyd Carr | 1735 | 22.6 |
| 2005 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 4 | Lloyd Carr | 1642 | 18.1 | |
| 2004 | 9–3 | 7–1 | 8 | 14 | Lloyd Carr | 1701 | 17.5 |
| 2003 | 10–3 | 7–1 | 4 | 6 | Lloyd Carr | 1739 | 24.0 |
| 2002 | 10–3 | 6–2 | 12 | 9 | Lloyd Carr | 1696 | 21.0 |
Every season back to 1881 (115 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 12 | 20 | Lloyd Carr | 1668 | 19.2 |
| 2000 | 9–3 | 6–2 | 6 | 11 | Lloyd Carr | 1739 | 19.1 |
| 1999 | 10–2 | 6–2 | 8 | 5 | Lloyd Carr | 1739 | 24.6 |
| 1998 | 10–3 | 7–1 | 5 | 12 | Lloyd Carr | 1749 | 19.0 |
| 1997 | 12–0 | 8–0 | 14 | 1 | Lloyd Carr | 1819 | 26.4 |
| 1996 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 14 | 20 | Lloyd Carr | 1670 | 18.6 |
| 1995 | 9–4 | 5–3 | 14 | 17 | Lloyd Carr | 1678 | 20.0 |
| 1994 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 5 | 12 | Gary Moeller | 1681 | 24.1 |
| 1993 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 3 | 21 | Gary Moeller | 1735 | 21.0 |
| 1992 | 9–0–3 | 6–0–2 | 6 | 5 | Gary Moeller | 1779 | 24.7 |
| 1991 | 10–2 | 8–0 | 2 | 6 | Gary Moeller | 1764 | 28.6 |
| 1990 | 9–3 | 6–2 | 6 | 7 | Gary Moeller | 1761 | 22.5 |
| 1989 | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1 | 7 | Bo Schembechler | 1746 | 23.6 |
| 1988 | 9–2–1 | 7–0–1 | 11 | 4 | Bo Schembechler | 1739 | 27.0 |
| 1987 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 7 | 19 | Bo Schembechler | 1672 | 16.3 |
| 1986 | 11–2 | 7–1 | 2 | 8 | Bo Schembechler | 1731 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 10–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 2 | Bo Schembechler | 1752 | 31.7 | |
| 1984 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 14 | Bo Schembechler | 1567 | 9.4 | |
| 1983 | 9–3 | 8–1 | 10 | 8 | Bo Schembechler | 1687 | 19.3 |
| 1982 | 8–4 | 8–1 | 12 | Bo Schembechler | 1667 | 19.3 | |
| 1981 | 9–3 | 6–3 | 1 | 12 | Bo Schembechler | 1741 | 20.7 |
| 1980 | 10–2 | 8–0 | 12 | 4 | Bo Schembechler | 1768 | 22.9 |
| 1979 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 7 | 18 | Bo Schembechler | 1685 | 17.5 |
| 1978 | 10–2 | 7–1 | 6 | 5 | Bo Schembechler | 1745 | 23.0 |
| 1977 | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2 | 9 | Bo Schembechler | 1735 | 22.4 |
| 1976 | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2 | 3 | Bo Schembechler | 1751 | 29.0 |
| 1975 | 8–2–2 | 7–1 | 3 | 8 | Bo Schembechler | 1725 | 19.2 |
| 1974 | 10–1 | 7–1 | 6 | 3 | Bo Schembechler | 1763 | 25.4 |
| 1973 | 10–0–1 | 7–0–1 | 5 | 6 | Bo Schembechler | 1768 | 27.7 |
| 1972 | 10–1 | 7–1 | 10 | 6 | Bo Schembechler | 1741 | 21.9 |
| 1971 | 11–1 | 8–0 | 4 | 6 | Bo Schembechler | 1739 | 21.6 |
| 1970 | 9–1 | 6–1 | 8 | 9 | Bo Schembechler | 1704 | 20.7 |
| 1969 | 8–3 | 6–1 | 9 | Bo Schembechler | 1658 | ||
| 1968 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 12 | Bump Elliott | 1600 | ||
| 1967 | 4–6 | 3–4 | Bump Elliott | 1495 | |||
| 1966 | 6–4 | 4–3 | Bump Elliott | 1602 | |||
| 1965 | 4–6 | 2–5 | 4 | Bump Elliott | 1583 | ||
| 1964 | 9–1 | 6–1 | 4 | Bump Elliott | 1707 | ||
| 1963 | 3–4–2 | 2–3–2 | Bump Elliott | 1483 | |||
| 1962 | 2–7 | 1–6 | Bump Elliott | 1436 | |||
| 1961 | 6–3 | 3–3 | Bump Elliott | 1586 | |||
| 1960 | 5–4 | 3–4 | Bump Elliott | 1523 | |||
| 1959 | 4–5 | 3–4 | Bump Elliott | 1470 | |||
| 1958 | 2–6–1 | 1–5–1 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1457 | |||
| 1957 | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 6 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1617 | ||
| 1956 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 8 | 7 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1674 | |
| 1955 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 3 | 12 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1604 | |
| 1954 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 15 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1601 | ||
| 1953 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 20 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1592 | ||
