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The '''Michigan Wolverines football''' program represents the [[University of Michigan]] in [[college football]] at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]] (formerly Division I-A) level. Michigan has the [[List of NCAA football teams by wins|most all-time wins]] and the second highest winning percentage in college football history behind [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]].<ref>http://www.csnchicago.com/notre-dame/notre-dame-now-first-all-time-winning-percentage</ref> The team is known for its distinctive [[winged football helmet|winged helmet]], its [[The Victors|fight song]], its record-breaking attendance figures at [[Michigan Stadium]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2011/02/09/fields-of-amateur-dreams-the-22-us-college-football-teams-with-crowds-bigger-than-the-nfl-average-090201 |title=Fields of (amateur) dreams: the 22 US college football teams with crowds bigger than the NFL average « Sporting Intelligence |publisher=Sportingintelligence.com |date=2011-02-09 |accessdate=2013-10-20}}</ref> and its many rivalries, particularly its annual season-ending [[Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry|game against Ohio State]], once voted as [[ESPN]]'s best sports rivalry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html|title=The 10 greatest rivalries|date=January 3, 2007|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|accessdate=April 11, 2009}}</ref>

Michigan began competing in intercollegiate football in 1879. The Wolverines joined the [[Big Ten Conference]] at its inception in 1896, when the conference was commonly known as the Western Conference, and have been members since with the exception of a [[Charles A. Baird#1906 season and withdrawal from the Western Conference|hiatus from 1907 to 1916]]. Michigan has won or shared 42 league titles; only [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] and [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] have more conference titles with 44 and 46, respectively, in college football. Since the inception of the [[AP Poll]] in 1936, Michigan has finished in the top-10 a total of 37 times, behind only Oklahoma and [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]. The Wolverines claim 11 [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championships]], most recently that of the [[1997 Michigan Wolverines football team|1997 squad]] voted atop the final AP Poll.

From 1900 to 1989, Michigan was led by a series of nine head coaches, each of whom has been inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] either as a player or as a coach. [[Fielding H. Yost]] became Michigan's head coach in 1901 and guided his "Point-a-Minute" squads to a streak of 56 games without a defeat, spanning from his arrival until the season finale in 1905, including a victory in the [[1902 Rose Bowl]], the first college football [[bowl game]] ever played. [[Fritz Crisler]] brought his winged helmet from [[Princeton University]] in 1938 and led the [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|1947 Wolverines]] to a national title and Michigan's [[1948 Rose Bowl|second Rose Bowl win]]. [[Bo Schembechler]] Luke Telgenhoff coached the team for 21 seasons (1969–1989) in which he won 13 Big Ten titles and a program-record 194 games. The first decade of his tenure was underscored by a fierce competition with his former mentor, [[Woody Hayes]], whose [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]] squared off against Schembechler's Wolverines in a stretch of the Michigan–Ohio State rivalry dubbed the "Ten-Year War".

After Schembechler's retirement, his longtime assistants [[Gary Moeller]] and [[Lloyd Carr]] helmed the team for the next 18 years. Michigan continued its success under Moeller and Carr with a winning percentage of .755, eight more Big Ten Conference championships, and a share of the 1997 national title. [[Rich Rodriguez]] succeeded Carr in 2008 and was fired after three seasons in which he compiled the worst record of any coach in program history. On January 11, 2011, [[Brady Hoke]] was hired as Michigan's 19th head football coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011111aab.html |title=Hoke Named Michigan Football Coach |author= |date=January 11, 2011 |work=The University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=January 11, 2011}}</ref>

The Michigan Wolverines have featured 78 players that have garnered consensus selection to the [[College Football All-America Team]]. Three Wolverines have won the [[Heisman Trophy]]: [[Tom Harmon]] in 1940, [[Desmond Howard]] in 1991, and [[Charles Woodson]] in 1997. [[Gerald Ford]], the 38th President of the United States, started at [[Center (American football)|center]] and was voted most valuable player by his teammates on the [[1934 Michigan Wolverines football team|1934 team]].

==History==
{{See also|List of Michigan Wolverines football seasons}}

===Early history (1879–1900)===
{{main|History of Michigan Wolverines football in the early years}}
[[File:1898 Michigan football team.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[1898 Michigan Wolverines football team|1898 Michigan Wolverines]], the first Michigan squad to win a conference title.]]

On May 30, 1879, Michigan played its first intercollegiate football game against [[Racine College]] at [[Union Base-Ball Grounds|White Stocking Park]] in Chicago. The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' called it "the first rugby-football game to be played west of the [[Allegheny Mountains|Alleghenies]]."<ref name="Will Perry: The Wolverines: A Story of Michigan Football 1974 27">{{cite book|author=Will Perry|title=The Wolverines: A Story of Michigan Football|publisher=The Strode Publishers|page=27|year=1974|isbn=0873970551}}</ref> Midway through "the first 'inning',"<ref name="Will1974">{{cite book|author=Will Perry|title= The Wolverines: A Story of Michigan Football|publisher=The Strode Publishers|year=1974|isbn=0873970551|pages = 24–25}}</ref> [[Irving Kane Pond]] scored the first touchdown for Michigan.<ref name=Wed>{{cite news|title=IRVING POND, YOUTH OF 72 YEARS, IS WED|newspaper=The News-Palladium (AP story)|date=June 12, 1929}}</ref><ref name=Time>{{cite news|title=Milestones|work= [[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=June 24, 1929|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,732530,00.html}}</ref> According to Will Perry's history of Michigan football, the crowd responded to Pond's plays with cheers of "Pond Forever."<ref name="Will Perry: The Wolverines: A Story of Michigan Football 1974 27"/> In [[1881 Michigan Wolverines football team|1881]], Michigan played against [[Harvard Crimson football|Harvard]] in Boston. The game that marked the birth of inter-sectional football.<ref name="David1994">{{cite book|author=David M. Nelson|title=The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men who Made the Game, p. 48|publisher=University of Delaware Press|year=1994|isbn=0-87413-455-2}}</ref> On their way to a game in Chicago in [[1887 Michigan Wolverines football team|1887]], Michigan players stopped in [[South Bend, Indiana]] and introduced football to students at the [[University of Notre Dame]]. A November 23 contest marked the inception of the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football]] program and the beginning of the [[Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry|Michigan–Notre Dame rivalry]].<ref name="NotreDame">"2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131–175)". und.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-06-12.</ref> In [[1894 Michigan Wolverines football team|1894]], Michigan defeated [[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell]], which was the "first time in collegiate football history that a western school defeated an established power from the east."<ref name="bare_url">{{cite web|title=University of Michigan Football Coaches: William L. McCauley|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/coaches/mccauley.htm}}</ref>

In 1896, the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives—then commonly known as the Western Conference and later as the [[Big Ten Conference]]—was formed by the [[University of Michigan]], the [[University of Chicago]], the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]], the [[University of Minnesota]], the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]], [[Northwestern University]], and [[Purdue University]].<ref name="Big Ten History">{{cite web|title=Big Ten History|url=http://www.bigten.org/trads/big10-trads.html|publisher=Big Ten Conference|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref> The first Western Conference football season was played in [[1896 Michigan Wolverines football team|1896]], with Michigan going 9–1, but losing out on the inaugural Western Conference title with a loss to the [[Chicago Maroons football|Chicago Maroons]] to end the season.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions">{{cite web|title=Big Ten Conference Champions|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/champions.php|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results">{{cite web|title=All-Time Series Scores vs. Opponents|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/series-scores.pdf|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> By 1898 [[Amos Alonzo Stagg]] was fast at work at turning the University of Chicago football program into a powerhouse. Before the final game of the [[1898 Michigan Wolverines football team|1898 season]], Chicago was 9&ndash;1–1 and Michigan was 9&ndash;0; a game between the two teams in Chicago decided the third Western Conference championship. Michigan won, 12–11, capturing the program's first conference championship in a game that inspired "[[The Victors]]," which later became the school's fight song.<ref name="Three and Out pp16-17">{{cite book|last=Bacon|first=John|title=Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football|year=2011|publisher=Farrar, Straus, and Giroux|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8090-9466-0|pages=16–17}}</ref> Michigan went 8&ndash;2 and 7&ndash;2&ndash;1 in [[1899 Michigan Wolverines football team|1899]] and [[1900 Michigan Wolverines football team|1900]], results that were considered unsatisfactory relative to the 10&ndash;0 season of 1898.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year">{{cite web|title=University of Michigan Football Annual Team Records|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042109aab.html|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref>

===Fielding Yost era (1901–1926)===
{{Main|History of Michigan Wolverines football in the Yost era}}
[[File:Fielding Yost sitting side.jpg|thumb|left|160px|[[Fielding Yost]] in 1902.]]

After the 1900 season, [[Charles A. Baird]], Michigan's first athletic director, wrote to [[Fielding H. Yost]], "Our people are greatly roused up over the defeats of the past two years," and gave Yost an offer to come to Michigan to coach the football team.<ref name="Three and Out p17">{{cite book|last=Bacon|first=John|title=Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football|year=2011|publisher=Farrar, Straus, and Giroux|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8090-9466-0|page=17}}</ref> Upon arriving at Michigan, Yost famously ran up State Street and proclaimed to a reporter, "Michigan isn't going to lose a game."<ref name="Three and Out p17" /> Yost certainly delivered, with the [[1901 Michigan Wolverines football team|1901 Michigan team]] demolishing its opponents. In the first season under head coach Yost, a lopsided victory over [[Buffalo Bulls football|Buffalo]] drew national attention and marked the arrival of Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams. The Buffalo team beat [[Columbia Lions#Football|Ivy League power Columbia]] earlier in the year and was favored over a Michigan team the Buffalo newspapers had dubbed "Woolly Westerners."<ref name="WHE"/> Michigan scored 22 touchdowns in 38 minutes of play, averaging a touchdown every one minute and 43 seconds. Buffalo quit 15 minutes before the game was scheduled to end.<ref name=WHE>{{cite book|author=William Hanford Edwards|title=Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball|page=292|year=1916|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18048}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that Michigan's margin of victory was "one of the most remarkable ever made in the history of football in the important colleges."<ref name="bare_url_a">{{cite news|title=MICHIGAN MADE HUGE SCORE; Buffalo Football Team, Conquerors of Columbia, Shut Out by Score of 128 to 0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 27, 1901|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9505E2D91130E132A25754C2A9669D946097D6CF | format=PDF |accessdate=January 23, 2012}}</ref> At the end of the season, Michigan participated in the [[1902 Rose Bowl|inaugural Rose Bowl]], the first bowl game in [[American football]] history.<ref name="bare_url_b">{{cite web|first=Dan|last=O'Sullivan|url=http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/rose/s/1902.html|title=Bowl Championship Series – 1902 – Michigan 49, Stanford 0|publisher=[[ESPN|ESPN.com/BCSfootball.com]]|date=December 13, 2002|accessdate=April 4, 2011}}</ref> Michigan dominated the game so thoroughly that Stanford's captain requested the game be called with eight minutes remaining. [[Neil Snow]] scored five touchdowns in the game, which is still the all-time Rose Bowl record.<ref name=HOF>{{cite web|title=Hall of Famer: Neil Snow|publisher=College Football Hall of Fame|url=http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=28}}</ref> The [[Pasadena Tournament of Roses|Tournament of Roses Association]] held chariot races and other events in lieu of a football game for the next 15 years.

The next year, [[1902 Michigan Wolverines football team|1902]], featured a contest between Michigan and the [[1902 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin Badgers]]. The two teams were undefeated since 1900, and the crowd (20,000–22,000) was the largest in western football history. Michigan won, 6–0, leading the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' to call it "the greatest football game ever played on a western gridiron."<ref name=WiscDFP>{{cite news|title=Michigan's one score enough: Gave Her Victory Over Wisconsin and Bright Hope of Championship' Superb defense of Badgers denied two other promised touchdowns' Only Points Made Were Made in First Seven Minutes, in Opening Onward Rush|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|page=1|date=November 2, 1902|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1749536592.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+2,+1902&author=A+Staff+Correspondent&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=1&desc=MICHIGAN%27S+ONE+SCORE+ENOUGH}}</ref> The undefeated 1902 team outscored its opponents 644 to 12 on its way to an 11–0 season. In [[1903 Michigan Wolverines football team|1903]], Michigan played a game against [[1903 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] that started the rivalry for the [[Little Brown Jug (American football)|Little Brown Jug]], the oldest rivalry trophy in college football. Yost sent a student assistant to purchase a five-gallon water jug from a local store. After the game ended in a tie, Yost forgot the jug in the locker room. Custodian Oscar Munson discovered it and brought it to [[L. J. Cooke]], who painted the jug brown and wrote "Michigan Jug – Captured by Oscar, October 31, 1903. Michigan 6, Minnesota 6." When Yost requested that the jug be returned, Cooke responded that "if you want it, you'll have to win it."<ref name="Gruver">Gruver, 2002 pg. 50</ref> The game marked the only time from 1901 to 1904 that Michigan failed to win.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Michigan finished the season at 11–0–1. In [[1904 Michigan Wolverines football team|1904]], Michigan once again went undefeated at 10&ndash;0 while recording the most lopsided defeat in college football history, a 130–0 defeat of the [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia Mountaineers]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" />

[[File:Michigan Stadium opening 3c27311.png|thumb|right|350px|Formal dedication of [[Michigan Stadium]] on October 22, 1927 in a game against the [[1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]].]]

