List of Michigan Wolverines football seasons

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

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

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Independent(1879–1890)
1879 No coach 1–0–1
1880 No coach 1–0
1881 No coach 0–3
1882 No coach 0–0
1883 No coach 2–3
1884 No coach 2–0
1885 No coach 3–0
1886 No coach 2–0
1887 No coach 5–0
1888 No coach 2–1
1889 No coach 1–2
1890 No coach 4–1
Mike Murphy & Frank Crawford (Independent)(1891)
1891 Murphy & Crawford 4–5
Frank Barbour (IAANW)(1892–1893)
1892 Frank Barbour 7–5 1–23rd
1893 Frank Barbour 7–3 1–23rd
William McCauley (Independent)(1894–1895)
1894 William McCauley 9–1–1
1895 William McCauley 8–1
William Ward (Western Conference)(1896)
1896 William Ward 9–1 2–12nd
Gustave Ferbert (Western Conference)(1897–1899)
1897 Gustave Ferbert 6–1–1 2–13rd
1898 Gustave Ferbert 10–0 3–01st
1899 Gustave Ferbert 8–2 1–1T–3rd
Langdon Lea (Western Conference)(1900)
1900 Langdon Lea 7–2–1 3–2T–4th
Fielding Yost (Western Conference)(1901–1906)
1901 Fielding Yost 11–0 4–0T–1stW Rose
1902 Fielding Yost 11–0 5–01st
1903 Fielding Yost 11–0–1 3–0–1T–1st
1904 Fielding Yost 10–0 2–0T–1st
1905 Fielding Yost 12–1 2–1T–2nd
1906 Fielding Yost 4–1 1–0T–1st
Fielding Yost(Independent)(1907–1916)
1907 Fielding Yost 5–1
1908 Fielding Yost 5–2–1
1909 Fielding Yost 6–1
1910 Fielding Yost 3–0–3
1911 Fielding Yost 5–1–2
1912 Fielding Yost 5–2
1913 Fielding Yost 6–1
1914 Fielding Yost 6–3
1915 Fielding Yost 4–3–1
1916 Fielding Yost 7–2
Fielding Yost(Western Conference)(1917–1923)
1917 Fielding Yost 8–2 0–1T–8th
1918 Fielding Yost 5–0 2–0T–1st
1919 Fielding Yost 3–4 1–4T–7th
1920 Fielding Yost 5–2 2–26th
1921 Fielding Yost 5–1–1 2–1–15th
1922 Fielding Yost 6–0–1 4–0T–1st
1923 Fielding Yost 8–0 4–0T–1st
George Little (Western Conference)(1924)
1924 George Little 6–2 4–24th
Fielding Yost(Western Conference)(1925–1926)
1925 Fielding Yost 7–1 5–11st
1926 Fielding Yost 7–1 5–0T–1st
Tad Wieman (Western Conference)(1927–1928)
1927 Tad Wieman 6–2 3–23rd
1928 Tad Wieman 3–4–1 2–38th
Harry Kipke (Western Conference)(1929–1937)
1929 Harry Kipke 5–3–1 1–3–17th
1930 Harry Kipke 8–0–1 5–0T–1st
1931 Harry Kipke 8–1–1 5–1T–1st
1932 Harry Kipke 8–0 6–0T–1st
1933 Harry Kipke 7–0–1 5–0–1T–1st
1934 Harry Kipke 1–7 0–610th
1935 Harry Kipke 4–4 2–3T–6th
1936 Harry Kipke 1–7 0–5T–9th
1937 Harry Kipke 4–4 3–3T–4th
Fritz Crisler (Western Conference)(1938–1947)
1938 Fritz Crisler 6–1–1 3–1–1T–2nd16
1939 Fritz Crisler 6–2 3–2T–3rd20
1940 Fritz Crisler 7–1 3–12nd3
1941 Fritz Crisler 6–1–1 3–1–1T–2nd5
1942 Fritz Crisler 7–3 3–0T–3rd9
1943 Fritz Crisler 8–1 6–0T–1st3
1944 Fritz Crisler 8–2 5–22nd8
1945 Fritz Crisler 7–3 5–12nd6
1946 Fritz Crisler 6–2–1 5–1–12nd6
1947 Fritz Crisler 10–0 6–01stW Rose 2
Bennie Oosterbaan (Western / Big Ten Conference)(1948–1958)
1948 Bennie Oosterbaan 9–0 6–01st1
1949 Bennie Oosterbaan 6–2–1 4–1–1T–1st7
1950 Bennie Oosterbaan 6–3–1 4–1–11stW Rose 69
1951 Bennie Oosterbaan 4–5 4–24th
1952 Bennie Oosterbaan 5–4 4–24th
1953 Bennie Oosterbaan 6–3 3–3T–6th1920
1954 Bennie Oosterbaan 6–3 5–2T–2nd1515
1955 Bennie Oosterbaan 7–2 5–23rd1312
1956 Bennie Oosterbaan 7–2 5–22nd77
1957 Bennie Oosterbaan 5–3–1 3–3–16th
1958 Bennie Oosterbaan 2–6–1 1–5–18th
Bump Elliott (Big Ten Conference)(1959–1968)
1959 Bump Elliott 4–5 3–47th
1960 Bump Elliott 5–4 1–5T–5th
