Big Ten · FBS
Michigan 5-3
2026 season · Wolverines
No. 45 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Michigan is 5-3 under head coach Kyle Whittingham. Its eight opponents were a combined 19-11 before playing the Wolverines and are 14-14 since. The best win was over Oklahoma, which was 1-0 and ranked No. 11 going in.
Next game: vs. Michigan State,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Michigan, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Michigan.
Wk 1·
Home · Mid-American
W 13-12
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 6-2
- Total
- 6-3
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Wk 1
W 13-12
0-0
6-2
6-3
Wk 1·
Home · Mid-American
W 13-12
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 6-2
- Total
- 6-3
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Wk 1
W 13-12
0-0
6-2
6-3
W 21-18
- Before
- 3-3
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 7
14 days rest
W 21-18
3-3
1-0
4-4
W 21-18
- Before
- 3-3
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 7
14 days rest
W 21-18
3-3
1-0
4-4
Wk 10·
Home · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 2-6
- After
- —
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 10
Upcoming
2-6
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2-6
Wk 10·
Home · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 2-6
- After
- —
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 10
Upcoming
2-6
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2-6
Wk 13·
Upcoming
- Before
- 6-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 13
Upcoming
6-2
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6-2
Wk 13·
Upcoming
- Before
- 6-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 13
Upcoming
6-2
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6-2
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Kyle Whittingham
- Stadium
- Michigan Stadium, seats 107,601, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- NFL draft
- 6 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 2
Receipt insights
- Michigan is 0-2 vs. currently ranked teams, with 2 more on the schedule.
- Best win by opponent record: Western Michigan, now 6-3 (won 13-12, Wk 1).
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
1-2 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Michigan
19-11
63.3%
vs. Michigan
3-5
37.5%
After playing Michigan
14-14
50.0%
Total (including vs. Michigan)
36-30
54.5%
Teams we beat17-24total (41.5%)
Before playing Michigan 7-9 · after 10-10
Teams that beat us19-6total (76.0%)
Before playing Michigan 12-2 · after 4-4
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Michigan uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Michigan is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Michigan uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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