2020 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 2020 Michigan Wolverines football team was to be an American football team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines were to play in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan was to be coached by sixth-year head coach Jim Harbaugh.

2020 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Head coachJim Harbaugh (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorJosh Gattis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (5th season)
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,601)
Uniform
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Indiana   –      –  
Maryland   –      –  
Michigan   –      –  
Michigan State   –      –  
Ohio State   –      –  
Penn State   –      –  
Rutgers   –      –  
West Division
Illinois   –      –  
Iowa   –      –  
Minnesota   –      –  
Nebraska   –      –  
Northwestern   –      –  
Purdue   –      –  
Wisconsin   –      –  
Championship: TBA
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference expressed the possibility that a season could be played in the spring of 2021.[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

It was announced a day after the Citrus Bowl that safeties coach and special teams coordinator Chris Partridge accepted a co-defensive coordinator role at Ole Miss.[2]

Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of all University of Michigan athletic activities during the spring of 2020, including the football team's annual spring practice.[3] The pandemic also led to cancellation of the team's international trip for the first time since 2016.[4]

On July 9, the Big Ten Conference announced that it would adopt "a conference-only season" for all sports due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision resulted in the cancellation of the first three games of Michigan's 2020 season against Washington, Ball State, and Arkansas State.[5]

On August 11, the Big Ten announced that all fall sports, including football, would be indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19. The conference allowed for the possibility of competition in these sports to begin in the spring.[1]

Recruiting

Michigan signed a total of 21 recruits in its 2020 recruiting class, including eight that enrolled early. According to the 247Sports Composite, the class was ranked 14th in the nation, and second in the Big Ten Conference.[6]

Schedule

While Michigan was originally scheduled to play non-conference games against Washington, Ball State, and Arkansas State, these games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The Big Ten Conference announced on July 9 that if the conference is to participate in a fall sports season, member schools will play a conference-only schedule.[8] The Big Ten announced a revised schedule on August 5.[9]

Rankings
Further information: 2020 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 15 Final 
AP  
Coaches 15  
CFP Not released Not released

Radio

Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast statewide on The Michigan IMG Sports Network and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The radio announcers are Jim Brandstatter with play-by-play, Dan Dierdorf with color commentary, and Doug Karsch with sideline reports.[10]

