2017 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
CFP	No. 1

2017 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 15 Michigan State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Michigan		5	–	4					8	–	5
Rutgers		3	–	6					4	–	8
Indiana		2	–	7					5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 17 Northwestern		7	–	2					10	–	3
Iowa		4	–	5					8	–	5
Purdue		4	–	5					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	7					5	–	7
Illinois		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, sometimes known as Team 138 in reference to the 138-year tradition of the Michigan football program, is an American football team that represents the University of Michigan during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines play in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan is coached by Jim Harbaugh, who will be in his third season.

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Dytarious Johnson LB	Prattville, Alabama	Prattville H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	--	Jun 6, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 36   Rivals: 50  247Sports: 38  ESPN: 40
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015. "2015 Michigan Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements

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

Schedule

September 2TBAvs. No. 1 Florida*No. 10

• AT&T Stadium
• Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic)

W 56-45   September 9TBANo. 3 Cincinnati*No. 7

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

W 28-14   September 16TBANo. 24 Air Force*No. 2

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

W 35-21   September 23TBAat PurdueNo. 1

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

W 63-42   October 7TBANo. 25 Michigan StateNo. 1

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)

W 21-8   October 14TBAat No. 19 IndianaNo. 1

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN

W 20-10   October 21TBAat No. 9 Penn StateNo. 1

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 10-5   October 28TBARutgers

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

W 78-0   November 4TBAMinnesota

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

W 70-30   November 11TBAat MarylandNo. 1

• Byrd Stadium
• College Park, MD

W 59-16   November 18TBAat No. 9 WisconsinNo. 1

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

W 21-18   November 25TBANo. 25 Ohio StateNo. 1

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)

W 42-31  

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.

Game summaries

vs. Florida

See also: 2017 Florida Gators football team

Michigan vs. Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 14 14 14 14 56 Gators 7 7 14 17 45 Date: September 2 Location: AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
3–0	January 1, 2016	Michigan, 41–7

To begin the season, Michigan will face the Florida Gators in a neutral site game in Arlington, Texas. This will be the first meeting between the teams since the 2016 Citrus Bowl.

vs. Cincinnati

See also: 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Cincinnati at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 0 8 6 0 14 • Wolverines 7 7 7 7 28 Date: September 9 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
0–0	First meeting

Following its opening game against Florida, Michigan will host the Cincinnati Bearcats. This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.

vs. Air Force

See also: 2017 Air Force Falcons football team

Air Force at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 8 6 7 21 • Wolverines 7 7 14 7 35 Date: September 16 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
2–0	September 8, 2012	Michigan, 31–25

After playing Cincinnati, Michigan will host the Air Force Falcons. This will be the first meeting between the schools since 2012.

at Purdue

See also: 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Michigan at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 21 7 14 21 63 Boilermakers 14 14 14 0 42 Date: September 23 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
44–14	October 6, 2012	Michigan, 44–13

Following its game against Air Force, Michigan will begin its conference schedule when it travels to West Lafayette, Indiana to face the Purdue Boilermakers.

vs. Michigan State

See also: 2017 Michigan State Spartans football team

Michigan State at Michigan
(Paul Bunyan Trophy)

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 0 0 8 8 • Wolverines 0 7 7 7 21 Date: October 7 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
69–35–5	October 29, 2016	Michigan, 32–23

After facing Purdue and having a bye week, Michigan will host its in-state rival, the Michigan State Spartans.

at Indiana

See also: 2017 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Michigan at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 0 0 0 20 20 Hoosiers 0 10 0 0 10 Date: October 14 Location: Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
56-9	November 19, 2016	Michigan, 20-10

After its game against Michigan State, Michigan will travel to Bloomington, Indiana to face the Indiana Hoosiers. In the previous meeting, Michigan defeated Indiana, 20-10.

at Penn State

See also: 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Michigan at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 0 0 10 0 10 Nittany Lions 5 0 0 0 5 Date: October 21 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
13–7	September 24, 2016	Michigan, 49–10

Following its clash with Indiana, Michigan will travel to University Park, Pennsylvania to face the Pennsylvania State (Penn State) Nittany Lions.

vs. Rutgers

See also: 2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers at Michigan
(Homecoming game)

1 2 3 4 Total Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0 • Wolverines 14 36 14 14 78 Date: October 28 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
2–1	October 8, 2016	Michigan, 78–0

After its game against Penn State, Michigan will face Rutgers in Michigan's homecoming game. Michigan defeated Rutgers in the previous meeting 78–0.

vs. Minnesota

See also: 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 0 0 16 14 30 • Wolverines 14 14 14 28 70 Date: November 4 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
74–25–3	October 3, 2015	Michigan, 29–26

After facing Rutgers, Michigan will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers. In the previous meeting (in 2015), Michigan defeated Minnesota, 29–26.

at Maryland

See also: 2017 Maryland Terrapins football team

Michigan at Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 7 21 14 17 59 Terrapins 0 0 0 16 16 Date: November 11 Location: ByrdStadium College Park, MD Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
5-1	November 5, 2016	Michigan, 59-3

After hosting Minnesota, Michigan will travel to College Park, Maryland to face the Maryland Terrapins.

at Wisconsin

See also: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Michigan at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 7 5 5 4 21 Badgers 0 5 7 6 18 Date: November 18 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
50–14–1	October 1, 2016	Michigan, 14–7

Following its game against Maryland, Michigan will play its final road game against Wisconsin. Michigan defeated the Badgers in a top 10 showdown during the prior meeting, winning 14–7.

vs. Ohio State

See also: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State at Michigan
(The Game)

1 2 3 4 Total Buckeyes 14 17 0 0 31 • Wolverines 7 21 7 7 42 Date: November 25 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Sources:

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
58-48-6	November 26, 2016	Ohio State, 30-27 2OT

Following its road finale against Wisconsin, Michigan will face its arch-rivals, the Ohio State Buckeyes, in the 114th meeting of "The Game". Ohio State and the Big Ten Conference will once again conspire to gift Ohio State another win in the series as it has been announced that Urban Meyer's brother, Joey Galloway, and that dude who paints his face and wears a necklace of nuts around his neck will serve as "special guest officials."

