2015 The Ten-Win Year

Michigan's 2015 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final #17 post-bowls
SP+ +7.5 last-week
Era The Harbaugh Return
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Utah 17-24 W vs Oreg Sta 35-7 W vs UNLV 28-7 W vs BYU 31-0 W @ Maryland 28-0 W vs Northw 38-0 L vs Mich St 23-27 W @ Minnes 29-26 W vs Rutgers 49-16 W @ Indiana 48-41 W @ Penn St 28-16 L vs Ohio St 13-42 W @ Florida 41-7 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Michigan 38, Northwestern 0. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Michigan 13, Ohio State 42. A 29-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Michigan beat Florida 41-7 in the postseason.

"Those who stay will be champions."
— Michigan fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Michigan — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.