Michigan record by year
Since 1881
998-360-35
Win %
.729
Bowl trips
53
Winning seasons
116
Best year
15-0 (2023)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 115 | 79 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 358 | 265 | Lost Cheez-It Citrus Bowl |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 286 | 259 | Won ReliaQuest Bowl |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 538 | 156 | National champions |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 566 | 225 | Lost CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 501 | 243 | Lost CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 170 | 207 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 412 | 269 | Lost VRBO CITRUS BOWL |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 457 | 252 | Lost CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 328 | 245 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 524 | 183 | Lost Capital One Orange Bowl |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 408 | 213 | Won BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 251 | 269 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 419 | 349 | Lost BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 388 | 258 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 433 | 226 | Won ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 426 | 458 | Lost PROGRESSIVE GATOR BOWL |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 354 | 330 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 243 | 347 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 354 | 278 | Won Bowl game |
| 2006 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 380 | 207 | Lost ROSE BOWL AT PASADENA CA |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 345 | 244 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2004 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 370 | 279 | Lost ROSE BOWL |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 460 | 219 | Lost ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY CITI |
| 2002 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 361 | 265 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 320 | 237 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 404 | 229 | Won Bowl game |
| 1999 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 361 | 247 | Won Bowl game |
| 1998 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 359 | 235 | Won Bowl game |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 322 | 114 | National champions |
| 1996 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 277 | 184 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1995 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 338 | 223 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1994 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 330 | 268 | Won Bowl game |
| 1993 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 342 | 160 | Won Bowl game |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .875 | 431 | 171 | Won Bowl game |
| 1991 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 420 | 203 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1990 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 389 | 198 | Won Bowl game |
| 1989 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 335 | 184 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1988 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 361 | 167 | Won Bowl game |
| 1987 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 331 | 172 | Won Bowl game |
| 1986 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 379 | 203 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1985 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 342 | 98 | Won Bowl game |
| 1984 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 214 | 200 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1983 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 355 | 160 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1982 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 345 | 204 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1981 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 355 | 162 | Won Bowl game |
| 1980 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 322 | 129 | Won Bowl game |
| 1979 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 312 | 151 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1978 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 372 | 105 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1977 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 353 | 124 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1976 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 432 | 95 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1975 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 324 | 130 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1974 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 324 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | 330 | 68 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 264 | 57 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 421 | 83 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1970 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 288 | 90 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 352 | 148 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1968 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 277 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 144 | 179 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 236 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 185 | 161 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 235 | 83 | Won Bowl game |
| 1963 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 131 | 127 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 70 | 214 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 212 | 163 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 133 | 84 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 122 | 161 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 132 | 211 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 187 | 147 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 233 | 123 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 179 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 139 | 87 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 163 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 207 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 135 | 122 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 150 | 114 | Won Bowl game |
| 1949 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 135 | 85 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 252 | 44 | National champions |
| 1947 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 394 | 53 | National champions |
| 1946 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 233 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 187 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 204 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 302 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 221 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 147 | 41 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 196 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 219 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 131 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 54 | 110 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 36 | 127 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 68 | 131 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 21 | 143 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | 131 | 18 | National champions |
| 1932 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 123 | 13 | National champions |
| 1931 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 181 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 111 | 23 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 109 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 36 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 137 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 191 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 227 | 3 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 155 | 54 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 150 | 12 | National champions |
| 1922 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .929 | 183 | 13 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 187 | 21 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 121 | 21 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 93 | 102 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 96 | 6 | National champions |
| 1917 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 304 | 53 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 253 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 130 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 233 | 68 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 175 | 21 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 158 | 65 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | 90 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .750 | 29 | 9 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 116 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 128 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 107 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 72 | 30 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 495 | 2 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 567 | 22 | National champions |
| 1903 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | 565 | 6 | National champions |
| 1902 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 644 | 12 | National champions |
| 1901 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 550 | 0 | National champions |
| 1900 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 117 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 176 | 43 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 205 | 26 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 168 | 31 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 262 | 11 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 266 | 14 | No bowl |
| 1894 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 244 | 84 | No bowl |
| 1893 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 278 | 102 | No bowl |
| 1892 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 298 | 170 | No bowl |
| 1891 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 68 | No bowl |
| 1890 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1889 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1883 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 47 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1881 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Michigan records for every season since 1881, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Michigan team page and the History Vault.
