Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Wolverines college football

First Season
1879
Team History
Michigan Wolverines (1879-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1953-present) Western Conference (1896-1906, 1917-52) Independent (1879–1891, 1894–1895, 1907-16) Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest (1892-93)
Venue
Michigan Stadium (1927-present) Ferry Field (1906-26) Regents Field (1893-1905) Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883-92)
Key People
Players • Coaches

The Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. Michigan has the most all-time wins in college football history.

Publications

Programs by season

1890s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1896
October 31	vs. Lehigh	Detroit Athletic Club Park
1898
November 24	at Chicago	Marshall Field

1900s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1903
November 7	vs. Ohio State	Ferry Field
November 14	vs. Wisconsin	Ferry Field
1909
October 16	vs. Ohio State	Ferry Field
November 13	at Penn	Franklin Field

1910s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1910
November 19	vs. Minnesota	Ferry Field
1911
November 18	vs. Penn	Ferry Field
1912
November 16	vs. Cornell	Ferry Field
1913
November 15	vs. Penn	Ferry Field
1914
November 7	vs. Penn	Ferry Field
1916
November 11	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1922
October 21	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1925
October 10	vs. Indiana	Ferry Field
October 24	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 31	vs. Navy	Ferry Field
November 21	vs. Minnesota	Ferry Field
1926
October 2	vs. Oklahoma A&M	Ferry Field
November 6	vs. Wisconsin	Ferry Field
1927
November 12	vs. Navy	Michigan Stadium
1929
October 19	vs. Ohio State	Michigan Stadium

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1930
1930
October 18	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1932
October 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1934
November 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1935
October 5	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium
1936
November 21	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1938
October 15	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
November 19	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1939
October 7	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940
November 16	vs. Northwestern	Michigan Stadium
November 23	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1942
October 3	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium
November 14	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 21	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1944
November 25	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1945
September 29	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium
October 13	at Army	Yankee Stadium
October 27	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 24	vs. Ohio State	Michigan Stadium
1946
October 12	vs. Army	Michigan Stadium
November 23	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1947*
October 4	vs. Stanford	Michigan Stadium
October 11	vs. Pittsburgh	Michigan Stadium
October 18	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 1	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 8	vs. Indiana	Michigan Stadium
November 22	vs. Ohio State	Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1948	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
1948*
September 25	at Michigan State	Macklin Stadium
October 16	vs. Northwestern	Michigan Stadium
October 30	vs. Illinois	Michigan Stadium
November 6	vs. Navy	Michigan Stadium
November 13	vs. Indiana	Michigan Stadium
1949
November 5	vs. Purdue	Michigan Stadium
November 19	vs. Ohio State	Michigan Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
September 30	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium
October 14	at Army	Yankee Stadium
November 4	vs. Illinois	Michigan Stadium
November 25	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1951	vs. California	Rose Bowl
1951
September 29	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium
November 10	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field
November 24	vs. Ohio State	Michigan Stadium
1952
September 27	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium
November 22	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1953
October 17	vs. Northwestern	Michigan Stadium
November 14	at Michigan State	Macklin Stadium
November 21	vs. Ohio State	Michigan Stadium
1954
October 16	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 23	vs. Minnesota	Michigan Stadium
November 13	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium
November 20	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1955
October 15	vs. Northwestern	Michigan Stadium
November 19	vs. Ohio State	Michigan Stadium
1956
October 6	vs. Michigan State	Michigan Stadium
November 3	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
November 24	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1957
November 9	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1958
October 18	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 22	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 8	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 15	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 22	vs. Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium
October 29	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
November 5	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 19	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1961*
September 30	vs. TCU	Ohio Stadium
October 14	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
October 21	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 4	vs. Iowa	Ohio Stadium
November 11	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
November 18	vs. Oregon	Ohio Stadium
November 25	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1962
October 13	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 20	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 10	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 24	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1963
November 2	vs. Iowa	Ohio Stadium
November 9	vs. Penn State	Ohio Stadium
November 16	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
1964
October 3	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 7	vs. Penn State	Ohio Stadium
November 14	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 21	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1965
October 9	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
October 16	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
October 30	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
November 6	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 20	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1966
November 5	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 12	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
November 19	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1967
September 30	vs. Arizona	Ohio Stadium
October 28	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 4	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
November 11	vs. Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium
November 25	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1968*
September 28	vs. SMU	Ohio Stadium
October 5	vs. Oregon	Ohio Stadium
October 12	vs. Purdue	Ohio Stadium
October 19	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
October 26	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 2	vs. Michigan State	Ohio Stadium
November 9	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 23	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1969	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
1969
October 11	vs. Michigan State	Ohio Stadium
October 25	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 15	vs. Purdue	Ohio Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970*
September 26	vs. Texas A&M	Ohio Stadium
October 3	vs. Duke	Ohio Stadium
October 10	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
October 17	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
October 31	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 14	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 21	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1971	vs. Stanford	Rose Bowl
1971
September 11	vs. Iowa	Ohio Stadium
October 23	vs. Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium
October 30	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
November 13	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
1972
October 14	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
October 21	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 4	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
November 11	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
November 18	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 25	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1973	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
1973
September 15	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
October 27	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 3	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 10	vs. Michigan State	Ohio Stadium
November 24	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1974	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
1974
September 14	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
October 12	vs. Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium
October 19	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
October 26	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 2	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 9	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
November 23	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1975	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
1975
September 13	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
September 27	vs. North Carolina	Ohio Stadium
November 1	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 15	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1976	vs. UCLA	Rose Bowl
1976
September 11	vs. Michigan State	Ohio Stadium
September 25	vs. Missouri	Ohio Stadium
November 6	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 20	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1977	vs. Colorado	Orange Bowl
1977
September 10	vs. Miami	Ohio Stadium
September 17	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
September 24	vs. Oklahoma	Ohio Stadium
November 12	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 19	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1978	vs. Alabama	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1978
September 30	vs. Baylor	Ohio Stadium
October 7	vs. SMU	Ohio Stadium
October 21	vs. Iowa	Ohio Stadium
October 28	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 11	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 18	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
November 25	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
December 29	vs. Clemson	Gator Bowl
1979
September 22	vs. Washington State	Ohio Stadium
October 6	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
October 13	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 3	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1980	vs. USC	Rose Bowl

