The last time Iowa played Michigan Jim Harbaugh finally got a win in Kinnick. The time before that Cade McNamara led the Wolverines to a 42-3 thumping of Iowa in Indy. It’s a new year, and Cade is now a Hawkeye, but he’s not playing and the odds are stacked in Michigan’s favor again this year.
Michigan comes into the B1G Championship Game fresh off a win over 11-1, #6 (#3 at the time) Ohio State. While it was not what you’d call a dominant performance, it was better than any win Iowa has on it’s resume, over a better team than Iowa has faced this season.