Michigan Wrestling Year-by-Year Results
2022 NCAA Championships Runner-up
(Through 2024-25 Season)
Overall Record: 875-381-27Â (.693) in 103 seasons
Big Ten Conference Record: 512-237-18 (.679)
Big Ten Championships: 12
Big Ten Regular-Season Titles: 3
NCAA Best Finish: 2nd (6 times)
| Season | Coach | Overall | Pct. | Conference* | Pct. | Championship | NCAA |
| 1921-22 | Hevery Thorne | 4-1 | .800 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1922-23 | no team fielded | ||||||
| 1923-24 | Richard Barker | 1-6 | .143 | 0-5 | .000 | -- | -- |
| 1924-25 | Richard Barker | 0-7 | .000 | 0-7 | .000 | -- | -- |
| 1925-26 | Cliff Keen | 3-3 | .500 | 3-3 | .500 | 1st | -- |
| 1926-27 | Cliff Keen | 6-2 | .750 | 5-1 | .833 | 1st | -- |
| 1927-28 | Cliff Keen | 7-1 | .875 | 5-1 | .833 | 1st | 2nd |
| 1928-29 | Cliff Keen | 6-1-1 | .813 | 5-1 | .833 | 1st | 2nd |
| 1929-30 | Cliff Keen | 7-1 | .875 | 5-1 | .833 | 1st | 5th |
| 1930-31 | Cliff Keen | 4-1 | .800 | 3-1 | .750 | 1st | 8th |
| 1931-32 | Cliff Keen | 3-3 | .500 | 1-1 | .500 | 3rd | 6th |
| 1932-33 | Cliff Keen | 4-3 | .571 | 4-1 | .800 | 1st | # |
| 1933-34 | Cliff Keen | 4-2 | .667 | 4-1 | .800 | 4th | 7th |
| 1934-35 | Cliff Keen | 3-5 | .375 | 2-4 | .333 | 6th | DNP |
| 1935-36 | Cliff Keen | 5-4 | .556 | 3-2 | .600 | 5th | 12th |
| 1936-37 | Cliff Keen | 8-1 | .889 | 4-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 9th |
| 1937-38 | Cliff Keen | 7-1 | .875 | 3-1 | .750 | 1st | DNP |
| 1938-39 | Cliff Keen | 7-0 | 1.000 | 5-0 | 1.000 | 3rd | T3rd |
| 1939-40 | Cliff Keen | 5-2-1 | .688 | 2-2-1 | .500 | 1st | 3rd |
| 1940-41 | Cliff Keen | 5-3 | .625 | 3-2 | .600 | 4th | DNP |
| 1941-42 | Cliff Keen | 5-1-1 | .786 | 2-1 | .667 | 3rd | 4th |
| 1942-43 | Ray Courtright | 5-2 | .714 | 4-2 | .667 | 1st | No Meet |
| 1943-44 | Ray Courtright | 4-0 | 1.000 | 4-0 | 1.000 | 1st | No Meet |
| 1944-45 | Wally Webber | 3-1-2 | .667 | 3-1-2 | .667 | 7th | No Meet |
| 1945-46 | Cliff Keen | 4-3 | .571 | 4-3 | .571 | 3rd | 5th |
| 1946-47 | Cliff Keen | 5-3 | .625 | 4-3 | .571 | 4th | T10th |
| 1947-48 | Cliff Keen | 5-3-1 | .611 | 4-3-1 | .563 | 4th | # |
| 1948-49 | Cliff Keen | 2-5 | .286 | 2-4 | .333 | 3rd | # |
| 1949-50 | Cliff Keen | 8-2 | .800 | 5-2 | .714 | 3rd | # |
| 1950-51 | Cliff Keen | 9-0-1 | .950 | 6-0-1 | .929 | 1st | # |
| 1951-52 | Cliff Keen | 6-2-1 | .722 | 5-1-1 | .786 | 1st | 16th |
| 1952-53 | Cliff Keen | 8-1 | .889 | 7-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 7th |
| 1953-54 | Cliff Keen | 9-1 | .900 | 6-1 | .857 | 1st | T7th |
| 1954-55 | Cliff Keen | 6-2 | .750 | 5-2 | .714 | 1st | 7th |
