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WEEK 4

GAME PREVIEW

2026
MICHIGAN FOOTBALL · WEEK 4
Michigan logoMICHIGANBig Ten
VS
Iowa logoIOWABig Ten
DATESep 26KICKOFFTBD ETLOCATIONMichigan Stadium
MFF MODELPRESEASON PROJECTIONFROZEN BEFORE WEEK 1
MICHIGAN WIN PROBABILITY82%
PROJECTED MARGIN+13.0MICHIGAN PERSPECTIVE
FULL SEASON PROJECTION ›
2025 OPPONENT-ADJUSTED RIDGE

HOW THEY STACK UP

Higher rating is better.
100 = FBS average

Michigan logoMICHIGAN
EDGERATING-POINT DIFFERENCE
Iowa logoIOWA
#25NATIONAL
112.0RATING
OVERALL
+2.0IOWA EDGE
MICHEVENIOWA
#18NATIONAL
114.0RATING
#24NATIONAL
114.2RATING
OFFENSE
+6.7MICHIGAN EDGE
MICHEVENIOWA
#37NATIONAL
107.5RATING
#36NATIONAL
109.7RATING
DEFENSE
+10.8IOWA EDGE
MICHEVENIOWA
#11NATIONAL
120.5RATING

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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