What is Michigan's best win in last decade (08-17')?

Submitted by mgoblueben on
Pretty simple topic, but what is our best win in the last 10 seasons? I'd guess it's one of the UTL, sugar bowl, or penn state last year. But how good was Notre dame those years and VT was not the best BCS bowl team in recent memory. Penn State was at home and without their linebackers. But what say you?

flashOverride

October 17th, 2017 at 2:30 PM ^

I guess I don't see why this is getting negged. Is it wrong? Yeah there have been some fun games and great memories but really, where is even just one signature win, preferably against a rival, that leads to, or caps off, a "special" season?* It's been a long time, folks, I don't see the harm in acknowledging it.

*Before you say UTL I leading to the Sugar Bowl season, that team lost handily to MSU, shit the bed at Iowa, reversed the OSU misery only against their worst offering in years, and were lucky to win their bowl. If that's our bar, yikes.

4yearsofhoke

October 17th, 2017 at 4:20 AM ^

Here's an oddball. 2015 Michigan -  (13) Northwestern.

Harbaugh's first year. We just beat up on (22) BYU and some scrubs, but I had no idea if Michigan was back to being a decent team (after a no bowl shit-show season & my senior year of undergrad) . Also didn't know if Rudock was for real either. BYU could have been overrated.

We come out HOT....return Chesson returns the opening kickoff for a TD and the big house explodes onto a 38-0 victory.

Runner up: beating the shit out of Florida in 2015.

BlueMk1690

October 17th, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^

Rutgers last year. What I like about it is how it goes from "This is a big game for Rutgers..300 recruits are invited" and a fairly balanced opening quarter to just complete annihilation. There's something magical to knowing the opponent can't do *anything*. Like even your normal cupcake will have that one good rehearsed drive or even two..but those dudes just got destroyed. We salted the damn earth. I have that game recorded and sometimes to fall asleep to peacefully, thinking happy thoughts.

ehatch

October 17th, 2017 at 7:49 PM ^

Best Win By Year (based on S&P+ Rank)

2008 - Wisconsin #33

2009 - Notre Dame #27

2010 - Notre Dame #7

2011 - Notre Dame #11

2012 - MSU #15

2013 - Indiana #30

2014 - Penn State #47

2015 - Minnesota #26

2016 - Penn State #8

2017 - Indiana #44

Other Top 25 Wins - Nebraska (2011, #19); Wisconsin (2016, #11); Colorado (2016, #18)

The best win by S&P standards was a road win over an 8-5 Notre Dame team.