Michigan all-time record against every opponent
- Ohio State62-53-6
- Michigan State75-38-5
- Minnesota78-26-3
- Illinois72-24-2
- Northwestern61-15-2
- Indiana62-11
- Wisconsin53-17-1
- Iowa45-16-4
- Purdue47-14
- Notre Dame22-18-1
- Case26-0-1
- Penn State17-10
- Chicago19-7
- Pennsylvania11-8-2
- Cornell6-12
- Navy12-5-1
- Washington10-6
- Nebraska9-4-1
- Maryland12-1
- Syracuse6-5-1
- USC5-7
- UCLA8-3
- Vanderbilt10-0-1
- Army5-5
- Eastern Michigan10-0
- Rutgers9-1
- Stanford6-3-1
- Western Michigan9-0
- Albion8-0
- California6-2
- Harvard4-4
- Oberlin8-0
- Alabama4-3
- Mount Union7-0
- Duke6-0
- Miami (OH)6-0
- Oregon3-3
- Central Michigan5-0
- Colorado4-1
- Florida4-1
- Kalamazoo5-0
- Oregon State5-0
- Boston College4-0
- Detroit A.C.4-0
- Hawai'i4-0
- Missouri2-2
- Ohio Wesleyan2-1-1
- South Carolina1-3
- Utah1-3
- Washington State4-0
- Yale2-2
- Air Force3-0
- Beloit3-0
- Bowling Green3-0
- Columbia3-0
- DePauw3-0
- Drake3-0
- Florida State1-2
- Georgia1-2
- Houston3-0
- Kansas3-0
- Michigan Military Academy2-0-1
- North Carolina1-2
- Ohio Northern3-0
- Oklahoma1-2
- Princeton2-1
- Texas0-3
- Texas A&M2-1
- Tulane3-0
- UConn3-0
- Virginia3-0
- App State1-1
- Arizona2-0
- Auburn1-1
- Baylor1-0-1
- BYU1-1
- Colorado State2-0
- Great Lakes Navy2-0
- Hillsdale2-0
- Iowa Pre-Flight1-1
- Lake Forest2-0
- Marietta2-0
- Marquette2-0
- Massachusetts2-0
- Miami1-1
- Michigan A.C.2-0
- Northern Illinois2-0
- Oklahoma State2-0
- Physicians & Surgeons2-0
- Pittsburgh2-0
- Rice2-0
- San Diego State2-0
- SMU2-0
- UNLV2-0
- Wake Forest2-0
- Western Reserve2-0
- Wittenberg2-0
- Adelbert1-0
- Adrian1-0
- Akron1-0
- American Medical1-0
- Arizona State0-1
- Arkansas1-0
- Arkansas State1-0
- Ball State1-0
- Buffalo1-0
- Camp Grant1-0
- Carlisle1-0
- Carroll (WI)1-0
- Cincinnati1-0
- Dartmouth1-0
- Delaware State1-0
- Denison1-0
- Detroit Mercy1-0
- East Carolina1-0
- Ferris State1-0
- Fresno State1-0
- Georgia Tech1-0
- Grand Rapids High1-0
- Kansas State0-1
- Kentucky1-0
- Kenyon1-0
- Lawrence1-0
- Lehigh1-0
- Long Beach State1-0
- Memphis1-0
- Middle Tennessee1-0
- Mississippi State0-1
- NC State1-0
- New Mexico1-0
- Ole Miss1-0
- Olivet1-0
- Quantico Marines1-0
- South Dakota1-0
- Stevens0-1
- TCU0-1
- Tennessee0-1
- Toledo0-1
- UCF1-0
- UTEP1-0
- Virginia Tech1-0
- Wabash1-0
- Washington St. Louis1-0
- Wesleyan (CT)0-1
- West Virginia1-0
145 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Michigan record since 1881?
Michigan is 998-360-35 since 1881, a .729 win percentage, with 53 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Michigan season since 1881?
Michigan went 15-0 in 2023, the best record since 1881.
How many bowl games has Michigan played since 1881?
Michigan has played in the postseason 53 times since 1881, with 12 national championships.