From 1901 through 1904, Michigan didn't lose a single game.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> The streak was finally halted at the end of the [[1905 Michigan Wolverines football team|1905 season]] by [[Amos Alonzo Stagg]]'s [[Chicago Maroons football|Chicago Maroons]], a team that went go on to win two [[Big Ten Conference|Big 9]] (as the Western Conference was now being called with the addition of [[University of Iowa|Iowa]] and [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana]]) titles in the next three years.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /> The game, dubbed "The First Greatest Game of the Century,"<ref>{{cite web|last=Lester|first=Robin|title=Michigan-Chicago 1905: The First Greatest Game of the Century|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1991/JSH1802/jsh1802f.pdf|publisher=Journal of Sport History|accessdate=January 17, 2012}}</ref> broke Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak and marked the end of the "Point-a-Minute" years. The 1905 Michigan team had outscored opponents 495–0 in its first 12 games. The game was lost in the final ten minutes of play when [[William Dennison Clark|Denny Clark]] was tackled for a safety as he attempted to return a punt from behind the goal line. Michigan tied for another Big 9 title in [[1906 Michigan Wolverines football team|1906]] before opting to go independent for the [[1907 Michigan Wolverines football team|1907 season]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" />

The independent years were not as kind to Yost as his years in the Big 9. Michigan suffered one loss in [[1907 Michigan Wolverines football team|1907]].<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> In [[1908 Michigan Wolverines football team|1908]], Michigan got battered by [[Penn Quakers football|Penn]] (a team that went 11&ndash;0&ndash;1 that year) in a game in which Michigan center [[Germany Schulz]] took such a battering as to have to be dragged off the field.<ref name=Carlson>{{cite news|author=Carlson, Art|title=Sport-Oddities: The Dramatic 'Breakdown' of 'Germany' Schulz in Penn-Michigan Game|publisher=The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune|date=March 17, 1923|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> In [[1909 Michigan Wolverines football team|1909]], Michigan suffered its first loss to [[1909 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], leading Yost to refuse to schedule another game against Notre Dame; the schools did not play again until [[1942 Michigan Wolverines football team|1942]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> In [[1910 Michigan Wolverines football team|1910]], Michigan played their only undefeated season of the independent years, going 3&ndash;0&ndash;3.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Overall from 1907 to 1916, Michigan lost at least one game every year (with the exception of 1910).<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" />

[[File:Friedman 1929 Giants.jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Benny Friedman]] in 1929.]]

Michigan rejoined the Big 9 in [[1917 Michigan Wolverines football team|1917]], after which it was called the Big Ten. Yost immediately got back to work. In [[1918 Michigan Wolverines football team|1918]], Michigan okated the first game against Stagg's Chicago Maroons since Chicago ended Michigan's winning streak in 1905.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Michigan defeated the Maroons, 18–0, on the way to a 5&ndash;0 record.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> The next three years were lean, with Michigan going 3&ndash;4, 5&ndash;2, and 5&ndash;1&ndash;1, in [[1919 Michigan Wolverines football team|1919]], [[1920 Michigan Wolverines football team|1920]], and [[1921 Michigan Wolverines football team|1921]].<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> However, in [[1922 Michigan Wolverines football team|1922]] Michigan managed to spoil the "Dedication Day" for [[Ohio Stadium]], defeating the [[1922 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Buckeyes]] 19–0.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Legend has it that the rotunda at Ohio Stadium is painted with maize flowers on a blue background due to the outcome of the 1922 dedication game.<ref name="swerbsblurbs">[http://www.swerbsblurbs.com/article_detail.php?id=1010 The Five Greatest Traditions Of Ohio State Football], by Mike Furlan. Retrieved on November 20, 2006. {{Wayback|url=http://www.swerbsblurbs.com/article_detail.php?id=1010|date =20061202065926|bot=DASHBot}}</ref> Michigan went 5&ndash;0&ndash;1 in 1922, capturing a Big Ten title.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> In [[1923 Michigan Wolverines football team|1923]], Michigan went 8&ndash;0, winning another conference championship.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> The [[1924 Michigan Wolverines football team|1924 Wolverines]], coached by [[George Little (American football coach)|George Little]], saw their 20-game unbeaten streak end at the hands of [[Red Grange]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> After the 1924 season, Little left Michigan to accept the head coach and athletic director positions at [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]], returning athletic director Yost to the head coaching position.<ref>{{cite web|title=George Little|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/coaches/glittle.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 10, 2012}}</ref> Although the [[1925 Michigan Wolverines football team|1925]] and [[1926 Michigan Wolverines football team|1926]] seasons did not include a conference title, they were memorable due to the presence of the famous "Benny-to-Bennie" combination, a reference to [[Benny Friedman]] and [[Bennie Oosterbaan]]. The two helped popularize passing the ball in an era when running held dominance. Oosterbaan became a three-time All-American and was selected for the All-Time All-American team in 1951,<ref name="Bennie Oosterbaan Bentley">{{cite web|title=Bennie Oosterbaan|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aaooster.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref> while Friedman went on to have a [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] NFL career.<ref name="Bennie Friedman Pro HoF">{{cite web|title=Benny Friedman|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=241|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref> Also during 1926, Michigan was retroactively awarded national titles for the 1901 and 1902 seasons via the Houlgate System, the first national titles awarded to the program. Other major selectors later retroactively awarded Michigan with titles in the 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1925, and 1926 seasons. Michigan currently claims titles in the 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, and 1923 seasons.<ref name="Michigan National Championships">{{cite web|title=University of Michigan Football: National Championships|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/misc/natchamp.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref>

Yost stepped aside in 1926 to focus on being Michigan's athletic director, a post he had held since 1921, thus ending the greatest period of success in the history of Michigan football.<ref name="Three and Out p19">{{cite book|last=Bacon|first=John|title=Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football|year=2011|publisher=Farrar, Straus, and Giroux|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8090-9466-0|page=19}}</ref> Under Yost, Michigan posted a 165&ndash;29&ndash;10 record, winning ten conference championships and six national championships.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" /> One of his main actions as athletic director was to oversee the construction of [[Michigan Stadium]]. Michigan began playing football games in Michigan Stadium in the fall of 1927. At the time Michigan Stadium had a capacity of 72,000, although Yost envisioned eventually expanding the stadium to a capacity well beyond 100,000.<ref name="Building the Big House">{{cite web|title=Building the Big House|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/stadium/stadtext/stadbild.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref> Michigan Stadium was formally dedicated during a game against the [[1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]] that season to the tune of a 21–0 victory.<ref name="Michigan Stadium Dedication">{{cite web|title=Michigan Stadium Dedication|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/stadium/stadtext/dediday.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref>

===Elton Wieman (1927–1928)===
Elton Wieman became Michigan's head coach in [[1927 Michigan Wolverines football team|1927]]. That year, Michigan posted a modest 6–2 record.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> However, the team ended [[1928 Michigan Wolverines football team|1928]] with a losing 3–4–1 record and Wieman was fired.<ref>http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/tad-wieman-1.html</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kryk |first=John |date=2007 |title=Natural Enemies: Major College Football's Oldest, Fiercest Rivalry—Michigan vs. Notre Dame|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zk92GDJuDWIC&pg=PA109 |location= |publisher= |page=109 |isbn= |accessdate=May 31, 2014 }}</ref>

===Harry Kipke (1929–1937)===
{{Main|History of Michigan Wolverines football in the Kipke years}}
In 1929, [[Harry Kipke]], a former player under Yost, took over as head coach.<ref name="Harry Kipke Bentley">{{cite web|title=Harry G. Kipke|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/coaches/hkipke.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref> From 1930 to 1933, Kipke returned Michigan to prominence. During that stretch, Michigan won the Big Ten title every year and the national championship in [[1932 Michigan Wolverines football team|1932]] and [[1933 Michigan Wolverines football team|1933]].<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" /> During this span Kipke's teams only lost one game, to [[1931 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> After 1933, Kipke's teams fell off the map, going 12&ndash;22 from 1934 to 1937.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> The [[1934 Michigan Wolverines football team|1934 Michigan team]] only won one game, against [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] in a controversial contest. Georgia Tech coach and athletic director [[William Alexander (coach)|W. A. "Bill" Alexander]] refused to allow his team to take the field if [[Willis Ward]], an African-American player for Michigan, stepped on the field. Michigan conceded, and the incident reportedly caused Michigan player [[Gerald R. Ford]] to consider quitting the team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan in the Olympics: 1936 Berlin|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|url=http://www.bentley.umich.edu/athdept/olymp2/ol1936.htm}}</ref> Needless to say, four years without success had become unacceptable at Michigan, and Yost began work on hiring another head coach. Overall, Kipke posted a 49&ndash;26&ndash;4 record at Michigan, winning four conference championships and two national championships.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" />

===Fritz Crisler era (1938–1947)===
{{main|History of Michigan Wolverines football in the Crisler years}}
In 1938, Michigan hired [[Fritz Crisler]] as Kipke's successor.<ref name="thebighousereport.com">http://www.thebighousereport.com/2012/01/fritz-crisler-most-important-man-in.html</ref> Crisler had been head coach of the [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton Tigers]] and reportedly wasn't excited to leave Princeton.<ref name="thebighousereport.com"/> Michigan invited him to name his price, and Crisler demanded what he thought would be unacceptable: the position of athletic director when Yost stepped down and the highest salary in college football.<ref name="Three and Out p20">{{cite book|last=Bacon|first=John|title=Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football|year=2011|publisher=Farrar, Straus, and Giroux|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8090-9466-0|page=20}}</ref> Michigan accepted, and Crisler became the new head coach of the Michigan football program.<ref name="thebighousereport.com"/>

[[File:Fritz Crisler.png|thumb|right|160px|[[Fritz Crisler]] in 1948.]]

Upon arriving at Michigan, Crisler introduced the [[winged football helmet]], ostensibly to help his players find the receivers down field.<ref name="Michigan's Winged Helmet">{{cite web|title=Michigan's Winged Helmet|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/helmet/mhelmet.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical LIbrary|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Whatever the reasoning, the winged helmet has since become one of the iconic marks of Michigan football.<ref name="Fritz Crisler Bentley">{{cite web|title=Herbert 0. (Fritz) Crisler|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/coaches/hcrisler.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Michigan debuted the winged helmet in a game against [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] in [[1938 Michigan Wolverines football team|1938]].<ref name="bare_url_d">[http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/helmet/mhelmet.htm Michigan's Winged Helmet]</ref> Two years later in [[1940 Michigan Wolverines football team|1940]], [[Tom Harmon]] led the Wolverines to a 7&ndash;1 record on his way to winning the [[Heisman Trophy]].<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Harmon|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aaharmon.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 17, 2012}}</ref> Harmon ended the season by scoring three rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns, four extra points, intercepting three passes, and punting three times for an average of 50 yards in a game against the [[1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1940 Game, Harmon's Farewell|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/umosu/1940game.htm|publisher=Michigan Alumnus Magazine|accessdate=January 17, 2012}}</ref> The [[1943 Michigan Wolverines football team|1943]] season included a No. 1 (Notre Dame) vs. No. 2 (Michigan) match-up against [[1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], a game the Wolverines lost 35–12.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Michigan ended the season at 8&ndash;1, winning
Crisler's first [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] championship.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" />

Crisler had reversed the misfortune of the end of the Kipke era and returned Michigan to one and two-loss seasons. From 1938 to 1944, Michigan posted a 48&ndash;11&ndash;2 record,<ref name="sports-reference.com">http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/fritz-crisler-1.html</ref> although the period lacked a national title and only contained one conference title.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Yet, Crisler's biggest mark on the game of football was made in [[1945 Michigan Wolverines football team|1945]], when Michigan faced a loaded [[1945 Army Cadets football team|Army squad]] that featured two Heisman trophy winners, [[Doc Blanchard]] and [[Glenn Davis (American football)|Glenn Davis]]. Crisler didn't feel that his Michigan team could match up with Army, so he opted to take advantage of a 1941 NCAA rule that allowed players to enter or leave at any point during the game.<ref name="Three and Out p20" /> Crisler divided his team into "offensive" and "defensive" specialists, an act that earned him the nickname "the father of two-platoon football."<ref name="Fritz Crisler College HoF">{{cite web|title=Fritz Crisler|url=http://collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=40083|publisher=College Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Michigan still lost the game with Army 28–7,<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> but Crisler's use of two-platoon football shaped the way the game was played in the future. Eventually, Crisler's use of the platoon system propelled his team to a conference championship and a national title in [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|1947]], his final season.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" /> The 1947 team, nicknamed the "Mad Magicians" due to their use of two-platoon football, capped their season with a 49–0 victory over the [[1947 USC Trojans football team|USC Trojans]] in the [[1948 Rose Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Crisler finished with a 116&ndash;32&ndash;9 record at Michigan, winning two conference titles and one national title.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" /><ref name="sports-reference.com"/>