Roster
2020 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 52 Karsen Barnhart So
OL 53 Trente Jones So
OL 54 Kraig Correll Jr
OL 55 Nolan Rumler So
OL 58 Zach Carpenter So
OL 59 Joel Honigford Sr
OL 60 Luke Fisher So
OL 61 Dan Jokisch So
OL 62 Mica Gelb So
OL 64 Mahdi Hazime So
OL 66 Chuck Filiaga Sr
OL 68 Andrew Vastardis Sr
OL 70 Jack Stewart So
OL 71 Andrew Stueber Sr
OL Zak Zinter Fr
OL 73 Jalen Mayfield Jr
OL Noah Stewart Fr
OL Jeffrey Persi Fr
OL Reece Atteberry Fr
OL 76 Ryan Hayes Jr
OL 77 Trevor Keegan So
OL 78 Griffin Korican Jr
QB Dan Villari Fr
QB 5 Joe Milton Jr
QB 9 Andy Maddox So
QB 10 Dylan McCaffrey Sr
QB 12 Cade McNamara So
QB 16 Ren Hefley So
RB 3 Christian Turner Jr
RB 9 Chris Evans Sr
RB 20 Nicholas Capatina Sr
RB 23 Jordan Castleberry So
RB 24 Zach Charbonnet So
RB 25 Hassan Haskins Jr
RB 28 Danny Hughes So
RB 33 Leon Franklin So
RB 40 Ben VanSumeren Jr
RB 41 Abe Jaafar So
RB Blake Corum Fr
RB 46 Matt Brown Sr
RB 49 Lucas Andrighetto Jr
TE 35 Luke Buckman Jr
TE 36 Ramsey Baty Jr
TE 81 Will Sessa So
TE 82 Nick Eubanks Sr
TE 83 Erick All So
TE Matthew Hibner Fr
TE 86 Luke Schoonmaker Jr
TE 89 Carter Selzer Sr
WR 6 Cornelius Johnson So
WR AJ Henning Fr
WR 8 Ronnie Bell Jr
WR 1 Nico Collins Sr
WR 0 Giles Jackson So
WR Roman Wilson Fr
WR 19 Mike Sainristil So
WR 22 George Johnson So
WR 31 Jack Young Sr
WR 39 Matt Torey Jr
WR William Mohan Fr
WR 42 Matthew Harrison So
WR 43 Jake McCurry Sr
WR 89 Hunter Neff So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Jordan Morant Fr
DB 1 Ambry Thomas Sr
DB 3 Jalen Perry So
DB 5 DJ Turner So
DB 13 German Green Jr
DB Makari Paige Fr
DB Andre Seldon Fr
DB Darion Green-Warren Fr
DB 17 Sammy Faustin So
DB 20 Brad Hawkins Sr
DB 23 Jared Davis Sr
DB 23 Quinten Johnson So
DB RJ Moten Fr
DB 26 J'Marick Woods Sr
DB 27 Hunter Reynolds Jr
DB 30 Tyler Cochran Sr
DB 30 Daxton Hill So
DB 31 Vincent Gray Jr
DB 33 Louis Grodman RSr
DB 40 Caden Kolesar So
DB 41 John Baty So
DB 41 Quinn Rothman So
DB 43 Andrew Russell So
DB 49 Keshaun Harris So
DL 2 Carlo Kemp Sr
DL Aaron Lewis Fr
DL 15 Chris Hinton So
DL 18 Luiji Vilain Sr
DL 19 Kwity Paye Sr
DL 37 Dane Drobocky Jr
DL Braiden McGregor Fr
DL/FB 42 Ben Mason Sr
DL 57 Joey George So
DL 58 Phillip Paea Jr
DL 58 Mazi Smith So
DL 67 Jess Speight Sr
DL 71 David Ojabo So
DL 80 Mike Morris So
DL 91 Taylor Upshaw Jr
DL 95 Donovan Jeter Sr
DL 96 Julius Welschof So
DL 97 Aidan Hutchinson Jr
DL 99 Gabe Newburg So
DL Jaylen Harrell Fr
LB Osman Savage Fr
LB Cornell Wheeler Fr
LB 9 Joey Velazquez So
LB 10 Anthony Solomon So
LB 12 Josh Ross Sr
LB 13 Charles Thomas So
LB 23 Michael Barrett Jr
LB Kalel Mullings Fr
LB 32 Nolan Knight So
LB 34 Jordan Anthony Jr
LB 37 Jonathan Lampani Sr
LB Nikhai Hill-Green Fr
LB 39 Lawrence Reeves So
LB 40 Ryan Nelson Sr
LB 41 Adam Fakih Jr
LB 44 Cameron McGrone Jr
LB 45 Adam Shibley Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Quinn Nordin  Sr
K 2 Jake Moody Jr
K 39 Alan Selzer Sr
K, P 92 Karl Kerska So
LS 3 Camaron Cheeseman Sr
LS 44 Matt Baldeck Jr
LS 49 William Wagner So
P 3 Brad Robbins Sr
P 17 Will Hart Sr
P 18 George Caratan Jr
P 36 Izaak Gerkis So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2020

References
  1. "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. Sang, Orion (January 2, 2020). "Michigan football loses top recruiter Chris Partridge to Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin". Detroit Free Press.
  3. Rainer Sabin (March 12, 2020). "Michigan suspends all athletic activities, spring football practice, due to coronavirus". Detroit Free Press.
  4. "Michigan football will not be taking spring international trip due to coronavirus concerns". USA Today. February 24, 2020.
  5. "Big Ten moving to conference-only model for all sports this fall". ESPN.com. July 9, 2020.
  6. "Michigan 2020 Football Commits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  7. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan Athletics. July 9, 2020.
  9. Rittenberg, Adam. "Big Ten to start 10-game conference slate on Sept. 3; Michigan-Ohio State to be Oct. 24". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. "The Michigan Wolverines Football Network". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
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