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2022 Michigan

13–⁠1 (9–⁠0 Big Ten), coached by Jim Harbaugh, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2022, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 51–7; won vs. Hawai’i 56–10; won vs. UConn 59–0; won vs. Maryland 34–27; won at Iowa 27–14; won at Indiana 31–10; won vs. No. 10 Penn State 41–17; won vs. Michigan State 29–7; won at Rutgers 52–17; won vs. Nebraska 34–3; won vs. Illinois 19–17; won at No. 2 Ohio State 45–23; won vs. Purdue 43–22; lost vs. No. 3 TCU 45–51+59−6Won 51–7 vs. Colorado State+44Colorado StateWon 56–10 vs. Hawai’i+46Hawai’iWon 59–0 vs. UConn+59UConnWon 34–27 vs. Maryland+7MarylandWon 27–14 at Iowa+13IowaWon 31–10 at Indiana+21IndianaWon 41–17 vs. No. 10 Penn State+24No. 10 Penn StateWon 29–7 vs. Michigan State+22Michigan StateWon 52–17 at Rutgers+35RutgersWon 34–3 vs. Nebraska+31NebraskaWon 19–17 vs. Illinois+2IllinoisWon 45–23 at No. 2 Ohio State+22No. 2 Ohio StateWon 43–22 vs. Purdue+21PurdueLost 45–51 vs. No. 3 TCU-6No. 3 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsColorado StateW 51–⁠784%
Sep 10vsHawai’iW 56–⁠1087%
Sep 17vsUConnW 59–⁠092%
Sep 24vsMarylandW 34–⁠2772%
Oct 1atIowaW 27–⁠1451%
Oct 8atIndianaW 31–⁠1079%
Oct 15vs10Penn StateW 41–⁠1768%
Oct 29vsMichigan StateW 29–⁠782%
Nov 5atRutgersW 52–⁠1783%
Nov 12vsNebraskaW 34–⁠391%
Nov 19vsIllinoisW 19–⁠1782%
Nov 26at2Ohio StateW 45–⁠2336%
Dec 3vsPurdueBig Ten Championship GameW 43–⁠2279%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs3TCUFiesta Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 45–⁠5168%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 51–⁠45 in the Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Big Ten champions9–⁠0 in the conference, won the Big Ten Championship Game

Led the nationJake Moody: points per game (10.50)

Rimington TrophyOlu Oluwatimi, C; also the Outland

2 consensus All-AmericansBlake Corum, RB; Olu Oluwatimi, C

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 2
Points
566–⁠225
Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Elo
1807 +148 this season
SP+ rating
32.0 No. 2 of 131; offense No. 21, defense No. 4, special teams No. 9
SRS
21.1 No. 4 of 131 in FBS
Returning
78% of last season’s EPA, No. 22 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 9 roster talent No. 14 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Sherrone Moore and Matt Weiss
Defensive coordinators
Jesse Minter and Steve Clinkscale
Captains
Ronnie Bell, Erick All, Cade McNamara, Mike Sainristil and Mazi Smith
Most valuable player
Blake Corum
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense10th of 131
  • Defense4th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted6th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted5th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2650%1.2610th of 131
Defense-0.0836%1.254th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.26 off
-0.04 def		50% off
37% def		—6th off
5th 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
Offense4.5own 3312% allowed
Defense3.4own 2516% caused

CORE rating 33.2, 2nd of 131 (offense 13.1, defense -20.1).

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 yardsJ.J. McCarthy QB2,719 yds
Passing touchdownsJ.J. McCarthy QB22 TD
Rushing yardsBlake Corum RB1,463 yds
Rushing touchdownsBlake Corum RB18 TD
Receiving yardsRonnie Bell WR889 yds
Receiving touchdownsCornelius Johnson WR6 TD
TacklesJunior Colson LB80 tkl
SacksMike Morris LB7 sacks
InterceptionsRod Moore S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Will Johnson CB★★★★★No. 15
Derrick Moore DL★★★★No. 49
Keon Sabb S★★★★No. 84
Tyler Morris WR★★★★No. 133
Darrius Clemons WR★★★★No. 144
Zeke Berry S★★★★No. 171
Jimmy Rolder LB★★★★No. 222
Mason Graham DL★★★★No. 247

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks42.80.836
Running backs13.00.869
Receivers53.60.911
Offensive line23.00.867
Defensive line43.50.902
Linebackers33.30.883
Defensive backs53.80.927
Athletes and specialists23.00.840
Whole class263.30.887

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 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 1Mazi Smith DTDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Luke Schoonmaker TEDallas Cowboys
Rd 2D.J. Turner CBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Jake Moody KSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Mike Morris DESeattle Seahawks
Rd 5Olusegun Oluwatimi CSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Brad Robbins PCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Ryan Hayes OTMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Ronnie Bell WRSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 141

The 2022 roster

141 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 78 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 3

The 2022 portal
Olusegun Oluwatimi OL★★★★from Virginia
Eyabi Anoma DE★★★from UT Martin
Cam Goode DL★★★from UCF

Transfers out 12

Chuck Filiaga OL★★★to Minnesota
Andre Seldon CB★★★to New Mexico State
Anthony Solomon LB★★★to Arizona
George Johnson CB★★★to Massachusetts
Dan Villari QB★★★to Syracuse
Nolan Rumler OL★★★to Kent State
Darion Green-Warren CB★★★★to Nevada
Jordan Morant S★★★★to Mississippi State
Jack Stewart DL★★★no new school on file
Sammy Faustin S★★★to Massachusetts
Cole Hussung Kto Louisville
Mahdi Hazime OLno new school on file

All-Big Ten

7 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2022 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan9–⁠013–⁠13
Ohio State8–⁠111–⁠24
Penn State7–⁠211–⁠27
Purdue6–⁠38–⁠6
Minnesota5–⁠49–⁠4
Iowa5–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois5–⁠48–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠58–⁠5
Wisconsin4–⁠57–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠65–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana2–⁠74–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠84–⁠8
Northwestern1–⁠81–⁠11

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