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Is four scares in 15 years a trend? Not really, especially considering how many times Michigan has handled these types of opponents with ease after big wins. The Zips drove all the way down to Michigan’s 2-yard line with seconds remaining, and it took a goal-line stop for the Wolverines to avoid a monumental upset. Michigan trailed until 2:49 left, when Fitzgerald Toussaint found the end zone to cap off a four-play, 70-yard drive.īut Akron still wasn’t done. Then, a pick-six and an 11-play drive put Akron back on top in the waning moments of the game. The Wolverines trailed 10-7 well into the third quarter before taking a 21-10 lead into the fourth. The Zips had already lost to UCF by 31 points that season, and they would go on to lose the next four games after visiting the Big House. 14 Notre Dame in Week 2, Akron proved a much tougher foe. But after an emotional night game victory over No.

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Michigan had no problem with its first MAC opponent in 2013, blowing out Central Michigan 59-9 in the opener. The Wolverines recovered an onside kick and got one first down to seal a shaky win. Two more touchdowns in the third quarter weren’t enough to put the game away, as UMass pulled within five points in the final two minutes. UMass jumped out to a 17-7 lead late into the second quarter, but Michigan managed to score two touchdowns in the final 61 seconds of the half thanks to a fumble recovery. It didn’t take long for Michigan fans to start feeling uncomfortable. Michigan had just gone into Notre Dame and won a hard-fought road game to start the season 2-0 and came home as a massive favorite over the 1-1 Minutemen. * Massachusetts didn’t actually join the MAC until two years later (and left in 2015), but I think this game fits the spirit of this exercise. In the end, Michigan won by 11 points despite being a massive home favorite. It wasn’t until under the seven-minute mark of the third quarter when Michigan finally put the game out of reach against the 2-3 Eagles. Well, the Wolverines were sleepwalking against EMU and gave up a third-quarter touchdown to make the game 16-14. 10 Penn State and Northwestern.Īgain, Northwestern didn’t qualify as a big win at the time, but blowing out Notre Dame certainly did, and obviously, Penn State came to the Big House as a top-10 team.

Michigan hosted Eastern Michigan the first week of October in 2007 after winning three straight games against Notre Dame (a 38-0 thrashing), No. 3 in the final rankings, robbing them of a rematch with Ohio State in the national championship game. While the Wolverines escaped, I still believe that performance played a role in dropping them to No. Many will remember the Brady Hoke-led Cardinals, which came into the game 3-6, led 9-7 at the end of the first quarter and had the ball on Michigan’s 2-yard line down eight points with under three minutes to play in the game. Running back Brandon Minor #4 of the Michigan Wolverines dives for a touchdown as he is hit by defensive back Marcus McClure #23 of the Ball State Cardinals in the second quarter on Novemat Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.