Michigan and Indiana have spent more than a century meeting on the field, but the series has rarely felt close. This weekend’s game in Ann Arbor adds another chapter to a matchup that has been tilted heavily toward the Wolverines since 1900.
Michigan owns a 62-11 edge all-time against Indiana and has been especially tough at home, where it is 41-7 against the Hoosiers. The longest run in the series belongs to Michigan, which rattled off 24 straight wins from 1988 to 2019. Indiana’s best stretch never reached that kind of length; the Hoosiers’ longest streak is two, set in 1944 and 1945.
The recent meetings have been more competitive than the full history suggests. Michigan has gone 3-2 over the last five games against Indiana, with the teams trading results across the last five seasons. Indiana won in 2020 and again last year, while Michigan took the 2021, 2022 and 2023 matchups.
That most recent game came on November 9, 2024, when Michigan dropped a 20-15 decision in Bloomington and fell to 5-5. The Wolverines were chasing early after a sluggish first half left them down 17-3, but they pushed back after the break.
Davis Warren and the offense found a better rhythm, and Kalel Mullings finished a fourth-quarter drive with a touchdown that pulled Michigan within 17-15. The comeback stopped there, though, as a failed two-point try and missed chances late in the game sealed the loss.
Even in defeat, Michigan’s defense gave the team a chance by settling in after halftime. Indiana, meanwhile, moved to 10-0 in a win that stood out in program history.
If you step back from the recent results, the larger picture still tells the same story: this has been one of the Big Ten’s most uneven matchups. Michigan’s success over the years has come in waves, and one of the defining stretches came after a 20-10 win over Indiana in 1987.
That victory, led by Bo Schembechler, began the 24-game run that lasted until 2020. Indiana entered that 1987 season 8-4 and reached a Peach Bowl under Bill Mallory, but Michigan’s defensive effort helped launch a long era of control in the series.
Saturday’s meeting brings a different feel, though the history is still sitting there in the background. Michigan comes in after changing quarterbacks and grinding out a tough win over Penn State following two straight losses.
Indiana arrives after taking its first loss of the season. The Hoosiers are widely expected to win, but the backdrop to the game is obvious: Michigan is trying to spark its offense with a new starter, and Indiana is trying to respond after a heartbreaking loss to Ohio State.
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