2018 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 2018 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines were members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan was coached by Jim Harbaugh, who was in his fourth season as head coach of his alma mater.

2018 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten East Division co-champion
Peach Bowl, L 15–41 vs. Florida
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
2018 record	10–3 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Harbaugh (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Vacant
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Don Brown (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Chase Winovich
Captains	Ben Bredeson (Jr year) Devin Bush Jr. (Jr year) Karan Higdon (Sr year) Tyree Kinnel (Sr year)
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 107,601)
Uniform

2018 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$		8	–	1					13	–	1
No. 14 Michigan x		8	–	1					10	–	3
No. 17 Penn State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Michigan State		5	–	4					7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	6					5	–	7
Indiana		2	–	7					5	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	9					1	–	11
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy		8	–	1					9	–	5
Wisconsin		5	–	4					8	–	5
No. 25 Iowa		5	–	4					9	–	4
Purdue		5	–	4					6	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	6					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Illinois		2	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Michigan began the year ranked 14th in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. Their first game of the year was on the road against rival Notre Dame, the first meeting between the two schools since 2014. The Wolverines lost that game, 24–17. Michigan won their next ten games, however, including wins over then-ranked Big Ten opponents Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Penn State, all of whom beat Michigan the previous year. The team rallied around calling the season a "revenge tour".[1] The Wolverines climbed to fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings, and would have clinched the Big Ten Eastern Division and a spot in the 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game with a regular-season-ending win over arch-rival Ohio State. However, the revenge tour came to an abrupt end as Michigan lost, 62–39, their seventh consecutive loss to the Buckeyes and 14th loss in 15 years in the series. The Wolverines were selected to their second New Year's Six bowl in three years, the Peach Bowl, where they lost to Florida, 41–15. The team's final record was 10–3, Harbaugh's third ten-win season in four years, and the team finished exactly where they started in the polls, at 14th.

Michigan was led on offense by junior quarterback Shea Patterson, a transfer from Ole Miss, and running back Karan Higdon, who became the first Michigan running back to rush for 1,000 yards since Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011.[2] On defense, the Wolverines were led by linebacker Devin Bush Jr., who was a consensus All-American and won the Nagurski–Woodson Award as the Big Ten's defensive player of the year. Five Michigan defensive players were named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches: Bush, defensive linemen Rashan Gary and Chase Winovich, and defensive backs Lavert Hill and David Long.[3]

Preseason

In January 2018, the Wolverines hired Ben Herbert as Director of Strength and Conditioning, and Sherrone Moore as tight ends coach.[4][5] On February 20, 2018, the Wolverines hired Jim McElwain as wide receivers coach.[6] On February 23, Tim Drevno resigned as offensive coordinator after three seasons. The offensive coordinator position remained vacant throughout the 2018 season, with play calling duties split among the offensive coaches in what coach Harbaugh described as a "collaborative effort", with passing game coordinator Pep Hamilton calling a majority of the plays.[7]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy[8]	Khaleke Hudson	LB	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award[9]	Chase Winovich	DE	SR
	Rashan Gary	DE	JR
	Devin Bush	LB	JR
Maxwell Award[10]	Shea Patterson	QB	JR
	Karan Higdon	RB	SR
Doak Walker Award[11]	Karan Higdon	RB	SR
John Mackey Award[12]	Zach Gentry	TE	JR
	Sean McKeon	TE	JR
Butkus Award[13]	Devin Bush	LB	JR
Jim Thorpe Award[14]	Lavert Hill	DB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[15]	Devin Bush	LB	JR
	Rashan Gary	DE	JR
	Lavert Hill	DB	JR
	Khaleke Hudson	LB	JR
	Chase Winovich	DE	SR
Outland Trophy[16]	Ben Bredeson	G	JR
Lou Groza Award[17]	Quinn Nordin	K	JR
Paul Hornung Award[18]	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR/KR	SO
Walter Camp Award[19]	Devin Bush	LB	JR
	Rashan Gary	DE	JR
Ted Hendricks Award[20]	Rashan Gary	DE	JR
	Chase Winovich	DE	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[21]	Shea Patterson	QB	JR

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

Michigan's recruiting class consisted of 19 recruits, including three that enrolled early.[22] Michigan's recruiting class was ranked No. 20 by ESPN,[23] No. 24 by Rivals.com,[24] and No. 21 by 247Sports.com's Composite Rankings.[25]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aidan Hutchinson DE	Dearborn, Michigan	Divine Child High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Feb 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Myles Sims CB	Atlanta, Georgia	Westlake High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Apr 7, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Christian Turner RB	Buford, Georgia	Buford High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Apr 10, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
German Green S	DeSoto, Texas	DeSoto High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Apr 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Gemon Green CB	DeSoto, Texas	DeSoto High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Joe Milton QB	Orlando, Florida	Olympia High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 7, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jalen Mayfield OT	Lansing, Michigan	Catholic Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	May 23, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ryan Hayes OT	Traverse City, Michigan	Traverse City West High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	May 27, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Luke Schoonmaker TE	Hamden, Connecticut	Hamden Hall Country Day School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cameron McGrone LB	Indianapolis, Indiana	Lawrence Central High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 31, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sammy Faustin CB	Naples, Florida	Naples High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 2, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Mustapha Muhammad TE	Missouri City, Texas	Ridge Point High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Hassan Haskins RB	Eureka, Missouri	Eureka High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Oct 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Taylor Upshaw DE	Bradenton, Florida	Braden River High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 24, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ben VanSumeren FB	Essexville, Michigan	Garber High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Dec 17, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ronnie Bell WR	Kansas City, Missouri	Park Hill High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 18, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Julius Welschof DE	Munich, Germany	N/A	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Vincent Gray CB	Rochester Hills, Michigan	Adams High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 21, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael Barrett QB	Valdosta, Georgia	Lowndes High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 23, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 24  247Sports: 21  ESPN: 20
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Notre Dame*	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry) (College GameDay)	NBC	L 17–24	77,622
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*	No. 21	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	W 49–3	110,814
September 15	3:30 p.m.	SMU*	No. 19	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 45–20	110,549
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 19	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	W 56–10	111,037
September 29	4:30 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 14	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	FOX	W 20–17	47,330
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 15	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 42–21	109,531
October 13	7:30 pm	No. 15 Wisconsin	No. 12	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (College GameDay)	ABC	W 38–13	111,360
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Michigan State	No. 6	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	FOX	W 21–7	76,131
November 3	3:45 p.m.	No. 14 Penn State	No. 5	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W 42–7	111,747
November 10	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 4	HighPoint.com Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 42–7	43,786
November 17	4:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 4	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	W 31–20	110,118
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Ohio State	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (The Game) (College GameDay)	FOX	L 39–62	106,588
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Florida*	No. 8	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 15–41	74,006
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[26]

