U of M Football

Boss Weeks, 19002 Rose Tournament game
Harrison "Boss" Weeks hands off to Neal Snow on Tackle - Back - Right Play
First Tournament of Roses Game, Jan 1, 1902



Quick Facts

143 Season Team Record, 1879-2022
Years G W L T Pct.
Overall 143 1,377 989 353 36 .731
Big Ten# 108 771 537 215 18 .709
Bowl Games 50 21 29 0 .420
All Home Games* 137 929 654 154 21 .785
Michigan Stadium 92 601 453 133 15 .766
* includes games in Detroit
does not include 4 "exhibition" games (four Alumni Games in which U-M varsity was 2-0-2)
# inlcudes Big 10 Conference Championship game

Championships

National Championships:  11
1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997 (Selection details)
Conference Championships:   44
1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022

Michigan Stadium

Official Seating Capacity:   109,901
Largest Crowd: 114,109 vs Notre Dame on Sept. 7, 2013 *
Season Average:   112,251 in 2012 *
Total Attendance:  52,385,007
Consecutive 100,000+ games: 312, from Purdue game, 11/8/1975
Opening Game:   Oct. 1, 1927, Ohio Wesleyan, UM won 33-0
Dedication Game:   Oct. 22, 1927, Ohio State, UM won 22-0

* = NCAA record


Retired Jerseys

# 11 - Francis Wistert, 1931-33, tackle, All-Am. 1933
          Albert Wistert, 1940-42, tackle. All-Am. 1942
          Alvin Wistert, 1947-49, tackle, All-Am. 1948, 1949
# 21 - Desmond Howard, 1989-1991, All-Am. 1991,
          Heisman trophy, 1991
# 47 - Bennie Oosterbaan, 1925-27, end,
            All-Am. 1925-26-27
# 48 - Gerald Ford, 1932-34, center
# 87 - Ron Kramer, 1954-56, end, All-Am. 1955, 1956
# 98 - Tom Harmon, 1938-40, halfback, All-Am. 1939-40,
            Heisman Trophy winner 1940