The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS 7 The number of times Michigan has shut out Notre Dame in football. The Irish whitewash in the final sched- uled game of the series made it 7-1 over the course of the rivalry. 24 The length of the Michigan wom- en's soccer team's unbeaten streak in non-conference action at home. The Wolverines are 23-0-1 at U-M Soccer Stadium since dropping the 2011 season opener against Akron. 34 Michigan's total number of football victories over Mid-American Confer- ence squads through the years. The Wolverines have lost only once to a MAC school, falling 13-10 to Toledo in 2008. 75.64 The scoring average of U-M sopho- more golfer Grace Choi last season, representing a Michigan record by a freshman. 253 The number of consecutive games Michigan football has played before announced crowds of more than 100,000, as of Sept. 13. 350 Michigan's number of rushing yards in the season opener, its best showing on the ground since tally- ing 353 versus Illinois in 2012. Michigan Adds Washington, Working On Another Non-Conference Foe Michigan continues to bolster its non- conference football slate following the conclusion of the Notre Dame series. This summer, the Wolverines added Oklahoma for a home-and-home in 2025-26 after scheduling games with a number of other significant non- conference foes. On Aug. 20, Michigan athletics director David Brandon added to it in announcing a 2020-21 home- and-home with Washington. "We are excited to rekindle a rivalry that has showcased some great games and great teams for both programs," Michigan head coach Brady Hoke said. "There have been some exciting, down- to-the-wire football games between Michigan and Washington, and we an- ticipate the same type of contests when this series is played at the outset of the next decade." The Wolverines and Huskies have al- ready met 12 times, including four Rose Bowls. Michigan is 7-5 all time in the se- ries and 2-2 in the Granddaddy of Them All, the last a 38-31 victory in 1993 in which Tyrone Wheatley rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns. U-M won the most recent meeting between the two schools, 31-29, in the 2002 season opener when placekicker Phil Brabbs connected on a 44-yard field goal as time expired. Washington will host Michigan in Se- attle in 2020 and make a trip to Ann