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	14	21	19	19	14	15	12	6	5	5	4	4	4	8	8	14
Coaches	14	22	22	21	15	16	13	7	5	5–T	4	4	4	8	8	14
CFP	Not released									5	4	4	4	7	7	Not released

Game summaries

at Notre Dame

See also: 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Michigan at Notre Dame
(College GameDay/Michigan–Notre Dame rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Wolverines 0 10 0 7 17 • No. 12 Fighting Irish 14 7 3 0 24 Date: September 1 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 7:43 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: 83º F, Slight clouds, SSW 6 MPH Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Doug Flutie (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline) Sources:[27][28]

Scoring summary 1 13:35 ND Jafar Armstrong 13-yard run (Justin Yoon kick) ND 7–0 1 7:09 ND Chris Finke 43-yard pass from Brandon Wimbush (Justin Yoon kick) ND 14–0 2 11:32 MICH Quinn Nordin 55-yard field goal ND 14–3 2 3:55 ND Jafar Armstrong 13-yard run (Justin Yoon kick) ND 21–3 2 3:41 MICH Ambry Thomas 99-yard kickoff return ND 21–10 3 3:07 ND Justin Yoon 48-yard field goal ND 24–10 4 2:18 MICH Karan Higdon 3-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) ND 24–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–17–1	September 6, 2014	L, 0–31 [29]

To begin the season, Michigan travelled to South Bend, Indiana to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to rekindle their long-running rivalry after a three year hiatus.[30]

Michigan lost to Notre Dame, 24–17.[31] Notre Dame scored 14 points in the first quarter via a 13-yard touchdown run from Jafar Armstrong and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Wimbush to Chris Finke. Michigan responded with 10 points in the second quarter via a 28-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin and a 99-yard kickoff return by Ambry Thomas. Notre Dame extended its lead in the second quarter via a four-yard touchdown run from Armstrong, which made the score 21–10 in favor of Notre Dame at half-time. Notre Dame added a 48-yard field goal by Justin Yoon in the third quarter. Michigan reduced Notre Dame's lead to seven points following a three-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon in the fourth quarter.[32]

Thomas' 99-yard kickoff return was the third 99-yard kickoff return in program history, and first since Tyrone Wheatley in 1992. Michigan's defense held Notre Dame to only 69 yards on 29 plays and three points in the second half, and scoreless in the fourth quarter.[30]

Western Michigan

See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Michigan at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 0 0 3 3 • No. 21 Wolverines 21 14 7 7 49 Date: September 8 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 12:05 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 110,814 Game weather: Low 60s, Cloudy, NE 10–15 MPH Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), DeMarco Murray (analyst), Petros Papadakis (analyst) Sources:[33][34]

Scoring summary 1 7:05 MICH Sean McKeon 17-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 7–0 1 4:11 MICH Karan Higdon 67-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 14–0 1 0:52 MICH Chris Evans 27-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 21–0 2 9:35 MICH Chris Evans 2-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 28–0 2 6:55 MICH Nico Collins 44-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 35–0 3 6:21 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 5-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 42–0 4 8:51 MICH Jake McCurry 18-yard pass from Dylan McCaffrey (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 49–0 4 2:34 WMU Josh Grant 35-field goal MICH 49–3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	September 3, 2011	W, 34–10

Following its opening game against Notre Dame, Michigan hosted the Western Michigan Broncos to open their home schedule. This was the first meeting between the schools since 2011, a game shortened by lightning.[35][36]

Michigan won in a blowout, 49–3.[37] Michigan scored 21 points in the first quarter via a 17-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Sean McKeon, a 67-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon and a 27-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans. Michigan added 14 points in the second quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Evans, and a 44-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Nico Collins, which made the score 35–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended its lead in the third quarter via a five-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Michigan added seven points in the fourth quarter via an 18-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Jake McCurry. Western Michigan finally got on the board late in the fourth quarter with a 35-yard field goal by Josh Grant to avoid a shutout.[38]

Michigan's honorary captains for the game were alumni Grant Newsome and Brenda Tracy. Michigan scored 21 points in the first quarter for the first time since 2016 against Illinois. Higdon's 140 rushing yards in the first quarter were the most by a Wolverine in a single quarter since Denard Robinson ran for 152 yards in the first quarter against Notre Dame in 2010. Michigan's defense held its opponent to single-digit points for the first time since allowing just a field goal to Maryland in 2016.[36]

SMU

See also: 2018 SMU Mustangs football team

SMU at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 7 6 7 20 • No. 19 Wolverines 0 21 14 10 45 Date: September 15 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 3:45 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 110,549 Game weather: Mid 80s, Partly cloudy, NE 3–5 MPH Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) Matt Millen (analyst) Sources:[39][40]