===Bennie Oosterbaan (1948–1958)===
{{main|History of Michigan Wolverines football in the Oosterbaan years}}
Crisler continued as athletic director while [[Bennie Oosterbaan]], the same Bennie that had electrified the world while making connections with [[Benny Friedman]] 20 years earlier, took over the football program.<ref name="sportsillustrated.cnn.com">http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/campus.michigan.top10/content.10.html</ref> Things started off well for Oosterbaan in [[1948 Michigan Wolverines football team|1948]] with the Wolverines earning a quality mid-season victory over [[1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team|#3 Northwestern]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="sportsillustrated.cnn.com"/> Michigan finished the season undefeated at 9–0, thus winning another national championship.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" /> Initially, Oosterbaan continued Crisler's tradition of on-field success, winning conference titles each year from 1948 to 1950 and the national title in 1948.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" /> The [[1950 Michigan Wolverines football team|1950 season]] ended in interesting fashion, with Michigan and [[1950 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] combining for 45 punts in a game that came to be known as the "[[Snow Bowl (1950)|Snow Bowl]]." Michigan won the game 9–3, winning the Big Ten conference and sending the Wolverines off to the [[1951 Rose Bowl]].<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Subsequently, Michigan's football team began to decline under Oosterbaan. From 1951 to 1958, Michigan compiled a record of 42&ndash;26&ndash;2, a far cry from the success under Crisler and Yost.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Perhaps more importantly, Oosterbaan posted a 2&ndash;5&ndash;1 record against [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] and a 3–5 record against [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] over the same time period.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Under mounting pressure, Oosterbaan stepped down after [[1958 Michigan Wolverines football team|1958]].<ref name="sportsillustrated.cnn.com"/>

===Bump Elliott (1959–1968)===
{{main|History of Michigan Wolverines football in the Elliott years}}
In place of Oosterbaan stepped [[Bump Elliott]], a former Michigan player of Crisler's. Elliott continued many of the struggles that began under Oosterbaan, posting a 51&ndash;42&ndash;2 record from 1959 through 1968 (including a 2&ndash;7&ndash;1 record against Michigan State and a 3&ndash;7 record against Ohio State).<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Michigan's only Big Ten title under Elliott came in [[1964 Michigan Wolverines football team|1964]], a season that included a win over [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] in the [[1965 Rose Bowl]].<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Following a 50-14 drubbing at the hands of [[1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] in [[1968 Michigan Wolverines football team|1968]],<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Elliott resigned, opening the way for Michigan athletic director [[Don Canham]] to hire [[Bo Schembechler]].

===Bo Schembechler era (1969–1989)===
[[File:Bo Schembechler (1975).png|thumb|left|140px|[[Bo Schembechler]] in 1975.]]

It took 15 minutes for [[Don Canham]] to be sold on [[Bo Schembechler]], resulting in Schembechler becoming the 15th coach in Michigan football history.<ref>Perry, Will: ''The Wolverines: A Story of Michigan Football'', page 340. The Strode Publishers, 1974.</ref> At the time, Schembechler's current employer, the [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami RedHawks]], could have thrown more money at Schembechler, but Canham managed to sell Schembechler on Michigan's tradition and prestige.<ref name="Three and Out p22">{{cite book|last=Bacon|first=John|title=Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football|year=2011|publisher=Farrar, Straus, and Giroux|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8090-9466-0|page=22}}</ref> Schembechler's respect for Michigan was evident early on when assistants complained about how the equipment they had was worse than what they had to work with at Miami. Schembechler gestured to a rusty chair and said, "See this chair? Fielding Yost sat in this chair. See this nail? Fielding Yost hung his hat on that nail. And you're telling me we had better stuff at Miami? No men, we didn't. We have tradition here, Michigan tradition, and that's something no one else has!"<ref name="Bo chair speech">{{cite web|last1=Schembechler|first1=Bo|last2=Bacon|first2=John|title=Bo's lasting lesson #5: Respect your history|url=http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2007/Sep/bo.php|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Schembechler immediately got to work in turning around his team. He had a reputation for being hard on his players, causing 65 of his 140 players to quit the team before the season even started.<ref name="Those who stay will be champions, Michigan Daily">{{cite web|last=Bell|first=Scott|title=Those who stay will be champions|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/those-who-stay-will-be-champions|publisher=The Michigan Daily|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> In response, Schembechler promised his team "Those Who Stay Will be Champions," assuring the players that remained that their efforts would be rewarded.<ref name="Those who stay will be champions, Michigan Daily" />

Schembechler's first team got off to a moderate start, losing to rival Michigan State and entering the Ohio State game with a 7&ndash;2 record.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Ohio State, coached by icon [[Woody Hayes]], entered the game at 8&ndash;0 and poised to repeat as national champions.<ref name="Ohio State Results by Year">{{cite web|last=Howell|first=James|title=Ohio State Historical Scores|url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/OhioState.htm|publisher=jhowell.net|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> The [[1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|1969 Ohio State team]] was hailed by some as being the "greatest college football team ever assembled" and came into the game favored by 17 points over Michigan.<ref name="1969 OSU-UM AnnArbor.com">{{cite web|last=Arnold|first=Jeff|title=Michigan football team entered 1969 Ohio State game full of confidence|url=http://www.annarbor.com/sports/forty-years-later-build-up-to-michigans-greatest-football-win-still-evokes-memories/|publisher=AnnArbor.com LLC|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Michigan shocked the Buckeyes, winning 24–12, going to the [[1970 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]], and launching [[The Ten Year War]] between Hayes and Schembechler.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> From 1969 to 1978, one of either Ohio State or Michigan won at least a share of the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] title and represented the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl every season.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" />

In [[1970 Michigan Wolverines football team|1970]] Schembechler failed to repeat on the magic of 1969, that year losing to [[1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] 20–9 and finishing at 9&ndash;1.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> However, in [[1971 Michigan Wolverines football team|1971]], Schembechler led Michigan to an undefeated regular season, only to lose to the [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford Indians]] in the [[1972 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] to finish at 11&ndash;1 and miss out on a chance at a national championship.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> From 1972 to 1975, Michigan failed to win a game against Ohio State (powered by phenom running back [[Archie Griffin]]), finishing at 10&ndash;1, 10&ndash;0&ndash;1, 10&ndash;1, and 8&ndash;2&ndash;2.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> However, Michigan did tie [[1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] in [[1973 Michigan Wolverines football team|1973]], only missing out on the Rose Bowl due to a [[1973 Ohio State vs. Michigan football game|controversial vote]] that sent Ohio State to the [[1974 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] and left Michigan at home.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Another notable event occurred during the [[1975 Michigan Wolverines football team|1975 season]], with the first of Michigan's record streak of games with more than 100,000 people in attendance occurring during a game against the [[1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue Boilermakers]].

[[File:Rick Leach Michigan football 1975.png|thumb|right|140px|[[Rick Leach (baseball)|Rick Leach]], who played quarterback for Michigan from 1975 through 1978.]]

From 1976 to 1978, Michigan asserted its own dominance of the rivalry, beating Ohio State, going to the Rose Bowl, and posting a 10&ndash;2 record every year.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> After the 1978 season, Woody Hayes was fired for punching an opposing player during the [[1978 Gator Bowl]], thus ending The Ten Year War.<ref name="Woody Hayes firing">{{cite news|last=Boyle|first=Robert|title=Scorecard|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1094478/index.htm|publisher=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=January 8, 2012|date=January 8, 1979}}</ref> Michigan had a slight edge in the war, with Schembechler going 5&ndash;4&ndash;1 against Hayes. However, while Schembechler successfully placed great emphasis on the rivalry, Michigan's bowl performances were sub-par. Michigan failed to win their last game of the season every year during The Ten Year War.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> The only year in which Michigan didn't lose its last game of the season was the 1973 tie against Ohio State.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" />

After the end of the Ten Year War, Michigan's regular season performance declined, but their post season performance improved. The [[1979 Michigan Wolverines football team|1979 season]] included a memorable game against [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]] that ended with a touchdown pass from [[John Wangler]] to [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]] with six seconds left in the game.<ref name="bare_url_e">{{cite web|title=Bob Ufer – The Voice of Michigan Football|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/stadium/stadtext/ufer.htm}}</ref> The play was made famous by [[Bob Ufer]]'s emotional radio narration: "Under center is Wangler at the 45, he goes back. He's looking for a receiver. He throws downfield to Carter. Carter has it. [unintellibible screaming] Carter scores. . . . I have never seen anything like this in all my 40 years of covering Michigan football. . . . I hope you can hear me – because I've never been so happy in all my cotton-picking 59 years! . . . Johnny Wangler to Anthony Carter will be heard until another 100 years of Michigan football is played! . . . Meeeshigan wins, 27 to 21. They aren't even going to try the extra point. Who cares? Who gives a damn?".<ref name="ufer">{{cite web|title=Original audio of Ufer's play-calling of Wangler's touchdown pass to Carter against Indiana|publisher=Bob Ufer – Five Decades of UofM Football|date=October 27, 1979|url=http://www.ufer.org/sounds/Wrangler_Carter.mp3}}</ref> Michigan went 8&ndash;4 on the season, losing to [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] in the [[1979 Gator Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" />

In [[1980 Michigan Wolverines football team|1980]], Michigan went 10&ndash;2 and got their [[1981 Rose Bowl|first win]] in the Rose Bowl under Schembechler, a 23–6 win over [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Michigan went 9&ndash;3 in [[1981 Michigan Wolverines football team|1981]] to get Schembechler's second bowl win in the [[1981 Bluebonnet Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> In [[1982 Michigan Wolverines football team|1982]], Michigan won the Big Ten championship while being led by three-time [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] wide receiver Anthony Carter.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Anthony Carter Bentley">{{cite web|title=Anthony Carter|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aacarter.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Michigan fell to [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA Bruins]] in the [[1983 Rose Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Without Anthony Carter, the Wolverines did not win the Big Ten title in [[1983 Michigan Wolverines football team|1983]], going 9–3.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> In [[1984 Michigan Wolverines football team|1984]], the Wolverines suffered their worst season under Schembechler, going 6–6 with a loss to national champion [[1984 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] in the [[1984 Holiday Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" />

Michigan needed to reverse its fortunes in [[1985 Michigan Wolverines football team|1985]], and they began doing so with new quarterback [[Jim Harbaugh]].<ref name="Jim Harbaugh Bentley">{{cite web|title=Jim Harbaugh|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aaharbau.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 5–0 record, propelling them to a No. 2 ranking heading into a game with the [[1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|#1 Iowa Hawkeyes]].<ref name="#1 Iowa vs. #2 Michigan, Hawkeyes web">{{cite web|title=A Classic, 20 Seasons Later|url=http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101905aaa.html|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Michigan lost 12–10,<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> but did not lose another game the rest of the season to finish at 10–1–1 with a victory over [[Tom Osborne]]'s [[1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska Cornhuskers]] in the [[1986 Fiesta Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> In [[1986 Michigan Wolverines football team|1986]] Michigan won the Big Ten at 11–2, suffering a loss to the [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State Sun Devils]] in the [[1987 Rose Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" />

The departure of Harbaugh after 1986 once again left Michigan on tough times as Schembechler's team stumbled to an 8&ndash;4 record in [[1987 Michigan Wolverines football team|1987]].<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> However, Michigan bounced back again in [[1988 Michigan Wolverines football team|1988]] and [[1989 Michigan Wolverines football team|1989]], winning the Big Ten title outright both years at 9–2–1 and 10–2 with trips to Rose Bowl.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> From 1981 through 1989, Michigan went 80&ndash;27&ndash;2, winning four Big Ten titles and going to a bowl game every year (with [[1989 Rose Bowl|another Rose Bowl win]] obtained against [[USC Trojans football|USC Trojans]] after the 1988 season).<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Bo Schembechler retired after the 1989 season, handing the job over to his offensive coordinator [[Gary Moeller]].<ref>http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10038209/one-day-bo-schembechler-grandson-know-greatness-namesake</ref> Under Schembechler, Michigan posted a 194&ndash;48&ndash;5 record<ref name="ReferenceB">http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bo-schembechler-1.html</ref> (11–9–1 against Ohio State), and won 13 Big Ten championships.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

===Gary Moeller (1990–1994)===
[[File:Desmond Howard.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Heisman winner [[Desmond Howard]] in 2008]]
[[Gary Moeller]] took over from Schembechler for the [[1990 Michigan Wolverines football team|1990 season]], becoming the 16th head coach in Michigan football history.<ref>http://articles.philly.com/1989-12-14/sports/26159984_1_university-sociology-class-don-canham-gary-moeller</ref> Moeller inherited a talented squad that had just played in the [[1990 Rose Bowl]], including wide receiver [[Desmond Howard]]. Moeller led Michigan to a 9&ndash;3 record in his first season,<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> tying for the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] championship but losing out on a [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] bid to [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]].<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> The next two years, Moeller's teams won the conference outright, setting marks of 10&ndash;2 and 9&ndash;0&ndash;3.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> In [[1991 Michigan Wolverines football team|1991]], Desmond Howard had a memorable season that propelled him to win the [[Heisman Trophy]], the award given to college football's most outstanding player.<ref name="Desmond Howard Bentley">{{cite web|title=Desmond Howard|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aahoward.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> The [[1992 Michigan Wolverines football team|1992 team]], led by quarterback [[Elvis Grbac]], posted a 9&ndash;0&ndash;3 record,<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> defeating [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] in the [[1993 Rose Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Moeller led Michigan to 8&ndash;4 records in both [[1993 Michigan Wolverines football team|1993]] and [[1994 Michigan Wolverines football team|1994]].<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> The 1994 season was marked by an early-season [[The Miracle at Michigan|loss to Colorado]] that included a [[Hail Mary pass]] from [[Kordell Stewart]] to [[Michael Westbrook]] to end the game, leading to the game being dubbed "The Miracle at Michigan."<ref name="Maisel">{{cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=2896389 |author= Ivan Maisel |publisher = ESPN |title=Stewart to Westbrook silenced Big House crowd |date=11 June 11, 2007 |accessdate= August 4, 2011}}</ref> After the 1994 season, Moeller was found intoxicated at a Southfield, MI restaurant in an incident in which Moeller was caught on tape throwing a punch at a police station, which resulted in his firing.<ref name="Moeller Punch Chicago Tribune">{{cite news|last=Pierson|first=Don|title=Fired in Disgrace at Michigan in 1995, Gary Moeller Stuck To His Profession And Has Risen To Lead The Detroit Lions|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-11-29/sports/0011290350_1_big-ten-titles-chris-claiborne-senior-bowl|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=January 8, 2012|date=November 29, 2000}}</ref>
[[File:LloydCarr Luncheon2013.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Lloyd Carr]] in 2013]]

