The No. 4 Wolverines will hit the road for the first time this season. Michigan will travel west to Iowa City to take on the 3-1 Iowa Hawkeyes.
Michgian holds a 43-15-4 record against Iowa and the two teams squared off last season in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Wolverines handled the Hawkeyes fairly easily last season after a 42-3 victory to send the maize and blue to their first-ever College Football Playoff appearance.
But it’s a new season and a new challenge. The Hawkeyes may have one of the worst offense’s in all of college football, but they also have one of the best — if not the best — defense.
Michigan will enter Kinnick Stadium with a more well-rounded team statistically. The Wolverines have the 19th-ranked offense and the seventh-ranked defense.
Kinnick Stadium has been rough for top-25 teams in the past and time will tell if Michigan is up to the challenge.
Here are our three keys for Michigan to keep its undefeated season alive.
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