Statistics
The offense rebounded from their 2008 performance to finish third in the Big Ten in scoring. However, Michigan ranked last in the Big Ten and 115th out of 120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools in turnover margin.
Graham was the national statistical champion in tackles for a loss (TFL) per game. Mesko led the Big Ten in punting average and Graham led the conference in total tackles for a loss. Graham posted 26 TFLs in 12 games, which led the nation with 2.17 average tackles for a loss per game (ahead of conference rival O'Brien Schofield who was second with 1.884). Graham also defended his Big Ten total TFLs championship over Schofield by a 26–24.5 margin. Mesko led the Big Ten in punting average and was eighth in the nation with a 44.46 average.
The per game team rankings below include 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams and 11 Big Ten Conference teams:
| Category | National Rank | Actual | National Leader | Actual | Conference Rank | Big Ten Conference Leader | Actual |
| Rushing Offense | 25 | 186.17 | Nevada | 344.92 | 4 | Wisconsin | 203.85 |
| Passing Offense | 81 | 198.33 | Houston | 433.71 | 9 | Northwestern | 286.54 |
| Total Offense | 59 | 384.50 | Houston | 563.36 | 7 | Wisconsin | 416.92 |
| Scoring Offense | 41 | 29.50 | Houston | 42.21 | 3 | Wisconsin | 31.77 |
| Rushing Defense | 91 | 171.92 | Texas | 72.36 | 10 | Wisconsin | 88.23 |
| Pass Efficiency Defense | 70 | 131.79 | Nebraska | 87.28 | 8 | Iowa | 89.99 |
| Total Defense | 82 | 393.33 | TCU | 239.69 | 9 | Ohio St. | 262.31 |
| Scoring Defense | 77 | 27.50 | Nebraska | 10.43 | 8 | Penn St. | 12.23 |
| Net Punting | 3 | 40.93 | Georgia | 41.95 | 1 | Michigan | 40.93 |
| Punt Returns | 62 | 8.67 | LSU | 18.85 | 3 | Minnesota | 14.67 |
| Kickoff Returns | 23 | 23.80 | TCU | 29.24 | 3 | Michigan St. | 25.85 |
| Turnover Margin | 115 | −1.00 | Air Force | 1.69 | 11 | Ohio St. | 1.31 |
| Pass Defense | 67 | 221.42 | Eastern Mich. | 150.50 | 7 | Iowa | 152.92 |
| Passing Efficiency | 76 | 124.09 | Florida | 167.31 | 8 | Michigan St. | 145.01 |
| Sacks | 68 | 1.83 | Pittsburgh | 3.62 | 9 | Penn St. | 2.85 |
| Tackles For Loss | 20 | 7.00 | Rutgers | 8.69 | 3 | Penn St. | 8.08 |
| Sacks Allowed | 83 | 2.33 | Boise St. | .36 | 8 | Michigan St. | 1.08 |
The per game rankings below include players who have played in 75% of team's games and are ranked in the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders:
| Category | Player | National Rank | Actual | National Leader | Actual | Conference Rank | Big Ten Conference Leader | Actual |
| Rushing | Brandon Minor | 50.20 | Ryan Mathews | 150.67 | 11 | John Clay | 116.69 | |
| Carlos Brown | 43.64 | 14 | ||||||
| Vincent Smith | 30.67 | 18 | ||||||
| Denard Robinson | 29.25 | 19 | ||||||
| Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) | Tate Forcier | 64 | 128.15 | Tim Tebow | 164.17 | 9 | Scott Tolzien | 142.99 |
| Total Offense | Tate Forcier | 80 | 190.83 | Case Keenum | 416.36 | 10 | Mike Kafka | 286.54 |
| Brandon Minor | 50.20 | 22 | ||||||
| Denard Robinson | 44.92 | 24 | ||||||
| Carlos Brown | 43.64 | 25 | ||||||
| Receptions Per Game | Roy Roundtree | 2.91 | Freddie Barnes | 11.92 | 21 | Keith Smith (Purdue) | 7.58 | |
| Receiving Yards Per Game | Roy Roundtree | 39.45 | Danario Alexander | 137.00 | 22 | Smith (Purdue) | 91.67 | |
| Interceptions | Donovan Warren | T-49 | .33 | Rahim Moore | .77 | T-6 | Sherrick McManis | .50 |
| Jonas Mouton | .18 | T-18 | ||||||
| Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) | Zoltan Mesko | 8 | 44.46 | Drew Butler | 48.05 | 1 | Mesko (Michigan) | 44.46 |
| Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) | Greg Reid | 18.43 | Colin Sandeman | 9.00 | ||||
| Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) | Darryl Stonum | T-32 | 25.67 | Ray Fisher | 37.35 | 3 | Fisher (Indiana) | 37.35 |
| Field Goals | Jason Olesnavage | T-85 | .92 | Kai Forbath | 2.15 | 10 | Daniel Murray | 1.46 |
| Scoring | Jason Olesnavage | 6.25 | Toby Gerhart | 13.23 | 10 | Clay (Wisconsin) | 8.31 | |
| Brandon Minor | 4.80 | T-13 | ||||||
| All-Purpose Runners | Darryl Stonum | 100 | 100.00 | Damaris Johnson | 224.42 | 6 | Tandon Doss | 138.83 |
| Sacks | Brandon Graham | 14 | .88 | Von Miller | 1.31 | 4 | Ryan Kerrigan | 1.08 |
| Ryan Van Bergen | .42 | 15 | ||||||
| Tackles | Stevie Brown | 6.67 | Carmen Messina | 13.50 | 20 | Greg Jones | 11.85 | |
| Tackles For Loss | Brandon Graham | 1 | 2.17 | Graham (Michigan) | 2.17 | 1 | Graham (Michigan) | 2.17 |
| Mike Martin | .71 | T-23 |
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