Michigan 47 Western Michigan 14
A proper opener, if there ever was such a thing.
Overmatched Western Michigan, surely hyped by playing in front of 100K+ at the Big House (or any crowd for that matter), hung tight for the first quarter as Michigan tried to suss out their own issues defensively. The Broncos only real drive of any consequence was their first, which went for 75 yards on 10 plays and a score. After that, Michigan locked down the Broncos for the rest of the game until their garbage time touchdown with 3:30 left.