what michigan football player has the most points in a season all time

Rick Leach has scored the most points for Michigan in a season, with 168 points in 1978.

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Data note: Points: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PPG
1	Rick Leach R. Leach	168	1978	MICH	11	12			28					15.3
2	Steve Smith S. Smith	150	1981	MICH	11	11			25					13.6
3	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	144	1991	MICH	11	0			24					13.1
4	Desmond Howard D. Howard	138	1991	MICH	11	2	19		23					12.5
5	Steve Smith S. Smith	138	1982	MICH	11	9			23					12.5
6	Rick Leach R. Leach	138	1976	MICH	11	10			23					12.5
7	Steve Smith S. Smith	132	1983	MICH	11	9			22					12.0
8	Chris Perry C. Perry	120	2003	MICH	13	18	2		20			0	0	9.2
9	Jim Harbaugh J. Harbaugh	120	1985	MICH	11	2			20					10.9
10	Rick Leach R. Leach	120	1977	MICH	11	7			20					10.9
11	Ron Johnson R. Johnson	114	1968	MICH	10	19	0		19					11.4
12	Anthony Thomas A. Thomas	102	2000	MICH	11	16	1		17			0	0	9.3
13	Tom Brady T. Brady	102	1999	MICH	11	1			17					9.3
14	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	102	1990	MICH	11	0			17					9.3
15	Jim Harbaugh J. Harbaugh	102	1986	MICH	12	7			17					8.5
16	Denard Robinson D. Robinson	96	2011	MICH	13	16			16			0	0	7.4
17	Anthony Thomas A. Thomas	96	1999	MICH	11	16	0		16					8.7
18	Tom Brady T. Brady	96	1998	MICH	12	2			16					8.0
19	Brian Griese B. Griese	96	1997	MICH	11	2	0		16					8.7
20	Todd Collins T. Collins	96	1993	MICH	11	0			16					8.7
21	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	96	1992	MICH	9	1			16					10.7
22	Remy Hamilton R. Hamilton	95	1994	MICH	11					24	23			8.6
23	Dominic Zvada D. Zvada	94	2025	MICH	13	0	0	0	0	17	43	0	0	7.2
24	Garrett Rivas G. Rivas	94	2004	MICH	12				0	19	37	0	0	7.8
25	Brendan Gibbons B. Gibbons	93	2012	MICH	13				0	16	45	0	0	7.2

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Team Leaders

PASS

924

Underwood

RUSH

319

Marshall

REC

602

Buchanan

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

122nd

OPP PPG

16.4

21st

RUSH YDS/G

138.0

115th

PASS YDS/G

178.4

144th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	Wisconsin	3-2	5-3
11	Washington	2-3	5-3
12	Michigan	2-3	5-3
13	Nebraska	2-3	5-3
14	Purdue	2-3	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	MSU	@	MICH	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	MICH	@	ORE	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UCLA	@	MICH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	MICH	@	OSU	12:00 PM

Last Game

Michigan

5 - 3

Final

Rutgers

2 - 6

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375