2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

2012 Michigan Wolverines football
2012 Michigan Wolverines football
Outback Bowl, L 28–33 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	Legends Division
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	8–5 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brady Hoke (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread/Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Greg Mattison (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Jordan Kovacs
Captains	Denard Robinson (Senior year); Jordan Kovacs (5th year);
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 24 Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 17 Northwestern	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Iowa	2	–	6	4	–	8
Minnesota	2	–	6	6	–	7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x	8	–	0	12	–	0
Penn State*	6	–	2	8	–	4
Wisconsin y$	4	–	4	8	–	6
Purdue	3	–	5	6	–	7
Indiana	2	–	6	4	–	8
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team, sometimes known as Team 133 in reference to the 133-year tradition of the Michigan football program,^[1] represented the University of Michigan in the sport of college football during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Under second-year head coach Brady Hoke, Michigan played in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference and played its home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Highlights of Michigan's season included Michigan becoming the first college football program to win 900 games in NCAA history with its victory over Michigan State and snapping a four-game losing streak to Michigan State as well,^[2] as well as a come-from-behind victory against Northwestern.^[3]

Taylor Lewan was named Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year and All-American, while Will Hagerup was named the Big Ten Punter of the Year. Patrick Omameh also earned first team All-Big Ten recognition. Craig Roh, co-captain Jordan Kovacs and Jake Ryan earned second team recognition. Although they split the quarterbacking duties, both Devin Gardner and co-captain Denard Robinson earned multiple Big Ten Player of the Week awards with Robinson rewriting record books along the way. Following the season, Kovacs was voted team MVP.

^ Kyle Meinke (January 8, 2012). "Michigan Team 133 will have tough road to replicating 11-win season". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference MSUrecap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Roundtree, Gardner Provide Heroics in OT Win over Wildcats". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.

[1] Kyle Meinke (January 8, 2012). "Michigan Team 133 will have tough road to replicating 11-win season". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

[MSUrecap-2] Cite error: The named reference MSUrecap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Roundtree, Gardner Provide Heroics in OT Win over Wildcats". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.

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