Sherrone Moore
In his own words
That was a soft game
We just wanted to talk about what went on Saturday night
There would be days, you know, in the past two years, where I would wake up, and I’m continuously in pain
The first week I started off going practice, and then practice and I take an off day, then I practice, practice, practice, off day, and then now I’m able to stack days without coming back the next day feeling super sore
The other day we were in the team room and somebody was talking about a story and he said he was on Zoom in sixth grade
This one probably means the most to me because I’m able to go out there and contribute to the team and lead the team physically, instead of on the sideline and vocally
Seeing the game from the outside perspective and not doing it, it’s very much slower to me (now)
Career arc
His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.
Reached Blue Blood in his 1st career season — faster than 59% of the 100 FBS coaches who have ever reached Blue Blood (rank #1 of 100 by seasons-to-arrival).
Style position and drift
Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
2–0 against his rivals.
His own effect, isolated
A statistical estimate of this coach’s contribution to team performance, separated from that season’s roster talent, returning production, and his coordinators — pooled across his whole head-coaching career.
Model fit as of 2026-09-04.
Coaching career
3rd-best Michigan tenure of 13 by the numbers.
Underperforms his recruiting talent on offense and performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on defense.
Followed Jim Harbaugh (2015–2023).
| Season | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||
| Record | 8–5 | 0–1 | |
| Postseason | W bowl | L bowl | |
| Recruiting rank | #16 | #6 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||
| Pass rate | 38.9 | 40.6 | |
| Coordinators | |||
| OC | Kirk Campbell | Chip Lindsey / Steve Casula | |
| DC | Don Martindale | Don Martindale | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||
| Offense | 22 | 50 | |
| Defense | 89 | 50 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | |||
| 1st-down pass% | 34.7 | 36.6 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 24.0 | 24.2 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 22.2 | 19.4 | |
A typical amount of portal roster-building.
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
26 NFL Draft picks: J.J. McCarthy (2024), Kris Jenkins (2024), Mike Sainristil (2024), Junior Colson (2024), Blake Corum (2024), Roman Wilson (2024), Zak Zinter (2024), AJ Barner (2024) + 18 more
2 player-seasons honored (All-America / national award): Mason Graham (2024), Dominic Zvada (2024)