Middle Tennessee State was a test that many Michigan football fans believe the team failed. The following week, Army came to town and terrified the Wolverines with a double-overtime fiasco that the maize and blue only survived by causing a turnover. Is this the same Michigan team that was expected to win the conference? Or this the same ten win UM squad of old?
Before we rag on this undefeated Wolverine team, let’s take a look at the first two opponents and Michigan’s performance in those games.
MTSU
The Wolverines came out as heavy favorites against a struggling Blue Raider lineup that lost their four-year starting quarterback.