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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Football Team To Play At Michigan Next September
1/23/2002 12:00 AM | Football
Jan. 23, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY -
The University of Utah football team has added Michigan to its 2002 schedule, Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Hill announced today. Utah will play Michigan in 107,501-seat Michigan Stadium on Sept. 21.
"We are thrilled at the opportunity to play Michigan," said Hill. "Our team and fans will be excited about playing one of college football's traditional powerhouses. At this time, we have not been able to line up another Division I opponent to play us at home, but we're still working on the schedule."
The game at Michigan came about after Memphis recently backed out of a home-and-away agreement with Utah. Utah was scheduled to play at South Florida on Sept. 21 and against Memphis in Salt Lake City on Sept. 28. Utah and USF officials are still negotiating on a new date for that game. Also to be determined is Utah's Mountain West Conference schedule, which is typically released by the league office in February.
In Michigan, Utah will play a team that went 8-4 in 2001, finished second in the Big 10 Conference with a 4-2 record and played No. 8 Tennessee (losing 45-17) in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The Utes, who capped their 2001 season with a 10-6 win over Southern California in the Las Vegas Bowl, also finished with an 8-4 record. Utah tied for third in the MWC with a 4-3 record.
Utah and Michigan have never played each other in football. The Utes are 5-7 all-time against Big 10 opponents, with their most recent Big 10 win coming this past fall at Indiana.
Ute Head Coach Ron McBride looks forward to next September's trip to Ann Arbor. "We're happy to go to the Big House and play," said McBride, who faced the Wolverines in Michigan Stadium as an assistant coach at Wisconsin. "It's going to be great for our team and our program. It's one of the great stadiums in the country. I've played there before and it's a real experience. Our players are excited to play another national name and show they can compete at that level."
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