Michigan football: Predicting Every Game of the 2015 Season

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Apr 4, 2015; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh is seen during the Spring football game at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

As the Michigan football team played out last year’s disappointing 5-7 season, it became just a matter of time before Brady Hoke was shown the door.

The Wolverines finally landed the coach they wanted since Lloyd Carr retired in 2007.

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Jim Harbaugh, the starting quarterback for iconic coach Bo Schembechler in the mid-1980s, became a crowd favorite with his enthusiasm and better yet, his 2-0 record against both Michigan State and Ohio State.

He went on to a solid 14 year playing career in the NFL before turning to coaching at San Diego and Stanford, before

moving on to the NFL San Francisco 49ers. After Harbaugh rebuilt the club, he coached opposite his brother John in Super Bowl XLVII.

Apparently the Super Bowl appearance failed to secure his welcome, so Harbaugh and the 49ers parted ways after the 2014 NFL season.

Just a few days later, Harbaugh became Michigan’s 20th football coach.

He’s already endeared the Michigan faithful, alienated a few of his coaching fraternity, and entertained social media with submarines, khaki pants and summer camps.

The games are over because Michigan opens its season Thursday (Sep. 3, 8:30pm) at Utah.

Don’t forget, Harbaugh’s squad has 15 seniors returning from Hoke’s last club, so we’ll see if the staff can coach them into a respectful football team.

Let’s follow along and see how many games Michigan might win. Hoke’s last team won only five games, so we all have to figure Harbaugh will do better.

Next: Utah

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Michigan football: Predicting Every Game of Jim Harbaugh’s First Season

By Joel Greer | Sep 3, 2015