The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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20 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Michigan Still At No. 1 In All-Time Winning Percentage And Overall Victories After going 10-3 in 2018, Michigan improved its all-time winning percent- age to .72953, an increase of .00039. Boise State remains right behind the Wolverines in second place, with a winning percentage of .72816. The Broncos are just .00137 percent behind Michigan after being .00187 back prior to the 2018 season. There wasn't any movement within the top 14 for winning percentage, but Appalachian State and Georgia Southern both jumped Coastal Carolina to move to No. 15 and No. 16, respectively. Texas A&M made its way back into the top 25 after a 9-4 season in 2018. — Andrew Hussey Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Time Won-Lost Records By Percentage Rk. School Games Pct. W L T Change 1. Michigan 1,331 .72953 953 342 36 — 2. Boise State 618 .72816 449 167 2 — 3. Ohio State 1,289 .72731 911 325 53 — 4. Notre Dame 1,264 .72627 897 325 42 — 5. Alabama 1,277 .72553 905 329 43 — 6. Oklahoma 1,274 .72410 896 325 53 — 7. Texas 1,311 .70519 908 370 33 — 8. USC 1,239 .69895 839 346 54 — 9. Nebraska 1,325 .69208 897 388 40 — 10. Penn State 1,320 .68788 887 391 42 — 11. Florida State 818 .67542 544 257 17 — 12. Tennessee 1,281 .67486 838 390 53 — 13. Georgia 1,296 .65278 819 423 54 — 14. LSU 1,259 .65171 797 415 47 — 15. Appalachian State 982 .64155 616 338 28 Up 1 16. Georgia Southern 619 .63651 389 220 10 Up 1 17. Coastal Carolina 192 .63542 122 70 0 Down 2 18. Miami (Fla.) 1,002 .63024 622 361 19 — 19. Auburn 1,255 .62988 767 441 47 — 20. Florida 1,182 .62944 724 418 40 — 21. Washington 1,232 .61607 734 448 50 — 22. Clemson 1,248 .61418 744 459 45 — 23. Virginia Tech 1,262 .60777 744 472 46 — 24. Arizona State 1,032 .60659 614 394 24 — 25. Texas A&M 1,270 .60236 741 481 48 New Addition Dropped Out: Old Dominion from No. 25 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Time Won-Lost Records By Victories Rk. School Years W L T Change 1. Michigan 139 953 342 36 — 2. Ohio State 129 911 325 53 Up 1 3. Texas 126 908 370 33 Down 1 4. Alabama 124 905 329 43 Up 1 5. Nebraska 129 897 388 40 Down 1 6. Notre Dame 130 897 325 42 — 7. Oklahoma 124 896 325 53 — 8. Penn State 132 887 391 42 — 9. USC 125 839 346 54 — 10. Tennessee 122 838 390 53 — 11. Georgia 125 819 423 54 — 12. LSU 124 797 415 47 — 13. Auburn 126 767 441 47 — 14. West Virginia 126 752 495 45 — 15. Virginia Tech 125 744 472 46 — 16. Clemson 123 744 459 45 Up 1 17. Texas A&M 124 741 481 48 Down 1 18. Georgia Tech 126 735 502 43 — 19. Washington 129 734 448 50 — 20. Pittsburgh 129 724 534 42 — 21. Florida 112 724 418 40 — 22. Syracuse 129 719 540 49 Up 1 23. Arkansas 125 715 504 40 Down 1 24. Navy 125 711 569 57 — 25. Colorado 129 705 508 36 — All records courtesy of Winsipedia.com Ohio State Still Leads In All-Time Big Ten Standings After both Michigan and Ohio State finished 8-1 in conference play in 2018, the Buckeyes remained ahead of the Wolverines with the best win- ning percentage in conference play. Ohio State's winning percentage rose from .72779 last year to .73699 this year and the Buckeyes' lead over the Wolverines is now .03143. Michi- gan State jumped Nebraska for fourth place in the Big Ten, and Maryland leaped over Indiana for 12th place. ALL-TIME BIG TEN STANDINGS School Years G W L T Pct. 1. Ohio State* 105 711 512 175 24 .73699 2. Michigan 112 737 511 208 18 .70556 3. Penn State 26 210 132 78 0 .62857 4. Michigan State 66 503 278 216 9 .56163 5. Nebraska 8 67 37 30 0 .55224 6. Wisconsin 123 793 378 374 41 .50252 7. Minnesota 123 772 349 395 28 .47021 8. Iowa 119 732 329 378 25 .46653 9. Purdue 123 764 332 400 32 .45550 10. Illinois 123 808 343 433 32 .44431 11. Northwestern 123 789 287 480 22 .37769 12. Maryland 5 45 15 30 0 .33333 13. Indiana 119 743 210 502 31 .30350 14. Rutgers 5 43 7 36 0 .16279 * Wins vacated from 2010 season Ohio State and Michigan are 1-2 in the all-time Big Ten standings, by a significant margin, but the Buckeyes continued to extend their lead over the Wolverines last year. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN