At one point in time, playing a Mid-American Conference opponent was a staple of the Michigan schedule; in fact, the Wolverines played at least one MAC foe in each season from 2000 to 2014. Perhaps the move to nine Big Ten games per season ended this streak, but the current four-year drought with the neighboring conference will come to a halt this Saturday.
Western Michigan comes to the Big House for the seventh time in school history. The Broncos (0-6) have yet to win against Michigan, which puts them in good company with Eastern Michigan (0-10) and Central Michigan (0-4).