The Michigan Wolverines are looking to win the national championship by making it through the 2022 college football playoffs.
The Michigan Wolverines were one of the only remaining undefeated teams in college football in 2022. They concluded their campaign by easily defeating the rival Ohio State Buckeyes, then defeated Purdue to win the Big Ten Championship. Now, they are in the College Football Playoffs as the #2 seed. But first, they have to beat the TCU Horned Frogs in the Fiesta Bowl.
Michigan fans were dying for the football program to bring home another national championship. For those of you who don’t follow the Wolverines, and are curious when the team last won, we have the answer for you.
When was the last time Michigan won a national championship?
The last time Michigan won a national championship was in 1997.
Michigan went undefeated in the regular season, beating several ranked teams such as Colorado, Wisconsin, Penn State, Iowa, Michigan State, and Ohio State. The Wolverines completed their undefeated regular season by defeating the Buckeyes 20-14.
As the No. 1 ranked team in the nation in their final two regular season games, the Wolverines were drafted to the Rose Bowl, where they faced the No. 8 Washington State Cougars. The Wolverines responded with 14 unanswered points, touching down on two passes from quarterback Brian Griese. The first was a 58-yard pass to Tai Streets, and the second was a 23-yard pass to Jerame Turman. Michigan won 21-16.
After winning the Rose Bowl, the year-end polls revealed the Wolverines were named national champions of college football. This was the eleventh national championship.
For their 12th national title, the Wolverines would have to beat TCU in the Fiesta Bowl and the winner of the Peach Bowl between Georgia and Ohio State.
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