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2016 Michigan

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Jim Harbaugh, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2016, game by game: won vs. Hawai’i 63–3; won vs. UCF 51–14; won vs. Colorado 45–28; won vs. Penn State 49–10; won vs. No. 8 Wisconsin 14–7; won at Rutgers 78–0; won vs. Illinois 41–8; won at Michigan State 32–23; won vs. Maryland 59–3; lost at Iowa 13–14; won vs. Indiana 20–10; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 27–30; lost vs. No. 10 Florida State 32–33+78−3Won 63–3 vs. Hawai’i+60Hawai’iWon 51–14 vs. UCF+37UCFWon 45–28 vs. Colorado+17ColoradoWon 49–10 vs. Penn State+39Penn StateWon 14–7 vs. No. 8 Wisconsin+7No. 8 WisconsinWon 78–0 at Rutgers+78RutgersWon 41–8 vs. Illinois+33IllinoisWon 32–23 at Michigan State+9Michigan StateWon 59–3 vs. Maryland+56MarylandLost 13–14 at Iowa-1IowaWon 20–10 vs. Indiana+10IndianaLost 27–30 at No. 2 Ohio State-3No. 2 Ohio StateLost 32–33 vs. No. 10 Florida State-1No. 10 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsHawai’iW 63–⁠388%
Sep 10vsUCFW 51–⁠1484%
Sep 17vsColoradoW 45–⁠2879%
Sep 24vsPenn StateW 49–⁠1072%
Oct 1vs8WisconsinW 14–⁠754%
Oct 8atRutgersW 78–⁠075%
Oct 22vsIllinoisW 41–⁠888%
Oct 29atMichigan StateW 32–⁠2368%
Nov 5vsMarylandW 59–⁠386%
Nov 12atIowaL 13–⁠1465%
Nov 19vsIndianaW 20–⁠1084%
Nov 26at2Ohio StateL 27–⁠3030%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs10Florida StateOrange BowlL 32–⁠3350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 33–⁠32 in the Orange Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Heisman voteJabrill Peppers, fifth

John Mackey AwardJake Butt, TE

Paul Hornung AwardJabrill Peppers, QB/WR/RB/LB/DB/RS

3 consensus All-AmericansJake Butt, TE; Jabrill Peppers, QB/WR/RB/LB/DB/RS; Jourdan Lewis, DB

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 2
Points
524–⁠183
Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Elo
1726 +101 this season
SP+ rating
24.4 No. 6 of 128; offense No. 35, defense No. 3, special teams No. 38
SRS
20.2 No. 4 of 128 in FBS
Returning
50% of last season’s EPA, No. 100 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 8 roster talent No. 8 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tim Drevno
Defensive coordinator
Don Brown
Captains
Jake Butt and Chris Wormley
Most valuable player
Jabrill Peppers
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 128
  • Defense3rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted24th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted4th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1646%1.1236th of 128
Defense-0.1231%1.293rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
-0.07 def		48% off
31% def		—24th off
4th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.4own 3516% allowed
Defense2.0own 2724% caused

CORE rating 21.1, 8th of 128 (offense 2.2, defense -18.9).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsWilton Speight QB2,538 yds
Passing touchdownsWilton Speight QB18 TD
Rushing yardsDe’Veon Smith RB846 yds
Rushing touchdownsDe’Veon Smith RB10 TD
Receiving yardsAmara Darboh WR862 yds
Receiving touchdownsAmara Darboh WR7 TD
TacklesBen Gedeon LB94 tkl
SacksTaco Charlton DE9.5 sacks
InterceptionsChanning Stribling CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Rashan Gary DT★★★★★No. 1
Ben Bredeson OT★★★★No. 39
Brandon Peters PRO★★★★No. 61
David Long CB★★★★No. 65
Devin Asiasi TE★★★★No. 76
Michael Onwenu OG★★★★No. 86
Kareem Walker RB★★★★No. 106
Kekoa Crawford WR★★★★No. 117

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.968
Running backs33.70.900
Receivers83.30.883
Offensive line33.70.931
Defensive line63.50.879
Linebackers33.30.870
Defensive backs53.40.899
Athletes and specialists23.00.840
Whole class313.40.890

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1Jabrill Peppers SCleveland Browns
Rd 1Taco Charlton DEDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Chris Wormley DTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 3Jourdan Lewis CBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Delano Hill SSeattle Seahawks
Rd 3Amara Darboh WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Ben Gedeon ILBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Ryan Glasgow DTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Jehu Chesson WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Jake Butt TEDenver Broncos
Rd 6Jeremy Clark CBNew York Jets

Roster 142

The 2016 roster

142 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

6 first team, 9 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠111–⁠26
Penn State8–⁠111–⁠37
Wisconsin7–⁠211–⁠39
Michigan7–⁠210–⁠310
Nebraska6–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota5–⁠49–⁠4
Northwestern5–⁠47–⁠6
Indiana4–⁠56–⁠7
Maryland3–⁠66–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠73–⁠9
Michigan State1–⁠83–⁠9
Purdue1–⁠83–⁠9
Rutgers0–⁠92–⁠10

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