2016 Michigan Wolverines football team information
American college football season
2016Michigan Wolverines football
Orange Bowl, L 32–33 vs. Florida State
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
East Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 10
AP
No. 10
Record
10–3 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Jim Harbaugh (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Tim Drevno (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Don Brown (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
MVP
Jabrill Peppers
Captains
Jake Butt (Senior year)
Chris Wormley (Senior year)
Home stadium
Michigan Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$
8
–
1
11
–
3
No. 6 Ohio State x^
8
–
1
11
–
2
No. 10 Michigan
7
–
2
10
–
3
Indiana
4
–
5
6
–
7
Maryland
3
–
6
6
–
7
Michigan State
1
–
8
3
–
9
Rutgers
0
–
9
2
–
10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy
7
–
2
11
–
3
Iowa
6
–
3
8
–
5
Nebraska
6
–
3
9
–
4
Minnesota
5
–
4
9
–
4
Northwestern
5
–
4
7
–
6
Illinois
2
–
7
3
–
9
Purdue
1
–
8
3
–
9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the sport of college football during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines played in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan was led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was in his second season.
Coming off the team's first 10-win season in four years in Jim Harbaugh's first season as head coach in 2015, Michigan began the year with high expectations, being ranked seventh in the preseason AP Poll. They won their three non-conference games in dominant fashion. In the following two games, the Wolverines obtained a top-10 victory over Wisconsin. Michigan continued to win, rising to number two in the College Football Playoff rankings at 9–0 before falling on the road to Iowa on a last-second field goal. Two weeks later, Michigan traveled to Columbus, Ohio to face arch-rival Ohio State with an opportunity to claim a spot in the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game with a win. The Wolverines lost in double overtime, 27–30, ending the regular season in third in the Eastern Division behind Ohio State and Penn State. Michigan received an invitation to the 2016 Orange Bowl, where they lost to Florida State, 32–33 to end the year at 10–3.
The team was led by unanimous first-team All-American linebacker Jabrill Peppers, who was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, finishing in fifth. Cornerback Jourdan Lewis was also a consensus first-team All-American, as was tight end Jake Butt, who was the recipient of the John Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end. Quarterback Wilton Speight led the team in passing, finishing with 2,538 yards and 18 touchdowns on the year.
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