Scoring summary 2 6:56 MICH Ben Mason 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 7–0 2 5:16 SMU James Proche 50-yard pass from Ben Hicks (Will Moore kick) Tied 7–7 2 2:34 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 35-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 14–7 2 0:00 MICH Josh Metellus 73-yard interception return (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 21–0 3 9:07 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 7-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 28–7 3 1:36 SMU Ryan Becker 2-yard pass from William Brown (Will Moore kick failed) MICH 28–13 3 1:23 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 41-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 35–13 4 10:43 SMU James Proche 2-yard pass from William Brown (Kevin Robledo kick) MICH 35–20 4 8:03 MICH Quinn Nordin 45-yard field goal MICH 38–20 4 1:05 MICH Tru Wilson 9-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 45–20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	September 28, 1963	W, 27–16

After playing Western Michigan, Michigan hosted the SMU Mustangs.[41]

Michigan defeated SMU 45–20.[42] After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan scored on every offensive possession from the second quarter onward. The teams exchanged touchdowns via a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason for Michigan, and a 50-yard touchdown pass from Ben Hicks to James Proche for SMU to tie the game. Michigan responded with 14 points via a 35-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones, and a 73-yard interception return from Josh Metellus as time expired in the first half, which made the score 21–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added 14 points in the third quarter via two touchdown receptions from Peoples-Jones, from seven-yards and 41-yards, respectively. SMU responded with a two-yard touchdown pass from William Brown to Ryan Becker. SMU opened the scoring in the fourth quarter via a two-yard touchdown pass from Brown to Proche. Michigan extended its lead via a 45-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin and a nine-yard touchdown run from Tru Wilson.[43]

Peoples-Jones' three touchdowns were the most scored by a Wolverine wide receiver since Jehu Chesson scored four against Indiana in 2015. Metellus' 73-yard interception return was the sixth-longest interception return for a touchdown in program history and the longest since Brandon Herron's school-record 94-yard return against Western Michigan in 2011.[41]

Nebraska

See also: 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Nebraska at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Cornhuskers 0 0 3 7 10 • No. 19 Wolverines 20 19 10 7 56 Date: September 22 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 12:05 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 111,037 Game weather: Mid 60s, Partly cloudy, NE 5–10 MPH Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst) Sources:[44][45]

Scoring summary 1 10:27 MICH Ben Mason 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 7–0 1 8:58 MICH Karan Higdon 44-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 14–0 1 3:09 MICH Ben Mason 4-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick failed) MICH 20–0 2 14:11 MICH Quinn Nordin 50-yard field goal MICH 23–0 2 0:00 MICH Zach Gentry 5-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 30–0 2 5:25 MICH Ben Mason 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 37–0 2 4:03 MICH Team 0-yard safety MICH 39–0 3 9:01 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 60-yard punt return (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 46–0 3 5:23 NEB Barret Pickering 35-yard field goal MICH 46–3 3 0:58 MICH Quinn Nordin 38-yard field goal MICH 49–3 4 14:21 MICH Ronnie Bell 56-yard pass from Dylan McCaffrey MICH 56–3 4 4:14 NEB Wyatt Mazour 3-yard run (Barret Pickering kick) MICH 56–10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4–1	November 9, 2013	L, 13–17

Following its game against SMU, Michigan began its conference schedule when they hosted the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[46]

Michigan won in a blowout, 56–10.[47] Michigan scored 20 points in the first quarter via two touchdown runs by Ben Mason, from one and four-yards, respectively, and a 44-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Michigan added 19 points in the second quarter, via a 50-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin, a five-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Zach Gentry, a one-yard touchdown run from Mason, and a safety for Michigan after an illegal forward pass by Adrian Martinez, which made the score 39–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added 10 points in the third quarter via a 60-yard punt return by Donovan Peoples-Jones and a 38-yard field by Nordin. Nebraska finally got on the board late in the third quarter with a 35-yard field goal by Barret Pickering to avoid a shutout. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the fourth quarter via a 56-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Ronnie Bell for Michigan, and a three-yard touchdown run from Wyatt Mazour for Nebraska.[48]

The 56 points scored were the fifth most in program history of Big Ten openers and the most since a 58–0 victory over Minnesota in 2011. Michigan's offense tallied over 200 yards rushing (285) and passing (206) for the first time since the 2017 season opener against Florida when the Wolverines had 215 yards rushing and 218 yards receiving. Michigan's defense held Nebraska to -5 yards in the first quarter and -1 yard in the second quarter. The last time the Michigan defense held an opponent to negative rushing yards in a quarter was against Ohio State in 2017. Quinn Nordin made a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter, his third career made field goal of at least 50 yards, tying Bob Bergeron (1984–87) for the second-most 50-yard field goals made in a career at Michigan.[46]

at Northwestern

See also: 2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Michigan at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14 Wolverines 0 7 6 7 20 Wildcats 10 7 0 0 17 Date: September 29 Location: Ryan Field Evanston, IL Game start: 4:47 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 47,330 Game weather: 57º F, Cloudy, ESE 9 MPH Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline) Sources:[49][50]

Scoring summary 1 10:18 NW Clayton Thorson 1-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) NW 7–0 1 3:58 NW Charlie Kuhbander 45-yard field goal NW 10–0 2 12:56 NW John Moten IV 3-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) NW 17–0 2 9:14 MICH Karan Higdon 4-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) NW 17–7 3 7:40 MICH Quinn Nordin 23-yard field goal NW 17–10 3 0:00 MICH Quinn Nordin 24-yard field goal NW 17–13 4 4:06 MICH Karan Higdon 5-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 20–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
57–15–2	October 10, 2015	W, 38–0

After facing Nebraska, Michigan traveled to Evanston, Illinois, to face the Northwestern Wildcats.[51]

Michigan defeated Northwestern 20–17.[52] Northwestern scored ten points in the first quarter, via a one-yard touchdown run from Clayton Thorson and a 45-yard field goal by Charlie Kuhbande. Northwestern extended their lead in the second quarter via a three-yard touchdown run from John Moten IV. Michigan finally got on the board via a four-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon, which made the score 17–7 in favor of Northwestern at half-time. In the second half, Michigan held Northwestern scoreless while accumulating 13 points. First a pair of field goals by Quinn Nordin from 23-yards and 24-yards, respectively in the third quarter, and a five-yard touchdown run from Higdon in the fourth quarter to give Michigan their first lead of the game, and the eventual win.[53]

