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