The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 17 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Michigan Pads All-Time Wins Lead In College Football Although the Wolverines lost college football's winning per- centage lead after the 2019 season, they still hold the record for all-time wins in the sport. Michigan added 13 victories to its total last fall during its second straight Big Ten title run and another trip to the Col- lege Football Playoff. The Wolverines were able to grab another game back over Ohio State thanks to a head-to-head victory in Columbus on Nov. 26 and two more wins on the year. The race for the best all-time win percentage remains com- petitive, and U-M improved its standing there. Michigan moved back into the third slot, raising itself one rung on the ladder and passing nonconference rival Notre Dame. The big- gest mover on the wins list was Georgia, which charged into the top 10 after a 15-0 season and national championship. — Anthony Broome Michigan Remains Second In All-Time Big Ten Standings Ohio State maintained its all-time wins and win percentage lead inside the Big Ten conference after an 8-1 mark against league foes in 2022. However, Michigan gained ground on its rival with a 9-0 record in conference play. The storied rivals have a wide gap between themselves and the rest of the conference. Maryland moved past Indiana for the 12th spot in the league, but the standings mostly stayed intact from the previous season. — Anthony Broome ALL-TIME BIG TEN STANDINGS Rk. School Years G W L T Pct. 1. Ohio State 109 743 542 177 24 .7538 2. Michigan 116 770 536 216 18 .7127 3. Penn State 30 246 151 95 0 .6138 4. Michigan State 70 537 294 234 9 .5568 5. Wisconsin 127 826 398 387 41 .5070 6 Iowa 123 767 353 389 25 .4757 7. Minnesota 127 806 370 408 28 .4755 8. Purdue 127 788 358 416 32 .4735 9. Nebraska 12 102 47 55 0 .4607 10. Illinois 127 834 367 453 32 .4576 11. Northwestern 127 824 296 506 22 .3690 12. Maryland 9 75 23 55 0 .3067 13. Indiana 123 777 223 523 31 .2989 14. Rutgers 9 79 13 66 0 .1645 In 2019, The Sporting News ranked Michigan versus Ohio State as the top rivalry of the first 150 years of college football. Last year, the Mich- igan-Ohio State contest in Columbus was the most watched regular- season game of the season with 17.14 million viewers. PHOTO COURTESY BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Time Wins Leaders Rk. School Years W L T Change 1. Michigan 143 989 353 36 – 2. Alabama 128 953 335 43 – Ohio State 133 953 331 53 – 4. Notre Dame 133 938 335 42 – 5. Texas 130 936 390 33 – 6. Oklahoma 128 934 338 53 Down 1 7. Penn State 136 920 406 42 – 8. Nebraska 133 912 417 40 – 9. Georgia 129 868 360 54 Up 2 10. USC 129 867 363 54 Down 1 Tennessee 126 867 410 53 Down 1 Source: Winsipedia.com Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Time Won-Lost Records By Percentage Rk. School Games Pct. W L T Change 1. Ohio State 1,337 .733 953 331 53 – 2. Alabama 1,331 .732 953 335 43 – 3. Michigan 1,378 .731 989 353 36 Up 1 4. Notre Dame 1,315 .729 938 335 42 Down 1 5. Boise State 664 .727 482 180 2 Up 1 6. Oklahoma 1,325 .725 934 338 53 Down 1 7. Texas 1,359 .701 936 390 33 – 8. USC 1,284 .696 867 363 54 – 9. Penn State 1,368 .688 920 406 42 – 10. Nebraska 1,369 .681 912 417 40 – Note: Programs had to have a minimum of 100 games played at the Division I level to qualify for the list ... The chart does not include victories that have been vacated. Source: Winsipedia.com