Michigan vs. Washington State

Michigan and Washington State have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1983; Michigan leads the series 4–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Michigan 4–⁠0, and Michigan has won the last 4.

Michigan wins
4
Washington State wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1983
Longest streak
4 Michigan
Current streak
4 Michigan
Last 10 meetings
Michigan 4–⁠0
Most recent
1997

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s2–⁠0
1990s2–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Michigan 1, Washington State 0; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
15.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Michigan
3–⁠0 Michigan’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Michigan first

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Michigan and Washington State, 1983 on13001500170019001990200020102020

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.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Brian Griese Michigan1997

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 1997.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Photos

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

Every game

Jan 1, 19981Michigan 21, 8Washington State 16Neutral siteRose Bowl
Sep 4, 19933Michigan 41, Washington State 14at Michigan
Sep 19, 198719Michigan 44, Washington State 18at Michigan
Sep 10, 19836Michigan 20, Washington State 17at Michigan

Every game is listed as played on the field.