Michigan football 2023 schedule: Spartans & Nittany Lions flip dates, one fewer home game
Michigan football will open the 2023 season with four consecutive home games before playing just one game the next five weeks at the Big House.
The Big Ten released the conference's 2023 football schedule Wednesday afternoon, with Michigan's highlight coming the final week of the season, hosting the Buckeyes on Nov. 25.
The Wolverines will also flip the order in which they see the Spartans and Nittany Lions; they will travel to Michigan State one week earlier than in recent years, on Oct. 21, and will travel to Happy Valley to take on Penn State on Nov. 11.
As far as the "best" home game outside of the Buckeyes, that's tough to pick. The Wolverines have seven home games as opposed to the eight they had this season. The nonconference slate is all at Michigan Stadium, opening the season with East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green, before Rutgers comes to town in the Big Ten opener.
The Wolverines will leave for the state the first time in Week 5 when they travel to Nebraska, before hitting the road for a second consecutive week at Minnesota in their second consecutive crossover game against the Big Ten West.
The Wolverines then return home to host the Hoosiers before their first rivalry game of the season, on the road in East Lansing against Michigan State − their first divisional road game.
After a bye week in Week 9, the November slate kicks off with the third Big Ten West crossover game, this one vs. Purdue. The final three weeks all feature Big Ten East foes, beginning with road games at Penn State and at Maryland before the season finale against Ohio State.
Michigan's 2023 football schedule
Sept. 2: East Carolina.
Sept. 9: UNLV.
Sept. 16: Bowling Green.
Sept. 23: Rutgers.
Sept. 30: at Nebraska.
Oct. 7: at Minnesota.
Oct. 14: Indiana.
Oct. 21: at Michigan State.
Oct. 28: BYE.
Nov. 4: Purdue.
Nov. 11: at Penn State.
Nov. 18: at Maryland.
Nov. 25: Ohio State.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan football schedule 2023: Spartans, Nittany Lions flip dates
