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1994 Michigan

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Gary Moeller, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1994, game by game: won vs. Boston College 34–26; won at No. 3 Notre Dame 26–24; lost vs. No. 7 Colorado 26–27; won at Iowa 29–14; won vs. Michigan State 40–20; lost vs. No. 3 Penn State 24–31; won at Illinois 19–14; lost vs. Wisconsin 19–31; won at Purdue 45–23; won vs. Minnesota 38–22; lost at No. 22 Ohio State 6–22; won vs. No. 10 Colorado State 24–14+22−16Won 34–26 vs. Boston College+8Boston CollegeWon 26–24 at No. 3 Notre Dame+2No. 3 Notre DameLost 26–27 vs. No. 7 Colorado-1No. 7 ColoradoWon 29–14 at Iowa+15IowaWon 40–20 vs. Michigan State+20Michigan StateLost 24–31 vs. No. 3 Penn State-7No. 3 Penn StateWon 19–14 at Illinois+5IllinoisLost 19–31 vs. Wisconsin-12WisconsinWon 45–23 at Purdue+22PurdueWon 38–22 vs. Minnesota+16MinnesotaLost 6–22 at No. 22 Ohio State-16No. 22 Ohio StateWon 24–14 vs. No. 10 Colorado State+10No. 10 Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsBoston CollegeW 34–⁠2664%
Sep 10at3Notre DameW 26–⁠2436%
Sep 24vs7ColoradoL 26–⁠2760%
Oct 1atIowaW 29–⁠1470%
Oct 8vsMichigan StateW 40–⁠2076%
Oct 15vs3Penn StateL 24–⁠3156%
Oct 22atIllinoisW 19–⁠1458%
Oct 29vsWisconsinL 19–⁠3173%
Nov 5atPurdueW 45–⁠2366%
Nov 12vsMinnesotaW 38–⁠2287%
Nov 19at22Ohio StateL 6–⁠2243%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs10Colorado StateHoliday BowlW 24–⁠1457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 24–⁠14 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 20
  12. Wk 12: 19
  13. Wk 13: 15
  14. Wk 14: 20
  15. Wk 15: 20
  16. Wk 16: 20
  17. Final: 12

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 1994.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 4
Points
330–⁠268
Coach
Gary Moeller
Elo
1681 +24 this season
SP+ rating
24.1 No. 7 of 106; offense No. 6, defense No. 11
SRS
18.6 No. 8 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Lloyd Carr
Captains
Steve Morrison and Walter Smith
Most valuable player
Todd Collins

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 1Tyrone Wheatley RBNew York Giants
Rd 1Ty Law DBNew England Patriots
Rd 1Trezelle Jenkins OTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 2Todd Collins QBBuffalo Bills
Rd 5Matt Dyson LBOakland Raiders

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Penn State8–⁠012–⁠02
Ohio State6–⁠29–⁠414
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠412
Wisconsin4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠45–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠56–⁠5
Purdue2–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠63–⁠7–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠73–⁠8

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