Oklahoma and Michigan are two of the biggest names in the history of college football, yet they have only met one time on the football field before this year, and that only came about because of a conference rule change by the Big Ten regarding postseason bowl appearances.
Michigan's only loss in the 1975 regular season was to top-ranked and Big Ten champion Ohio State, although Big Blue had also played to a couple of ties that season. Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten had a rule limiting a bowl appearance by a Big Ten team to the Rose Bowl.