1961 Bump Elliott 6–3 3–36th
1962 Bump Elliott 2–7 1–610th
1963 Bump Elliott 3–4–2 2–3–27th
1964 Bump Elliott 9–1 6–11stW Rose 44
1965 Bump Elliott 4–6 2–5T–7th
1966 Bump Elliott 6–4 4–3T–3rd
1967 Bump Elliott 4–6 3–4T–5th
1968 Bump Elliott 8–2 6–12nd1512
Bo Schembechler (Big Ten Conference)(1969–1989)
1969 Bo Schembechler 8–3 6–1T–1stL Rose 89
1970 Bo Schembechler 9–1 6–1T–2nd79
1971 Bo Schembechler 11–1 8–01stL Rose 46
1972 Bo Schembechler 10–1 7–1T–1st66
1973 Bo Schembechler 10–0–1 7–0–1T–1st66
1974 Bo Schembechler 10–1 7–1T–1st53
1975 Bo Schembechler 8–2–2 7–12ndL Orange 88
1976 Bo Schembechler 10–2 7–1T–1stL Rose 33
1977 Bo Schembechler 10–2 7–1T–1stL Rose 89
1978 Bo Schembechler 10–2 7–1T–1stL Rose 55
1979 Bo Schembechler 8–4 6–23rdL Gator 1918
1980 Bo Schembechler 10–2 8–01stW Rose 44
1981 Bo Schembechler 9–3 6–3T–3rdW Bluebonnet 1012
1982 Bo Schembechler 8–4 8–11stL Rose 15
1983 Bo Schembechler 9–3 8–12ndL Sugar 98
1984 Bo Schembechler 6–6 5–4T–6thL Holiday
1985 Bo Schembechler 10–1–1 6–1–12ndW Fiesta 22
1986 Bo Schembechler 11–2 7–1T–1stL Rose 78
1987 Bo Schembechler 8–4 5–34thW Hall of Fame 1819
1988 Bo Schembechler 9–2–1 7–0–11stW Rose 44
1989 Bo Schembechler 10–2 8–01stL Rose 87
Gary Moeller (Big Ten Conference)(1990–1994)
1990 Gary Moeller 9–3 6–2T–1stW Gator 87
1991 Gary Moeller 10–2 8–01stL Rose 66
1992 Gary Moeller 9–0–3 6–0–21stW Rose 55
1993 Gary Moeller 8–4 5–3T–4thW Hall of Fame 1921
1994 Gary Moeller 8–4 5–34thW Holiday 1212
Lloyd Carr (Big Ten Conference)(1995–2007)
1995 Lloyd Carr 9–4 5–3T–3rdL Alamo 1917
1996 Lloyd Carr 8–4 5–3T–5thL Outback 2020
1997 Lloyd Carr 12–0 8–01stW Rose 21
1998 Lloyd Carr 10–3 7–1T–1stW Florida Citrus 1212
1999 Lloyd Carr 10–2 6–2T–2ndW Orange †55
2000 Lloyd Carr 9–3 6–2T–1stW Florida Citrus 1011
2001 Lloyd Carr 8–4 6–22ndL Florida Citrus 2020
2002 Lloyd Carr 10–3 6–2 3rdW Outback 99
2003 Lloyd Carr 10–3 7–1 1stL Rose †76
2004 Lloyd Carr 9–3 7–1 T–1stL Rose †1214
2005 Lloyd Carr 7–5 5–3 T–3rdL Alamo
2006 Lloyd Carr 11–2 7–1 T–2ndL Rose †98
2007 Lloyd Carr 9–4 6–2 T–2ndW Capital One 1918
Rich Rodriguez (Big Ten Conference)(2008–2010)
2008 Rich Rodriguez 3–9 2–6 10th
2009 Rich Rodriguez 5–7 1–7 T–10th
2010 Rich Rodriguez 7–6 3–5 T–7thL Gator
Brady Hoke (Big Ten Conference)(2011–2014)
2011 Brady Hoke 11–2 6–2 2nd (Legends)W Sugar †912
2012 Brady Hoke 8–5 6–2 2nd (Legends)L Outback 24
2013 Brady Hoke 7–6 3–5 5th (Legends)L Buffalo Wild Wings
2014 Brady Hoke 5–7 3–5 5th (East)
Jim Harbaugh (Big Ten Conference)(2015–2023)
2015 Jim Harbaugh 10–3 6–2 3rd (East)W Citrus 1112
2016 Jim Harbaugh 10–3 7–2 3rd (East)L Orange †1010
2017 Jim Harbaugh 8–5 5–4 4th (East)L Outback
2018 Jim Harbaugh 10–3 8–1 T–1st (East)L Peach †1414
2019 Jim Harbaugh 9–4 6–3 3rd (East)L Citrus 1918
2020 Jim Harbaugh 2–4 2–4 5th (East)
2021 Jim Harbaugh 12–2 8–1 T–1st (East)L Orange †33
2022 Jim Harbaugh 13–1 9–0 1st (East)L Fiesta †33
2023 Jim Harbaugh [n 1] 15–0 [n 1] 9–0 [n 1] 1st (East)W Rose †, W  CFP NCG †11
Total:1,004–353–36
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Harbaugh was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach for the third game. Harbaugh was suspended a second time, for the final three games of the regular season. Moore served as acting head coach for those games, but the games were credited to Harbaugh's record. [6]

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