| 1952 | 5–4 | 4–2 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1574 | |||
| 1951 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 17 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1576 | ||
| 1950 | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 3 | 9 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1692 | |
| 1949 | 6–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 1 | 7 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1722 | |
| 1948 | 9–0 | 6–0 | 7 | 1 | Bennie Oosterbaan | 1802 | |
| 1947 | 10–0 | 6–0 | 2 | 2 | Fritz Crisler | 1797 | |
| 1946 | 6–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 4 | 6 | Fritz Crisler | 1702 | |
| 1945 | 7–3 | 5–1 | 9 | 6 | Fritz Crisler | 1694 | |
| 1944 | 8–2 | 5–2 | 12 | 8 | Fritz Crisler | 1706 | |
| 1943 | 8–1 | 6–0 | 2 | 3 | Fritz Crisler | 1703 | |
| 1942 | 7–3 | 3–2 | 3 | 9 | Fritz Crisler | 1672 | |
| 1941 | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 6 | 5 | Fritz Crisler | 1703 | |
| 1940 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3 | 3 | Fritz Crisler | 1706 | |
| 1939 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 6 | 20 | Fritz Crisler | 1590 | |
| 1938 | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 12 | 16 | Fritz Crisler | 1593 | |
| 1937 | 4–4 | 3–3 | Harry Kipke | 1437 | |||
| 1936 | 1–7 | 0–5 | Harry Kipke | 1409 | |||
| 1935 | 4–4 | 2–3 | Harry Kipke | 1489 | |||
| 1934 | 1–7 | 0–6 | Harry Kipke | 1466 | |||
| 1933 | 7–0–1 | 5–0–1 | Harry Kipke | 1721 | |||
| 1932 | 8–0 | 6–0 | Harry Kipke | 1698 | |||
| 1931 | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | Harry Kipke | 1636 | |||
| 1930 | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | Harry Kipke | 1604 | |||
| 1929 | 5–3–1 | 1–3–1 | Harry Kipke | 1506 | |||
| 1928 | 3–4–1 | 2–3 | Tad Wieman | 1518 | |||
| 1927 | 6–2 | 3–2 | Tad Wieman | 1659 | |||
| 1926 | 7–1 | 5–0 | Fielding Yost | 1691 | |||
| 1925 | 7–1 | 5–1 | Fielding Yost | 1699 | |||
| 1924 | 6–2 | 4–2 | George Little | 1648 | |||
| 1923 | 8–0 | 4–0 | Fielding Yost | 1696 | |||
| 1922 | 6–0–1 | 4–0 | Fielding Yost | 1659 | |||
| 1921 | 5–1–1 | 2–1–1 | Fielding Yost | 1578 | |||
| 1920 | 5–2 | 2–2 | Fielding Yost | 1567 | |||
| 1919 | 3–4 | 1–4 | Fielding Yost | 1495 | |||
| 1918 | 5–0 | 2–0 | Fielding Yost | 1631 | |||
| 1917 | 8–2 | 0–1 | Fielding Yost | 1569 | |||
| 1916 | 7–2 | Fielding Yost | 1522 | ||||
| 1915 | 4–3–1 | Fielding Yost | 1469 | ||||
| 1914 | 6–3 | Fielding Yost | 1566 | ||||
| 1913 | 6–1 | Fielding Yost | 1625 | ||||
| 1912 | 5–2 | Fielding Yost | 1539 | ||||
| 1911 | 5–1–2 | Fielding Yost | 1588 | ||||
| 1910 | 3–0–3 | Fielding Yost | 1619 | ||||
| 1909 | 6–1 | Fielding Yost | 1625 | ||||
| 1908 | 5–2–1 | Fielding Yost | 1579 | ||||
| 1907 | 5–1 | Fielding Yost | 1647 | ||||
| 1906 | 4–1 | 1–0 | Fielding Yost | 1679 | |||
| 1905 | 12–1 | 2–1 | Fielding Yost | 1769 | |||
| 1904 | 10–0 | 2–0 | Fielding Yost | 1771 | |||
| 1903 | 11–0–1 | 3–0–1 | Fielding Yost | 1778 | |||
| 1902 | 11–0 | 5–0 | Fielding Yost | 1779 | |||
| 1901 | 11–0 | 4–0 | Fielding Yost | 1720 | |||
| 1900 | 7–2–1 | 3–2 | Biff Lea | 1573 | |||
| 1899 | 8–2 | 1–1 | Gustave Ferbert | 1613 | |||
| 1898 | 10–0 | 3–0 | Gustave Ferbert | 1630 | |||
| 1897 | 6–1–1 | 2–1 | Gustave Ferbert | 1612 | |||
| 1896 | 9–1 | 2–0 | William Ward | 1635 | |||
| 1895 | 8–1 | William McCauley | 1620 | ||||
| 1894 | 9–1–1 | William McCauley | 1578 | ||||
| 1893 | 7–3 | 1–2 | Frank Barbour | 1553 | |||
| 1892 | 7–5 | 1–2 | Frank Barbour | 1434 | |||
| 1891few games on file | 0–2 | Frank Crawford & Mike Murphy | 1394 | ||||
| 1890few games on file | 0–1 | 1415 | |||||
| 1889few games on file | 0–1 | 1419 | |||||
| 1883 | 1–4 | 1421 | |||||
| 1881few games on file | 0–3 | 1484 |
Officially 1,024–364–36 since 1879 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 999–360–35 (−25 wins, −4 losses, −1 tie). Our file starts in 1881; the program began in 1879. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1882, 1884–88: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.