Michigan's 17-point comeback victory was their first since rallying for a 17-point comeback against Notre Dame in 2011. Northwestern had 105 total yards of offense in the first quarter, while Michigan's defense held them to just 97 yards in the final three quarters. Michigan's defense had season highs in sacks (six) and tackle-for-loss (10).[51]

Maryland

See also: 2018 Maryland Terrapins football team

Maryland at Michigan
(Homecoming game)

1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 7 0 0 14 21 • No. 15 Wolverines 3 14 10 15 42 Date: October 6 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 1:10 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 109,531 Game weather: Mid 70s, Cloudy, rain possible, SW 10–15 MPH Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline) Sources:[54][55]

Scoring summary 1 1:21 MICH Quinn Nordin 34-yard field goal MICH 3–0 1 1:10 MD Ty Johnson 98-yard kickoff return (Joseph Petrino kick) MD 7–3 2 8:21 MICH Ben Mason 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 10–7 2 0:16 MICH Ronnie Bell 22-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 17–7 3 7:13 MICH Quinn Nordin 31-yard field goal MICH 20–7 3 2:15 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 34-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 27–7 4 11:28 MD Javon Leake 1-yard run (Joseph Petrino kick) MICH 27–14 4 6:37 MICH Jared Wangler 7-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Ben Mason run) MICH 35–14 4 4:25 MICH Brandon Watson 46-yard interception return (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 42–14 4 1:50 MD Tyrrell Pigrome 5-yard run (Joseph Petrino kick) MICH 42–21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	November 11, 2017	W, 35–10

After its game against Northwestern, Michigan hosted the Maryland Terrapins in their homecoming game.[56]

Following a 70-minute weather delay due to thunderstorms in the area, Michigan defeated Maryland 42–21.[57] Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 34-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin. Maryland responded with a 98-yard kickoff return by Ty Johnson, to take their first and only lead of the game. Michigan scored 14 points in the second quarter via a one-yard run by Ben Mason and a 22-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Ronnie Bell, which made the score 17–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended their lead in the third quarter via a 31-yard field goal by Nordin and a 34-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Michigan added 15 points in the fourth quarter via a seven-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Jared Wangler, and a two-point conversion Mason run, and a 46-yard interception return by Brandon Watson. Maryland added 14 points via a one-yard run from Javon Leake, and a five-yard touchdown run from Tyrrell Pigrome.[58]

Michigan's honorary captain for the game was former director of strength and conditioning Mike Gittleson. Running back Karan Higdon rushed for 103 yards, becoming the 23rd player in program history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards (2,020). Michigan's defense, which entered the game leading the nation in total defense at 232.6 yards per game, held Maryland to 220 yards of total offense, nearly 180 yards less than its average of 399.8 entering the game.[56]

Wisconsin

See also: 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Badgers 0 7 0 6 13 • No. 12 Wolverines 0 13 8 17 38 Date: October 13 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 7:42 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 111,360 Game weather: Mid 40s, Partly cloudy, SW 10–15 MPH Referee: Daniel Capron TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline) Sources:[59][60]

Scoring summary 2 13:33 MICH Karan Higdon 2-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 7–0 2 11:26 WISC Kendric Pryor 33-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) Tied 7–7 2 4:12 MICH Quinn Nordin 42-yard field goal MICH 10–7 2 3:11 MICH Quinn Nordin 33-yard field goal MICH 13–7 3 10:21 MICH Shea Patterson 7-yard run (Shea Patterson pass to Nico Collins for two-point conversion) MICH 21–7 4 11:36 MICH Quinn Nordin 35-yard field goal MICH 24–7 4 9:55 MICH Lavert Hill 21-yard interception return (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 31–7 4 5:16 MICH Dylan McCaffrey 44-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 38–7 4 3:47 WISC A. J. Taylor 3-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook MICH 38–13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
50–15–1	November 18, 2017	L, 10–24

Following its homecoming game against Maryland, Michigan hosted the Wisconsin Badgers.[61]

Michigan defeated Wisconsin 38–13.[62] After a scoreless first quarter, Michigan got on the board first via a two-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Wisconsin responded with a 33-yard touchdown run from Kendric Pryor, for their only points of the first half, to tie the game. Michigan regained the lead following two field goals from Quinn Nordin from 42-yards and 33-yards, respectively, which made the score 13–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended their lead in the third quarter via a seven-yard touchdown run from Shea Patterson, followed by a two-point conversion pass to Nico Collins. Michigan added 17 more points in the fourth quarter. First with a 35-yard field goal by Nordin, then a 21-yard interception return from Lavert Hill and a 44-yard touchdown run from Dylan McCaffrey. Wisconsin then scored their only points of the second half via a three-yard touchdown pass from Alex Hornibrook to A. J. Taylor.[63]

Michigan's defense held Wisconsin to season-lows of 283 total yards, 100 passing yards and 183 rushing yards. Michigan held Wisconsin to just 2-of-11 (18.2 percent) on third-down conversions. Shea Patterson's 81-yard run early in the second quarter was Michigan's longest since Denard Robinson's 87-yard run against Notre Dame in 2010. It was tied for the 15th longest run from scrimmage in Michigan history and was the second longest run by a Michigan quarterback. Lavert Hill's 21-yard interception return for a touchdown was his second of his career, becoming the third player in Michigan program history to register two interception returns for touchdowns, following Lance Dottin and Thom Darden.[61]

at Michigan State

See also: 2018 Michigan State Spartans football team and Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry

Paul Bunyan Trophy: #6 Michigan Wolverines (6–1) at #24 Michigan State Spartans (4–2)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	7	7	7	21
Michigan State	0	0	7	0	7

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 12:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly cloudy • 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind 13 W
• Game attendance: 76,131
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny Taft
• Box Score

