Michigan football: Big Ten publishes revised 2022 conference schedule

Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press
·2 min read

The Big Ten on Wednesday released a revised 2022 football schedule to compensate for games that were adjusted or canceled during the pandemic-shortened campaign two years ago. Two Michigan football games were impacted.

Most notably, the league confirmed the Wolverines will host Michigan State at Michigan Stadium on Oct. 29 in the next installment of the rivalry. U-M traveled to East Lansing this past season and suffered its only conference loss in what was a thrilling new chapter featuring a pair of teams ranked in the top 10.

The date of Michigan's trip to Indiana was also altered. The Wolverines will now travel to Bloomington on Oct. 8 as part of consecutive road games against Iowa and the Hoosiers.

Michigan’s most recent trip to Bloomington resulted in a 38-21 loss in November 2020, snapping an 11-game road win streak, and a 24-game overall win streak, against Indiana. Michigan rebounded in 2021 against the Hoosiers, dominating a 29-7 victory as Indiana went winless against the Big Ten.

The Wolverines defeated Iowa, 42-3, in December's Big Ten championship game. Their last trip to Iowa City, didn't go as well, however: in November 2016, the unranked Hawkeyes upset then-No. 2 Michigan, 14-13; the loss started a streak of three losses in four games in coach Jim Harbaugh's second season in Ann Arbor.

[ Where Michigan, Michigan State rank in college football way-too-early top 25 for 2022 ]

Michigan Wolverines defensive back R.J. Moten (6) runs back to the sideline in celebration after making an interception during the first quarter against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium, Oct. 30, 2021 in East Lansing.
Michigan Wolverines defensive back R.J. Moten (6) runs back to the sideline in celebration after making an interception during the first quarter against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium, Oct. 30, 2021 in East Lansing.

Michigan, which finished No. 3 in the final 2021 rankings, will begin its season Sept. 3 when it hosts Colorado State.

Here's a look at the complete schedule:

Michigan football's 2022 schedule

Sept. 3: Colorado State.

Sept. 10: Hawaii.

Sept. 17: Connecticut

Sept. 24: Maryland.

Oct. 1: at Iowa.

Oct. 8: at Indiana.

Oct. 15: Penn State.

Oct. 22: Bye.

Oct. 29: Michigan State.

Nov. 5: at Rutgers.

Nov. 12: Nebraska.

Nov. 19: Illinois.

Nov. 26: at Ohio State.

Contact Michael Cohen at mcohen@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @Michael_Cohen13.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan football's revised 2022 conference schedule