| 1955-56 | Cliff Keen | 6-3 | .667 | 5-2 | .714 | 1st | 12th |
| 1956-57 | Cliff Keen | 3-6 | .333 | 3-5 | .375 | 1st | 6th |
| 1957-58 | Cliff Keen | 3-6-1 | .350 | 3-4-1 | .438 | 6th | 13th |
| 1958-59 | Cliff Keen | 6-4-1 | .591 | 5-2-1 | .688 | 4th | DNP |
| 1959-60 | Cliff Keen | 9-2 | .818 | 6-1 | .857 | 1st | T18th |
| 1960-61 | Cliff Keen | 9-1 | .900 | 7-1 | .875 | 1st | 10th |
| 1961-62 | Cliff Keen | 7-2-1 | .750 | 5-2 | .714 | 1st | # |
| 1962-63 | Cliff Keen | 9-1 | .900 | 8-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 3rd |
| 1963-64 | Cliff Keen | 12-0 | 1.000 | 8-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 5th |
| 1964-65 | Cliff Keen | 10-0 | 1.000 | 7-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 6th |
| 1965-66 | Cliff Keen | 9-1 | .900 | 7-1 | .875 | 1st | 5th |
| 1966-67 | Cliff Keen | 10-0 | 1.000 | 8-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 2nd |
| 1967-68 | Cliff Keen | 10-2 | .833 | 8-1 | .889 | 3rd | 9th |
| 1968-69 | Cliff Keen | 13-2 | .867 | 8-2 | .800 | 3rd | 9th |
| 1969-70 | Cliff Keen | 7-5-1 | .577 | 4-4 | .500 | 3rd | 10th |
| 1970-71 | Rick Bay | 8-2-2 | .750 | 6-1-1 | .813 | 3rd | 14th |
| 1971-72 | Rick Bay | 9-3-1 | .731 | 7-1-1 | .833 | 3rd | 15th |
| 1972-73 | Rick Bay | 12-0 | 1.000 | 9-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 3rd |
| 1973-74 | Rick Bay | 14-0 | 1.000 | 9-0 | 1.000 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1974-75 | Bill Johannesen | 14-4 | .778 | 7-3 | .700 | 4th | 12th |
| 1975-76 | Bill Johannesen | 16-6 | .727 | 6-4 | .600 | 4th | 8th |
| 1976-77 | Bill Johannesen | 8-3 | .727 | 5-2 | .714 | 4th | 9th |
| 1977-78 | Bill Johannesen | 5-9 | .357 | 2-6 | .250 | 5th | 10th |
| 1978-79 | Dale Bahr | 10-6 | .625 | 5-5 | .500 | 5th | 10th |
| 1979-80 | Dale Bahr | 11-6-1 | .639 | 5-4-1 | .550 | 6th | 28th |
| 1980-81 | Dale Bahr | 7-9 | .438 | 4-5 | .444 | 4th | 25th |
| 1981-82 | Dale Bahr | 9-7 | .563 | 5-5 | .500 | 5th | 24th |
| 1982-83 | Dale Bahr | 8-8 | .500 | 4-5 | .444 | 4th | 38th |
| 1983-84 | Dale Bahr | 7-9 | .438 | 5-3 | .625 | 5th | 18th |
| 1984-85 | Dale Bahr | 17-2 | .895 | 7-1 | .875 | 3rd | 5th |
| 1985-86 | Dale Bahr | 8-7 | .533 | 6-2 | .750 | 3rd | 10th |
| 1986-87 | Dale Bahr | 9-6-1 | .594 | 4-3 | .571 | 7th | T19th |
| 1987-88 | Dale Bahr | 14-3 | .824 | 8-0 | 1.000 | 2nd | 6th |
| 1988-89 | Dale Bahr | 20-2 | .909 | 12-0 | 1.000 | 3rd | 5th |
| 1989-90 | Dale Bahr | 11-4 | .733 | 6-2 | .750 | 6th | T30th |
| 1990-91 | Dale Bahr | 11-6 | .647 | 5-3 | .625 | 2nd | 12th |
| 1991-92 | Dale Bahr | 13-4-1 | .750 | 5-2-1 | .688 | 6th | T25th |
