Sunday, December 14, 2025

Michigan Fires Head Football Coach Sherrone Moore

Sherrone Moore has been fired as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines after 2 seasons at the helm of the Michigan football program. The Wolverines football program was 17-8 overall during that time.  Here is a look at the Michigan Wolverines football program since 2008 (the first year that in which I have data for the model) and covers Rich Rodriguez (2008-2010), Brady Hoke (2011-2014), Jim Harbaugh (2015-2023) and Sherrone Moore (2024-2025).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Michigan Wolverines football program during head coach Moore's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Sherrone Moore [2024-2025]

2024
The Wolverines finished the regular season at 7-5 and bowl eligible, where they defeated #12 ranked Alabama by a score of (19-13) to finish 8-5 overall. The Wolverines played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that Michigan's SOS was between one and two standard deviations lower than the "league" average SOS. Michigan's best regular season win was against #2 ranked Ohio State by a score of (13-10) and their worst regular season loss was to #64 ranked Illinois by a score of (7-21).  Michigan was the #59 ranked team overall, with the #113 ranked offense and the #3 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025 
The Wolverines finish the regular season at 9-3 making them bowl eligible. The Wolverines played against a “average” strength of schedule (SOS). At the time of Moore's firing, Michigan's best win was against currently ranked #17 Washington by a score of (24-7) and their worst loss was to currently ranked #22 Oklahoma by a score of (13-24).  Michigan was the #31 ranked team overall, with the #46 ranked offense and the #18 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.