Stature and coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Run↔pass identity, by season
Every coach
Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead. A small blue arrow marks a real System Shift at that changeover — how hard the offense’s run/pass identity flipped.
3rd-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Brady Hoke (2011–2014) · succeeded by Sherrone Moore (2024–2025).
| Season | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||
| Record | 10-3 | 10-3 | 8-5 | 10-3 | 9-4 | 2-4 | 12-2 | 13-1 | 15-0 | |
| Postseason | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | — | CFP loss | CFP loss | Champion | |
| Recruiting rank | #37 | #8 | #5 | #22 | #8 | #14 | #10 | #9 | #17 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||||
| Pass rate | 45.8 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 38.3 | 45.3 | 55.3 | 40.7 | 38.1 | 39.1 | |
| Coordinators | ||||||||||
| OC | Tim Drevno | Tim Drevno | Tim Drevno | — | Josh Gattis | Josh Gattis | Sherrone Moore / Josh Gattis | Matt Weiss / Sherrone Moore | Sherrone Moore | |
| DC | D. J. Durkin | Don Brown | Don Brown | Don Brown | Don Brown | Don Brown | Mike Macdonald | Jesse Minter / Steve Clinkscale | Jesse Minter / Steve Clinkscale | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||||
| Offense | 75 | 49 | 17 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 76 | 87 | 91 | |
| Defense | 89 | 96 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 31 | 82 | 83 | 99 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | 40.4 | 36.6 | 36.3 | 35.8 | 42.3 | 54.1 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 35.8 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 38.4 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 29.5 | 37.7 | 28.6 | 27.3 | 30.8 | 31.4 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 22.5 | 25.6 | 14.0 | 30.0 | 30.8 | 37.5 | 34.9 | 31.4 | 41.2 | |
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on offense and outperforms his recruiting talent on defense.
Barely touches the portal — recruits and develops his own.
Brings in bigger-than-position-typical players than most.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
66 NFL Draft picks: Graham Glasgow (2016), Willie Henry (2016), Jake Rudock (2016), Jabrill Peppers (2017), Taco Charlton (2017), Chris Wormley (2017), Jourdan Lewis (2017), Delano Hill (2017) + 58 more
Coach of the Year: Big Ten Dave McClain Coach of the Year/Big Ten Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year (2022)
8 player-seasons honored (All-America / national award): Aidan Hutchinson (2021), Jake Moody (2021), Blake Corum (2022), Olu Oluwatimi (2022), Will Johnson (2023), Blake Corum (2023), Mike Sainristil (2023), Zak Zinter (2023)
9th-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Rich Rodriguez (2008–2010) · succeeded by Jim Harbaugh (2015–2023).
| Season | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||
| Record | 11-2 | 8-5 | 7-6 | 5-7 | |
| Postseason | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #30 | #6 | #4 | #20 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||
| Pass rate | 33.7 | 38.8 | 44.2 | 43.4 | |
| Coordinators | |||||
| OC | — | — | — | Doug Nussmeier | |
| DC | — | — | — | Greg Mattison | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||
| Offense | 43 | 61 | 52 | 30 | |
| Defense | 68 | 61 | 50 | 74 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||
| 1st-down pass% | 28.0 | 36.0 | 34.6 | 42.3 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 27.4 | 30.0 | 34.6 | 25.9 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 42.9 | 24.2 | 21.6 | 20.0 | |
11 NFL Draft picks: Mike Martin (2012), David Molk (2012), Junior Hemingway (2012), Denard Robinson (2013), William Campbell (2013), Taylor Lewan (2014), Michael Schofield (2014), Jeremy Gallon (2014) + 3 more
7th-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Lloyd Carr (1995–2007) · succeeded by Brady Hoke (2011–2014).
| Season | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||
| Record | 3-9 | 5-7 | 7-6 | |
| Postseason | — | — | L bowl | |
| Recruiting rank | #11 | #10 | #17 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||
| Pass rate | 42.7 | 40.0 | 40.9 | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||
| Offense | 10 | 40 | 85 | |
| Defense | 79 | 46 | 12 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||
| 1st-down pass% | 31.5 | 31.1 | 29.9 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 28.6 | 27.6 | 29.5 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 33.3 | 22.2 | 35.9 | |
7 NFL Draft picks: Terrance Taylor (2009), Morgan Trent (2009), Brandon Graham (2010), Zoltan Mesko (2010), Steven Brown (2010), Jonas Mouton (2011), Steve Schilling (2011)
1st-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Gary Moeller (1990–1994) · succeeded by Rich Rodriguez (2008–2010).
| Season | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||||||
| Record | 9-4 | 8-4 | 12-0 | 10-3 | 10-2 | 9-3 | 8-4 | 10-3 | 10-3 | 9-3 | 7-5 | 11-2 | 9-4 | |
| Postseason | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | #6 | #5 | #10 | #11 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.3 | 45.0 | 38.2 | 43.9 | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 25 | 75 | 23 | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 39 | 85 | 75 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.2 | 42.0 | 29.1 | 33.1 | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.3 | 40.1 | 30.0 | 38.8 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.9 | 36.7 | 20.0 | 17.1 | |
56 NFL Draft picks: Rod Payne (1997), Damon Denson (1997), William Carr (1997), Charles Woodson (1998), Chris Floyd (1998), Brian Griese (1998), Glen Steele (1998), Chris Howard (1998) + 48 more
5th-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Bo Schembechler (1969–1989) · succeeded by Lloyd Carr (1995–2007).
| Season | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||
| Record | 9-3 | 10-2 | 9-0-3 | 8-4 | 8-4 | |
| Postseason | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | W bowl | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | |
18 NFL Draft picks: Jarrod Bunch (1991), Jon Vaughn (1991), David Key (1991), Tripp WeLBorne (1991), Desmond Howard (1992), Greg Skrepenak (1992), Mike Evans (1992), Erick Anderson (1992) + 10 more
4th-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Bump Elliott (1959–1968) · succeeded by Gary Moeller (1990–1994).
| Season | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 8-3 | 9-1 | 11-1 | 10-1 | 10-0-1 | 10-1 | 8-2-2 | 10-2 | 10-2 | 10-2 | 8-4 | 10-2 | 9-3 | 8-4 | 9-3 | 6-6 | 10-1-1 | 11-2 | 8-4 | 9-2-1 | 10-2 | |
| Postseason | — | — | L bowl | — | — | — | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
80 NFL Draft picks: Jim Mandich (1970), Cecil Pryor (1970), Barry Pierson (1970), Dan Dierdorf (1971), Paul Staroba (1971), Pete Newell (1971), Marty Huff (1971), Don Moorhead (1971) + 72 more
8th-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Bennie Oosterbaan (1948–1958) · succeeded by Bo Schembechler (1969–1989).
2nd-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Fritz Crisler (1938–1947) · succeeded by Bump Elliott (1959–1968).
6th-best Michigan tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Harry Kipke (1936–1937) · succeeded by Bennie Oosterbaan (1948–1958).