Schedules for 2012 and 2013 Seasons Announced

Sept. 27, 2011

• Future Football Schedules

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan Department of Athletics announced today (Tuesday, Sept. 27) the complete schedules for the 2012 and 2013 football seasons. The Wolverines will play six home games in 2012 and seven home contests during the 2013 campaign.

U-M will open the 2012 season with a neutral-site game against Alabama at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Wolverines will then host Air Force and Massachusetts before closing the non-conference slate at Notre Dame. After a bye week, the Maize and Blue begins conference play at Purdue and has other road games slated at Nebraska, Minnesota and Ohio State. The home conference slate includes Illinois, Michigan State, Northwestern and Iowa.

The 2013 season will begin with three straight home contests -- Central Michigan, Notre Dame and Akron -- before traveling to Connecticut to conclude the non-conference slate. The Wolverines will play Big Ten games on the road at Penn State, Michigan State, Northwestern and Iowa. U-M's home league schedule includes match-ups against Minnesota, Indiana, Nebraska and Ohio State.

Michigan will begin working on the schedules for 2014 and beyond now that the 2012 and 2013 schedules are complete.

Following are the 2012 and 2013 football schedules:

2012
Date	Opponent
Sept. 1	vs. Alabama (Arlington, Texas)
Sept. 8	Air Force
Sept. 15	Massachusetts
Sept. 22	at Notre Dame
Sept. 29	Bye Week
Oct. 6	at Purdue
Oct. 13	Illinois (Homecoming)
Oct. 20	Michigan State
Oct. 27	at Nebraska
Nov. 3	at Minnesota
Nov. 10	Northwestern
Nov. 17	Iowa
Nov. 24	at Ohio State
Dec. 1	Big Ten Championship Game

2013
Date	Opponent
Aug. 31	Central Michigan
Sept. 7	Notre Dame
Sept. 14	Akron
Sept. 21	at Connecticut
Sept. 28	Bye Week
Oct. 5	Minnesota
Oct. 12	at Penn State
Oct. 19	Indiana
Oct. 26	Bye Week
Nov. 2	at Michigan State
Nov. 9	Nebraska
Nov. 16	at Northwestern
Nov. 23	at Iowa
Nov. 30	Ohio State
Dec. 7	Big Ten Championship Game