MICHIGAN
ANALYTICS

2022 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

RECORD13-1
13-0REGULAR SEASON0-1POSTSEASON
OFFENSIVE RATING128.9ELITE#7 NATIONALLY
DEFENSIVE RATING124.0ELITE#10 NATIONALLY
OFFENSEYARDS / GAME459SOLID#16 NATIONALLY
6.73 YARDS / PLAY#14 nationally
DEFENSEYARDS ALLOWED / GAME294ELITE#5 NATIONALLY
4.81 YARDS / PLAY#4 nationally
OFFENSEPOINTS / PLAY0.572ELITE#5 NATIONALLY
DEFENSEPOINTS ALLOWED / PLAY0.231ELITE#3 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
#7NATIONALLY
ELITE
TEAM RATING128.9
Making Drives Count3.30 pts / drive
#5 nationallyELITE

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

Staying Ahead of the Chains52.8%
#5 nationallyELITE

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

Big-Play Ability14.2%
#22 nationallySOLID

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

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DEFENSE
#10NATIONALLY
ELITE
TEAM RATING124.0
Keeping Teams Off the Board1.31 pts / drive
#5 nationallyELITE

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

Knocking Offenses Off Schedule37.7%
#19 nationallySOLID

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

Preventing Big Plays8.6%
#4 nationallyELITE

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

#4NATIONALLYELITE

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

BIGGEST CONCERN

Knocking Offenses Off Schedule

#19NATIONALLYSOLID

Michigan forces offenses behind schedule and into tougher second- and third-down situations.

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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