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team. They've always got swagger on that side of the ball, but the offense is starting to get that back. "Utah is not going to be afraid of that stadium because they've won there. It's their first big test. This game is going to say a lot, and Utah has been licking their chops for the last two weeks." The Utes were not as bad as last year's record indicates — injuries came early and often, and held them back. Wide receiver Kenneth Scott, a fifth-year senior who was expected to do big things in 2013, was lost for the season on the first drive of the cam- paign. Former UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel noted on a television broadcast that Utah had two of the top tight ends in the conference — but both were hurt by game three. Still, the Utes managed to open 4-2 with a loss to Oregon State in overtime and a seven-point defeat at the hands of No. 12 UCLA. Then, they recorded their first landmark victory as a Pac-12 school with a 27-21 upset of No. 5 Stanford. It was the school's first win versus a top-five team at home, but the victory came with a cost. Quarterback Travis Wilson suffered a deep cut to his hand and was not the same for the rest of the season. Combined with What: Utah at Michigan When: Sept. 20 • 3:30 p.m. ET Radio-TV: ABC will televise the game nationally. The game can be heard on the Michigan Sports Network (950 AM in the Detroit area, as well as the Armed Services Radio, Sirius channel 119 and XM channel 195) with former U-M team- mates Dan Dierdorf and Jim Brandstat- ter, and sideline reporter Doug Karsch. Coaches: Michigan: Brady Hoke (28- 14, fourth season). Utah: Kyle Whitting- ham (78-39, 10th season). History: Tied 1-1, with Utah winning a 25-23 contest in 2008 at The Big House. Utah notes: The Utes competed in the Mountain West Conference before joining the Pac-12 in 2011 … Utah was 35-13 versus conference foes in the Mountain West under head coach Kyle Whittingham, but are just 9-18 in league play in the Pac-12 … The Utes went 4-3 in games decided by a touchdown or less last year … This season, Utah has won its two contests by an average of 37.0 points per game, although they have played Idaho State and Fresno State, who are a combined 1-5 on the year … The Utes' offense is ranked third nationally in scoring with a clip of 57.5 points per contest … The Wolverines will travel to Rice-Eccles Stadium to play Utah on Sept. 3, 2015 … Both contests in the Utah-Michigan series have been decided by a field goal or less. GAME FACTS

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