Michigan Stadium, where the Wolverines have played since 1927

This is a list of seasons completed by the Michigan Wolverines football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1879, the Wolverines have participated in more than 1,200 officially sanctioned games, including 49 bowl games.

Michigan originally competed as a football independent. Michigan joined the Big Ten Conference (then known as the Western Conference) as one of the founding members in 1896. The Wolverines also competed as an independent between 1907 and 1916, but rejoined the Big Ten in 1917, of which it has been a member since.[1] [2][3] [4] [5]

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1879–1890)
1879 No coach 1–0–1
1880 No coach 1–0
1881 No coach 0–3
1882 No coach 0–0
1883 No coach 2–3
1884 No coach 2–0
1885 No coach 3–0
1886 No coach 2–0
1887 No coach 5–0
1888 No coach 2–1
1889 No coach 1–2
1890 No coach 4–1
Mike Murphy & Frank Crawford (Independent) (1891)
1891 Murphy & Crawford 4–5
Frank Barbour (IAANW) (1892–1893)
1892 Frank Barbour 7–5 1–2 3rd
1893 Frank Barbour 7–3 1–2 3rd
William McCauley (Independent) (1894–1895)
1894 William McCauley 9–1–1
1895 William McCauley 8–1
William Ward (Western Conference) (1896)
1896 William Ward 9–1 2–1 2nd
Gustave Ferbert (Western Conference) (1897–1899)
1897 Gustave Ferbert 6–1–1 2–1 3rd
1898 Gustave Ferbert 10–0 3–0 1st
1899 Gustave Ferbert 8–2 1–1 T–3rd
Langdon Lea (Western Conference) (1900)
1900 Langdon Lea 7–2–1 3–2 T–4th
Fielding Yost (Western Conference) (1901–1906)
1901 Fielding Yost 11–0 4–0 T–1st W Rose
1902 Fielding Yost 11–0 5–0 1st
1903 Fielding Yost 11–0–1 3–0–1 T–1st
1904 Fielding Yost 10–0 2–0 T–1st
1905 Fielding Yost 12–1 2–1 T–2nd
1906 Fielding Yost 4–1 1–0 T–1st
Fielding Yost (Independent) (1907–1916)
1907 Fielding Yost 5–1
1908 Fielding Yost 5–2–1
1909 Fielding Yost 6–1
1910 Fielding Yost 3–0–3
1911 Fielding Yost 5–1–2
1912 Fielding Yost 5–2
1913 Fielding Yost 6–1
1914 Fielding Yost 6–3
1915 Fielding Yost 4–3–1
1916 Fielding Yost 7–2
Fielding Yost (Western Conference) (1917–1923)
1917 Fielding Yost 8–2 0–1 T–8th
1918 Fielding Yost 5–0 2–0 T–1st
1919 Fielding Yost 3–4 1–4 T–7th
1920 Fielding Yost 5–2 2–2 6th
1921 Fielding Yost 5–1–1 2–1–1 5th
1922 Fielding Yost 6–0–1 4–0 T–1st
1923 Fielding Yost 8–0 4–0 T–1st
George Little (Western Conference) (1924)
1924 George Little 6–2 4–2 4th
Fielding Yost (Western Conference) (1925–1926)
1925 Fielding Yost 7–1 5–1 1st
1926 Fielding Yost 7–1 5–0 T–1st
Tad Wieman (Western Conference) (1927–1928)
1927 Tad Wieman 6–2 3–2 3rd
1928 Tad Wieman 3–4–1 2–3 8th
Harry Kipke (Western Conference) (1929–1937)
1929 Harry Kipke 5–3–1 1–3–1 7th
1930 Harry Kipke 8–0–1 5–0 T–1st
