JUST IN: Michigan's First Primetime Game Announced

Michigan Stadium is always a special place to watch a football game, but there's nothing quite like a Big House game under the lights.

It's official: Michigan's first night game of the 2023 season will take place in Week Three against Bowling Green.

Michigan will make its first appearance in primetime on Sept. 16, hosting Bowling Green in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on the Big Ten Network. The Wolverines hold a 2-0 lead in the series, defeating the Falcons at home during the 2000 (42-7) and 2010 (65-14) seasons.

Other kickoff times were announced as well:

The Wolverines will host three straight non-conference opponents at Michigan Stadium to begin the 144th season of Michigan Football. The Sept. 2 opener against East Carolina will kick off at noon and will be streamed exclusively on Peacock, the NBC owned digital platform. This will be the first-ever meeting between the Wolverines and Pirates.

A week later, U-M will host UNLV on Sept. 9 in a nationally televised game at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. This will be the Rebels’ second visit to Michigan Stadium. The only prior game played between the two programs came in Jim Harbaugh’s first season as head coach, a 28-7 win for the Wolverines in 2015.

U-M will kick off the Big Ten season against Rutgers on Sept. 23 at noon. The homecoming game at Michigan Stadium has yet to receive a television network designation. The Wolverines have an 8-1 record in the all-time series with the Scarlet Knights and are 4-0 at home.

Michigan’s trip to face Penn State on Nov. 11 has been selected as FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff. This will be the second straight season the two programs square off on FOX at noon. The Wolverines hold a 16-10 advantage in the all-time series with the Nittany Lions, including a 7-6 advantage in games played at Beaver Stadium following its 21-17 win in 2021.

As previously announced, “The Game” between Michigan and Ohio State will air on FOX starting at noon. The Nov. 25 match-up between rivals will be the 119th in a series dating back to 1897. The Wolverines hold a 60-52-6 advantage in the all-time series and have a 32-24-4 record at home against the Buckeyes. U-M has won the last two matchups, a 42-27 victory at Michigan Stadium in 2021 and a 45-23 affair at Ohio Stadium in 2022.