Michigan

B10 · 1976 Season · Final

Season

Developing ＋

Record

10–2

0.833 Win %

Conference

1st

7–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

137

1881–2026

All-Time Record

997–354–35

0.732 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1901, 1902, 1910 +5

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 29 · Top 10: 53 · Top 25: 96

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
Pioneer Era · 16 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 2× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras

1976 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 14	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	5–6	W 40–27
4	Week 4 · Sep 21	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	6–5	W 51–0
5	Week 5 · Sep 28	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	4–7	W 70–14
6	Week 6 · Oct 5	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H	ACC	5–6	W 31–0
7	Week 7 · Oct 12	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	4–6–1	W 42–10
8	Week 8 · Oct 19	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	1–10	W 38–7
9	Week 9 · Oct 26	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	5–6	W 35–0
10	Week 10 · Nov 2	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	6–5	W 45–0
11	Week 11 · Nov 9	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	5–6	L 14–16
12	Week 12 · Nov 16	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	5–6	W 38–7
13	Week 13 · Nov 23	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	9–2–1	W 22–0
18	Final · Jan 4	USC H2H	PAC	11–1	L 6–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum

1.212

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+43

-7+50

Ohio State +9
Stanford +6
Minnesota +6
Wisconsin +5
Wake Forest +5
Indiana +5
Illinois +5
Navy +4
Michigan State +4
Northwestern +1
USC -1
Purdue -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #4Better than 98%

Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.833 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+13

+51

+56

+31

+32

+31

+35

+45

-2

+31

+22

-8

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.