Michigan football: Predicting Every Game of Jim Harbaugh’s First Season

At Indiana Hoosiers, Nov. 14

Michigan leads series, 54-9-0

Last Meeting (2014): Michigan 34, Indiana 10

Nov 29, 2014; Bloomington, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers running back Tevin Coleman (6) runs the ball during the third quarter against the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium. Indiana defeated Purdue 23-16. Mandatory Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports

Its been a long time since Michigan lost to Indiana—that’s 18 straight years to be exact. The last defeat came in 1987 and the previous one occured in 1967. The Hoosiers finished with a Big Ten mark of 1-7 in 2014, one of the few teams worse than Michigan’s.

Indiana struggled all year despite the play of running back Tevin Coleman. Now a member of the NFL Atlanta Falcons, Coleman is only the third NCAA running back (Larry Johnson, Melvin Gordon) to surpass 2,000 yards in a season, finishing with 2,036 on 2014.

Fortunately, there isn’t a whole lot in the stable to concern Wolverine fans. Also missing from the Indiana lineup is Shane Wynn, who caught 56 passes a year ago. 6-6, 240 lb. QB returns for his senior season hoping to improve on his passing yardage of only 1,151.

Prediction: Michigan 42, Indiana 6

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