Michigan Wolverines Football TV Schedule, Channels, Times
How to watch live stream Michigan Wolverines football game today, tonight, or tomorrow? What channel & time?
Four Michigan games already have confirmed kickoff times and networks for 2026. The season opener against Western Michigan is a primetime showcase on NBC, the Oklahoma game is a FOX Big Noon Kickoff, UTEP lands on Big Ten Network, and The Game at Ohio State closes the regular season at noon on FOX. The other eight are still awaiting assignment: under the Big Ten's media agreement, games are distributed across FOX, CBS, NBC and Peacock, with select matchups on Big Ten Network, and the league confirms times and channels through 12-day and 6-day network selection windows. This is year one of the Kyle Whittingham era in Ann Arbor, and the Wolverines play eight games at Michigan Stadium — including three straight to open the season.
| Michigan Wolverines TV Schedule 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Time ET | TV |
| Week 1 (Sat, Sept. 5) | vs Western Michigan | 7:30 PM | NBC |
| Week 2 (Sat, Sept. 12) | vs Oklahoma (Maize Out) | 12:00 PM | FOX |
| Week 3 (Sat, Sept. 19) | vs UTEP | 3:30 PM | Big Ten Network |
| Week 4 (Sat, Sept. 26) | vs Iowa * (Stripe Out) | TBD | TBA |
| Week 5 (Sat, Oct. 3) | @ Minnesota * | TBD | TBA |
| Week 6 (Sat, Oct. 10) | BYE WEEK | — | — |
| Week 7 (Sat, Oct. 17) | vs Penn State * (Homecoming) | TBD | TBA |
| Week 8 (Sat, Oct. 24) | vs Indiana * (Parents Weekend) | TBD | TBA |
| Week 9 (Sat, Oct. 31) | @ Rutgers * | TBD | TBA |
| Week 10 (Sat, Nov. 7) | vs Michigan State * (Military Appreciation) | TBD | TBA |
| Week 11 (Sat, Nov. 14) | @ Oregon * | TBD | TBA |
| Week 12 (Sat, Nov. 21) | vs UCLA * (Senior Day) | TBD | TBA |
| Week 13 (Sat, Nov. 28) | @ Ohio State * (The Game) | 12:00 PM | FOX |
* Big Ten game. Home games are played at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Which Michigan Wolverines games are worth watching in 2026?
September 12 is the first real test of the Whittingham era. Oklahoma comes to Ann Arbor for a Maize Out in the FOX Big Noon window, completing a home-and-home between two of the sport's winningest programs and arriving with genuine Playoff stakes on both sides. The season then ends where it always does: The Game at Ohio Stadium on November 28 at noon on FOX, the most-watched regular-season game in college football most years. Michigan won four straight in the series from 2021 through 2024 before losing 27-9 at home last fall, so this trip to Columbus carries a lot.
The Big Ten slate is loaded at Michigan Stadium. Homecoming on October 17 brings Penn State, and Indiana follows a week later on Parents Weekend — back-to-back home games against teams that have shaped the league's top tier. Michigan State visits November 7 for the Paul Bunyan Trophy on Military Appreciation day, and a week later the Wolverines make the long trip to Autzen Stadium to face Oregon, the toughest road environment on the calendar. The opener is worth a note too: a 7:30 PM kickoff on NBC marks the third consecutive year Michigan has started its season at home in the network's primetime slot.
