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Michigan Football Team History


Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
 Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 1817
Stadium: Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 107,501
Colors: Maize & Azure Blue
Coach:
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Michigan 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1878  
  2023 - Harbaugh was suspended for the first three games of the season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game, Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach for the third game.
 
Championships
National Championships
1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1933
1948, 1997, 2023
Conference Championships
  1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918
1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933
1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971
1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982
1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998
2000, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022, 2023
Division Championships
  2021, 2022, 2023
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 1012-358-36
 Winning Pct. 74%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 1012-358-36
 Winning Pct. 74%
 National Championships 10
 Conference Titles 45
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 513-211-17
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 665-159-20
 Away Record 319-170-15
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 146
 Winning Seasons (#1) 121
 Losing Seasons (#1)16
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (2023)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (2008)
 10 Win Seasons 32
 Most Points Scored in a Game 130 (10/22/1904)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 644 (1902)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 66 (11/16/1889)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 458 (2010)
 Largest Margin of Victory 130 (10/22/1904)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 66 (11/16/1889)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 132 (11/6/2010)
 Last Shutout 12/2/2023
 Last Time Shutout 9/6/2014
 Shutouts All-Time 351
 Been Shutout All-Time 74
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 29 (9/28/1901-10/24/1903)
 Longest Losing  7 (10/31/1936-10/16/1937)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 23-29-0
 Rose 9-12-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 1-3-0
 Fiesta 1-1-0
 Sugar 1-1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  50-12
 2010-19  85-44
 2000-09  81-43
 1990-99 93-26
 1980-89 90-29-2
 1970-79 96-16-3
 1960-69 55-40-2
 1950-59 52-36-3
 1940-49 74-15-3
 1930-39 53-26-4
 1920-29 58-16-4
Next Game
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Fresno State  30-10 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Texas  12-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Arkansas State  28-18 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Southern California  27-24 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Minnesota  27-24 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Washington  17-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Illinois  7-21 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Michigan State  24-17 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Oregon  17-38 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Indiana  15-20 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Northwestern  50-6 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Ohio State  13-10 W
 Tue., Dec. 31  @ Alabama  19-13 W
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Scoring286-259
  Conference Record5-4
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Oregon 13-19-0
Indiana 11-28-1
Penn State 13-28-1
Ohio State 12-27-2
Illinois 10-36-3
Iowa 8-56-3
Michigan 8-55-4
Minnesota 8-55-4
Rutgers 7-64-5
Southern California 7-64-5
Washington 6-74-5
Michigan State 5-73-6
Nebraska 7-63-6
UCLA 5-73-6
Wisconsin 5-73-6
Maryland 5-72-7
Northwestern 3-91-8
Purdue 1-110-9
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Michigan & Ohio State have played 120 games.
Michigan has won 62 games.
Ohio State has won 52 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-11
 10 or more 216-88
 20 or more  200-47
 30 or more 150-14
 40 or more 79-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 62-0
 10 or more 154-99
 20 or more 69-91
 30 or more 18-57
 40 or more 4-22
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.