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Central Michigan vs. Michigan

Central Michigan and Michigan have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1931; Michigan leads the series 5–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Michigan 5–⁠0, and Michigan has won the last 5.

Central Michigan wins
0
Michigan wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1931
Longest streak
5 Michigan
Current streak
5 Michigan
Last 10 meetings
Michigan 5–⁠0
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠2
2010s0–⁠1
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
39.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Michigan
5–⁠0 Michigan’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Michigan’s biggest win2025: Michigan 63, Central Michigan 3by 60 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Central Michigan and Michigan, 1931 on130015001700190019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 13, 202523Michigan 63, Central Michigan 3at Michigan
Aug 31, 201317Michigan 59, Central Michigan 9at Michigan
Sep 9, 200610Michigan 41, Central Michigan 17at Michigan
Aug 30, 2003Michigan 45, Central Michigan 7at Michigan
Oct 2, 1931Michigan 27, Central Michigan 0at Michigan

Every game is listed as played on the field.