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2024 Michigan

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Sherrone Moore.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2024, game by game: won vs. Fresno State 30–10; lost vs. No. 3 Texas 12–31; won vs. Arkansas State 28–18; won vs. No. 11 USC 27–24; won vs. Minnesota 27–24; lost at Washington 17–27; lost at No. 22 Illinois 7–21; won vs. Michigan State 24–17; lost vs. No. 1 Oregon 17–38; lost at No. 8 Indiana 15–20; won vs. Northwestern 50–6; won at No. 2 Ohio State 13–10; won vs. No. 11 Alabama 19–13+44−21Won 30–10 vs. Fresno State+20Fresno StateLost 12–31 vs. No. 3 Texas-19No. 3 TexasWon 28–18 vs. Arkansas State+10Arkansas StateWon 27–24 vs. No. 11 USC+3No. 11 USCWon 27–24 vs. Minnesota+3MinnesotaLost 17–27 at Washington-10WashingtonLost 7–21 at No. 22 Illinois-14No. 22 IllinoisWon 24–17 vs. Michigan State+7Michigan StateLost 17–38 vs. No. 1 Oregon-21No. 1 OregonLost 15–20 at No. 8 Indiana-5No. 8 IndianaWon 50–6 vs. Northwestern+44NorthwesternWon 13–10 at No. 2 Ohio State+3No. 2 Ohio StateWon 19–13 vs. No. 11 Alabama+6No. 11 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsFresno StateW 30–⁠1083%
Sep 7vs3TexasL 12–⁠3170%
Sep 14vsArkansas StateW 28–⁠1886%
Sep 21vs11USCW 27–⁠2475%
Sep 28vsMinnesotaW 27–⁠2485%
Oct 5atWashingtonL 17–⁠2754%
Oct 19at22IllinoisL 7–⁠2168%
Oct 26vsMichigan StateW 24–⁠1779%
Nov 2vs1OregonL 17–⁠3845%
Nov 9at8IndianaL 15–⁠2044%
Nov 23vsNorthwesternW 50–⁠677%
Nov 30at2Ohio StateW 13–⁠1025%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs11AlabamaReliaQuest BowlW 19–⁠1343%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 19–⁠13 in the ReliaQuest Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 24
  8. Wk 8: 24

Consensus All-AmericanMason Graham, DL

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 7th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
286–⁠259
Coach
Sherrone Moore
Elo
1714 −58 this season
SP+ rating
10.6 No. 26 of 134; offense No. 93, defense No. 10, special teams No. 15
SRS
8.9 No. 32 of 134 in FBS
Returning
26% of last season’s EPA, No. 109 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 16 roster talent No. 16 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kirk Campbell and Steve Casula
Defensive coordinator
Don Martindale
Captains
Max Bredeson, Donovan Edwards, Rod Moore, Makari Paige and Josaiah Stewart
Most valuable player
Mason Graham and Kalel Mullings
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense106th of 134
  • Defense40th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted78th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted24th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0240%1.11106th of 134
Defense0.0638%1.2640th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.03 def		42% off
36% def		—78th off
24th 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
Offense4.2own 3015% allowed
Defense3.5own 3019% caused

CORE rating 1.6, 62nd of 134 (offense -7.2, defense -8.8).

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 yardsDavis Warren QB1,198 yds
Passing touchdownsDavis Warren QB7 TD
Rushing yardsKalel Mullings RB948 yds
Rushing touchdownsKalel Mullings RB12 TD
Receiving yardsColston Loveland TE582 yds
Receiving touchdownsColston Loveland TE5 TD
TacklesErnest Hausmann LB89 tkl
SacksJosaiah Stewart DE8.5 sacks
InterceptionsAamir Hall DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jordan Marshall RB★★★★No. 78
Jadyn Davis QB★★★★No. 112
Andrew Sprague OT★★★★No. 122
Brady Prieskorn TE★★★★No. 130
Lugard Edokpayi DE★★★★No. 152
Jo’Ziah Edmond CB★★★★No. 158
Blake Frazier OT★★★★No. 169
Cole Sullivan LB★★★★No. 289

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.949
Running backs23.50.922
Receivers43.80.908
Offensive line53.60.908
Defensive line73.60.893
Linebackers43.80.888
Defensive backs33.70.900
Whole class263.70.903

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Mason Graham DTCleveland Browns
Rd 1Colston Loveland TEChicago Bears
Rd 1Kenneth Grant DTMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Will Johnson CBArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Josaiah Stewart DELos Angeles Rams
Rd 6Kalel Mullings RBTennessee Titans
Rd 6Myles Hinton OTPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 139

The 2024 roster

139 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2024 portal
Jaishawn Barham LB★★★★from Maryland
Josh Priebe OL★★★from Northwestern
Aamir Hall CB★★★from UAlbany
C.J. Charleston WR★★★from Youngstown State
Jaden Mangham S★★★from Michigan State
Ricky Johnson CB★★★from UNLV
Dominic Zvada K★★★from Arkansas State

Transfers out 17

Keon Sabb S★★★★to Alabama
Jeremiah Beasley LB★★★★to Missouri
Cameron Calhoun CB★★★to Utah
Amir Herring OT★★★to Kansas
D.J. Waller Jr. S★★★to Kentucky
Darrius Clemons WR★★★to Oregon State
Semaj Bridgeman LB★★★to Michigan State
Amorion Walker CB★★★to Ole Miss
C.J. Stokes RB★★★to Charlotte
Karmello English WR★★★to West Georgia
Matthew Hibner TE★★★to SMU
Cristian Dixon WR★★★no new school on file

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠013–⁠13
Indiana8–⁠111–⁠210
Penn State8–⁠113–⁠35
Ohio State7–⁠214–⁠21
Illinois6–⁠310–⁠316
Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Michigan5–⁠48–⁠5
Minnesota5–⁠48–⁠5
USC4–⁠57–⁠6
Rutgers4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington4–⁠56–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠67–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠65–⁠7
Wisconsin3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠65–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠74–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠84–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠91–⁠11

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