the last time michigan won a national championship in football was 1990.
the last time michigan won a national championship in football was 1990.
when was the last time michigan won a national championship in football?
1990
on january 1, michigan lost to iowa 83–86 in overtime in its big ten conference opener. wilson posted his third career double-double of the season with a career-high 28 points and 14 rebounds. on january 4, michigan defeated penn state 72–69. michigan trailed 29–36, at halftime, and penn state led by as many as 14 points in the second half, before the wolverines outscored the nittany lions 32–15, over the final 12-plus minutes of the game for the comeback win. with the win, head coach john beilein became the second coach in program history to reach 200 wins with the wolverines, joining johnny orr, who is the all-time leader with 209. on january 7, michigan lost to maryland 70–77. michigan was led by wagner who scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half. on january 11, michigan lost to illinois 69–85. michigan was led by wilson with a team-high 19 points. on january 14, michigan defeated nebraska 91–85. three wolverines reached the 20-point mark, including a career-high 23 points from wagner. on january 17, michigan lost to (#17/#17) wisconsin 64–68. michigan was led by irvin with a game-high 20 points. after trailing by five points at halftime, michigan used a 17–2 run to take an eight-point lead, with 12:40 left in the game. wisconsin then went on a 15–0 run to regain the lead for good. on january 21, michigan defeated illinois 66–57. michigan was led by wilson with a game-high 19 points, while walton posted his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds. on january 26, michigan defeated indiana 90–60. michigan's 30-point win is the second-largest margin of victory over the hoosiers in program history (+48, february 22, 1998 by the 1997–98 wolverines over the 1997–98 hoosiers). six wolverines scored in double figures, including all five starters, led by walton with a game-high 21 points. it was the first time michigan had six players in double digits since december 12, 2015, against delaware state. on january 29, michigan lost their rivalry game to michigan state 62–70. michigan was led by walton with a season-high 24 points. the loss was michigan's fifth straight loss to msu.
2016–17 michigan wolverines men's basketball team
on february 4, michigan lost to ohio state 66–70. walton posted his second double-double of the season with a season-high 25 points, and 10 rebounds. on february 7, michigan defeated rival michigan state 86–57. the win snapped a five-game losing streak against michigan state. with his 20 points, eight assists and five rebounds, walton became the third player in michigan program history to reach 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists, joining gary grant and jalen rose. michigan's 29-point victory was the largest margin of victory in the series since 1996, when michigan also won by 29-points, 75–46. the wolverines forced the spartans into 21 turnovers and outscoring them 30–7 in points off turnovers. the last time michigan forced 20 or more turnovers was on november 14, 2011, against towson. michigan shot 60 percent from the field, the first time the spartans defense allowed an opponent to shoot over 50 percent from the field all season. on february 12, michigan defeated indiana 75–63. michigan was led by walton with a game-high 25 points, his fifth consecutive 20-plus point game. wagner posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. the win marked the wolverines first win at assembly hall since 2009, and the first time they defeated indiana twice in the same big ten season since 1994–95. it was the team's first road win. walton earned co-big ten player of the week honors on february 13. on february 16, michigan defeated (#11/#10) wisconsin 64–58, earning their first win over a ranked opponent of the season. michigan was led by wagner with a team-high 21 points. with five rebounds in the game, walton became the first player in program history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. on february 19, michigan lost to minnesota 78–83 in overtime. michigan was led by walton and wilson with 16 points each. on february 22, michigan defeated rutgers 68–64. michigan was led by irvin with a game-high 16 points. with the win, beilein earned his 500th career win in division i play. on february 25, michigan defeated (#14/#14) purdue 82–70. michigan was led by wagner with a career-high 24 points, including 22 points in the first half. walton posted his third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
2016–17 michigan wolverines men's basketball team