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Michigan

B10 · 2012 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
4th
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

2012 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC13–1L 14–41
3Week 3 · Sep 11Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HMWC6–7W 31–25
4Week 4 · Sep 18Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2HMAC1–11W 63–13
5Week 5 · Sep 25Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI12–1L 6–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–7W 44–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–10W 45–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–6W 12–10
10Week 10 · Oct 30Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1010–4L 9–23
11Week 11 · Nov 6Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–7W 35–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB1010–3W 38–31
13Week 13 · Nov 20Iowa (IOWA)H2HB104–8W 42–17
14Week 14 · Nov 27Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1012–0L 21–26
19Final · Jan 8South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC11–2L 28–33

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
2.102
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+34
-8+42
  • Northwestern +10
  • Michigan State +7
  • Air Force +6
  • Purdue +6
  • Minnesota +6
  • Iowa +4
  • Illinois +2
  • Massachusetts +1
  • Ohio State 0
  • Alabama -1
  • Notre Dame -1
  • South Carolina -2
  • Nebraska -4

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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.615 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#25Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W2#23Post-Season W3#25Post-Season W4#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
+6
+50
-7
+31
+45
+2
-14
+22
+7
+25
-5
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#242007#1022008#822009#472010#52011

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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