The Streak is Long Dead

Mark  generously gets me (and many other people) tickets to Michigan games.  Since 1997,  when I moved back to the midwest, Michigan's record in games where we've attended is pretty darned impressive, particularly since few of the games have involved true patsies.  Originally coined "the streak", this run includes some pretty big games -- the 1997 win over OSU to finish the perfect season, the wild 35-31 win at Illini stadium in 2000, the even wackier  20-17 last second win at Wisconsin in 2001, the 49-3 shellacking of Mich St which cost Bobby Williams his job in 2002, and the historical 38-0 stomping of Notre Dame in 2003, the 2004 3OT win over Sparty, and the 2005 last second defeat of Penn State. (Pictures of many of the games can be found here.)

While the streak as a mark of perfection was ended when Iowa laid the wood to Michigan in 2002, the record remains impressive. Here's the summary through 2005:

Year
 Opponent
 Opp
Rank
 Mich
Rank
 Site
 Winner
 Score
 Comments
1997
 Ohio St
 4
 1
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 20-14
UM finishes undefeated season
1999
 Wisconsin
 20
 4
 Madison
 Michigan
 21-16
UM wins B10 opener by stuffing Ron Dayne
1999
 Ohio St
 NR
 10
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 21-17

2000
 Illinois
 19
 10
 Champaign
 Michigan
 35-31
UM 35-31, UM stages a furious rally, scoring 21 points in the 4th Q to beat the Illini.
2000
 Mich St
 NR
 16
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 14-0
Bobby Williams throws tantrum
2001
 Purdue
 17
 12
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 24-10

2001
 Wisconsin
 NR
 11
 Madison
 Michigan
 20-17
 2 blocked kicks, and a punt muff recovery with seconds left to enable the winning FG.
2002
 Illinois
 NR
 14
 Champaign
 Michigan
 45-28
2002
 Iowa
 13
 8
 Ann Arbor
 Iowa
 34-9
 ugh
2002
 Mich St
 NR
 15
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 49-3
 WOODSHED!!! Bobby Williams fired the next day.
2002
 Wisconsin
 NR
 12
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 21-14
2003
 Central Mich
 NR
 4
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 45-7
 season opener
2003
 Notre Dame
 15
 5
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 38-0
2003
 Purdue
 10
 13
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 31-3
2003
 Northwestern
 NR
 5
 Evanston
 Michigan
 41-10
2003
 Ohio St
 4
 5
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 35-21
 100th game of the storied rivalry
2004
 Minnesota
 13
 14
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 27-24
 Michigan scores a TD w/ 1:57 remaining to win
2004
 Michigan State
 NR
 11
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 45-37
 Michigan rallies to force 3 OT win!
2004
 Northwestern
 NR
 9
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 42-20
 Paul's 1st football game
2005
 No Illinois
 NR
 4
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 33-17
2005
 Minnesota
 NR
 21
 Ann Arbor
 Minnesota
 20-23
 Arrgh!
2005
 Penn State
 8
 NR
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 27-25
 Henne to Manningham pass to win as time expires!
2005
 Ohio State
 9
 17
 Ann Arbor
 Ohio State
 25-21
 Grrr.
2006
 Wisconsin
 NR
 6
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 27-13
2006
 Michigan State
 NR
 6
 Ann Arbor
 Michigan
 31-13
2007
 Oregon
 NR
 NR
 Ann Arbor
 Oregon
 39-7
 Ow! Ow! Ow!

Record:

Overall
 22-4
Home
 17-4
Away
 5-0
Big 10
 19-3
Nonconference
 3-1
vs Ranked*
 9-2
vs Top 10*
 4-1
vs Higher Ranked Teams*
 4-1
Rivalry Games (OSU, MSU, ND)
 8-1
* Rankings at time of game

 UM vs Opponents:

Wisconsin
 4-0
Mich St
 4-0
Purdue
 2-0
Illinois
 2-0
Northwestern
 2-0
Notre Dame
 1-0
Penn State
 1-0
Central Mich 1-0
No Illinois
 1-0
Ohio St
 3-1
Minnesota
 1-1
Iowa
 0-1
Oregon
 0-1