| 1992-93 | Dale Bahr | 13-5 | .722 | 7-4 | .636 | 5th | 11th |
| 1993-94 | Dale Bahr | 6-9 | .400 | 1-7 | .125 | 4th | 5th |
| 1994-95 | Dale Bahr | 7-3-2 | .667 | 5-2-2 | .667 | 5th | T22nd |
| 1995-96 | Dale Bahr | 12-5-1 | .694 | 6-2-1 | .722 | 7th | 9th |
| 1996-97 | Dale Bahr | 10-5 | .667 | 6-3 | .667 | 5th | 22nd |
| 1997-98 | Dale Bahr | 7-9 | .438 | 4-4 | .500 | 4th | T12th |
| 1998-99 | Dale Bahr | 11-4 | .733 | 6-2 | .750 | 5th | T13th |
| 1999-2000 | Joe McFarland | 12-3-1 | .781 | 5-2-1 | .688 | 5th | 13th |
| 2000-01 | Joe McFarland | 17-3-1 | .833 | 7-1 | .875 | 4th | 7th |
| 2001-02 | Joe McFarland | 16-3 | .842 | 7-1 | .875 | 3rd | 9th |
| 2002-03 | Joe McFarland | 11-6 | .647 | 6-2 | .750 | 6th | 7th |
| 2003-04 | Joe McFarland | 17-3 | .850 | 7-1 (T1st) | .875 | 3rd | 9th |
| 2004-05 | Joe McFarland | 15-3-1 | .816 | 7-0-1 (T1st) | .938 | 3rd | 2nd |
| 2005-06 | Joe McFarland | 16-2 | .889 | 8-0 (1st) | 1.000 | 3rd | 7th |
| 2006-07 | Joe McFarland | 2-10-1 | .192 | 1-7 (10th) | .125 | 8th | 6th |
| 2007-08 | Joe McFarland | 16-8 | .667 | 3-5 (T6th) | .375 | 3rd | T7th |
| 2008-09 | Joe McFarland | 10-8-1 | .553 | 5-2-1 (3rd) | .688 | 3rd | 11th |
| 2009-10 | Joe McFarland | 4-15 | .211 | 0-8 (11th) | .000 | 10th | T43rd |
| 2010-11 | Joe McFarland | 11-5 | .688 | 5-3 (4th) | .625 | 5th | 15th |
| 2011-12 | Joe McFarland | 6-6 | .500 | 4-4 (T7th) | .500 | 7th | 11th |
| 2012-13 | Joe McFarland | 10-7 | .588 | 3-5 (T8th) | .375 | 6th | T33rd |
| 2013-14 | Joe McFarland | 11-4 | .733 | 6-2 (T4th) | .750 | 8th | 17th |
| 2014-15 | Joe McFarland | 8-6-1 | .567 | 4-5 (4th) | .444 | 4th | 11th |
| 2015-16 | Joe McFarland | 13-3 | .813 | 8-1 (3rd) | .889 | 6th | T9th |
| 2016-17 | Joe McFarland | 8-7 | .533 | 4-5 (T8th) | .444 | 7th | 10th |
| 2017-18 | Joe McFarland | 11-3 | .786 | 7-2 (T3rd) | .778 | 3rd | T4th |
| 2018-19 | Sean Bormet | 13-1 | .929 | 8-1 (3rd) | .889 | 6th | 5th |
| 2019-20 | Sean Bormet | 7-6 | .538 | 5-4 (7th) | .556 | 7th | @ |
| 2020-21 | Sean Bormet | 5-1 | .833 | 5-1 (4th) | .833 | 4th | 5th |
| 2021-22 | Sean Bormet | 12-1 | .923 | 7-1 (T2nd) | .875 | 1st | 2nd |
| 2022-23 | Sean Bormet | 11-4 | .733 | 5-3 (T5th) | .625 | 5th | 6th |
| 2023-24 | Sean Bormet | 8-4 | .667 | 5-3 (6th) | .625 | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2024-25 | Sean Bormet | 7-5 | .583 | 3-5 (T8th) | .375 | 7th | 12th |
* Big Ten dual finish in parentheses; since 2003-04 the Big Ten has awarded a regular-season dual championship
# Michigan did not have any entries
DNP - Did Not Place
@ On March 12, 2020, the NCAA announced the cancellation of all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