===Lloyd Carr (1995–2007)===
Michigan's athletic director appointed [[Lloyd Carr]] as interim head coach for the [[1995 Michigan Wolverines football team|1995 season]]. Carr became the permanent head coach after an 8–2 start and Michigan finished his first season at 9–4.<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /><ref name="Lloyd Carr Bentley">{{cite web|title=Lloyd Carr|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/coaches/lcarr.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Carr had similar success in his [[1996 Michigan Wolverines football team|second season]], going 8–4 and earning a trip to the [[1997 Outback Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Carr returned a strong squad for the [[1997 Michigan Wolverines football team|1997 season]], led by cornerback and punt returner [[Charles Woodson]]. Michigan went undefeated in 1997, with the defense smothering opponents; the only team to score more than 16 points on Michigan that year were the [[1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa Hawkeyes]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Overall, the Michigan defense only allowed 9.5 points per game and ended the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, giving Michigan its first national championship since [[1948 Michigan Wolverines football team|1948]] with a victory in the [[1998 Rose Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" /> For his efforts, Woodson won the Heisman Trophy and was selected 4th overall by the [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref name="Charles Woodson Bentley">{{cite web|title=Charles Woodson|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aawoodsn.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref>

During this era under Carr, Michigan began to establish for itself a reputation as a quarterback school, with future NFL quarterbacks such as [[Brian Griese]] (1993–1997), [[Tom Brady]] (1996–1999), [[Drew Henson]] (1998–2000), [[John Navarre]] (1999–2003), and [[Chad Henne]] (2004–2007) all playing for Michigan. With this string of quarterbacks, Michigan had a starting quarterback that later joined the NFL every year from 1993 through 2007. Under Tom Brady, Michigan went 10–3 and repeated as Big Ten champions in [[1998 Michigan Wolverines football team|1998]], but in [[1999 Michigan Wolverines football team|1999]] Michigan lost out on the conference championship at 10–2 to a [[1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin Badgers]] team led by [[Ron Dayne]].<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> [[Drew Henson]] led Michigan to a 9–3 record and a tie for the Big Ten championship in [[2000 Michigan Wolverines football team|2000]].<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" />

During Lloyd Carr's first six years, he had compiled an excellent record of 5–1 against the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]]. Ohio State's coach, [[John Cooper (American football)|John Cooper]], had compiled a 2–10–1 record against [[Bo Schembechler|Schembechler]], Moeller, and Carr.<ref name="Ohio State Results by Year" /> On top of that, Ohio State had entered the game against Michigan undefeated with national championship aspirations on three of those occasions (1993, 1995, and 1996). This, combined with Cooper's 3–8 bowl record led to his firing after the 2000 season and replacement by [[Jim Tressel]]. Tressel immediately ushered in a new era in the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, upsetting the Wolverines 26–20 in [[2001 Michigan Wolverines football team|2001]], his first season at the helm.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> This came on the heels of [[2001 Michigan vs. Michigan State football game|another last-second loss]] in which [[2001 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] defeated Michigan with a pass in the last second of the game in a controversial finish that led to the game being referred to as "Clockgate."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clickondetroit.com/lions/23782806/detail.html |title=Worst Calls in Detroit Sports History |date=June 3, 2010 |work=ClickOnDetroit.com |accessdate=May 17, 2011 |quote=It was November 3, 2001 during a Michigan State vs Michigan game at Spartan Stadium. It was the game also known as '"The Catch," or "Clockgate," or "The Clock Game."}}</ref> Despite these setbacks, Michigan's 2001 squad, led by John Navarre, went 8–4 with an appearance in the [[2002 Florida Citrus Bowl]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Again under Navarre in [[2002 Michigan Wolverines football team|2002]], Michigan compiled a 10–3 record, but included another loss to [[2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]], who went on to win the national championship.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Carr got over the hump against Tressel in [[2003 Michigan Wolverines football team|2003]] as John Navarre and [[Doak Walker Award]]-winning running back [[Chris Perry (American football)|Chris Perry]] led the Wolverines to a 10–3 record, a Big Ten championship, and an appearance in the [[2004 Rose Bowl]].<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" />
[[File:Woodson March 08.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Heisman winner [[Charles Woodson]] in 2008]]
[[File:20060909 Michigan Wolverines Huddle with Long, Manningham, Henne and Arrington.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[2006 Michigan Wolverines football team|2006 Michigan Wolverines]] huddle during a game against the [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan Chippewas]].]]

For the [[2004 Michigan Wolverines football team|2004 season]], Carr turned to highly rated recruit Chad Henne to lead the Wolverines at quarterback. Michigan went 9–3 to tie for another Big Ten championship and earn a trip to the [[2005 Rose Bowl]], but the season again included a loss to [[2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]], who only went 8–4 on the season.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Carr, who had started off with a stellar record against Cooper's Ohio State, seemed to have much more trouble beating Tressel's version of the Buckeyes. In addition, Michigan was beginning to have a reputation for struggling with the [[spread offense]], with teams such as the [[2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue Boilermakers]] led by [[Drew Brees]] in 2000, the [[2003 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon Ducks]] in 2003, and the [[2005 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas Longhorns]] led by [[Vince Young]] in the 2005 Rose Bowl all putting many points on Lloyd Carr's defense.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" />

In [[2005 Michigan Wolverines football team|2005]], Michigan struggled to make a bowl game, only going 7–5, with the season capped with another loss to [[2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" /> Expectations were tempered going into the [[2006 Michigan Wolverines football team|2006 season]]; however, a 47–21 blowout of [[2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|#2 Notre Dame]] and an 11–0 start propelled Michigan to the No. 2 rankings going into "[[Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry|The Game]]" with [[2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|#1 Ohio State]].<ref name="AP Report, Michigan vs. Notre Dame 2006">{{cite news|title=Michigan stuns Notre Dame, puts up 47 points in South Bend rout|url=http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=262590087|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> The [[2006 Michigan vs. Ohio State football game|2006 Ohio State-Michigan game]] was hailed by the media as the "[[Game of the Century (college football)|The Game of the Century]]." The day before the game, Bo Schembechler died, leading Ohio State to honor him with a moment of silence, one of the few Michigan Men to be so honored in [[Ohio Stadium]].<ref name="Ohio State mourns Bo">{{cite web|title=Ohio State mourns death of Bo Schembechler|url=http://www.osu.edu/news/newsitem1521|publisher=The Ohio State University|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> The game itself was a back-and-forth affair, with Ohio State winning 42–39 for the right to play in the [[2007 BCS National Championship Game]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Michigan lost to [[2006 USC Trojans football team|USC]] in the [[2007 Rose Bowl]], ending the season at 11–2.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan Football Records by Year" />

Going into [[2007 Michigan Wolverines football team|2007]], Michigan had high expectations. Standout players Chad Henne, [[Mike Hart (American football)|Mike Hart]], and [[Jake Long]] all opted to return for their senior seasons for one last crack at Ohio State and a chance at a national championship, causing Michigan to be ranked fifth in the preseason polls.<ref name="2007 Preseason Poll">{{cite web|title=2007 NCAA Football Rankings – Preseason|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/year/2007/week/1|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> However, Michigan's struggles against the spread offense reared its ugly head again as the Wolverines shockingly lose the opener to the [[2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State Mountaineers]].<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> The game marked the first win by a [[Division I-AA]] team over a team ranked in the [[AP Poll|Associated Press Poll]].<ref name="Appalachian State Recap">{{cite news|title=Blocked field goal secures Appalachian State's upset of Michigan|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272440130|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> The next week, Michigan was blown out by [[2007 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]], another spread team.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> Despite the early rough start, Michigan won their next eight games and went into the Ohio State game with a chance to win the Big Ten championship.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> However, Michigan once again fell to the [[2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Buckeyes]], this time 14–3.<ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /> After the game, Lloyd Carr announced that he would retire from Michigan after the bowl game. In the [[2008 Capital One Bowl]], Carr's final game, Michigan defeated the defending national champion [[2007 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]], led by Heisman Trophy winner [[Tim Tebow]], 41–35. Carr's accomplishments at Michigan included a 122–40 record, five Big Ten championships, and one national championship.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Champions" /><ref name="Michigan Football Historical Results" /><ref name="Michigan National Championships" />

===Rich Rodriguez (2008–2010)===
[[File:20080829 Rich Rodriguez.jpg|left|thumb|left|140px|[[Rich Rodriguez]] at Michigan in 2008.]]

Following Carr's retirement, Michigan launched a coaching search that ultimately saw [[Rich Rodriguez]] lured away from his alma mater, [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]].<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3157227</ref> Rodriguez's arrival marked the beginning of major upheaval in the Michigan football program. Rodriguez, a proponent of the [[spread offense]], installed it in place of the [[pro-style offense]] that had been used by Carr. The offseason saw significant attrition in Michigan's roster. The expected starting quarterback [[Ryan Mallett]] departed the program, stating that he would be unable to fit in a spread offense. Starting wide receivers [[Mario Manningham]] and [[Adrian Arrington]] both decided to forgo their senior seasons and enter the [[NFL Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3188170|title=Quarterback Mallett leaves Michigan, is considering transfer to Tennessee|publisher=ESPN|date=January 9, 2008|accessdate=December 21, 2011}}</ref> Michigan lost a good deal of its depth and, when the 2008 season began, was forced to start players with very little playing experience.

The [[2008 Michigan Wolverines football team|2008 season]] was disappointing for Michigan, finishing at 3–9 and suffering its first losing campaign since 1967. Michigan also missed a bowl game invitation for the first time since 1974. For the [[2009 Michigan Wolverines football team|2009 season]] the team saw many changes from the previous year. A new practice facility replaced Oosterbaan Fieldhouse as Michigan's indoor practice facility,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/facilities/glick-field-house.html|title=Al Glick Field House|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=MGoBlue.com|accessdate=December 21, 2011}}</ref> and two new quarterbacks, [[Tate Forcier]] and [[Denard Robinson]], became the focus of the offseason. The week before the season began, however, the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' accused the team of violating the NCAA's practice time limits.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ZMHR&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12A69382568B7C00&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|accessdate=December 21, 2011|date=August 30, 2009|title=A look inside Rodriguez's rigorous football program at Michigan |author=Rosenberg, Michael and Mark Snyder}}</ref> While the NCAA conducted investigations, Michigan won its first four games, including a last second victory against its rival [[2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]. The season ended in disappointment, however, as Michigan went 1–7 in its last eight games and missed a bowl for the second straight season.

Rodriguez's [[2010 Michigan Wolverines football team|final season]] began with new hope in the program, as Robinson was named the starting quarterback over Forcier. Robinson led the Wolverines to a 5–0 start, but after a defeat to [[2010 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] at home, the Wolverines finished the season 2–5 over their last seven games. Michigan did, however, qualify for a bowl game with a 7–5 record, and clinched its bowl berth in dramatic fashion against [[2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]], with Michigan winning 67–65 in three overtime periods. The game was the highest combined scoring game in Michigan history, and saw Michigan's defense give up the most points in its history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303100130|title=Recap week 10 Illinois at Michigan|accessdate=December 21, 2011|date=November 6, 2010|publisher=ESPN|work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> Michigan was invited to the [[2011 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] to face [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]], where it lost 52–14. The Michigan defense set new school records as the worst defense in Michigan history. In the middle of the season, the NCAA announced its penalties against Michigan for the practice time violations. The program was placed on three years probation and docked 130 practice hours, which was twice the amount Michigan had exceeded.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2010/11/michigan-ncaa-sanctions-announced/1|title=NCAA hits Michigan with three years probation, reduction in practice time|accessdate=December 21, 2011|date=November 4, 2010|work=USAToday.com}}</ref>

Rodriguez was fired following the bowl game, with athletic director [[David Brandon]] citing Rodriguez's failure to meet expectations as the main reason for his dismissal.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tim Rohan|title=Rodriguez officially fired as head football coach|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=January 5, 2011|accessdate=December 21, 2011|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/rodriguez-officially-fired-head-football-coach-0}}</ref> Rodriguez left the program winless against rivals Michigan State and Ohio State and compiled a 15–22 record, the worst record of any head coach in Michigan history.