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
October 4	vs. UCLA	Ohio Stadium
November 8	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 22	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
December 26	vs. Penn State	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1981
October 3	vs. Florida State	Ohio Stadium
October 10	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
October 24	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
1982
September 18	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
September 25	vs. Stanford	Ohio Stadium
October 16	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 20	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
December 17	vs. BYU	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
1983
September 17	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
October 1	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
October 22	vs. Michigan State	Ohio Stadium
November 12	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 19	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
January 2, 1984	vs. Pittsburgh	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1984
September 8	vs. Oregon State	Ohio Stadium
September 15	vs. Washington State	Ohio Stadium
November 17	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1985	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
1985
October 12	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 23	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
December 28	vs. BYU	Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
1986
October 4	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
October 11	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
October 25	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
November 15	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 22	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1987	vs. Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl
1987
September 26	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
November 21	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1988
October 1	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 19	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1989
November 25	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1990	vs. Auburn	Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa, FL)

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
September 8	vs. Texas Tech	Ohio Stadium
1991
September 21	vs. Washington State	Ohio Stadium
November 23	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1992	vs. Syracuse	Tampa Stadium
1992
September 12	vs. Bowling Green	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1993	vs. Georgia	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
1993
September 11	vs. Washington	Ohio Stadium
November 20	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1994
October 8	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
1995
January 1, 1996	vs. Tennessee	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
1996
November 23	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1997
November 22	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1998
October 24	at Northwestern	Ryan Field
1999
November 20	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
September 23	vs. Penn State	Ohio Stadium
November 18	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 2001	vs. South Carolina	Raymond James Stadium
2001
September 8	vs. Akron	Ohio Stadium
October 27	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
January 1, 2002	vs. South Carolina	Raymond James Stadium
2002*
October 26	vs. Penn State	Ohio Stadium
January 3, 2003	vs. Miami	Sun Devil Stadium
2003
November 22	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
2004
October 30	vs. Penn State	Ohio Stadium
November 20	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
2005
September 3	vs. Miami (OH)	Ohio Stadium
2006
January 8, 2007	vs. Florida	BCS National Championship Game
2007
September 8	vs. Akron	Ohio Stadium
January 7, 2008	vs. LSU	Louisiana Superdome
2008
September 6	vs. Ohio	Ohio Stadium
October 25	vs. Penn State	Ohio Stadium
2009
October 31	vs. New Mexico State	Ohio Stadium
November 21	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
January 1, 2010	vs. Oregon	Rose Bowl

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
September 25	vs. Eastern Michigan	Ohio Stadium
November 13	vs. Penn State	Ohio Stadium
2011
November 26	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
2012
October 6	vs. Nebraska	Ohio Stadium
2013
November 30	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
January 3, 2014	vs. Clemson	Sun Life Stadium
2014*
November 29	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 12, 2015	vs. Oregon	AT&T Stadium
2015
October 10	vs. Maryland	Ohio Stadium
2016
November 5	vs. Nebraska	Ohio Stadium
December 31	vs. Clemson	Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ)
2017
December 29	vs. USC	AT&T Stadium
2019
December 28	vs. Clemson	State Farm Stadium

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1960s	1969
1970s	1970 • 1977
1980s	1981 • 1984 • 1986 • 1989
1990s	1990
2000s	2003
2010s	2019