Game information
Michigan Shea Patterson 14/25, 212 Yds, 2 TD Karan Higdon 33 Rush, 144 Yds Donovan Peoples-Jones 1 Rec, 79 Yds, TD Michigan State Brian Lewerke 5/25, 66 Yds LJ Scott 10 Rush, 25 Yds Darrell Stewart 2 Rec, 24 Yds

After its game against Wisconsin, Michigan traveled to East Lansing to face its in-state rival, the Michigan State Spartans, in the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy.[64]

Michigan defeated Michigan State 21–7.[65] After a scoreless first quarter, Michigan got on the board first via a six-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nico Collins, which made the score 7–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan State opened the scoring in the second half via a four-yard touchdown pass from Darrell Stewart Jr. to Brian Lewerke to tie the game, for their only points of the game. Michigan responded with a 79-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones to re-gain the lead. Michigan extended their lead in the fourth quarter via a five-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason.[66]

Michigan's defense held Michigan State to just 94 total yards of offense, including 15 yards rushing. This was their fewest total yards gained in a game since only having 56 total yards of offense in 1947, also against Michigan. Michigan State entered the game averaging 394.5 yards of offense. Michigan has held seven of eight opponents to their season low in yardage this year. Michigan State failed to convert a third-down attempt, going 0-for-12 during the game. The seven points scored by Michigan State were the fewest in a rivalry game against Michigan since 2002, when Michigan won 49–3. Karan Higdon finished the game with 139 rushing yards, his sixth consecutive game surpassing 100-yards. With the win, Michigan snapped a 17 game losing streak to ranked opponents on the road.[64][67] They went into their bye week with a 7–1 record.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MICH MSU 2 14:55 14 84 7:56 Michigan Nico Collins 6-yard touchdown reception from Shea Patterson, Quinn Nordin kick good 7 0 3 11:12 2 7 0:48 Michigan State Brian Lewerke 4-yard touchdown reception from Darrell Stewart, Matt Coghlin kick good 7 7 3 2:24 1 79 0:11 Michigan Donovan Peoples-Jones 79-yard touchdown reception from Shea Patterson, Quinn Nordin kick good 14 7 4 10:21 13 84 6:41 Michigan Ben Mason 5-yard touchdown run, Quinn Nordin kick good 21 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 7

Penn State

See also: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Nittany Lions 0 0 0 7 7 • No. 5 Wolverines 7 7 14 14 42 Date: November 3 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 3:50 EST Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 111,747 Game weather: High 40s, Partly cloudy, NW 15–20 MPH Referee: Jeff Servinski TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline) Sources:[68][69]

Scoring summary 1 8:12 MICH Shea Patterson 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 7–0 2 6:52 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 23-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 14–0 3 0:56 MICH Zach Gentry 7-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 21–0 3 0:09 MICH Brandon Watson 62-yard interception return (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 28–0 4 9:49 MICH Karan Higdon 4-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 35–0 4 7:44 MICH Chris Evans 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 42–0 4 1:59 PSU Tommy Stevens 8-yard run (Jake Pinegar kick) MICH 42–7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	October 21, 2017	L, 13–42

After facing in-state rival Michigan State and having a bye week, Michigan hosted the Penn State Nittany Lions.[70]

Michigan won in a blowout, 42–7.[71] Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Shea Patterson. Michigan extended their lead in the second quarter via a 23-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones, which made the score 14–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added 14 points in the third quarter via a seven-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Zach Gentry and a 62-yard interception return by Brandon Watson. Michigan added 14 more points in the fourth quarter via a four-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon, and a one-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans. Penn State finally got on the board late in the fourth quarter via an eight-yard touchdown run from Tommy Stevens to avoid a shutout.[72]

Michigan's honorary captains for the game were alumni Bryan and Kathleen Marshall, and former Michigan basketball star and Fab Five member Chris Webber. Michigan's defense held Penn State to just 77 total yards in the first half, and allowing just 186 total yards during the game. This marked an FBS-best eighth time allowing less than 100 yards in a half this season. Higdon rushed for 132 yards, his seventh consecutive game surpassing 100-yards. This is the second-longest streak in Michigan program history, trailing only Mike Hart's eight consecutive games with 100-yards rushing in 2007. With his interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter, Brandon Watson became the fourth player in program history with two or more interceptions returned for touchdowns, joining Lavert Hill, Thom Darden and Lance Dottin.[70]

at Rutgers

See also: 2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Michigan at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 4 Wolverines 7 14 14 7 42 Scarlet Knights 7 0 0 0 7 Date: November 10 Location: High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ Game start: 3:46 EST Elapsed time: 2:51 Game attendance: 43,786 Game weather: 43º F, Sunny, NW 18 MPH Referee: Daniel Capron TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), James Laurinaitis (analyst), Rick Pizzo (sideline) Sources:[73][74]

Scoring summary 1 1:45 MICH Karan Higdon 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 7–0 1 0:26 RU Isaih Pacheco 80-yard run (Justin Davidovicz kick) Tied 7–7 2 9:33 MICH Karan Higdon 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 14–7 2 5:07 MICH Nico Collins 36-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 21–7 3 11:12 MICH Oliver Martin 16-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 28–7 3 0:56 MICH Nico Collins 10-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 35–7 4 11:26 MICH Chris Evans 61-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick) MICH 42–7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	October 28, 2017	W, 35–14

After hosting Penn State, Michigan traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.[75]

Michigan won in a blowout, 42–7.[76] Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Rutgers responded with an 80-yard touchdown run from Isaih Pacheco to tie the game. Michigan responded with 35 unanswered points. Michigan added 14 points in the second quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Higdon and a 36-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nico Collins, which made the score 21–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan again added 14 points in the third quarter via a 16-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Oliver Martin, and a 10-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Collins. Michigan added seven points in the fourth quarter via a 61-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans.[77]