===Brady Hoke (2011–present)===
[[File:Dave Brandon and Brady Hoke Pointing.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Athletic director [[David Brandon]] (left) with head coach [[Brady Hoke]] in 2011.]]

Michigan announced the hiring of head coach [[Brady Hoke]] on January 11, 2011.<ref name="Hoke Hired, freep">{{cite web|last=Snyder|first=Mark|title=Brady Hoke named Michigan football coach|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110111/SPORTS06/110111054/Brady-Hoke-named-Michigan-football-coach|publisher=Detroit Free Press|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> Hoke had previously been the head coach at his alma mater [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State]] and then [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]] after serving as an assistant at Michigan under [[Lloyd Carr]] from 1995 to 2002. In his first season, Hoke led the Wolverines to 11 wins, beating rival [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] with a spectacular comeback in Michigan's first night game at [[Michigan Stadium]]. Despite losing to [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] and [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]], the Wolverines finished with a 10–2 regular season record with their first win over Ohio State in eight years. The Wolverines received an invitation to the [[2012 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] in which they defeated [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]], 23–20, in overtime. This was the program's first bowl win since the season of 2007. Until the streak was broken in 2008, Michigan had appeared in a bowl game each year since the 1975 season.

In Hoke's second season, he led Michigan to an 8&ndash;5 record and an appearance in the [[2013 Outback Bowl]]. The Wolverines dropped their season opener to eventual national champions, [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] in Dallas, Texas. U-M won the next two games at home in non-conference bouts against [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]] and [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass]], totaling 94 points over the two games. Michigan then traveled to face eventual national runner-up [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]. In this game, the Wolverines committed six turnovers, including five interceptions, as they fell to the Fighting Irish by a 13–6 final. After back-to-back wins over [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] and [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]], they defeated in-state rival [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] for the first time since 2007. The win was the 900th in program history, becoming the first program to reach the milestone. U-M finished the season with wins over [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]], [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] and [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] as well as losses to [[2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] and [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] to finish the regular season. Michigan was selected to participate in the 2013 [[Outback Bowl]], where they fell to [[South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] by a 33–28 score.

In the 2013 campaign, Michigan finished with a 7&ndash;6 record, including a 3&ndash;5 record in Big Ten play and a loss to [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]] in the [[Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl]].<ref>http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333622306</ref>

==Home venues==

===Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892)===
{{Main|Washtenaw County Fairgrounds}}
In the early days of Michigan football, Michigan played smaller home games at the [[Washtenaw County Fairgrounds]] with larger games being held in Detroit at the [[Detroit Athletic Club]].<ref name="Playground, Bentley">{{cite web|title=The First "Home Field" – County Fairgrounds|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/stadium/stadtext/anndet.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> The Fairgrounds were originally located at the southeast intersection of Hill and Forest, but in 1890 moved to what is now the site of what is now Burns Park.<ref name="Playground, Bentley" />

===Regents Field (1893–1905)===
{{Main|Regents Field}}
[[File:Just Before the Kick-off at the Chicago-Michigan Football Game 1904 part b.png|thumb|[[Regents Field]] just before kickoff during the 1904 game between Michigan and [[Chicago Maroons football|Chicago]]]]
In 1890, the [[Board of Regents of the University of Michigan|Board of Regents]] authorized $3,000 for the purchase of a parcel of land along South State Street.<ref name="Regents Field Bentley">{{cite web|title=Regents Field, 1893–1905|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/stadium/stadtext/regents.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> In 1891 a further $4,500 was authorized "for the purpose of fitting up the athletic field."<ref name="Regents Field Bentley" /> Michigan began play on Regents Field in 1893, with capacity being expanded to over 15,000 by the end of the field's use.<ref name="Regents Field Bentley" />

===Ferry Field (1906–1926)===
{{Main|Ferry Field}}
By 1902 [[Regents Field]] had grown inadequate for the uses of the football team as a result of the sport's increasing popularity.<ref name="Ferry Field Bentley">{{cite web|title=Ferry Field, 1906–1926|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/stadium/stadtext/ferry.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> Thanks to donations from [[Dexter M. Ferry]], work began on planning the next home stadium for the Michigan football team. Powered by a $30,000 donation from Ferry, [[Ferry Field]] was constructed with a maximum temporary capacity of 18,000 for the 1906 season.<ref name="Ferry Field Bentley" /> Ferry Field would later be expanded to 21,000 in 1914 and 42,000 in 1921.<ref name="Ferry Field Bentley" /> However, attendance was often over-capacity with crowds of 48,000 cramming into the small stadium.<ref name="Ferry Field Bentley" /> This prompted athletic director [[Fielding H. Yost|Fielding Yost]] to contemplate the construction of a much larger stadium.

===Michigan Stadium (1927–present)===
{{Main|Michigan Stadium}}
[[File:Michigan Stadium 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Michigan Stadium]] on September 17, 2011]]
[[Fielding H. Yost]] anticipated massive crowds as college football's popularity increased and wished to build a stadium with a capacity of at least 80,000.<ref name="Building the Big House" /> Ultimately, the final plans authorized the construction of a stadium with a capacity of 72,000 with footings to be set in place to expand it beyond 100,000 later.<ref name="Building the Big House" /> [[Michigan Stadium]] was dedicated in 1927 during a game against the [[1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]], drawing an over-capacity crowd of 84,401.<ref name="Expansion and Renovation, Bentley">{{cite web|title=Expansion and Renovation, 1928–1997|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/stadium/stadtext/stadexp.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> After [[World War II]], crowd sizes increased, prompting another stadium expansion to a capacity of 93,894 in 1949.<ref name="Expansion and Renovation, Bentley" /> Michigan Stadium cracked the 100,000 mark by expanding to 101,001 in 1955.<ref name="Expansion and Renovation, Bentley" /> Michigan Stadium temporarily lost the title of "largest stadium" to [[Neyland Stadium]] of the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee Volunteers]] in 1996, but would recapture the title in 1998 with another expansion to 107,501.<ref name="Big House beats Neyland, Bentley">{{cite web|title=Once Again the Biggest House, 1998|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/stadium/stadtext/stad1998.htm|publisher=Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> In 2007, the [[Board of Regents of the University of Michigan|Board of Regents]] authorized a $226 million renovation to add a new press box, 83 luxury boxes, and 3,200 club seats.<ref name="Michigan Renovation, Daily">{{cite web|last1=Ratkowiak|first1=Courtney|last2=Lincoln|first2=Ruth|title=A look inside the renovated Michigan Stadium|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/look-inside-renovated-michigan-stadium|publisher=The Michigan Daily|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> For the 2011 season, lights were installed at Michigan Stadium at the cost of $1.8 million.<ref name="Lights, MGoBlue">{{cite web|last=Ablauf|first=David|title=Permanent Lights to be Installed at Michigan Stadium|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091610aan.html|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> This allowed Michigan to play its first night game at home against [[2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] in 2011.<ref name="Under the Lights Program">{{cite web|title=Under the Lights Program: Michigan vs. Notre Dame|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/under-the-lights-program.html|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref>

==Rivalries==

===Notre Dame===
{{Main|Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry}}
Michigan and [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] began playing each other in 1887 in Notre Dame's first football game.<ref name="2007 ND Guide History">{{cite web |url=http://und.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07fbguidehistory |title = 2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131–175) | publisher= und.cstv.com | accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref> Since then, Michigan and Notre Dame have played in 42 contests, with Michigan holding a 24–17–1 advantage. The rivalry is notable due to the historical success of the football programs. Michigan is ranked No. 1 in wins and No. 2 in all-time winning percentage while Notre Dame is No. 3 and No. 1, respectively. Both schools also claim 11 national championships.<ref name="FBS Past National Champions">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/ia_football_past_champs.html |title = Past Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I FBS) National Champions (formerly called Division I-A) | publisher= ncaa.org | accessdate=2008-06-12 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080325105535/http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/ia_football_past_champs.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = March 25, 2008}}</ref>

===Ohio State===
{{Main|Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry}}
Michigan and [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] first played each other in 1897 and have since played in 110 contests with Michigan holding a 58–45–6 advantage. The rivalry was particularly enhanced during [[The Ten Year War]], a period in which Ohio State was coached by [[Woody Hayes]] and Michigan was coached by [[Bo Schembechler]]. Overall, the Buckeye and Wolverine football programs have combined for 18 national titles, 76 conference titles, and 10 [[Heisman Trophy]] winners.

===Michigan State===
{{Main|Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry}}
Michigan and [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] first played each other in 1898 and have since the rivalry has been played in 106 contests with Michigan holding a 68–33–5 advantage. Since Michigan State joined the [[Big Ten Conference]] in 1953, the two schools have competed annually for the Paul Bunyan-Governor of Michigan Trophy. The winner retains possession of the trophy until the next year's game. Michigan currently leads the trophy series 35–24–2. The Spartans currently hold the Paul Bunyan Trophy after a 35-11 win in 2014.

===Minnesota===
{{Main|Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry}}
Michigan plays [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] for the Little Brown Jug, with their record in games played for the Jug, which dates to 1909, being 69–23–3. The Gophers currently hold the trophy having won the 2014 contest, 30–14.

==Program records and achievements==
{{main|Michigan Wolverines football series records}}

===Team records===
* [[List of winningest college football teams|Most all-time wins]] in college football history (914)
* The most winning seasons (114)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042109aab.html |title=University of Michigan Football Annual Team Records - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |publisher=Mgoblue.Com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-20}}</ref>
* The most undefeated seasons of teams currently competing in Division I-A/FBS (23)
* The longest streak of games in Division I-A/FBS without being shut out (365). Michigan was not shut out between October 20, 1984, at [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]], and September 6, 2014, at [[Notre Dame football|Notre Dame]].<ref>[http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042109aab.html University of Michigan Football Annual Team Records]</ref>{{refn|group=Note|The NCAA 2013 Record Book shows the streak to be 362 games through the 2012 season. This figure is inconsistent with game-by-game results over the same period as shown at Michigan's official athletic website, and therefore appears to be incorrect.}}

===Attendance and television===
* The largest crowd to ever attend an NCAA football game: 115,109 on September 7, 2013 at [[Michigan Stadium]] vs. [[2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
* The longest streak in home game attendance of over 100,000 (256 games; since November 8, 1975 vs. [[1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]])
* The most televised school in college football history: 437 televised games

===National championships===
The following is a list of Michigan's 11 claimed [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championships]]:

{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="80%" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#242961; color:white;"
! Year
! Coach
! Selector
! Record
! Bowl
|-
| [[1901 Michigan Wolverines football team|1901]] || [[Fielding H. Yost]] || Helms,<ref name="cfbdatawarehouse.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/previous_selectors.php |title=Previous National Championship Selectors |publisher=Cfbdatawarehouse.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-20}}</ref> Houlgate,<ref name="cfbdatawarehouse.com"/> NCF || 11–0 || Won [[1902 Rose Bowl|Rose]]
|-
| [[1902 Michigan Wolverines football team|1902]] || Fielding H. Yost || Helms, Billingsley, Houlgate, Parke H. Davis,<ref name="cfbdatawarehouse.com"/> NCF || 11–0 ||
|-
| [[1903 Michigan Wolverines football team|1903]] || Fielding H. Yost || Billingsley, NCF || 11–0–1 ||
|-
| [[1904 Michigan Wolverines football team|1904]] || Fielding H. Yost || Billingsley, NCF || 10–0 ||
|-
| [[1918 Michigan Wolverines football team|1918]] || Fielding H. Yost || Billingsley, NCF || 5–0 ||
|-
| [[1923 Michigan Wolverines football team|1923]] || Fielding H. Yost || Billingsley, NCF || 8–0 ||
|-
| [[1932 Michigan Wolverines football team|1932]] || [[Harry G. Kipke]] || Dickinson, Parke H. Davis || 8–0 ||
|-
| [[1933 Michigan Wolverines football team|1933]] || Harry G. Kipke || Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Helms, Houlgate, CFRA, NCF, Parke H. Davis, Poling || 7–0–1 ||
|-
| [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|1947]] || [[Fritz Crisler]] || Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, CFRA, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, NCF, Poling, Sagarin || 10–0 || Won [[1948 Rose Bowl|Rose]]
|-
| [[1948 Michigan Wolverines football team|1948]] || [[Bennie Oosterbaan]] || AP || 9–0 ||
|-
| [[1997 Michigan Wolverines football team|1997]] || [[Lloyd Carr]] || AP, FWAA,<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/index.php |title=National Championships |publisher=Cfbdatawarehouse.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-20}}</ref> NFF<ref name="ReferenceA"/> || 12–0 || Won [[1998 Rose Bowl|Rose]]
|- style="background:#f7be05;"
| colspan="3"| ''' National Championships'''
| colspan="2"| '''11'''
|}

===Other undefeated seasons===
Michigan was also undefeated in 12 other seasons: [[1879 Michigan Wolverines football team|1879]], [[1880 Michigan Wolverines football team|1880]], [[1884 Michigan Wolverines football team|1884]], [[1885 Michigan Wolverines football team|1885]], [[1886 Michigan Wolverines football team|1886]], [[1887 Michigan Wolverines football team|1887]], [[1898 Michigan Wolverines football team|1898]], [[1910 Michigan Wolverines football team|1910]], [[1922 Michigan Wolverines football team|1922]], [[1930 Michigan Wolverines football team|1930]], [[1973 Michigan Wolverines football team|1973]], [[1992 Michigan Wolverines football team|1992]]

