Michigan

B10 · 1988 Season · Final

Season

Developing

Record

9–2–1

0.792 Win %

Conference

1st

7–0 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

1988 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 13	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H	IND FBSI	12–0	L 17–19
4	Week 4 · Sep 20	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	11–1	L 30–31
5	Week 5 · Sep 27	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H	ACC	6–4–1	W 19–9
6	Week 6 · Oct 4	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	1–10	W 62–14
7	Week 7 · Oct 11	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	6–5–1	W 17–3
8	Week 8 · Oct 18	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	6–4–3	T 17–17
9	Week 9 · Oct 25	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	8–3–1	W 31–6
10	Week 10 · Nov 1	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	2–8–1	W 52–7
11	Week 11 · Nov 8	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	2–7–2	W 22–7
12	Week 12 · Nov 15	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	6–5–1	W 38–9
13	Week 13 · Nov 22	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	4–6–1	W 34–31
18	Final · Jan 3	USC H2H	PAC	10–2	W 22–14

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

1.285

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+44

-1+45

USC +10
Indiana +8
Wake Forest +6
Michigan State +6
Illinois +6
Ohio State +4
Northwestern +2
Minnesota +2
Wisconsin +1
Notre Dame 0
Iowa 0
Miami -1

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 #10Better than 93%

Win % Place 16thBetter than 89%

0.792 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-2

-1

+10

+48

+14

+25

+45

+15

+29

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.