Michigan's defense allowed only 59 passing yards, the lowest by any team against Michigan this year. Michigan held Rutgers to just 4-of-12 on third-down conversions. Michigan tied a season-high with 24 first downs during the game. Higdon rushed for 42 yards, surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the second quarter. He became the first 1,000-yard running back for Michigan since Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011, and the first player of any kind to rush for over 1,000 yards since Denard Robinson in 2012.[75]

Indiana

See also: 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 7 10 0 3 20 • No. 4 Wolverines 3 12 10 6 31 Date: November 17 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 4:10 EST Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 110,118 Game weather: Mid 30s, Cloudy possible snow, W 5–10 MPH Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline) Sources:[78][79]

Scoring summary 1 10:41 MICH Jake Moody 32-yard field goal MICH 3–0 1 4:14 IND Stevie Scott 13-yard run (Logan Justus kick) IND 7–3 2 14:15 MICH Jake Moody 30-yard field goal IND 7–6 2 9:56 MICH Jake Moody 31-yard field goal MICH 9–7 2 7:39 IND Logan Justus 41-yard field goal IND 10–9 2 4:46 MICH Nick Eubanks 41-yard pass from Shea Patterson MICH 15–10 2 1:33 IND Ty Fryfogle 7-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey (Logan Justus kick) IND 17–15 3 9:44 MICH Karan Higdon 2-yard run (Jake Moody kick) MICH 22–17 3 2:08 MICH Jake Moody 33-yard field goal MICH 25–17 4 9:55 MICH Jake Moody 33-yard field goal MICH 28–17 4 6:10 IND Logan Justus 36-yard field goal Michigan 28–20 4 2:37 MICH Jake Moody 29-yard field goal MICH 31–20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
57–9	October 14, 2017	W, 27–20^OT

Following its game against Rutgers, Michigan played its final home game against Indiana.[80]

Michigan defeated Indiana 31–20.[81] Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 32-yard field goal by Jake Moody. Indiana responded with a 13-yard touchdown run from Stevie Scott, to take their first lead of the game. Michigan added 12 points during the second quarter via two field goals by Moody, from 30-yards, and 31-yards respectively, and a 41-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nick Eubanks. Indiana added 10 points via a 41-yard field goal by Logan Justus and a seven-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Ramsey to Ty Fryfogle, which made the score 17–15 in favor of Indiana at half-time. Michigan added 10 points in the third quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon and a 33-yard field goal by Moody to regain the lead. Michigan extended their lead in the fourth quarter via two more field goals by Moody, from 23-yards, and 29-yards, respectively. Indiana responded with a 32-yard field goal by Justus, for their only points of the second half.[82]

Freshman kicker Jake Moody set a Michigan single-game record with six field goals, going 6-for-6 in his collegiate placekicking debut. Running back Karan Higdon recorded his eighth 100-yard game this season. Higdon's 100-yard game was the 13th of his career, tying him with Gordon Bell, Billy Taylor and Tim Biakabutuka for the eighth-most 100-yard rushing games during a career in Michigan program history.[80]

at Ohio State

See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry

#4 Michigan Wolverines (10–1) at #10 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Wolverines	3	16	0	20	39
No. 10 Buckeyes	7	17	17	21	62

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
• Game attendance: 106,588
• Referee: Mike Cannon
• TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft
• Box Score

Game information
Michigan Shea Patterson 20/34, 187 Yds, 3 TD, INT Karan Higdon 15 Rush, 72 Yds Nico Collins 4 Rec, 91 Yds, 2 TD Ohio State Dwayne Haskins 20/31, 396 Yds, 6 TD Mike Weber 13 Rush, 96 Yds, TD Parris Campbell 6 Rec, 192 Yds, 2 TD

Following its home finale against Indiana, Michigan traveled to Columbus, Ohio to face its arch-rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes, in the 115th playing of "The Game".[83]

Michigan was defeated by Ohio State 62–39.[84] Ohio State opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 24-yard touchdown pass from Dwayne Haskins to Chris Olave. Michigan responded with a 39-yard field goal by Jake Moody. Michigan scored 16 points in the second quarter via a 31-yard field goal by Moody, a 23-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nico Collins, and a nine-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Chris Evans. Ohio State scored 17 points in the quarter via a 24-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to Olave, a 31-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to Johnnie Dixon and a 19-yard field goal by Blake Haubeil as time expired, which made the score 24–19 in favor of Ohio State at half-time. Ohio State added 17 points in the third quarter via a 19-yard field goal by Haubeil, a 33-yard punt return by Sevyn Banks and a two-yard touchdown run from Mike Weber. Michigan scored 20 points in the fourth quarter via a 12-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Collins, a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason, and a four-yard touchdown run from Joe Milton. Ohio State added 21 points via a 78-yard touchdown run from Parris Campbell, a one-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to K. J. Hill, and a 16-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to Campbell.[85]

Michigan finished as co-champions of the Big Ten East Division with an 8–1 record in conference play, for their first division title since the conference introduced divisions in 2011. This was their best conference record since going 7–1 in 2004.[83]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MICH OSU 1 11:29 6 57 1:57 Ohio State Chris Olave 24-yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins, Blake Haubeil kick good 0 7 1 6:22 10 44 5:00 Michigan 39-yard field goal by Jake Moody 3 7 2 14:51 12 52 5:41 Michigan 31-yard field goal by Jake Moody 6 7 2 9:08 9 80 2:59 Ohio State Chris Olave 24-yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins, Blake Haubeil kick good 6 14 2 3:18 8 79 2:29 Ohio State Johnnie Dixon 31-yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins, Blake Haubeil kick good 6 21 2 0:47 8 79 2:29 Michigan Nico Collins 23-yard touchdown reception from Shea Patterson, Jake Moody kick good 13 21 2 0:41 1 9 0:04 Michigan Chris Evans 9-yard touchdown reception from Shea Patterson, 2-point pass failed 19 21 2 0:00 7 74 0:41 Ohio State 19-yard field goal by Blake Haubeil 19 24 3 8:25 9 56 3:45 Ohio State 19-yard field goal by Blake Haubeil 19 27 3 4:41 Ohio State Blocked punt returned 33 yards for touchdown by Sevyn Banks, Blake Haubeil kick good 19 34 3 3:10 2 22 0:35 Ohio State Mike Weber 2-yard touchdown run, Blake Haubeil kick good 19 41 4 14:11 8 75 3:59 Michigan Nico Collins 12-yard touchdown reception from Shea Patterson, 2-point pass failed 25 41 4 13:55 1 78 0:11 Ohio State Parris Campbell 78-yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins, Blake Haubeil kick good 25 48 4 9:35 11 86 4:13 Michigan Ben Mason 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good 32 48 4 6:59 6 75 2:36 Ohio State K.J. Hill 1-yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins, Blake Haubeil kick good 32 55 4 5:26 3 19 1:16 Ohio State Parris Campbell 16-yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins, Blake Haubeil kick good 32 62 4 3:16 6 75 2:10 Michigan Joe Milton 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good 39 62 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 39 62

