Records Michigan Football Could Break in the 2024 Season

In February, we highlighted some of the milestones and record-breaking accomplishments of the 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team. Today, we’re looking at what records could potentially fall in 2024, both from a team and individual perspective.

Michigan has won 11 straight road games since playing Penn State in 2021, tying the previous program record set in 1929-33. To break the record, it needs a win in Seattle over Washington on Oct. 5. Meanwhile, Michigan has won 22 straight road games, good for the third-longest streak in program history. Second place might be possible (28 from 1969-73), but first place is probably too much to ask (50 from 1901-07).

Overall, the Wolverines have won 15 consecutive games, currently ranking seventh in program history. A 10-0 start would put Michigan in second place, but Michigan’s all-time winning streak was 56 games from 1901-1905.

The Wolverines have a chance to win their fourth straight Big Ten championship this season. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened very recently in the Big Ten, as Ohio State won four in a row from 2017-2020. The last time Michigan did that was from 1988-1992.

In the AP Poll, Michigan finished 2021 ranked No. 3, 2022 ranked No. 3, and 2023 ranked No. 1. This was the first time ever that the program finished in the top three three years in a row. In fact, the last time the Wolverines finished in the top 10 three years in a row was from 1990-92 (No. 7 in 1990, No. 6 in 1991, and No. 5 in 1992). Four consecutive top-three finishes would be unprecedented, although it should be noted that the AP Poll did not exist during the Yost and Kipke era.

Individually, Donovan Edwards is in a great position to break some records. His career 5.6 yards per carry (YPC) puts him within striking distance of the career YPC title. Jon Vaughn holds the record from 1989-90 with 6.29. A stellar senior year could catapult Edwards into that territory.

Edwards has already made 68 career catches and needs just 31 more to match Jamie Morris’s career record of 99. Edwards will almost certainly break the Michigan record for most receiving yards by a running back; he needs just 96 more this season to break Anthony Thomas’ record of 810 yards.

In addition, Edwards has caught three touchdown passes out of the backfield. The all-time record for a Michigan running back is just seven and is held by Vincent Smith and Gerald White.

Finally, Colston Loveland could also break some records at the tight end position, but that path is much more difficult than Edwards’. Loveland needs 77 receptions to match Jake Butts’ record for most receptions by a tight end in a career, and also needs 762 receiving yards this season to match Butts’ record for receiving yards. That seems doable, but would require a monster season.

Which one from this list do you think is most likely to be broken this season? Let us know in the comments below!