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Michigan football releases 2025 schedule: Wolverines have big time matchups next season

How many games will Team 146 win in 2025?

Belleville High School defensive back Elijah Dotson, left, and quarterback Bryce Underwood smile after signing to play NCAA football at Michigan during a news conference in Belleville, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Paul Sancya, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Michigan Wolverines have released their schedule for the 2025 football season with a lot of enthusiasm.

Coming off a disappointing 7-5 season, the Wolverines have high hopes trending in their direction after signing Belleville High School quarterback Bryce Underwood alongside five-star offensive tackle Andrew Babalola, four-star athlete Elijah Dotson, and the rest of the No. 9 ranked class of 2025.

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Belleville High School defensive back Elijah Dotson, left, and quarterback Bryce Underwood smile after signing to play NCAA football at Michigan during a news conference in Belleville, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

However, an ideal schedule and the hiring of new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey will look to soften the blow of last season.

HomeAway
New Mexico Lobos (Aug.30)Oklahoma Sooners (Sept. 6)
Central Michigan (Sept. 13)Nebraska Cornhuskers (Sept. 20)
Wisconsin Badgers (Oct. 4)USC Trojans (Oct. 11)
Washington Huskies (Oct. 18)Michigan State (Oct. 25)
Purdue Boilermakers (Nov. 1)Northwestern (Nov. 15) Wrigley Field
Ohio State (Nov. 29)Maryland Terrapins (Nov. 22)

The Wolverines will alternate home and away in their first four games, including opening the season against the New Mexico Lobos, followed by a potential battle inside Memorial Stadium when they’ll take on the Oklahoma Sooners in a homecoming for head coach Sherrone Moore.

Moore, an offensive lineman from 2005-2006, helped the Sooners win two Big 12 championships and play in two BCS bowl games.

The matchup will be the first between the two schools since the 1976 Orange Bowl.

SAN ANTONIO - DECEMBER 1: Lineman Sherrone Moore #77 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates after a 38-17 win against the Missouri Tigers during the Big 12 Championship at the Alamodome December 1, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) (2007 Getty Images)

In week four, they’ll also hit the road searching for corn when they face the Nebraska Cornhuskers to open Big Ten play in a tough environment.

The men in maize will host six games inside The Big House, including their annual flag game against the Ohio State Buckeyes to end the season.

COLUMBUS, OHIO - NOVEMBER 30: Quinton Johnson #28, Raheem Anderson #62, Tavierre Dunlap #22, and Keshaun Harris #36 of the Michigan Wolverines run to plant the Michigan flag at center field after a college football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Columbus, OH. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 13-10. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) (2024 Aaron J. Thornton)

They’ll also visit the Michigan State Spartans for their annual in-state rivalry game when they battle it out for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, this time in Spartan Stadium.

Michigan will have two bye-weeks, with the first on Sept. 27 and Nov 8.

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 26: Players from Michigan State Spartans and Michigan Wolverines fight at midfield following the game at Michigan Stadium on October 26, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan defeated Michigan State 24-17. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (2024 Getty Images)

They’ll also travel to the University of Southern California for their first regular season game inside the LA Memorial Coliseum since 1957.

With the new acquisitions, coaching staff, and an expensive key to potentially unlock the forward pass, how many games do you expect the Wolverines to win next season?

COLUMBUS, OHIO - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates after his team defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images) (2024 Getty Images)

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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

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