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1993 Michigan

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Gary Moeller, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1993, game by game: won vs. Washington State 41–14; lost vs. No. 11 Notre Dame 23–27; won vs. Houston 42–21; won vs. Iowa 24–7; lost at Michigan State 7–17; won at No. 7 Penn State 21–13; lost vs. Illinois 21–24; lost at No. 21 Wisconsin 10–13; won vs. Purdue 25–10; won at Minnesota 58–7; won vs. No. 5 Ohio State 28–0; won vs. NC State 42–7+51−10Won 41–14 vs. Washington State+27Washington StateLost 23–27 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame-4No. 11 Notre DameWon 42–21 vs. Houston+21HoustonWon 24–7 vs. Iowa+17IowaLost 7–17 at Michigan State-10Michigan StateWon 21–13 at No. 7 Penn State+8No. 7 Penn StateLost 21–24 vs. Illinois-3IllinoisLost 10–13 at No. 21 Wisconsin-3No. 21 WisconsinWon 25–10 vs. Purdue+15PurdueWon 58–7 at Minnesota+51MinnesotaWon 28–0 vs. No. 5 Ohio State+28No. 5 Ohio StateWon 42–7 vs. NC State+35NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWashington StateW 41–⁠1476%
Sep 11vs11Notre DameL 23–⁠2758%
Sep 25vsHoustonW 42–⁠2185%
Oct 2vsIowaW 24–⁠780%
Oct 9atMichigan StateL 7–⁠1766%
Oct 16at7Penn StateW 21–⁠1340%
Oct 23vsIllinoisL 21–⁠2479%
Oct 30at21WisconsinL 10–⁠1357%
Nov 6vsPurdueW 25–⁠1088%
Nov 13atMinnesotaW 58–⁠774%
Nov 20vs5Ohio StateW 28–⁠050%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsNC StateHall of Fame BowlW 42–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 42–⁠7 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 18
  9. Wk 9: 13
  10. Wk 10: 24
  11. Wk 14: 23
  12. Wk 15: 23
  13. Wk 16: 23
  14. Final: 21

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 3
Points
342–⁠160
Coach
Gary Moeller
Elo
1735 +50 this season
SP+ rating
21.0 No. 10 of 105; offense No. 32, defense No. 6
SRS
19.2 No. 9 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Lloyd Carr
Captains
Buster Stanley and Ricky Powers
Most valuable player
Buster Stanley

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 1Derrick Alexander WRCleveland Browns

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Joe MarinaroOGAP-2
  • Buster StanleyDLAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠16
Ohio State6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠111
Penn State6–⁠210–⁠28
Indiana5–⁠38–⁠4
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠421
Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠56–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern0–⁠82–⁠9
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.