===Conference championships===
The following is a list of Michigan's 42 conference championships:

{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="80%" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#242961; color:white;"
! Year
! Coach
! Overall Record
! Big Ten Record
|-
| [[1898 Michigan Wolverines football team|1898]] || [[Gustave Ferbert]] || 10–0 || 3–0
|-
| [[1901 Michigan Wolverines football team|1901]]§ || [[Fielding H. Yost]] || 11–0 || 4–0
|-
| [[1902 Michigan Wolverines football team|1902]] || Fielding H. Yost || 11–0 || 5–0
|-
| [[1903 Michigan Wolverines football team|1903]]§ || Fielding H. Yost || 11–0–1 || 3–0–1
|-
| [[1904 Michigan Wolverines football team|1904]]§ || Fielding H. Yost || 10–0 || 2–0
|-
| [[1906 Michigan Wolverines football team|1906]]§ || Fielding H. Yost || 4–1 || 1–0
|-
| [[1918 Michigan Wolverines football team|1918]]§ || Fielding H. Yost || 5–0 || 2–0
|-
| [[1922 Michigan Wolverines football team|1922]]§ || Fielding H. Yost || 6–0–1 || 4–0
|-
| [[1923 Michigan Wolverines football team|1923]]§ || Fielding H. Yost || 8–0 || 4–0
|-
| [[1925 Michigan Wolverines football team|1925]] || Fielding H. Yost || 7–1 || 5–1
|-
| [[1926 Michigan Wolverines football team|1926]]§ || Fielding H. Yost || 7–1 || 5–0
|-
| [[1930 Michigan Wolverines football team|1930]]§ || [[Harry Kipke]] || 8–0–1 || 5–0
|-
| [[1931 Michigan Wolverines football team|1931]]§ || Harry Kipke || 8–1–1 || 5–1
|-
| [[1932 Michigan Wolverines football team|1932]]§ || Harry Kipke || 8–0 || 6–0
|-
| [[1933 Michigan Wolverines football team|1933]]§ || Harry Kipke || 7–0–1 || 5–0–1
|-
| [[1943 Michigan Wolverines football team|1943]]§ || [[Fritz Crisler]] || 8–1 || 6–0
|-
| [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team|1947]] || Fritz Crisler || 10–0 || 6–0
|-
| [[1948 Michigan Wolverines football team|1948]] || [[Bennie Oosterbaan]] || 9–0 || 6–0
|-
| [[1949 Michigan Wolverines football team|1949]]§ || Bennie Oosterbaan || 6–2–1 || 4–1–1
|-
| [[1950 Michigan Wolverines football team|1950]] || Bennie Oosterbaan || 6–3–1 || 4–1–1
|-
| [[1964 Michigan Wolverines football team|1964]] || [[Bump Elliott]] || 9–1 || 6–1
|-
| [[1969 Michigan Wolverines football team|1969]]§ || [[Bo Schembechler]] || 8–3 || 6–1
|-
| [[1971 Michigan Wolverines football team|1971]] || Bo Schembechler || 11–1 || 8–0
|-
| [[1972 Michigan Wolverines football team|1972]]§ || Bo Schembechler || 10–1 || 7–1
|-
| [[1973 Michigan Wolverines football team|1973]]§ || Bo Schembechler || 10–0–1 || 7–0–1
|-
| [[1974 Michigan Wolverines football team|1974]]§ || Bo Schembechler || 10–1 || 7–1
|-
| [[1976 Michigan Wolverines football team|1976]]§ || Bo Schembechler || 10–2 || 7–1
|-
| [[1977 Michigan Wolverines football team|1977]]§ || Bo Schembechler || 10–2 || 7–1
|-
| [[1978 Michigan Wolverines football team|1978]]§ || Bo Schembechler || 10–2 || 7–1
|-
| [[1980 Michigan Wolverines football team|1980]] || Bo Schembechler || 10–2 || 8–0
|-
| [[1982 Michigan Wolverines football team|1982]] || Bo Schembechler || 8–4 || 8–1
|-
| [[1986 Michigan Wolverines football team|1986]]§ || Bo Schembechler || 11–2 || 7–1
|-
| [[1988 Michigan Wolverines football team|1988]] || Bo Schembechler || 9–2–1 || 7–0–1
|-
| [[1989 Michigan Wolverines football team|1989]] || Bo Schembechler || 10–2 || 8–0
|-
| [[1990 Michigan Wolverines football team|1990]]§ || [[Gary Moeller]] || 9–3 || 6–2
|-
| [[1991 Michigan Wolverines football team|1991]] || Gary Moeller || 10–2 || 8–0
|-
| [[1992 Michigan Wolverines football team|1992]] || Gary Moeller || 9–0–3 || 6–0–2
|-
| [[1997 Michigan Wolverines football team|1997]] || [[Lloyd Carr]] || 12–0 || 8–0
|-
| [[1998 Michigan Wolverines football team|1998]]§ || Lloyd Carr || 10–3 || 7–1
|-
| [[2000 Michigan Wolverines football team|2000]]§ || Lloyd Carr || 9–3 || 6–2
|-
| [[2003 Michigan Wolverines football team|2003]] || Lloyd Carr || 10–3 || 7–1
|-
| [[2004 Michigan Wolverines football team|2004]]§ || Lloyd Carr || 9–3 || 7–1
|- style="background:#f7be05;"
| colspan="3"| '''Conference Championships'''
| colspan="1"| '''42'''
|}

§ – Conference Co-champions

===Bowl games===
Michigan has played in 43 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 20–23. Before missing a bowl game in 2008, Michigan had made a bowl game 33 years in a row, the second longest streak (as of end of 2013 season) in college football history.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/alltime_consecutive.php Consecutive Bowl Appearances] College Football Data Warehouse, Accessed December 7, 2010.</ref> From the 1921 to 1945 seasons, the [[Big Ten Conference]] did not allow its teams to participate in bowls. From the 1946 to 1974 seasons, only a conference champion, or a surrogate representative, was allowed to attend a bowl, the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]], and no team could go two years in a row until the [[1972 Rose Bowl]], with the exception of Minnesota in [[1961 Rose Bowl|1961]] and [[1962 Rose Bowl|1962]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Date || Bowl || W/L || Opponent || PF || PA
|-
| January 1, 1902 || [[1902 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] || 49 || 0
|-
| January 1, 1948 || [[1948 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[USC Trojans football|USC]] || 49 || 0
|-
| January 1, 1951 || [[1951 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]] || 14 || 6
|-
| January 1, 1965 || [[1965 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] || 34 || 7
|-
| January 1, 1970 || [[1970 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[USC Trojans football|USC]] || 3 || 10
|-
| January 1, 1972 || [[1972 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] || 12 || 13
|-
| January 1, 1976 || [[1976 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 6 || 14
|-
| January 1, 1977 || [[1977 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[USC Trojans football|USC]] || 6 || 14
|-
| January 2, 1978 || [[1978 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] || 20 || 27
|-
| January 1, 1979 || [[1979 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[1978 USC Trojans football team|USC]]|| 10 || 17
|-
| December 28, 1979 || [[1979 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] || 15 || 17
|-
| January 1, 1981 || [[1981 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] || 23 || 6
|-
| December 31, 1981 || [[1981 Bluebonnet Bowl|Bluebonnet Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] || 33 || 14
|-
| January 1, 1983 || [[1983 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] || 14 || 24
|-
| January 2, 1984 || [[1984 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] || 7 || 9
|-
| December 21, 1984 || [[1984 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] || 17 || 24
|-
| January 1, 1986 || [[1986 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] || 27 || 23
|-
| January 1, 1987 || [[1987 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] || 15 || 22
|-
| January 2, 1988 || [[1988 Hall of Fame Bowl|Hall of Fame Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 28 || 24
|-
| January 2, 1989 || [[1989 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[USC Trojans football|USC]] || 22 || 14
|-
| January 1, 1990 || [[1990 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[USC Trojans football|USC]] || 10 || 17
|-
| January 1, 1991 || [[1991 Gator Bowl (January)|Gator Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] || 35 || 3
|-
| January 1, 1992 || [[1992 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[1991 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] || 14 || 34
|-
| January 1, 1993 || [[1993 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] || 38 || 31
|-
| January 1, 1994 || [[1994 Hall of Fame Bowl|Hall of Fame Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]] || 42 || 7
|-
| December 30, 1994 || [[1994 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]] || 24 || 14
|-
| December 28, 1995 || [[1995 Alamo Bowl|Alamo Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] || 20 || 22
|-
| January 1, 1997 || [[1997 Outback Bowl|Outback Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 14 || 17
|-
| January 1, 1998 || [[1998 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[1997 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]] || 21 || 16
|-
| January 1, 1999 || [[1999 Florida Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] || 45 || 31
|-
| January 1, 2000 || [[2000 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 35 || 34
|-
| January 1, 2001 || [[2001 Florida Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[2000 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 31 || 28
|-
| January 1, 2002 || [[2002 Florida Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || 17 || 45
|-
| January 1, 2003 || [[2003 Outback Bowl|Outback Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[2002 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 38 || 30
|-
| January 1, 2004 || [[2004 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[2003 USC Trojans football team|USC]] || 14 || 28
|-
| January 1, 2005 || [[2005 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[2004 Texas Longhorn football team|Texas]] || 37 || 38
|-
| December 28, 2005 || [[2005 Alamo Bowl|Alamo Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] || 28 || 32
|-
| January 1, 2007 || [[2007 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[2006 USC Trojans football team|USC]] || 18 || 32
|-
| January 1, 2008 || [[2008 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''W''' || [[2007 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 41 || 35
|-
| January 1, 2011 || [[2011 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]] || 14 || 52
|-
| January 3, 2012 || [[2012 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] || '''W'''|| [[2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]] || 23 || 20
|-
| January 1, 2013 || [[2013 Outback Bowl|Outback Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] || 28 || 33
|-
| December 28, 2013 || [[2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl|Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl]] || '''L''' || [[2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]] || 14 || 31
|-
! Total || 43 bowl games || 20–23 || || 1005 || 915
|}

==Head coaching history==
{{main|List of Michigan Wolverines head football coaches}}

==Individual awards and honors==
{{See also|Lists of Michigan Wolverines football statistical leaders}}

===National award winners===

====Players====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* [[Heisman Trophy]]
:1940: [[Tom Harmon]]
:1991: [[Desmond Howard]]
:1997: [[Charles Woodson]]
* [[Maxwell Award]]
:1940: [[Tom Harmon]]
:1991: [[Desmond Howard]]
* [[Walter Camp Award]]
:1991: [[Desmond Howard]]
:1997: [[Charles Woodson]]
* [[Chic Harley Award]]
:1964: [[Bob Timberlake (American football)|Bob Timberlake]]
:1986: [[Jim Harbaugh]]
:1991: [[Desmond Howard]]
:1997: [[Charles Woodson]]
* [[Dick Butkus Award]]
:1991: [[Erick Anderson]]
* [[Jack Lambert Trophy]]
:1991: [[Erick Anderson]]
* [[Paul Warfield Trophy]]
:1991: [[Desmond Howard]]
* [[Jim Parker Trophy]]
:1991: [[Greg Skrepenak]]
:2000: [[Steve Hutchinson (American football)|Steve Hutchinson]]
:2007: [[Jake Long]]
{{col-2}}
* [[Sammy Baugh Trophy]]
:1992: [[Elvis Grbac]]
* [[Chuck Bednarik Award]]
:1997: [[Charles Woodson]]
* [[Bronko Nagurski Trophy]]
:1997: [[Charles Woodson]]
* [[Jim Thorpe Award]]
:1997: [[Charles Woodson]]
* [[Jack Tatum Trophy]]
:1997: [[Charles Woodson]]
* [[Doak Walker Award]]
:2003: [[Chris Perry (American football)|Chris Perry]]
* [[Jim Brown Trophy]]
:2003: [[Chris Perry (American football)|Chris Perry]]
* [[Fred Biletnikoff Award]]
:2004: [[Braylon Edwards]]
* [[Rimington Trophy|Dave Rimington Trophy]]
:2004: [[David Baas]]
:2011: [[David Molk]]
* [[Lombardi Award]]
:2006: [[LaMarr Woodley]]
* [[Ted Hendricks Award]]
:2006: [[LaMarr Woodley]]
{{col-end}}

====Coaches====
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
* [[AFCA Coach of the Year]]
:1947: [[Fritz Crisler]]
:1948: [[Bennie Oosterbaan]]
:1969: [[Bo Schembechler]]
:1997: [[Lloyd Carr]]
* [[Paul "Bear" Bryant Award]]
:1997: [[Lloyd Carr]]
* [[Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year]]
:1969: [[Bo Schembechler]]
* [[Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award]]
:1969: [[Bo Schembechler]]
:1997: [[Lloyd Carr]]
* [[Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award]]
:1977: [[Bo Schembechler]]
:2007: [[Lloyd Carr]]
{{col-2}}
* [[Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year|Sporting News Coach of the Year]]
:1985: [[Bo Schembechler]]
* [[Woody Hayes Trophy]]
:1985: [[Bo Schembechler]]
:1997: [[Lloyd Carr]]
* [[George Munger Award]]
:1989: [[Bo Schembechler]]
:1997: [[Lloyd Carr]]
* [[Broyles Award]]
:1997: [[Jim Herrmann]]
* [[AFCA Coach of the Year#Assistant Coach of the Year Award|AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year]]
:2001: [[Fred Jackson (American football coach)|Fred Jackson]]
{{col-end}}

