MICHIGAN
ANALYTICS

2021 SEASON OVERVIEW

The quick answer to three questions: how good was Michigan, what defined the team, and where did the Wolverines stand nationally?

THE QUICK READ

SEASON SNAPSHOT

RECORD12-2
12-1REGULAR SEASON0-1POSTSEASON
OFFENSIVE RATING124.7ELITE#6 NATIONALLY
DEFENSIVE RATING122.3ELITE#8 NATIONALLY
OFFENSEYARDS / GAME444SOLID#24 NATIONALLY
6.55 YARDS / PLAY#26 nationally
DEFENSEYARDS ALLOWED / GAME341SOLID#13 NATIONALLY
5.20 YARDS / PLAY#14 nationally
OFFENSEPOINTS / PLAY0.514ELITE#10 NATIONALLY
DEFENSEPOINTS ALLOWED / PLAY0.249ELITE#7 NATIONALLY
TEAM IDENTITY

Michigan's offense was the stronger national unit. The Wolverines were at their best when they stayed ahead of the chains and consistently turned drives into points.

HOW GOOD ARE THEY?

OFFENSE & DEFENSE

Every ranked metric is compared with the full FBS.

OFFENSE
#6NATIONALLY
ELITE
TEAM RATING124.7
Making Drives Count3.16 pts / drive
#3 nationallyELITE

How efficiently Michigan turns a possession into points after accounting for the strength of the defense it faced.

Staying Ahead of the Chains48.6%
#21 nationallySOLID

How often Michigan wins the down and keeps the offense out of obvious passing situations.

Big-Play Ability13.4%
#40 nationallyAVERAGE

How often Michigan creates a chunk play that can flip field position or change a drive in one snap.

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DEFENSE
#8NATIONALLY
ELITE
TEAM RATING122.3
Keeping Teams Off the Board1.37 pts / drive
#7 nationallyELITE

How well Michigan limits opponent scoring after accounting for the strength of the offenses it faced.

Knocking Offenses Off Schedule36.4%
#9 nationallyELITE

How often Michigan prevents the offense from getting the result it needs on a play and creates tougher next downs.

Preventing Big Plays9.4%
#13 nationallySOLID

How rarely Michigan allows the explosive gains that turn normal possessions into immediate scoring threats.

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WHAT DEFINES THIS TEAM?

THE GOOD & THE BAD

BIGGEST STRENGTH

Finishing Drives

#2NATIONALLYELITE

Michigan finishes a high share of possessions with points instead of coming away empty.

BIGGEST CONCERN

Staying Ahead of the Chains

#21NATIONALLYSOLID

Michigan wins enough plays to stay out of bad down-and-distance situations and keep the playbook open.

WANT THE DETAILS?

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FULL BREAKDOWN

OFFENSE ANALYTICS

Run/pass splits, drives, downs, explosiveness and scoring.

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FULL BREAKDOWN

DEFENSE ANALYTICS

Run/pass defense, havoc, drives, downs and scoring prevention.

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COACHING LENS

STAFF ANALYTICS

Play calling, tendencies, personnel usage and how scheme shaped results.

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