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Michigan

B10 · 2002 Season · Final

Developing
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
137
1881–2026
All-Time Record
997–354–35
0.732 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1901, 1902, 1910 +5
#1 Finishes
8
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

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–6W 31–29
3Week 3 · Sep 10Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–8W 35–12
4Week 4 · Sep 17Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–3L 23–25
5Week 5 · Sep 24Utah (UTAH)H2HMWC5–6W 10–7
6Week 6 · Oct 1Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–7W 45–28
8Week 8 · Oct 15Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB109–4W 27–24
9Week 9 · Oct 22Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–6W 23–21
10Week 10 · Oct 29Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1011–2L 9–34
11Week 11 · Nov 5Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–8W 49–3
12Week 12 · Nov 12Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB108–5W 41–24
13Week 13 · Nov 19Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–6W 21–14
14Week 14 · Nov 26Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1014–0L 9–14
19Final · Jan 7Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–5W 38–30

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
1.329
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+60
-5+65
  • Penn State +9
  • Minnesota +8
  • Wisconsin +8
  • Florida +8
  • Washington +7
  • Purdue +7
  • Utah +5
  • Illinois +5
  • Western Michigan +4
  • Michigan State +4
  • Ohio State 0
  • Iowa -2
  • Notre Dame -3

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 #11Better than 93%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.769 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12W15#13Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W3#11Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
+23
-2
+3
+17
+3
+2
-25
+46
+17
+7
-5
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#41997#141998#41999#152000#222001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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