The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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18 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Michigan Maintains Lead In All-Time Winning Percentage Michigan's lead over Notre Dame for the nation's best winning percentage would have been shortened after last fall's results on the field, but instead the Wolverines expanded their lead after receiving a boost from an unlikely source — the NCAA. Notre Dame was forced to vacate 21 wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons due to academic misconduct, forcing the Fighting Irish down to fourth in the country based on winning percentage and sixth in total wins. Ohio State ben- efits from both Notre Dame drops, moving up to third and a tie for second, respectively. Michigan will have a chance to grow its lead even more when it travels to Notre Dame Sept. 1. Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Time Won-Lost Records By Percentage Rk. School Games Pct. W L T Change 1. Michigan 1,318 .72914 943 339 36 — 2. Boise State 605 .72727 439 164 2 Up 1 3. Ohio State 1,275 .72510 898 324 53 Up 1 4. Notre Dame 1,251 .72422 885 324 42 Down 2 5. Alabama 1,262 .72306 891 328 43 Up 1 6. Oklahoma 1,260 .72262 884 323 53 Down 1 7. Texas 1,296 .70563 898 366 33 — 8. USC 1,227 .70171 834 339 54 — 9. Nebraska 1,313 .69535 893 380 40 — 10. Penn State 1,307 .68783 878 387 42 — 11. Florida State 806 .67928 539 250 17 — 12. Tennessee 1,269 .67730 833 383 53 — 13. Georgia 1,282 .65133 808 420 54 Up 1 14. LSU 1,246 .65048 787 412 47 Down 1 15. Coastal Carolina 180 .65000 117 63 0 New 16. Appalachian State 969 .63880 605 336 28 — 17. Georgia Southern 606 .63366 379 217 10 Down 2 18. Miami (Fla.) 989 .63145 615 355 19 Up 1 19. Auburn 1,242 .63003 759 436 47 Down 2 20. Florida 1,169 .62789 714 415 40 Down 2 21. Washington 1,218 .61494 724 444 50 — 22. Clemson 1,233 .60949 729 459 45 Up 2 23. Virginia Tech 1,249 .60929 738 465 46 Down 1 24. Arizona State 1,019 .60746 607 388 24 Down 1 25. Old Dominion 191 .60733 114 73 4 Down 5 Dropped out: Texas A&M from No. 25 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Time Won-Lost Records By Victories School Years W L T Change 1. Michigan 138 943 339 36 — 2. Texas 125 898 366 33 Up 1 Ohio State 128 898 324 53 Up 3 4. Nebraska 128 893 380 40 — 5. Alabama 123 891 328 43 Up 1 6. Notre Dame 129 886 324 42 Down 4 7. Oklahoma 123 884 323 53 — 8. Penn State 131 878 387 41 — 9. USC 124 834 339 54 Up 1 10. Tennessee 121 833 383 53 Down 1 11. Georgia 124 808 420 54 — 12. LSU 123 787 412 47 — 13. Auburn 125 759 436 47 — 14. West Virginia 125 744 491 45 — 15. Virginia Tech 124 738 465 46 — 16. Texas A&M 123 732 477 48 — 17. Clemson 122 729 459 45 Up 1 18. Georgia Tech 125 728 496 43 Down 1 19. Washington 128 724 444 50 — 20. Pittsburgh 128 717 527 42 — 21. Florida 111 714 415 40 — 22. Arkansas 124 713 494 40 — 23. Syracuse 128 709 537 49 — 24. Navy 137 708 559 57 — 25. Colorado 128 700 501 36 — All records courtesy of Winsipedia.com Ohio State Still Leads In All-Time Big Ten Standings After an 8-1 record in Big Ten play in 2017, Ohio State grew its lead over Michigan for the best winning percentage in conference play. The Buckeyes rose from a .72571 all-time winning percent last year to .72779 this year, and now lead the Wolverines by a margin of .02353, up from .01958 going into the 2017 season. U-M and Ohio State are the only two programs that have won more than 63 percent of their Big Ten games in league history. After a 7-2 conference record last fall, Penn State jumped Nebraska for third place. Indiana also moved ahead of Maryland to take the 12th spot on the list. ALL-TIME BIG TEN STANDINGS School Years G W L T Pct. 1. Ohio State* 104 702 504 174 24 .73504 2. Michigan 111 727 503 206 18 .70426 3. Penn State 25 201 126 75 0 .62687 4. Nebraska 7 58 34 24 0 .58621 5. Michigan State 65 494 273 212 9 .56174 6. Wisconsin 122 784 373 370 41 .50191 7. Minnesota 122 763 346 389 28 .47182 8. Iowa 118 723 324 374 25 .46542 9. Purdue 122 755 327 396 32 .45430 10. Illinois 122 799 341 426 32 .44681 11. Northwestern 122 780 279 479 22 .37179 12. Indiana 118 723 208 495 31 .30450 13. Maryland 4 34 10 24 0 .29412 14. Rutgers 4 34 7 27 0 .20588 * Wins vacated from 2010 season Wideout Jeremy Gallon (with ball) hauled in eight passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Wolverines to a 41-30 win over Notre Dame in week two of the 2013 campaign. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL