big ten conference championship football

Michigan leads the country in scoring differential (+27.2).Michigan is one of two teams ranked in the top 10 in both scoring offense (seventh) and scoring defense (third), along with Alabama (tied-fifth, offense tied-10th, defense). U-M is scoring 39.8 points per game and allowing 12.7 points against, on average.The previous record-holder was Dennis Franklin (1972), who won his first 10 starts before suffering a loss. McCarthy has begun his career as a starter with an 11-0 record, setting a new standard for most wins to begin a starting quarterback's career before his first loss. U-M also ended Ohio State's 29-game home Big Ten winning streak which dated to the 2015 season. U-M played spoiler to the Buckeyes last weekend, who had won every game this year by double-digit points.Michigan is seeking the program's first back-to-back Big Ten titles since 2003-04.U-M's 14-game conference win streak is the program's longest since a 16-game conference win streak spanning 1996-98.The program's 24 wins over the last two seasons are a program-best in any two-year span. Thirteen (13) single-season wins would be a program record. It marks the fourth season in program history with at least 12 wins (1905 1997 2021). Michigan has achieved its first 12-0 season under head coach Jim Harbaugh.

Big ten conference championship football