Michigan vs Western Michigan 2026 based on historical data

Michigan is 268-72-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 6-0 vs WMU (Western is 0-7 in all games I have attended)
M is 222-47-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 43-6 in the 1st attended game of the season
M is 30-7 in night games
M is 101-25 vs non-conference opponents
M is 5-1 when ranked 16th
M is 198-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 165-45-1 vs schools with mascots deemed HEAVIER than a Wolverine
M is 9-4 vs teams whose mascots/nickname are hoofed
M is 36-11 vs schools from Michigan
M is 6-1 when a new head coach debuts (10-1 counting interim head coaches)
M is 3-0 in the debut of a head coach after the previous coach was fired
M is 24-10 when coached by someone who previously coached against M
M is 0-2 when Kyle Whittingham is a head coach in the match-up

It's easy when you look at the data,

M  36

WMU 11 

 

M vs WMU prediction based on historical data

M is 224-64-1 in all games I have attended 

M is 36-6 in the first game I have attended in a season
M is 87-20 in non-conference games

M is 5-0 vs. Western Michigan

M is 30-10 vs. schools from Michigan

M is 105-25-1 in noon or 12:30 starts

M is 47-10 in games with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 24-3-1 when Juwan Howard is a player or coach of the M basketball team

M is 163-25-1 against unranked opponents

M is 128-22 vs. schools with animal based nicknames

M is 144-45-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine

Michigan athletics are 1-0 in games I have attended in-person during a global pandemic (M 76 - FSU 58 - Sweet 16 game in Indianapolis)

M 39 - WMU 20

M vs. WMU prediction based on historical data

M is 210-62-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

M is 37-5 in the first attended games of the season

M is 19-4 when it is actually their first game of the season

M is 74-16 vs. non-conference opponents

M is 4-0 vs. Western Michigan

·         (WMU is 0-5 in all games I have seen them play, losing to Miami University in 1975 in the first college football game I ever attended)

M is 28-5 vs. “directional” schools (includes Northwestern and Southern California)

M is 28-10 vs. teams from the state of Michigan

M is 21-1 vs. schools from the MAC

M is 175-46-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 121-21 vs. schools with non-human, animal based mascots

M is 135-44-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine

M is 32-8 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 82-22-1 in noon kickoffs

M is 1-1 on September 8

M is 3-0 when ranked #21

M is 153–25-1 vs. unranked opponents

M is 42-19 when previous attended game was a loss

M is 136-70 on artificial turf
M is 43-9 vs. teams with a head coach whose last name is a relatively common first name

M is 23-3 when their QB is starting in his first attended game

It's easy when you look at the numbers,

M 41

WMU 14

M vs. WMU prediction based on Historical data

M is 164-47-1 in all games I have attended (all data refers only to games I've attended unless otherwise noted)
M is 136-34-1 in games at Michigan Stadium
M is 3-1 in games with a new Michigan head coach
M is 31-7 in games with #16 as starting QB
M is 16-1 against schools from the MAC
M is 31-4 in the first game I have attended in a particular season
M is 3-0 against WMU (WMU is 0-4 in all games I have attended - they lost to Miami (OH) in the first NCAA game I ever saw in 1975)
M is 116-20-1 in games against unranked teams
M is 23-14 when unranked
M is 23-5 against schools from Michigan
M is 2-0 on September 3
M is 7-0 against opposing head coaches whose last name starts with the letter after their first name start with - i.e. Bill Cubit - BC

It's simple when you add it all up:

M 28 WMU 21

qb3

What I like about RR saying all 3 QBs will play in the opener: He must be confident the lead will be big enough to experiment.

What I don't like about RR saying all 3 QBs will play in the opener: I'm not that confident.