===Heisman Trophy voting===
Twenty-six Heisman Trophy candidates have played at Michigan, Three have won the award:
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* 1939: [[Tom Harmon]], 2nd
* '''1940: [[Tom Harmon]], 1st'''
* 1943: [[Bill Daley (American football)|Bill Daley]], 7th
* 1947: [[Bob Chappuis]], 2nd
* 1955: [[Ron Kramer]], 8th
* 1956: [[Ron Kramer]], 6th
* 1964: [[Bob Timberlake (American football)|Bob Timberlake]], 4th
* 1968: [[Ron Johnson (running back)|Ron Johnson]], 6th
* 1974: [[Dennis Franklin]], 8th
* 1975: [[Gordon Bell (American football)|Gordon Bell]], 8th
* 1976: [[Rob Lytle]], 3rd
* 1977: [[Rick Leach (baseball)|Rick Leach]], 8th
* 1978: [[Rick Leach (baseball)|Rick Leach]], 3rd
{{col-2}}
* 1980: [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]], 10th
* 1981: [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]], 7th
* 1982: [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]], 4th
* 1986: [[Jim Harbaugh]], 3rd
* '''1991: [[Desmond Howard]], 1st'''
* 1993: [[Tyrone Wheatley]], 8th
* 1994: [[Tyrone Wheatley]], 12th
* 1995: [[Tim Biakabutuka]], 8th
* '''1997: [[Charles Woodson]], 1st'''
* 2003: [[Chris Perry (American football)|Chris Perry]], 4th
* 2004: [[Braylon Edwards]], 10th
* 2006: [[Mike Hart (American football)|Mike Hart]], 5th
* 2010: [[Denard Robinson]], 6th
{{col-end}}

===All-Americans===
{{Main|List of Michigan Wolverines football All-Americans}}

===Team and conference MVPs===
Michigan Most Valuable Player Award (1926–1994), officially renamed the Bo Schembechler Award (1995–present); winners of the [[Chicago Tribune Silver Football]] as the Big Ten's MVP also noted:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050609aam.html|title=Michigan Football Bo Schembechler Award|work=The University of Michigan Official Athletic Site|date=|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref>

{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
* 1926: [[Benny Friedman]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1927: [[Bennie Oosterbaan]]
* 1928: [[Otto Pommerening]]
* 1929: [[James Simrall]]
* 1930: [[Jack Wheeler (American football)|Jack Wheeler]]
* 1931: [[Bill Hewitt (American football)|Bill Hewitt]]
* 1932: [[Harry Newman]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1933: [[Herman Everhardus]]
* 1934: [[Gerald Ford]]
* 1935: [[William Renner]]
* 1936: [[Matt Patanelli]]
* 1937: [[Ralph Heikkinen]]
* 1938: [[Ralph Heikkinen]]
* 1939: [[Tom Harmon]]
* 1940: [[Tom Harmon]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1941: [[Reuben Kelto]]
* 1942: [[Al Wistert|Albert Wistert]]
* 1943: [[Bob Wiese]]
* 1944: [[Don Lund]]
* 1945: [[Harold Watts]]
* 1946: [[Bob Chappuis]]
* 1947: [[Bump Elliott]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1948: [[Dominic Tomasi]]
* 1949: [[Dick Kempthorn]]
* 1950: [[Don Dufek, Sr.|Don Dufek]]
* 1951: [[Don Peterson (American football)|Don Peterson]]
* 1952: [[Ted Topor]]
* 1953: [[Tony Branoff]]
* 1954: [[Fred Baer]]
* 1955: [[Terry Barr]]
* 1956: [[Dick Hill (American football)|Dick Hill]]
* 1957: [[Jim Pace]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1958: [[Bob Ptacek]]
* 1959: [[Tony Rio]]
* 1960: [[Dennis Fitzgerald]]
* 1961: John Walker
* 1962: [[Dave Raimey]]
* 1963: [[Tom Keating (American football)|Tom Keating]]
* 1964: [[Bob Timberlake (American football)|Bob Timberlake]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1965: [[Bill Yearby]]
* 1966: [[Jack Clancy]]
* 1967: [[Ron Johnson (running back)|Ron Johnson]]
* 1968: [[Ron Johnson (running back)|Ron Johnson]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1969: [[Jim Mandich]]
{{col-2}}
* 1970: [[Henry Hill (American football)|Henry Hill]] and [[Don Moorhead]]
* 1971: [[Billy Taylor (Canadian football running back)|Billy Taylor]]
* 1972: [[Randy Logan]]
* 1973: [[Paul Seal]]
* 1974: [[Steve Strinko]]
* 1975: [[Gordon Bell (American football)|Gordon Bell]]
* 1976: [[Rob Lytle]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1977: [[Russell Davis (running back)|Russell Davis]]
* 1978: [[Rick Leach (baseball)|Rick Leach]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1979: [[Ron Simpkins]]
* 1980: [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]]
* 1981: [[Butch Woolfolk]]
* 1982: [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1983: [[Steve Smith (quarterback)|Steve Smith]]
* 1984: [[Mike Mallory]]
* 1985: [[Mike Hammerstein]]
* 1986: [[Jim Harbaugh]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1987: [[Jamie Morris]]
* 1988: [[Mark Messner]]
* 1989: [[Tony Boles]]
* 1990: [[Tripp Welborne]]
* 1991: [[Desmond Howard]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1992: [[Chris Hutchinson (American football)|Chris Hutchinson]]
* 1993: [[Buster Stanley]]
* 1994: [[Todd Collins (quarterback)|Todd Collins]]
* 1995: [[Tim Biakabutuka]]
* 1996: [[Rod Payne]]
* 1997: [[Charles Woodson]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 1998: [[Tai Streets]]
* 1999: [[Tom Brady]]
* 2000: [[Anthony Thomas (American football)|Anthony Thomas]]
* 2001: [[Marquise Walker]]
* 2002: [[B. J. Askew]]
* 2003: [[Chris Perry (American football)|Chris Perry]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 2004: [[Braylon Edwards]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 2005: [[Jason Avant]]
* 2006: [[David Harris (American football)|David Harris]] and [[Mike Hart (American football)|Mike Hart]]
* 2007: [[Mike Hart (American football)|Mike Hart]]
* 2008: [[Brandon Graham]]
* 2009: [[Brandon Graham]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 2010: [[Denard Robinson]] (also Big Ten MVP)
* 2011: [[Denard Robinson]]
* 2012: [[Jordan Kovacs]]
* 2013: [[Jeremy Gallon]]
{{col-end}}

===Big Ten Conference honors===
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Player of the Year|Player of the Year]]
:1982: [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]]
:1986: [[Jim Harbaugh]]
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Offensive Player of the Year|Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year]]
:1990: [[Jon Vaughn]] ''(coaches)''
:1991: [[Desmond Howard]] ''(coaches and media)''
:1992: [[Tyrone Wheatley]] ''(coaches and media)''
:2003: [[Chris Perry (American football)|Chris Perry]] ''(coaches and media)''
:2004: [[Braylon Edwards]] ''(coaches and media)''
:2010: [[Denard Robinson]] ''(coaches and media)''
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year|Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year]]
:1991: [[Greg Skrepenak]]
:1998: [[Jon Jansen]]
:2000: [[Steve Hutchinson (American football)|Steve Hutchinson]]
:2004: [[David Baas]]
:2006: [[Jake Long]]
:2007: [[Jake Long]]
:2011: [[David Molk]]
:2012: [[Taylor Lewan]]
:2013: [[Taylor Lewan]]
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Defensive Player of the Year|Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year]]
:1997: [[Charles Woodson]] ''(coaches and media)''
:2001: [[Larry Foote]] ''(coaches and media)''
:2006: [[LaMarr Woodley]] ''(coaches and media)''
{{col-2}}
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Defensive Lineman of the Year|Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year]]
:1985: [[Mike Hammerstein]]
:1988: [[Mark Messner]]
:1992: [[Chris Hutchinson (American football)|Chris Hutchinson]]
:2006: [[LaMarr Woodley]]
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Freshman of the Year|Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year]]
:1995: [[Charles Woodson]] ''(coaches)''
:1997: [[Anthony Thomas (American football)|Anthony Thomas]] ''(coaches and media)''
:2003: [[Steve Breaston]] ''(coaches)''
:2004: [[Mike Hart (American football)|Mike Hart]] ''(coaches and media)''
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Dave McClain / Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year|Dave McClain / Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year]]
:1972: [[Bo Schembechler]] ''(media)''
:1976: [[Bo Schembechler]] ''(media)''
:1980: [[Bo Schembechler]] ''(media)''
:1982: [[Bo Schembechler]] ''(coaches)''
:1985: [[Bo Schembechler]] ''(media and coaches)''
:1989: [[Bo Schembechler]] ''(coaches)''
:1991: [[Gary Moeller]] ''(media and coaches)''
:1992: [[Gary Moeller]] ''(media)''
:2011: [[Brady Hoke]] ''(media and coaches)''
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year|Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year]]
:2013: [[Devin Funchess]]
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual honors#Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year|Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year]]
:2012: [[Will Hagerup]]
{{col-end}}

===Honored numbers===

====Retired numbers====
Michigan no longer retires numbers; now all retired numbers have since been recirculated and honored as Michigan Football Legends. The last number to make the transition to Legend status was Tom Harmon’s No. 98 in September 2013. Other numbers that were once retired were No. 11, No. 47, No. 48, and No. 87.<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/06/michigan-gerald-ford-unretire-jersey-48/1#.ULDv0eQmavI "Michigan to unretire jersey No. 48 worn by Gerald Ford"], June 12, 2012</ref><ref>[http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8042170/michigan-wolverines-unretire-president-gerald-r-ford-no-48-jersey "U-M to put 3 retired jerseys on field", ESPN], June 12, 2012</ref>

====Michigan Football Legends====
To honor a Michigan Football Legend, a patch is placed on the upper left chest of the jersey which was worn by the Michigan Football Legend during his time as a Wolverine. Desmond Howard became the first Michigan Football Legend when a patch bearing his name on the 21 jersey was introduced prior to the Michigan-Notre Dame game on September 10, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091011aad.html|title=Howard Earns Inaugural Designation of Michigan Football Legend|date=September 10, 2011|publisher=University of Michigan & Host Interactive|accessdate=September 26, 2011}}</ref> Michigan removed Bennie Oosterbaan's No. 47, Gerald Ford's No. 48, Ron Kramer's No. 87, and The Wistert Brothers' No. 11 from retirement in the [[2012 Michigan Wolverines football team|2012 season]], with the Michigan Football Legend patch added to the jersey. Oosterbaan was honored prior to the Michigan-Air Force game on September 8, 2012, while Kramer was honored prior to the Michigan-Massachusetts game on September 15, 2012, and Ford was honored prior to Michigan's homecoming game against Illinois on October 13, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061212aaa.html|title=U-M to Recognize Ford, Kramer and Oosterbaan as Football Legends|date=June 12, 2012|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=mgoblue.com|accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref> The Wistert Brothers' ([[Whitey Wistert|Francis]], [[Al Wistert|Albert]], and [[Alvin Wistert|Alvin]]) No. 11 were honored prior to the Michigan-Northwestern game on November 10, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101312aaa.html|title=Ford Named Michigan Football Legend; Morgan to Wear No. 48 Jersey|date=October 13, 2012|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=mgoblue.com|accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref> Tom Harmon’s No. 98 was honored prior to the last Notre Dame–Michigan game at the Big House on September 7, 2013 with Tom’s son [[Mark Harmon]] in attendance.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#242961; color:#fff;"| '''Michigan Football Legends'''
|-
! style="width:40px; background:#f7be05; color:#242961;"| No.
! style="width:150px; background:#f7be05; color:#242961;"|Player
! style="width:60px; background:#f7be05; color:#242961;"|Position
! style="width:80px; background:#f7be05; color:#242961;"|Tenure
! style="width:150px; background:#f7be05; color:#242961;"|Currently worn by
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''11''' || [[Whitey Wistert]] <sup>1</sup> || [[Tackle (American football)|T]] || 1931–1933 || rowspan="3" | N/A
|-
| [[Al Wistert]] <sup>1</sup> || [[Tackle (American football)|T]] || 1940–1942
|-
| [[Alvin Wistert]] <sup>1</sup> || [[Tackle (American football)|T]] || 1947–1949
|-
| '''21''' || [[Desmond Howard]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1989–1991 || N/A
|-
| '''47''' || [[Bennie Oosterbaan]] || [[End (American football)|E]] || 1925–1927 || [[Jake Ryan (American football)|Jake Ryan]]
|-
| '''48''' || [[Gerald Ford]] || [[Center (American football)|C]], [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1932–1934 || [[Desmond Morgan]]
|-
| '''87''' || [[Ron Kramer]] || [[End (American football)|E]] || 1954–1956 || N/A
|-
| '''98''' || [[Tom Harmon]] || [[Halfback (American football)|HB]] || 1938–1940 || [[Devin Gardner]]
|}

*<sup>1</sup> ''Also known as "The Wistert Brothers", all of whom wore #11''

