Big TenWolverines

Michigan

17th of 1308–5

Rank

17th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+14.7

90% range 5.1 to 24.3

Offense

32.7

34th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

18.0

11th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 2 · 3:30 PM ET vs#11

FloridaNeutral W 33–17

Rating change+1.5

Wk 2Sep 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Cincinnati W 36–14

Rating change−1.5

Wk 3Sep 16 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Air Force W 29–13

Rating change−1.5

Wk 4Sep 23 · 4:00 PM ET at

Purdue W 28–10

Rating change+1.0

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Michigan State L 10–14

Rating change−1.9

Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:00 PM ET at

Indiana W 27–20

Rating change−0.9

Wk 8Oct 21 · 7:30 PM ET at#5

Penn State L 13–42

Rating change−1.9

Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 35–14

Rating change+0.5

Wk 10Nov 4 · 8:30 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 33–10

Rating change+1.0

Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland W 35–10

Rating change+1.8

Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET at#11

Wisconsin L 10–24

Rating change−1.1

Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs#2

Ohio State L 20–31

Rating change−0.2

PostJan 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs

South CarolinaOUTBACK BOWL L 19–26

Rating change+0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	Big Ten	4 of 128	26.2	42.1	15.9	10–3	—
2015	Big Ten	8 of 128	16.7	36.4	19.7	10–3	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

MICH offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles