2026 Season · Week 6
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Michigan

B1G · 3-2
National Rank
#51
Power
+5.3
Offense
-0.03
Defense
0.30
SOS
-3.4
SOS Rank
#52
Team Profile

Why #51?

Michigan ranks #51 through Week 6 with a Power rating of +5.3, meaning the model expects Michigan to outscore an average FBS opponent by about 5.3 points on a neutral field.

Michigan has faced the #52 strength of schedule in FBS through Week 6. The average opponent faced, after accounting for game location, rated -3.4 points relative to an average FBS team.

The strongest statistical performance through Week 6 came against UTEP, with a Game Performance score of +1.13.

The weakest performance came against Minnesota, where the Game Performance score was -0.25.

Offense-0.03
Offense-0.03

Stronger Side

Defense

The defensive rating (0.30) is currently higher than the offensive rating (-0.03).

Schedule

Game Results

DateOpponentSiteResultScoreGame PerfOffenseDefense
Sat, Sep 5Western MichiganHomeW13-12+0.28+0.03+0.54
Sat, Sep 12OklahomaHomeW17-10+0.05-0.43+0.53
Sat, Sep 19UTEPHomeW52-17+1.13+0.84+1.41
Sat, Sep 26IowaHomeL19-20+0.17+0.15+0.19
Sat, Oct 3MinnesotaAwayL14-20-0.25-1.01+0.52
Sat, Oct 17Penn StateHome12:30 PM————
Fri, Oct 23IndianaHome9:00 PM————
Fri, Oct 30RutgersAway9:00 PM————
Fri, Nov 6Michigan StateHome10:00 PM————
Fri, Nov 13OregonAway10:00 PM————
Fri, Nov 20UCLAHome10:00 PM————
Sat, Nov 28Ohio StateAway10:00 AM————