Roster

Preliminary roster based on previous season's roster and incoming recruits.

2017 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 John O'Korn Sr QB 6 Brian Cleary RSr TE 8 Tyrone Wheatley Jr. Jr WR 9 Grant Perry Jr QB 10 Zach Gentry So QB 12 Alex Malzone Jr QB 13 Matt Thompson Jr WR 14 Drake Harris Jr QB 16 Garrett Moores Sr WR 16 Jack Wangler Sr WR 17 Freddy Canteen Jr RB 18 Antonio Whitfield Sr TE 19 Henry Poggi Jr QB 19 Wilton Speight Jr RB 22 Karan Higdon So RB 22 Joe Hewlett Jr RB 23 Jordan Glasgow So RB 24 Kevin Gross So RB 29 Ross Taylor-Douglass Sr FB 30 Joe Beneducci Jr RB 32 Ty Isaac Sr RB 33 Wyatt Shallman Sr FB 34 Deyanco Hardwick Jr FB 37 Bobby Henderson RSr WR 40 Kenneth Sloss Sr FB 40 Nick Volk Jr WR 41 Brian Cole II So TE 44 Chase Winovich Jr OL 51 Greg Froelich Sr OL 52 Mason Cole Jr OL 55 David Dawson Sr OL 57 William Coleman So OL 57 Patrick Kugler Sr OL 70 Nolan Ulizio So OL 71 Ben Braden Jr OL 75 John Runyan So OL 76 Juwan Bushell-Beatty Jr OL 77 Grant Newsome So OL 78 Erik Magnuson RSr TE 80 Khalid Hill Sr TE 81 Michael Jocz Sr WR 82 Amara Darboh RSr WR 83 Jaron Dukes Sr WR 85 Maurice Ways Jr TE 88 Jack Dunaway So TE 89 Ian Bunting Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 4 Reuben Jones So S 5 Jabrill Peppers Jr DB 6 Keith Washington So DE 7 Shelton Johnson So CB 8 Channing Stribling Sr LB 9 Mike McCray Jr LB 14 Allen Gant Sr DB 17 Tyree Kinnel So LB 19 Jared Wangler Jr DB 20 Matt Mitchell Jr S 22 Jarrod Wilson RSr S 25 Dymonte Thomas Sr CB 26 Jourdan Lewis Sr LB 27 Chris Terech So CB 27 Travis Wooley RSr DB 28 Brandon Watson Jr DB 29 Ross Taylor-Douglass Sr DB 30 Reon Dawson Sr LB 31 Nick Benda Sr DE 33 Taco Charlton Sr S 34 Jeremy Clark Sr DB 38 John Andrysiak Sr DB 38 Francois Montbrun Sr DB 44 Delano Hill Sr DL 45 Brady Pallante Jr LB 46 Michael Wroblewski Sr CB 49 Anthony Dalimonte Sr DE 49 Tom Strobel Sr LB 51 Tommy Whitted So LB 54 Dan Liesman RSr DL 55 Garrett Miller Sr LB 56 Jameson Offerdahl So LB 58 Alex Kaminski Jr LB 59 Noah Furbush Jr DT 73 Maurice Hurst, Jr. Sr DT 90 Bryan Mone Jr LB 92 Cheyenn Robertson So DE 93 Lawrence Marshall Jr DE 97 Cody Zeisler Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 3 Kyle Seychel So K 16 Andrew David So K/P 41 Ryan Tice So LS 43 Scott Sypniewski Sr LS 50 Andrew Robinson Jr	Head coach Jim Harbaugh Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Drevno (offensive coordinator / offensive line) Don Brown (defensive coordinator / linebackers) John Baxter (special teams coordinator) Jedd Fisch (passing game coordinator / quarterbacks / wide receivers) Jay Harbaugh (tight ends) Greg Jackson (secondary) Greg Mattison (defensive line) Kevin Tolbert (strength and conditioning) Tyrone Wheatley (running backs) Mike Zordich (secondary) Matt Doherty (Recruiting Coordinator) Chris Partridge (Recruiting Coordinator) T. J. Weist (Senior Offensive Analyst) Matt Barnes (Defensive Analyst) Erik Campbell (Recruiting Operations) Rick Finotti (Director of Football Operations) Zach Eisendrath (Director of Internal Communications and Operations) Gwendolyn Bush (Director Of Player Development) Derron Montgomery (Wide Receiver/Graduate Assistant) Al Netter (Graduate Assistant) Joe Hastings (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Albert Karschnia (Operations Assistant) Erin Cronyn (Operations Intern) Katie Giarmo (Recruiting Intern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 21, 2015

External links

• Official website