Utah Utes vs. Michigan Wolverines

Saturday, August 30
3:30 p.m. EDT
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Television: ABC
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Utah Utes (0-0, 0-0 MWC) utahutes.com
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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

Rich Rodriguez Stats

• 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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Rodriguez shares Schembechler's fiery side, although Bo never made people as mad as Rich has.

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Michigan Wolverines receiver Adrian Arrington grabs a pass away from Florida Gators defender Markihe Anderson for a 37-yard gain that set up the winning touchdown during the fourth quarter of the Capital One Bowl at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Florida January 1, 2008.

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Ohio State vs. Michigan

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Michigan 14, #10 PSU 9

Michigan has won nine straight and 10 of 12 since the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten in 1993.

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno adjusts his hair while waiting for an official review on a play during the first half of a college football game against Michigan, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)

Hart's prediction, U-M, Notre Dame are jokes to the nation

U-M's D 'looked slow'; Bellotti: 'We could have got on them worse'

(KIRTHMON F. DOZIER/Detroit Free Press)

Carr, Wolverines put on brave face

Face it: Wolverines are just terrible

David Guralnick / The Detroit News

Michigan fans lament the Wolverines' second loss of the season -- and fourth in a row.

Martin remains confident in Carr's coaching ability

(KIRTHMON F. DOZIER/Detroit Free Press)

Disgruntled Michigan fans display anti-Lloyd Carr signs during the loss to Oregon on Saturday. But athletic director Bill Martin gave him a vote of confidence.

Hart guarantees win over Irish; Carr: 'Nothing can keep me down'

(ERIC SEALS/Detroit Free Press)

CARR WRECK: Coach should offer to resign

Maize & Boo: Michigan's nightmare worsens

(ERIC SEALS/Detroit Free Press)

HEAD SCRATCHER: Coach Lloyd Carr can't believe it late in the first half after Oregon built a 32-7 lead over his formerly fifth-ranked Wolverines. Carr ended last season with two straight losses and has started this season with two more. Next: Notre Dame.

Michigan Wolverines 2007 - Rest in Peace