2024 Michigan Wolverines football team

2024 Michigan Wolverines football
ReliaQuest Bowl champion
ReliaQuest Bowl, W 19–13 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Campbell (1st season; fired Dec. 3)
Steve Casula (interim: bowl game)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorDon Martindale (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
MVPs
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
Uniform
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oregon y$^  9 0   13 1  
No. 5 Penn State y^  8 1   13 3  
No. 10 Indiana ^  8 1   11 2  
No. 1 Ohio State #^  7 2   14 2  
No. 16 Illinois  6 3   10 3  
Iowa  6 3   8 5  
Michigan  5 4   8 5  
Minnesota  5 4   8 5  
USC  4 5   7 6  
Rutgers  4 5   7 6  
Washington  4 5   6 7  
Nebraska  3 6   7 6  
Michigan State  3 6   5 7  
UCLA  3 6   5 7  
Wisconsin  3 6   5 7  
Northwestern  2 7   4 8  
Maryland  1 8   4 8  
Purdue  0 9   1 11  
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In the Wolverines' first year under head coach Sherrone Moore, they compiled an 8–5 record (5–4 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 286 to 259, and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten standings.

After starting the season 4–1, with a loss to No. 3 Texas, Michigan fell to 5–5, despite a rivalry win against Michigan State. Michigan won its final two regular season games, including a 13–10 upset victory against rival No. 2 Ohio State at Ohio Stadium, despite entering the game as 20.5 point underdogs. It marked the fourth consecutive win against the Buckeyes, the longest streak for the Wolverines since 1988 to 1991, and the largest upset in the series history.

The Wolverines concluded their season with a 19–13 upset victory over No. 11 Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Michigan became the only program in college football history to beat Alabama twice in the same calendar year, and the first team since 1978 to win back-to-back games as double digit underdogs.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Davis Warren with 1,199 passing yards, running back Kalel Mullings with 948 rushing yards, tight end Colston Loveland with 56 receptions for 582 yards, placekicker Dominic Zvada with 89 points scored (21 field goals, 26 extra points), defensive end Josaiah Stewart with 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for a loss, and linebacker Ernest Hausmann with 89 total tackles. Defensive tackle Mason Graham was a unanimous first-team selection on the 2024 All-America college football team. Zvada was selected as a first-team All-American and was also honored as the Big Ten Kicker of the Year.