The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2020 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 17 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Michigan Loses Its Hold On The Game's All-Time Best Winning Percentage After a 9-4 campaign in 2019, the Wolverines now sit in third place on college football's all-time winning percentage list behind Ohio State and Boise State, respectively. Granted, the separation is minimal between the three clubs, with U-M residing just .0003 points behind the Buckeyes. An incredible run by OSU over the last eight years in particular —a 99-10 record since the start of the 2012 campaign — has allowed it to gradually climb up the list and take over the top spot. Notre Dame has long been on the Maize and Blue's heels in the win- ning percentage race, currently checking in .00111 points behind U-M for fourth place on the list. The Big Ten has the most programs of any conference on the table below, with Nebraska and Penn State rounding out the group at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. The league with the next most is the Big 12, with Oklahoma slotting in at No. 6 and Texas at No. 7. The SEC — having produced 10 of the game's last 14 national cham- pions — has just one representative in the top 10, with Alabama leading the way at No. 5. — Austin Fox Michigan sat .03143 points behind Ohio State heading into last year on the all-time Big Ten standings list, but has seen that num- ber grow to .03518 following a year in which it went 9-4 and the Buckeyes concluded at 13-1. The Maize and Blue still hold a comfortable margin over third- place Penn State, however, who sit .07039 points back of the Wol- verines and aren't in striking distance. Michigan State, Nebraska and Wisconsin are the only three other Big Ten schools whose all- time conference records are above .500, with seven of the 14 league members having posted a losing mark in Big Ten action. The two newcomers — Rutgers and Maryland — reside at the bottom of the list, having won just seven and 14 games, respec- tively, since joining the conference prior to the 2014 season. — Austin Fox ALL-TIME BIG TEN STANDINGS Rk. School Years G W L T Pct. 1. Ohio State 106 720 521 175 24 .74027 2. Michigan 113 746 517 211 18 .70509 3. Penn State 27 219 139 80 0 .63470 4. Michigan State 67 512 282 221 9 .55957 5. Nebraska 9 76 40 36 0 .52631 6. Wisconsin 124 802 385 376 41 .50561 7. Minnesota 124 781 356 397 28 .47375 8. Iowa 120 741 335 381 25 .46896 9. Purdue 124 773 335 406 32 .45407 10. Illinois 124 817 347 438 32 .44430 11. Northwestern 124 790 288 488 22 .37848 12. Indiana 120 752 215 506 31 .30651 13. Maryland 6 52 14 38 0 .26923 14. Rutgers 6 52 7 45 0 .13461 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Time Won-Lost Records By Percentage Rk. School Games Pct. W L T Change 1. Ohio State 1,303 .72947 924 326 53 Up 1 2. Boise State 632 .72943 460 170 2 — 3. Michigan 1,344 .72917 962 346 36 Down 2 4. Notre Dame 1,276 .72806 908 326 42 — 5. Alabama 1,290 .72674 916 331 43 — 6. Oklahoma 1,288 .72554 908 327 53 — 7. Texas 1,324 .70431 916 375 33 — 8. USC 1,252 .69808 847 351 54 — 9. Nebraska 1,337 .68960 902 395 40 10. Penn State 1,333 .68942 898 393 41 — * Note: Programs had to have a minimum of 25 years at the Division I level to qualify for the list … The chart does not include victories that have been vacated, including Ohio State's 12 wins during the 2010 cam- paign; Alabama's eight triumphs and one tie forfeited from 1993, and 21 wins vacated from the 2005-07 seasons; and USC's 14 victories during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Time Wins Leaders Rk. School Years W L T Change 1. Michigan 140 962 346 36 — 2. Ohio State 130 924 326 53 — 3. Alabama 125 916 331 43 Up 1 Texas 127 916 375 33 — 5. Oklahoma 125 908 327 53 Up 2 Notre Dame 130 908 326 42 Up 1 7. Nebraska 130 902 395 40 Down 2 8. Penn State 133 898 393 41 — 9. USC 126 847 351 54 — 10. Tennessee 123 846 395 53 — Michigan Remains Second On The All-Time Big Ten Standings List Although the Wolverines have slipped to third place on college football's all-time winning percentage list, no other team in the country can match Michigan's 962 overall victories. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN