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Apparently, the next two years won’t be the only two that the Wolverines face the Huskies.
While 2020 and 2021 will see a home-and-home with the Washington Huskies, the east Coast version will be coming to town in 2022, per an official release from the Michigan football program.
Michigan first played UConn with a home-and-home, the first coming in the 2010 season opener, when The Big House was re-dedicated after the unveiling of the expansion. The maize and blue made the trip to Connecticut three years later in a too close for comfort affair, though the Wolverines came out on top.
The UConn version of the Huskies will be coming to Ann Arbor once again in 2022, 12 years after their first trip. Thus completes Michigan’s 2022 home and non-conference schedule.
Per the release:
The University of Michigan Athletic Department announced Thursday (Jan. 30) the addition of the University of Connecticut to the non-conference football schedule in 2022. The Wolverines and Huskies will meet on the gridiron during the third week of the season, Sept. 17, 2022, at Michigan Stadium.
This will be the third meeting between the two programs, with the Wolverines claiming victories in the first two match-ups. Michigan hosted UConn in the rededication of Michigan Stadium, a 30-10 win on Sept. 4, 2010, and followed up with a 24-21 victory in the return game held Sept. 21, 2013 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
The Wolverines will play the first four games of the 2022 season at Michigan Stadium, and six of their first seven contests will be held at home. The Huskies will be the third and final non-conference opponent for the Wolverines after facing Colorado State and Hawaii during the first two weekends at the Big House.
Following is the 2022 football schedule for the Wolverines:
Sept. 3 — Colorado State
Sept. 10 — Hawaii
Sept. 17 — Connecticut
Sept. 24 — Maryland*
Oct. 1 — at Iowa*
Oct. 8 — Penn State*
Oct. 15 — Nebraska*
Oct. 22 — at Michigan State*
Oct. 29 — Illinois*
Nov. 5 — Bye Week
Nov. 12 — Indiana*
Nov. 19 — at Rutgers*
Nov. 26 — at Ohio State*
Dec. 3 — Big Ten Championship Game