The Michigan Wolverines have posted a 25-3 record over the last two seasons, in large part due to their execution late in close games. Since 2021, Michigan has played in seven one-score games and has posted a 5-2 record in those contests. I revisited the fourth quarter in each one of these to better understand how Michigan mostly escaped with a victory — and if that formula is replicable in 2023.
2021 Rutgers (U-M victory, 20-13)
Rutgers was held to a field goal to begin the fourth quarter, and those would be the last points scored in the game by either team.