Week 3 2023 Trophy update

Washington continues to hold onto the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy. The Huskies are 2-0 to open the 2023 season, bringing their string of Trophy victories to 6 straight.

They face the Mel Tucker-less Michigan State Spartans this Saturday in East Lansing. This is the first chance for a (Current) B1G team to compete for the Trophy since Ohio State lost to Alabama in the National Championship game from 2021.

• The Huskies are now 33-23 in Trophy games
• This is their 11th time as Trophy-holder
• The Spartans come into the game Saturday with a 5-14 record in Trophy games
• The last time MSU held the Trophy was in 2018
• They took the Trophy from Purdue, won the following game against Maryland before losing to Ohio State
• They also lost to the Buckeyes in 2019 in a battle for the Trophy

This is the final non-conference game for the Huskies.

 

2023 M-UNLV Prediction

Michigan 42

UNLV 10

M vs UNLV prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 243-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

UNLV will be the 73rd school I have seen M play – M is 57-15 when facing a team for the first time
                          I did see UNLV lose to Eastern Michigan in 1995
M is 19-2 when facing the second consecutive team they had not faced before
M is 31-6 in the second attended game of the season
M is 93-23 vs non-conference opponents
M is 8-1 vs the American Athletic conference
M is 13-4 vs. teams from the Pacific time zone
M is 159-47-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine
M is 100-33-1 vs. schools with Human based nicknames
M is 179-25-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 8-5 when ranked #2
M is 4-0 on September 9
M is 236-62-1 on Saturday
M is 204-47-1 at Michigan Stadium
M is 58-22 in 3:30 starts
M is 66-13 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M football is 43-6-1 when Juwan Howard has a similar leading role with the M Basketball team
M is 3-1 against teams with head coaches with the first name Barry
M is 6-1 when their (acting) head coach is in his first game

It's easy when you look at the data

M 42

UNLV 3

2023 M-ECU Prediction

 M 54

ECU 3

2023 Michigan Footbal Season Prediction

11-1

Loss in a bowl (possibly a playoff game)

M vs. ECU prediction based on historical data

 

Michigan is 242-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

ECU will be the 72nd school I have seen M play and the 76th team I have seen play overall – M is 56-15 when facing a team for the first time
M is 18-2 when facing the second consecutive team they had not faced before
M is 38-6 in the first attended game of the season
M is 92-23 vs non-conference opponents
M is 4-0 vs the American Athletic conference
M is 2-1 vs schools from North Carolina
M is 22-10 vs schools from states of the confederacy
M is 35-5 vs “directional” schools
M is 158-47-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine
M is 99-33-1 vs. schools with Human based nicknames
M is 178-25-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 7-5 when ranked #2
M is 3-0 on September 2
M is 235-62-1 on Saturday
M is 203-47-1 at Michigan Stadium
M is 6-0 after consecutive (attended) games away from Michigan Stadium
M is 115-26-1 in noon or 12:30 starts
M is 65-13 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M football is 42-6-1 when Juwan Howard has a similar leading role with the M Basketball team
M is 5-0 against teams with head coaches whose names include commonly recognized geographic areas
M is 5-1 when their (acting) head coach is in his first game

It's easy when you look at the data

M 45

ECU 3

2023 M Football Season prediction

15-0 National champions

9/2 vs East Carolina - W

9/9 vs UNLV - W 

9/16 vs Bowling Green - W

9/23 vs Rutgers - W

9/30 @ Nebraska - W

10/7 @ Minnesota - W

10/14 vs Indiana - W

10/21 @ MSU - W

11/4 vs Purdue - W

11/11 @ Penn State - W

11/18 @ Maryland - W

11/25 OSU - W

12/2 B1G Championship vs Wisconsin - W

1/1 Rose Bowl/College Football Playoff vs. OSU- W

1/8 National Championship vs Georgia - W