1931 Harry Kipke 8–1–1 5–1 T–1st
1932 Harry Kipke 8–0 6–0 T–1st
1933 Harry Kipke 7–0–1 5–0–1 T–1st
1934 Harry Kipke 1–7 0–6 10th
1935 Harry Kipke 4–4 2–3 T–6th
1936 Harry Kipke 1–7 0–5 T–9th
1937 Harry Kipke 4–4 3–3 T–4th
Fritz Crisler (Western Conference) (1938–1947)
1938 Fritz Crisler 6–1–1 3–1–1 T–2nd 16
1939 Fritz Crisler 6–2 3–2 T–3rd 20
1940 Fritz Crisler 7–1 3–1 2nd 3
1941 Fritz Crisler 6–1–1 3–1–1 T–2nd 5
1942 Fritz Crisler 7–3 3–0 T–3rd 9
1943 Fritz Crisler 8–1 6–0 T–1st 3
1944 Fritz Crisler 8–2 5–2 2nd 8
1945 Fritz Crisler 7–3 5–1 2nd 6
1946 Fritz Crisler 6–2–1 5–1–1 2nd 6
1947 Fritz Crisler 10–0 6–0 1st W Rose 2
Bennie Oosterbaan (Western / Big Ten Conference) (1948–1958)
1948 Bennie Oosterbaan 9–0 6–0 1st 1
1949 Bennie Oosterbaan 6–2–1 4–1–1 T–1st 7
1950 Bennie Oosterbaan 6–3–1 4–1–1 1st W Rose 6 9
1951 Bennie Oosterbaan 4–5 4–2 4th
1952 Bennie Oosterbaan 5–4 4–2 4th
1953 Bennie Oosterbaan 6–3 3–3 T–6th 19 20
1954 Bennie Oosterbaan 6–3 5–2 T–2nd 15 15
1955 Bennie Oosterbaan 7–2 5–2 3rd 13 12
1956 Bennie Oosterbaan 7–2 5–2 2nd 7 7
1957 Bennie Oosterbaan 5–3–1 3–3–1 6th
1958 Bennie Oosterbaan 2–6–1 1–5–1 8th
Bump Elliott (Big Ten Conference) (1959–1968)
1959 Bump Elliott 4–5 3–4 7th
1960 Bump Elliott 5–4 1–5 T–5th
1961 Bump Elliott 6–3 3–3 6th
1962 Bump Elliott 2–7 1–6 10th
1963 Bump Elliott 3–4–2 2–3–2 7th
1964 Bump Elliott 9–1 6–1 1st W Rose 4 4
1965 Bump Elliott 4–6 2–5 T–7th
1966 Bump Elliott 6–4 4–3 T–3rd
1967 Bump Elliott 4–6 3–4 T–5th
1968 Bump Elliott 8–2 6–1 2nd 15 12
Bo Schembechler (Big Ten Conference) (1969–1989)
1969 Bo Schembechler 8–3 6–1 T–1st L Rose 8 9
1970 Bo Schembechler 9–1 6–1 T–2nd 7 9
1971 Bo Schembechler 11–1 8–0 1st L Rose 4 6
1972 Bo Schembechler 10–1 7–1 T–1st 6 6
1973 Bo Schembechler 10–0–1 7–0–1 T–1st 6 6
1974 Bo Schembechler 10–1 7–1 T–1st 5 3
1975 Bo Schembechler 8–2–2 7–1 2nd L Orange 8 8
1976 Bo Schembechler 10–2 7–1 T–1st L Rose 3 3
1977 Bo Schembechler 10–2 7–1 T–1st L Rose 8 9
1978 Bo Schembechler 10–2 7–1 T–1st L Rose 5 5
1979 Bo Schembechler 8–4 6–2 3rd L Gator 19 18
1980 Bo Schembechler 10–2 8–0 1st W Rose 4 4
1981 Bo Schembechler 9–3 6–3 T–3rd W Bluebonnet 10 12
1982 Bo Schembechler 8–4 8–1 1st L Rose 15
1983 Bo Schembechler 9–3 8–1 2nd L Sugar 9 8
1984 Bo Schembechler 6–6 5–4 T–6th L Holiday
1985 Bo Schembechler 10–1–1 6–1–1 2nd W Fiesta 2 2
1986 Bo Schembechler 11–2 7–1 T–1st L Rose 7 8
1987 Bo Schembechler 8–4 5–3 4th W Hall of Fame 18 19
1988 Bo Schembechler 9–2–1 7–0–1 1st W Rose 4 4
1989 Bo Schembechler 10–2 8–0 1st L Rose 8 7
Gary Moeller (Big Ten Conference) (1990–1994)
1990 Gary Moeller 9–3 6–2 T–1st W Gator 8 7
1991 Gary Moeller 10–2 8–0 1st L Rose 6 6