vs. Florida (Peach Bowl)

Main article: 2018 Peach Bowl (December)

See also: 2018 Florida Gators football team

Michigan vs. Florida
(Peach Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Wolverines 7 3 0 5 15 • No. 10 Gators 3 10 14 14 41 Date: December 29 Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:06 EST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 74,006 Game weather: Indoor Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen and Brock Huard Sources:[86][87]

Scoring summary 1 5:37 UF Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal UF 3–0 1 2:03 MICH Donovan Peoples-Jones 9-yard pass from Shea Patterson MICH 7–3 2 12:22 UF Evan McPherson 26-yard field goal MICH 7–6 2 5:56 MICH Jake Moody 48-yard field goal MICH 10–6 2 2:41 UF Feleipe Franks 20-yard run (Evan McPherson kick) UF 13–10 3 8:06 UF Feleipe Franks 5-yard pass to La'Mical Perine (Evan McPherson kick) UF 20–10 3 2:34 UF Jordan Scarlett 1-yard run (Evan McPherson kick) UF 27–10 4 12:16 MICH Jake Moody 26-yard field goal UF 27–13 4 9:21 UF Lamical Perine 53-yard run (Evan McPherson kick) UF 34–13 4 4:58 MICH Team -20-yards safety UF 34–15 4 4:43 UF C. J. Gardner-Johnson 30-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick) UF 41–15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	September 2, 2017	Michigan, 33–17

On December 2, Michigan was selected to play in the Peach Bowl against the Florida Gators. Michigan won the previous meeting in the 2017 Advocare Classic, by a score of 33–17. This was Michigan's 47th bowl game appearance, and their first appearance in the Peach Bowl.[87]

Florida defeated Michigan 41–15.[88] Florida opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 21-yard field goal by Evan McPherson. Michigan responded with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Michigan extended their lead in the second quarter via a 48-yard field goal by Jake Moody. Florida added ten points in the quarter via a 26-yard field goal by McPherson and a 20-yard touchdown run from Feleipe Franks, which made the score 13–10 in favor of Florida at half-time. Florida added 14 points in the third quarter via a five-yard touchdown pass from Franks to La'Mical Perine, and a one-yard touchdown run from Jordan Scarlett. Michigan added five points in the fourth quarter via a 26-yard field goal by Moody and a safety. Florida extended their lead via a 53-yard touchdown run from Perine and a 30-yard interception return from C. J. Gardner-Johnson.[89]

