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Michigan vs Western Michigan Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Michigan and Western Michigan.

PROGRAM ONEMichigan9 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD9–0WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Michigan0 recorded wins
9Recorded meetings
1917Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

9 games
  1. 1917
    Michigan17 — 13Western Michigan
    Oct 10, 1917Michigan won
  2. 1943
    Michigan57 — 6Western Michigan
    Sep 25, 1943Michigan won
  3. 2001
    Michigan38 — 21Western Michigan
    Sep 22, 2001Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  4. 2002
    Michigan35 — 12Western Michigan
    Sep 7, 2002Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  5. 2009
    Michigan31 — 7Western Michigan
    Sep 5, 2009Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  6. 2011
    Michigan34 — 10Western Michigan
    Sep 3, 2011Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  7. 2018
    Michigan49 — 3Western Michigan
    Sep 8, 2018Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  8. 2021
    Michigan47 — 14Western Michigan
    Sep 4, 2021Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  9. 2026
    Michigan13 — 12Western Michigan
    Sep 5, 2026Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Michigan vs Western Michigan13–12Michigan won
2021Michigan vs Western Michigan47–14Michigan won
2018Michigan vs Western Michigan49–3Michigan won
2011Michigan vs Western Michigan34–10Michigan won
2009Michigan vs Western Michigan31–7Michigan won
2002Michigan vs Western Michigan35–12Michigan won
2001Michigan vs Western Michigan38–21Michigan won
1943Michigan vs Western Michigan57–6Michigan won
1917Michigan vs Western Michigan17–13Michigan won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.