1992 Gary Moeller 9–0–3 6–0–2 1st W Rose 5 5
1993 Gary Moeller 8–4 5–3 T–4th W Hall of Fame 19 21
1994 Gary Moeller 8–4 5–3 4th W Holiday 12 12
Lloyd Carr (Big Ten Conference) (1995–2007)
1995 Lloyd Carr 9–4 5–3 T–3rd L Alamo 19 17
1996 Lloyd Carr 8–4 5–3 T–5th L Outback 20 20
1997 Lloyd Carr 12–0 8–0 1st W Rose 2 1
1998 Lloyd Carr 10–3 7–1 T–1st W Florida Citrus 12 12
1999 Lloyd Carr 10–2 6–2 T–2nd W Orange† 5 5
2000 Lloyd Carr 9–3 6–2 T–1st W Florida Citrus 10 11
2001 Lloyd Carr 8–4 6–2 2nd L Florida Citrus 20 20
2002 Lloyd Carr 10–3 6–2 3rd W Outback 9 9
2003 Lloyd Carr 10–3 7–1 1st L Rose† 7 6
2004 Lloyd Carr 9–3 7–1 T–1st L Rose† 12 14
2005 Lloyd Carr 7–5 5–3 T–3rd L Alamo
2006 Lloyd Carr 11–2 7–1 T–2nd L Rose† 9 8
2007 Lloyd Carr 9–4 6–2 T–2nd W Capital One 19 18
Rich Rodriguez (Big Ten Conference) (2008–2010)
2008 Rich Rodriguez 3–9 2–6 10th
2009 Rich Rodriguez 5–7 1–7 T–10th
2010 Rich Rodriguez 7–6 3–5 T–7th L Gator
Brady Hoke (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2014)
2011 Brady Hoke 11–2 6–2 2nd (Legends) W Sugar† 9 12
2012 Brady Hoke 8–5 6–2 2nd (Legends) L Outback 24
2013 Brady Hoke 7–6 3–5 5th (Legends) L Buffalo Wild Wings
2014 Brady Hoke 5–7 3–5 5th (East)
Jim Harbaugh (Big Ten Conference) (2015–2023)
2015 Jim Harbaugh 10–3 6–2 3rd (East) W Citrus 11 12
2016 Jim Harbaugh 10–3 7–2 3rd (East) L Orange† 10 10
2017 Jim Harbaugh 8–5 5–4 4th (East) L Outback
2018 Jim Harbaugh 10–3 8–1 T–1st (East) L Peach† 14 14
2019 Jim Harbaugh 9–4 6–3 3rd (East) L Citrus 19 18
2020 Jim Harbaugh 2–4 2–4 5th (East)
2021 Jim Harbaugh 12–2 8–1 T–1st (East) L Orange† 3 3
2022 Jim Harbaugh 13–1 9–0 1st (East) L Fiesta† 3 3
2023 Jim Harbaugh[n 1] 15–0[n 1] 9–0[n 1] 1st (East) W Rose†, W CFP NCG† 1 1
Total: 1,004–353–36
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Harbaugh was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, 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. Harbaugh was suspended a second time, for the final three games of the regular season. Moore served as acting head coach for those games, but the games were credited to Harbaugh's record.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michigan Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Michigan Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. ^ "Michigan Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Michigan Bowl History". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Michigan In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  6. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Head Coaches; Jim Harbaugh". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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