Saturday, August 30
3:30 p.m. EDT
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, Mich.
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All-time Series: U-M leads, 1-0
Last meeting: U-M 10, Utah 7 (09/21/02, Ann Arbor)
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Michigan Notes:
- Rich Rodriguez will coach his first game for Michigan. He is 8-6-1 in his previous 15 home openers. He will be the 18th coach in the school's history and 11th since 1901.
- Wolverine coaches have accumulated a 15-2 record in their debuts.
- U-M is 106-17-2 in home openers and has won 13 of 15 season openers at the Big House. It's last loss was against Appalachian St. in 2007.
- Michigan is 3-1 against schools that currently make up the MWC.
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Michigan Stats
- Michigan is #32 in the AP Poll, #24 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, #36 in the ESPN Power Rankings, #54 in the Sports Illustrated Ranking and #18 in the Sporting News rankings
- Michigan has more wins that any football program in NCAA history, 869.
- Michigan has the highest winning percentage of any team in NCAA history 869-286-36 (.745).
- Michigan ranks #1 all-time in composite AP final football polls (1936-2006)
- Michigan has 42 Big 10 titles which is the most conference titles of any NCAA school and is 461-166-18 in Big 10 play.
- Michigan has the most weekly appearances in the AP poll, appearing 748 times. They have finished in the top 25 54 times and Top 10 37 times since its inception in 1936
- Michigan has led the nation in attendance 33 of the last 34 years
- Michigan has had 208 consecutive crowds of 100,000+ fan at "The Big House" - a streak started Nov. 8, 1975
- Michigan has compiled a 373-109-15 record at "The Big House"
- Michigan has appeared in 33 straight bowls, the longest current streak in NCAA history.
- 382 Michigan football games have been televised (257-117-8).
- The Michigan football program is the only Big 10 team in any sport to win a conference title in each decade. It is the winningest overall athletic program in Big 10 Conference history
- Michigan has appeared in more Rose Bowls (20) than any other Big 10 Conference school
- Michigan has 11 national championships (5th all-time) to OSU's 7
- Head coach Rich Rodriguez has a career winning percentage of .627 (105-62-2). He was 60-26 (.698) as the head coach of West Virginia.
- He is 25-8 against regular season non-conference foes during his Division I career.
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