Michigan football suffered a shocking upset at Michigan Stadium, as Kyle Whittingham and the No. 16 Wolverines lost to Western Michigan, 12-7, in his first game as U-M coach on Saturday, Sept. 5.
The loss is just Michigan's second loss ever to a Mid-American Conference program, and the first since Toledo beat Rich Rodriguez's Wolverines, 13-10, at Michigan Stadium on Oct. 11, 2008.
After scoring on its first drive, Michigan was plagued by mistakes, misplays and penalties throughout the rest of the night, as an offense that had promised to allow sophomore QB Bryce Underwood to shine instead found itself bogged down by a determined WMU defense Saturday.
Still, U-M's defense seemed mostly up to the task for most of the first half.
But the Broncos grinded out a 9-7 lead – on field goals of 52, 45 and 39 yards by Dieter Kelly, a junior college transfer – with 10:25 remaining on Saturday. WMU's go-ahead score came on a 20-play drive that consumed 71 yards over 13 minutes and 40 seconds in the third and fourth quarters.
#first #saturday #defense #kyle
The loss is just Michigan's second loss ever to a Mid-American Conference program, and the first since Toledo beat Rich Rodriguez's Wolverines, 13-10, at Michigan Stadium on Oct. 11, 2008.
After scoring on its first drive, Michigan was plagued by mistakes, misplays and penalties throughout the rest of the night, as an offense that had promised to allow sophomore QB Bryce Underwood to shine instead found itself bogged down by a determined WMU defense Saturday.
Still, U-M's defense seemed mostly up to the task for most of the first half.
But the Broncos grinded out a 9-7 lead – on field goals of 52, 45 and 39 yards by Dieter Kelly, a junior college transfer – with 10:25 remaining on Saturday. WMU's go-ahead score came on a 20-play drive that consumed 71 yards over 13 minutes and 40 seconds in the third and fourth quarters.
#first #saturday #defense #kyle
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