The 2018 season's largest margin: Michigan 49, Western Michigan 3. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Top-10 Year
Michigan finished 2018 inside the final AP top-10. The top-10 is the tier the program calibrates annual expectation against.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Shea PattersonQB2,570 passing yards
- Karan HigdonRB1,180 rushing yards
- Chris EvansRB423 rushing yards
- Tru WilsonRB364 rushing yards
- Nico CollinsWR632 receiving yards
- Donovan Peoples-JonesWR581 receiving yards
- Zach GentryTE514 receiving yards
- Tyree KinnelDB72 tackles
- Devin Bush Jr.LB67 tackles
- Chase WinovichLB61 tackles
- Josh UcheLB7 sacks
- Rashan GaryDL3.5 sacks
- Michael DwumfourDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Michigan 15, Florida 41. A 26-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Michigan fell to Florida 15-41 in the postseason.
"Those who stay will be champions."
2018 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.