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| 2022 Michigan Wolverines football | |
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Big Ten champion Big Ten East Division champion | |
Big Ten Championship Game, W 43–22 vs. Purdue | |
Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 45–51 vs. TCU | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| East Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 13–1 (9–0 Big Ten) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Sherrone Moore (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Matt Weiss (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Jesse Minter (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Steve Clinkscale (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| MVP | Blake Corum |
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| Home stadium | Michigan Stadium |
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| No. 3 Michigan xy$^ | 9 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Ohio State ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Penn State | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Purdue xy | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jim Harbaugh, the Wolverines compiled an overall record of 12–0 in the regular season with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the Big Ten East Division title for the second consecutive season. Michigan beat Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game to repeat as conference champions. The Wolverines advanced to the College Football Playoff (CFP) for the second straight year, where they lost to TCU in the Fiesta Bowl for the CFP Semifinal on December 31.
Junior running back Blake Corum won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the best player from the Big Ten, and the Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year as the Big Ten's best running back. Graduate center Olusegun Oluwatimi, a transfer from the University of Virginia prior to the season, won the Outland Trophy as the nation's best interior lineman and the Rimington Trophy as the nation's best center. Senior defensive end Mike Morris was named the Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year as the Big Ten's top defensive lineman. Harbaugh was recognized as the Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year by the Big Ten. Corum and Oluwatimi were consensus selections to the 2022 College Football All-America Team. Michigan's offensive line was honored with the Joe Moore Award for second straight season.
Season highlights included:
- Sophomore J. J. McCarthy replaced senior Cade McNamara as the team's starting quarterback after the second game of the season against Hawaii.
- The Wolverines rushed for 418 yards, their highest single-game total since 2016, in a 41–17 victory over No. 10 Penn State.
- Corum rushed for 177 yards in a 29–7 victory over Michigan State. Eight Michigan State players were suspended after a post-game assault on two Michigan players.
- Fifth-year placekicker Jake Moody kicked a game-winning field goal with nine seconds remaining in a 19–17 victory over Illinois on Senior Day.
- The Wolverines had five explosive plays of 45 yards or more to defeat No. 2 Ohio State by a 45–23 score. It was Michigan's first victory at Ohio Stadium since 2000.
- Donovan Edwards rushed for 185 yards and received the most valuable player award as Michigan defeated Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game.
The team's statistical leaders were McCarthy with 2,719 passing yards, 22 touchdown passes, 5 interceptions, and a 64.6% completion percentage; Corum with 1,463 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns on 247 carries; and graduate wide receiver Ronnie Bell with 62 catches for 889 receiving yards. Moody converted 29 of 35 field goal attempts and 60 of 60 kicks for point after touchdown and led the team with 147 points scored, which broke the previous program record of 138 points scored, set by Desmond Howard during his Heisman Trophy-winning campaign in 1991. Moody also set program records for field goals in a season (29), career field goals (66), career points scored (355), and longest field goal (59 yards). Morris had a team-high 7.5 quarterback sacks. Sophomore linebacker Junior Colson paced the team with 101 tackles. Edwards rushed for 991 yards and 7 touchdowns on 140 carries, averaging 7.1 yards per rush, and had 18 receptions for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns through the air. Senior wide receiver Cornelius Johnson had a team-high six touchdown receptions.[1]
Preseason
Coaching changes
Following the season, Michigan experienced a number of coaching changes. These changes included the following:
- On January 5, it was reported that defensive line coach Shaun Nua would be leaving Michigan after 3 seasons to join Lincoln Riley's staff at USC in the same role.[2] This was announced by USC on January 10.[3]
- On January 17, Michigan announced the hire of Mike Elston as the new defensive line coach, replacing Nua. Elston, a former Michigan player from 1993 to 1996, had spent the past 12 seasons on the staff at Notre Dame, most recently serving as the program's assistant head coach and defensive line coach.[4]
- On January 27, defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald left Michigan after one season to return to the Baltimore Ravens as their defensive coordinator.[5]
- On February 6, reports surfaced that offensive coordinator Josh Gattis would leave Michigan after 3 seasons for the same role at Miami.[6] Miami officially announced the hire on February 9.[7]
- On February 9, Harbaugh and Michigan hired Jesse Minter to replace Macdonald as defensive coordinator. Minter had spent the 2021 season as the defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt and had spent 4 seasons previously with the Baltimore Ravens.[8]
- Also on February 9, Michigan announced the hire of former Michigan player Grant Newsome as the program's tight ends coach, after previously spending two seasons as a graduate assistant with the program.[9]
- Harbaugh also announced a reassignment of numerous staff roles on February 9. Offensive line coach Sherrone Moore and quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss were named co-offensive coordinators, replacing Gattis. Safeties coach Ron Bellamy transitioned into the role of wide receivers coach. Running backs coach Mike Hart added the title of run game coordinator. Tight ends coach Jay Harbaugh will switch to the defensive side of the ball and coach safeties.[9]
