Michigan Football Focus

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL · WEEK 3

MICHIGANBig Ten

UTEPMountain West

DATESep 19KICKOFF3:30 PM ETLOCATIONMichigan Stadium

MFF MODELPRESEASON PROJECTIONFROZEN BEFORE WEEK 1

MICHIGAN WIN PROBABILITY99%

PROJECTED MARGIN+38.4MICHIGAN PERSPECTIVE

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2025 OPPONENT-ADJUSTED RIDGE

HOW THEY STACK UP

Higher rating is better.
100 = FBS average

MICHIGAN

EDGERATING-POINT DIFFERENCE

UTEP

#25NATIONAL

112.0RATING

OVERALL

+29.7MICHIGAN EDGE

MICHEVENUTEP

#127NATIONAL

82.3RATING

#24NATIONAL

114.2RATING

OFFENSE

+43.3MICHIGAN EDGE

MICHEVENUTEP

#133NATIONAL

70.9RATING

#36NATIONAL

109.7RATING

DEFENSE

+16.0MICHIGAN EDGE

MICHEVENUTEP

#90NATIONAL

93.7RATING

National ranks and ratings use the same opponent-adjusted Ridge system as the Analytics page. The center indicator shows which team owns the rating advantage in each category.

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