The University of Michigan Athletic Department and the Big Ten Conference have announced the early selection of five television games for the upcoming 2000 Wolverine Football season. Head coach Lloyd Carr begins his sixth season at the helm of the program on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Bowling Green in Michigan Stadium.
Stations carrying the game are to be announced.
The Wolverines will play a nationally televised primetime game against Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill., on Sept. 23. Michigan has at least three games on ABC during the upcoming year. The Wolverines have appeared on television 57 consecutive games heading into the 2000 season. Michigan had 109 of its 122 games televised during the 1990s, and is the most-televised program in college football history, with 282 appearances.