===Hall of Fame===

====College====
Michigan alumni inductees to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collegefootball.org/famersearch.php |title=HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE SEARCH |author= |date= |work= |publisher=[[College Football Hall of Fame]] |accessdate=September 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/misc/cfhofame.htm |title=Michigan Members of the College Football Hall of Fame |author= |date=May 12, 2008 |work= |publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library |accessdate=September 9, 2011}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* [[Albert Benbrook]]
* [[Dave Brown (cornerback)|Dave Brown]]
* [[Lloyd Carr]]
* [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]]
* [[Bob Chappuis]]
* [[Fritz Crisler]]
* [[Tom Curtis (American football)|Tom Curtis]]
* [[Dan Dierdorf]]
* [[Bump Elliott]]
* [[Pete Elliott]]
* [[Benny Friedman]]
* [[Tom Harmon]]
* [[Willie Heston]]
* [[Elroy Hirsch]]
* [[Desmond Howard]]
* [[Ron Johnson (running back)|Ron Johnson]]
* [[Harry Kipke]]
* [[Ron Kramer]]
* [[George Little (American football coach)|George Little]]
{{col-2}}
* [[Jim Mandich]]
* [[Johnny Maulbetsch]]
* [[Reggie McKenzie (guard)|Reggie McKenzie]]
* [[Bill Morley]]
* [[David M. Nelson]]
* [[Harry Newman]]
* [[Bennie Oosterbaan]]
* [[Merv Pregulman]]
* [[Tubby Raymond|Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond]]
* [[Bo Schembechler]]
* [[Germany Schulz]]
* [[Neil Snow]]
* [[Ernie Vick]]
* [[Bob Westfall]]
* [[Tad Wieman]]
* [[Al Wistert|Albert Wistert]]
* [[Alvin Wistert]]
* [[Francis Wistert]]
* [[Fielding H. Yost]]
{{col-end}}

====Professional====
Michigan alumni inductees to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] include:<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.aspx |title=Hall of Famers by College |author= |date= |work= |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |accessdate=October 27, 2009}}</ref>
* [[George Allen (American football coach)|George Allen]]
* [[Dan Dierdorf]]
* [[Len Ford]]
* [[Benny Friedman]]
* [[Bill Hewitt (American football)|Bill Hewitt]]
* [[Elroy Hirsch]]
* [[Tom Mack]]
* [[Ralph Wilson]] ''(did not play on football team; attended [[University of Michigan Law School]]; inducted as administrator)''

====Rose Bowl====
Michigan alumni inductees to the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl Hall of Fame]] include:<ref>http://www.tournamentofroses.com/History.aspx</ref>
* [[Mel Anthony]]
* [[Lloyd Carr]]
* [[Bob Chappuis]]
* [[Bump Elliott]]
* [[Brian Griese]]
* [[Chuck Ortmann]]
* [[Bo Schembechler]]
* [[Neil Snow]]
* [[Butch Woolfolk]]

==Individual program records==
{{See also|Lists of Michigan Wolverines football statistical leaders}}

===Rushing records===
* Most rushing attempts, career: 1,015, [[Mike Hart (American football)|Mike Hart]] (2004–2007)
* Most rushing attempts, season: 338, [[Chris Perry (American football)|Chris Perry]] (2003)
* Most rushing attempts, game: 51, Chris Perry (November 1, 2003 at [[2003 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]])
* Most rushing yards, career: 5,040, Mike Hart (2004–2007)
* Most rushing yards, season: 1,818, [[Tim Biakabutuka]] (1995)
* Most rushing yards, game: 347, [[Ron Johnson (running back)|Ron Johnson]] (November 16, 1968 vs. [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]])
* Most rushing touchdowns, career: 55, [[Anthony Thomas (American football)|Anthony Thomas]] (1997–2000)
* Most rushing touchdowns, season: 19, Ron Johnson (1968)
* Most rushing touchdowns, game: 5, Ron Johnson (November 16, 1968 vs. Wisconsin)
* Longest run from scrimmage: 92 yards, [[Butch Woolfolk]] (November 3, 1979 vs. Wisconsin)
* Most games with at least 100 rushing yards, career: 28, Mike Hart (2004–2007)
* Most games with at least 100 rushing yards, season: 10, [[Jamie Morris]] (1987)
* Most games with at least 200 rushing yards, career: 5, Mike Hart (2004–2007)
* Most games with at least 200 rushing yards, season: 3, Mike Hart (2004)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/fbl-guide-2011-records-1.pdf |title=2011 Michigan Football Guide |pages=94–95 |author= |date= |work= MGOBLUE.COM – University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 22, 2011 }}</ref>

===Passing records===
* Most passing attempts, career: 1,387, [[Chad Henne]] (2004–2007)
* Most passing attempts, season: 456, [[John Navarre]] (2003)
* Most passing attempts, game: 56, [[Tom Brady]] (November 21, 1998 at [[1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]])
* Most passing completions, career: 828, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
* Most passing completions, season: 270, John Navarre (2003)
* Most passing completions, game: 34, Tom Brady (January 1, 2000 vs. [[1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in [[2000 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]])
* Most passing yards, career: 9,715, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
* Most passing yards, season: 3,331, John Navarre (2003)
* Most passing yards, game: 503, [[Devin Gardner]] (October 19, 2013 vs. [[2013 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]])
* Most passing touchdowns, career: 86, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
* Most passing touchdowns, season: 25, [[Elvis Grbac]] (1991) and Chad Henne (2004)
* Most passing touchdowns, game: 4, 19 times, most recently by Devin Gardner (September 7, 2013 vs. [[2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]])
* Longest pass completion: 97 yards, [[Ryan Mallett]] to [[Mario Manningham]] (November 10, 2007 at [[2007 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]])
* Most games with at least 200 passing yards, career: 28, John Navarre (2000–2003)
* Most games with at least 200 passing yards, season: 10, John Navarre (2003)
* Most games with at least 300 passing yards, career: 5, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
* Most games with at least 300 passing yards, season: 3, John Navarre (2003) and Chad Henne (2004)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/fbl-guide-2011-records-1.pdf |title=2011 Michigan Football Guide |pages=101–103 |author= |date= |work= MGOBLUE.COM – University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 22, 2011 }}</ref>

===Receiving records===
* Most receptions, career: 252, [[Braylon Edwards]] (2001–2004)
* Most receptions, season: 97, Braylon Edwards (2004)
* Most receptions, game: 15, twice by [[Marquise Walker]] (September 8, 2001 at [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] and November 24, 2001 vs. [[2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]])
* Most receiving yards, career: 3,541, Braylon Edwards (2001–2004)
* Most receiving yards, season: 1,373, Jeremy Gallon (2013)
* Most receiving yards, game: 369, [[Jeremy Gallon]] (October 19, 2013 vs. [[2013 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]) ''(also a [[Big Ten Conference]] record)''
* Most touchdown receptions, career: 39, Braylon Edwards (2001–2004) ''(also a [[Big Ten Conference]] record)''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-football-MG.pdf |title=2011 Big Ten Football Media Guide |page=54 |author= |date= |work=The Big Ten Conference Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 24, 2011 }}</ref>
* Most touchdown receptions, season: 19, [[Desmond Howard]] (1991) ''(also a [[Big Ten Conference]] record)''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-football-MG.pdf |title=2011 Big Ten Football Media Guide |page=55 |author= |date= |work=The Big Ten Conference Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 24, 2011 }}</ref>
* Most touchdown receptions, game: 4, [[Derrick Alexander (wide receiver)|Derrick Alexander]] (October 24, 1992 vs. [[1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]])
* Longest pass reception: 97 yards, [[Mario Manningham]] from [[Ryan Mallett]] (November 10, 2007 at [[2007 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]])
* Most games with at least 100 receiving yards, career: 17, Braylon Edwards (2001–2004)
* Most games with at least 100 receiving yards, season: 7, Braylon Edwards (2004) and Mario Manningham (2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/fbl-guide-2011-records-1.pdf |title=2011 Michigan Football Guide |pages=104–107 |author= |date= |work= MGOBLUE.COM – University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 22, 2011 }}</ref>

===Kickoff return records===
* Most kickoff returns, career: 81, [[Steve Breaston]] (2003–2006)
* Most kickoff returns, season: 39, Darryl Stonum (2009)
* Most kickoff returns, game: 8, Todd Howard (January 1, 2002 vs. [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] in [[2002 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]])
* Most kickoff return yards, career: 1,993, Steve Breaston (2003–2006)
* Most kickoff return yards, season: 1,001, Darryl Stonum (2009)
* Most kickoff return yards, game: 221, Steve Breaston (January 1, 2005 vs. [[2004 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] in [[2005 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]])
* Most kickoff return touchdowns, career: 2, [[Desmond Howard]] (1989–1991)
* Longest kickoff return: 100 yards, Seth Smith (October 29, 1994 vs. [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/fbl-guide-2011-records-1.pdf |title=2011 Michigan Football Guide |page=114 |author= |date= |work= MGOBLUE.COM – University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 22, 2011 }}</ref>

===Punt return records===
* Most punt returns, career: 127, [[Steve Breaston]] (2003–2006) ''(also a [[Big Ten Conference]] record)''<ref name=bigtenpuntreturns>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-football-MG.pdf |title=2011 Big Ten Football Media Guide |page=58 |author= |date= |work=The Big Ten Conference Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 24, 2011 }}</ref>
* Most punt returns, season: 45, Steve Breaston (2003)
* Most punt returns, game: 9, Steve Breaston (September 23, 2006 vs. [[2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]])
* Most punt return yards, career: 1,599, Steve Breaston (2003–2006) ''(also a [[Big Ten Conference]] record)''<ref name=bigtenpuntreturns/>
* Most punt return yards, season: 619, Steve Breaston (2003)
* Most punt return yards, game: 140, [[George Hoey]] (October 28, 1967 at [[1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]])
* Most punt return touchdowns, career: 4, [[Gene Derricotte]] (1944–1948), [[Derrick Alexander (wide receiver)|Derrick Alexander]] (1989–1993), and Steve Breaston (2003–2006)
* Longest punt return: 93 yards, [[Desmond Howard]] (November 23, 1991 vs. [[1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/fbl-guide-2011-records-1.pdf |title=2011 Michigan Football Guide |page=115 |author= |date= |work= MGOBLUE.COM – University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 22, 2011 }}</ref>

==Alumni currently in the NFL==
:''Updated as of November 4, 2014''
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* [[Jason Avant]]: [[Carolina Panthers]]
* [[Jibreel Black]]: [[free agent]]
* [[Tom Brady]]: [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Alan Branch]]: [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Stevie Brown]]: [[New York Giants]]
* [[Kenny Demens]]: [[Arizona Cardinals]]
* [[Jay Feely]]: [[Free Agent]]
* [[Larry Foote]]: [[Arizona Cardinals]]
* [[Jeremy Gallon]]: [[free agent]]
* [[Jonathan Goodwin (American football)|Jonathan Goodwin]]: [[New Orleans Saints]]
* [[Cameron Gordon (American football)|Cameron Gordon]]: [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Thomas Gordon]]{{dn|date=November 2014}}: [[free agent]]
* [[Brandon Graham]]: [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Leon Hall]]: [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
* [[David Harris (American football)|David Harris]]: [[New York Jets]]
* [[Junior Hemingway]]: [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
* [[Chad Henne]]: [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
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* [[Tim Jamison]]: [[Houston Texans]]
* [[Jordan Kovacs]]: [[Miami Dolphins]]
* [[Taylor Lewan]]: [[Tennessee Titans]]
* [[Jake Long]]: [[St. Louis Rams]]
* [[Mario Manningham]]: [[New York Giants]]
* [[Mike Martin (defensive lineman)|Mike Martin]]: [[Tennessee Titans]]
* [[David Molk]]: [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Jonas Mouton]]: [[Free Agent]]
* [[Patrick Omameh]]: [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
* [[Denard Robinson]]: [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
* [[Craig Roh]]: [[Carolina Panthers]]
* [[Stephen Schilling]]: [[Seattle Seahawks]]
* [[Michael Schofield (American football)|Michael Schofield]]: [[Denver Broncos]]
* [[Fitzgerald Toussaint]]: [[Baltimore Ravens]]
* [[LaMarr Woodley]]: [[Oakland Raiders]]
* [[Charles Woodson]]: [[Oakland Raiders]]
{{col-end}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/in-the-nfl.html |title=FORMER WOLVERINE PLAYERS IN THE NFL (Alphabetical) (As of Oct. 16, 2011) |author= |date= October 16, 2011 |work=MGOBLUE.COM – University of Michigan Official Athletic Site |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref>

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==Related books==
* {{cite book|author=Jim Cnockaert|year=2003|title=Stadium Stories: Michigan Wolverines: Colorful Tales of the Maize and Blue |publisher=Globe Pequot|isbn=0-7627-2784-5}}
* {{cite book|author=Kevin Allen, Art Regner, Nate Brown, and Bo Schembechler|year=2005|title=What it Means to Be a Wolverine: Michigan's Greatest Players, Talk about Michigan Football|publisher=Triumph Books|isbn=1-57243-661-1}}
* {{cite book|author=John U. Bacon|year=2011|title=Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football|publisher=Farrar, Straus, and Giroux|isbn=978-0-8090-9466-0}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/football.htm Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History]

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