2016 Michigan Wolverines First Down Game Log through 01/09/2017
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/16 | Hawaii | Turf | W 63-3 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 09/10/16 | UCF | Turf | W 51-14 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 09/17/16 | 11 Colorado | Turf | W 45-28 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 09/24/16 | 5 Penn St. | Turf | W 49-10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 10/01/16 | 8 Wisconsin | Turf | W 14-7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 10/08/16 | @ Rutgers | Turf | W 78-0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| 10/22/16 | Illinois | Turf | W 41-8 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 10/29/16 | @ Michigan St. | Grass | W 32-23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 11/05/16 | Maryland | Turf | W 59-3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 11/12/16 | @ 21 Iowa | Turf | L 13-14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 11/19/16 | Indiana | Turf | W 20-10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 11/26/16 | @ 2 Ohio St. | Turf | L 27-30 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 12/30/16 | + 10 Florida St. | Grass | L 32-33 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Totals | 143 | 120 | 20 | 283 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||