1 6 ▁seasons ▁and ▁has ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁six ▁in ▁nine ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Football ▁The ▁Michigan ▁football ▁program ▁ranks ▁first ▁in ▁NCAA ▁history ▁in ▁total ▁wins ▁( 9 2 5 ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season ) ▁and ▁first ▁among ▁F BS ▁schools ▁in ▁winning ▁percentage ▁(. 7 3 1 ). ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁U - M ▁had ▁ 4 0 ▁consecutive ▁winning ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁including ▁consecutive ▁bow l ▁game ▁appearances ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁Wol ver ines ▁have ▁won ▁a ▁record ▁ 4 2 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁champion ships . ▁The ▁program ▁has ▁ 1 1 ▁national ▁champion ships , ▁most ▁recently ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁has ▁produced ▁three ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁w inners : ▁Tom ▁Harm on , ▁Des mond ▁Howard ▁and ▁Charles ▁Wood son . ▁ ▁Michigan ▁Stadium ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁college ▁football ▁stad ium ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁football - only ▁stad iums ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁an ▁official ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 0 7 , 6 0 1 ▁( the ▁extra ▁seat ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" res erved " ▁for ▁Fritz ▁Cris ler ) ▁though ▁attend ance — fre qu ently ▁over ▁ 1 1 1 , 0 0 0