Week 1 · 2026
Western Michigan at #16 Michigan
Sat 09/05/2026 07:30 PMMichigan StadiumMichigan pregame97% — Pregame win probability: 97% for Michigan. Michigan favored, and won.
75°Mostly Cloudy9 mph NE · 50% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Western Michigan
12
6–3
#16 Michigan
13
5–3
Attendance
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not yet reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| MICH | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | 40:08 | 67 | 221 | 5-40 | 16 | 8-18 44.4% | 0-1 0.0% |
| MICH | 19:52 | 48 | 276 | 9-80 | 12 | 3-10 30.0% | 1-1 100.0% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | 15-21 | 89 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | 12-23 | 170 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | 46 | 132 | 2.9 | 0 |
| MICH | 25 | 106 | 4.2 | 1 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| MICH | 40 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
Previous 8 meetings vs. Western Michigan
Michigan 8–0 vs Western Michigan
- 2021 · wk 1Western Michigan 14 @ Michigan 47
- 2018 · wk 2Western Michigan 3 @ Michigan 49
- 2011 · wk 1Western Michigan 10 @ Michigan 34
- 2009 · wk 1Western Michigan 7 @ Michigan 31
- 2002 · wk 3Western Michigan 12 @ Michigan 35
- 2001 · wk 5Western Michigan 21 @ Michigan 38
- 1943 · wk 3Western Michigan 6 @ Michigan 57
- 1917 · wk 5Western Michigan 13 @ Michigan 17
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