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1995 Michigan

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Lloyd Carr, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1995, game by game: won vs. No. 17 Virginia 18–17; won at No. 25 Illinois 38–14; won vs. Memphis 24–7; won at Boston College 23–13; won vs. Miami (OH) 38–19; lost vs. No. 25 Northwestern 13–19; won at Indiana 34–17; won vs. Minnesota 52–17; lost at Michigan State 25–28; won vs. Purdue 5–0; lost at No. 19 Penn State 17–27; won vs. No. 2 Ohio State 31–23; lost vs. No. 19 Texas A&M 20–22+35−10Won 18–17 vs. No. 17 Virginia+1No. 17 VirginiaWon 38–14 at No. 25 Illinois+24No. 25 IllinoisWon 24–7 vs. Memphis+17MemphisWon 23–13 at Boston College+10Boston CollegeWon 38–19 vs. Miami (OH)+19Miami (OH)Lost 13–19 vs. No. 25 Northwestern-6No. 25 NorthwesternWon 34–17 at Indiana+17IndianaWon 52–17 vs. Minnesota+35MinnesotaLost 25–28 at Michigan State-3Michigan StateWon 5–0 vs. Purdue+5PurdueLost 17–27 at No. 19 Penn State-10No. 19 Penn StateWon 31–23 vs. No. 2 Ohio State+8No. 2 Ohio StateLost 20–22 vs. No. 19 Texas A&M-2No. 19 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vs17VirginiaW 18–⁠1751%
Sep 2at25IllinoisW 38–⁠1451%
Sep 9vsMemphisW 24–⁠780%
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 23–⁠1350%
Sep 30vsMiami (OH)W 38–⁠1979%
Oct 7vs25NorthwesternL 13–⁠1982%
Oct 21atIndianaW 34–⁠1773%
Oct 28vsMinnesotaW 52–⁠1785%
Nov 4atMichigan StateL 25–⁠2864%
Nov 11vsPurdueW 5–⁠079%
Nov 18at19Penn StateL 17–⁠2741%
Nov 25vs2Ohio StateW 31–⁠2339%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs19Texas A&MAlamo BowlL 20–⁠2250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 22–⁠20 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 7
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 18
  15. Wk 15: 14
  16. Wk 16: 14
  17. Final: 17

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 1995.

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 7
Points
338–⁠223
Coach
Lloyd Carr
Elo
1678 +57 this season
SP+ rating
20.0 No. 12 of 107; offense No. 32, defense No. 3
SRS
17.4 No. 11 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Fred Jackson
Defensive coordinator
Greg Mattison
Captains
Jarrett Irons and Joe Marinaro
Most valuable player
Tim Biakabutuka

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Tim Biakabutuka RBCarolina Panthers
Rd 2Amani Toomer WRNew York Giants
Rd 4Jon Runyan OTHouston Oilers
Rd 5Mercury Hayes WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 7Jay Riemersma TEBuffalo Bills

All-Big Ten

6 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northwestern8–⁠010–⁠28
Ohio State7–⁠111–⁠26
Penn State5–⁠39–⁠313
Michigan5–⁠39–⁠417
Michigan State4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Iowa4–⁠48–⁠425
Illinois3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Wisconsin3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠73–⁠8
Indiana0–⁠82–⁠9

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