Roster

2018 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 5 Jared Wangler RSr FB 40 Ben VanSumeren Fr FB 42 Ben Mason So FB 45 Peter Bush RSo FB 46 Matt Brown So FB 49 Tyler Plocki So OL 50 Michael Onwenu Jr OL 51 Cesar Ruiz So OL 54 Kraig Correll Fr OL 58 Phillip Paea So OL 59 Joel Honigford So OL 61 Dan Jokisch RSo OL 65 Connor Burrows Fr OL 66 Chuck Filiaga So OL 67 Jess Speight So OL 68 Andrew Vastardis RSo OL 70 Nolan Ulizio Sr OL 71 Andrew Stueber So OL 72 Stephen Spanellis RSo OL 73 Jalen Mayfield Fr OL 74 Ben Bredeson (C) Jr OL 75 Jon Runyan Jr. RJr OL 76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty RSr OL 77 Grant Newsome RSr OL 78 Griffin Korican Fr OL 79 Greg Robinson RSo QB 2 Shea Patterson Jr QB 5 Joe Milton Fr QB 6 Michael Sessa RSo QB 10 Dylan McCaffrey RFr QB 15 Jacob West Sr QB 16 Max Wittwer Fr QB 18 Brandon Peters RSo RB 12 Chris Evans Jr RB 22 Karan Higdon (C) Sr RB 23 O'Maury Samuels So RB 24 Tru Wilson RSo RB 25 Hassan Haskins Fr RB 27 Joe Hewlett RSr RB 28 Christian Turner Fr RB 32 Berkley Edwards RSr RB 34 Julian Garrett Fr RB 44 Jared Char Jr TE 34 Kenneth Ferris Sr TE 35 Luke Buckman Fr TE 36 Ramsey Baty Fr TE 37 Bradford Jones RSr TE 38 Joseph Files Sr TE 60 Ryan Hayes Fr TE 82 Nick Eubanks RSo TE 82 Carter Selzer So TE 83 Zach Gentry RJr TE 84 Sean McKeon Jr TE 85 Mustapha Muhammad Fr TE 89 Luke Schoonmaker Fr TE 94 Ryan Veingrad So WR 4 Nico Collins So WR 7 Tarik Black So WR 8 Ronnie Bell Fr WR 9 Donovan Peoples-Jones So WR 24 Jake Martin RSo WR 29 Brendan White Sr WR 41 Ethan Deland Fr WR 43 Tyler Grosz Sr WR 43 Jake McCurry So WR 80 Oliver Martin So WR 81 Nate Schoenle RSo WR 81 Jack Young So WR 88 Grant Perry Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 35 Casey Hughes RSr ATH 6 Michael Barrett Fr ATH 14 Kyle Grady Fr DB 1 Ambry Thomas So DB 6 Myles Sims Fr DB 9 Gemon Green Fr DB 13 German Green Fr DB 14 Josh Metellus Jr DB 16 Jaylen Kelly-Powell So DB 17 Sammy Faustin Fr DB 20 Brad Hawkins So DB 20 Matt Mitchell RSr DB 22 David Long RSo DB 23 Jared Davis So DB 23 Tyree Kinnel (C) Sr DB 24 Lavert Hill Jr DB 25 Benjamin St-Juste So DB 26 J'Marick Woods So DB 27 Hunter Reynolds So DB 28 Brandon Watson RSr DB 30 Tyler Cochrane RSo DB 31 Vincent Gray Fr DB 32 Louis Grodman Sr DB 39 Ryan McCurry Fr DB 41 Quinn Rothman Fr DB 46 Owen Goldsberry Fr DB 49 Lucas Andrighetto Fr DT 2 Carlo Kemp Jr DE 3 Rashan Gary Jr DE 4 Reuben Jones RJr DT 5 Aubrey Solomon So DE 15 Chase Winovich RSr DE 18 Luiji Vilain So DE 19 Kwity Paye So DL 37 Dane Drobocky RSo DT 44 Deron Irving-Bey So DT 50 Michael Dwomfour RSo DL 54 Carl Myers RSo DL 57 Joey George Fr NT 90 Bryan Mone RSr DE 91 Taylor Upshaw Fr DT 93 Lawrence Marshall RSr DT 95 Donovan Jeter So DE 96 Julius Welschof Fr DE 97 Aidan Hutchinson Fr DE 97 Ron Johnson RSo DL 99 John Luby Sr LB 6 Josh Uche RSo LB 7 Khaleke Hudson Jr LB 10 Devin Bush (C) Jr LB 12 Josh Ross So LB 29 Jordan Glasgow Sr LB 34 Jordan Anthony So LB 36 Devin Gil RSo LB 38 Geoffrey Reeves Jr LB 40 Ryan Nelson So LB 41 Adam Fakih So LB 44 Cameron McGrone Fr LB 45 Adam Shibley So LB 52 Bryce Chamberlain Fr LB 56 Jameson Offerdahl Sr LB 59 Noah Furbush RSr LB 88 Jack Dunaway Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Quinn Nordin Jr K 2 Jake Moody Fr K 27 George Caratan Fr K 92 Adam Culp Fr K, P 39 Alan Selzer Jr LS 33 Camaron Cheeseman RSo LS 44 Matt Baldeck So LS 49 Andrew Robinson RSr P 3 Brad Robbins So P 17 Will Hart RSo	Head coach Jim Harbaugh Coordinators/assistant coaches Don Brown (defensive coordinator / linebackers) Pep Hamilton (assistant head coach / passing game coordinator / quarterbacks) Jay Harbaugh (running backs / assistant special teams coordinator) Greg Mattison (defensive line) Jim McElwain (wide receivers) Sherrone Moore (tight ends) Chris Partridge (special teams coordinator / safeties) Ed Warinner (offensive line) Al Washington (linebackers) Mike Zordich (cornerbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 7, 2018

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Donovan Peoples-Jones Co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week September 24, 2018 [90] Chase Winovich Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 1, 2018 [91] Shea Patterson Rose Bowl Game B1G Player of the Week November 5, 2018 [92] Individual Awards Player Award Ref. Devin Bush Jr. Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year [3] Will Hart Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year All-American Player AP AFCA FWAA TSN WCFF Designation Devin Bush Jr. 2 1 1 1 1 Consensus Lavert Hill 3 Chase Winovich 3 2 2 The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.

All-Big Ten Player Position Coaches Media Devin Bush Jr. LB 1 1 Will Hart P 1 1 Karan Higdon RB 1 1 Lavert Hill DB 1 1 Chase Winovich DL 1 1 Rashan Gary DL 1 2 Jon Runyan Jr. OT 1 2 David Long DB 1 3 Ben Bredeson OG 2 2 Josh Metellus DB 2 2 Donovan Peoples-Jones PR 3 3 Zach Gentry TE 3 Hon. Michael Onwenu OG 3 Hon. Shea Patterson QB 3 Hon. Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 3 Hon. Cesar Ruiz C 3 Hon. Juwann Bushell-Beatty OT Hon. Hon. Josh Uche DL Hon. Hon. Khaleke Hudson LB Hon. Hon. Tyree Kinnel DB Hon. Hon. Nico Collins WR Hon. – Bryan Mone DL Hon. – Josh Ross LB Hon. – Sean McKeon TE – Hon. Kwity Paye DL – Hon. Hon. = Honorable mention. Reference:[3]

2019 NFL Draft

Main article: 2019 NFL Draft

The 2019 NFL Draft was held on April 25–27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Five Wolverines were selected as part of the draft, and another six signed with NFL teams as undrafted free agents.[93][94]

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Devin Bush Jr.	Pittsburgh Steelers	1st	10	LB
Rashan Gary	Green Bay Packers	1st	12	DE
Chase Winovich	New England Patriots	3rd	77	DE
David Long	Los Angeles Rams	3rd	79	CB
Zach Gentry	Pittsburgh Steelers	5th	141	TE

Undrafted free agents

Player	Team	Position
Tyree Kinnel	Cincinnati Bengals	S
Karan Higdon	Houston Texans	RB
Brandon Watson	Jacksonville Jaguars	CB
Juwann Bushell-Beatty	Washington Redskins	OL
Lawrence Marshall	Chicago Bears	DL
Bryan Mone	Seattle Seahawks	DL

Former Michigan starting quarterback Wilton Speight, who grad transferred to UCLA before the 2018 season, also signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers.[94]

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