By Zanzibar on 07:20:25 10/20/21
When Bo won the B1G title in 1969, it broke a string of four title-less years for the Wolverines. From then to 2004, Michigan rarely went more than one year without a B1G title. They had a four-year title-free streak 1993-1996, a three-year streak 1983-1985, and a two-year streak 2001-2002... and that's it. Otherwise they won a title at worst every other year, for 35 years. Why stop at 2004? Because that's Michigan's most recent title. Michigan entered 2021 on a sixteen-year string of no B1G titles.
Raw data:
Going into 1969, four-year title drought (last title 1964)
Going into 1970, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1971, one-year drought (last title 1969)
Going into 1972, won title previous year
Going into 1973, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1974, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1975, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1976, one-year drought (last title 1974)
Going into 1977, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1978, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1979, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1980, one-year drought (last title 1978)
Going into 1981, won title previous year
Going into 1982, one-year drought (last title 1980)
Going into 1983, won title previous year
Going into 1984, one-year drought (last title 1982)
Going into 1985, two-year drought (last title 1982)
Going into 1986, three-year drought (last title 1982) (This title-free period was mostly due to a good run by Iowa.)
Going into 1987, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1988, one-year drought (last title 1986)
Going into 1989, won title previous year
Going into 1990, won title previous year
Going into 1991, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 1992, won title previous year
Going into 1993, won title previous year
Going into 1994, one-year drought (last title 1992)
Going into 1995, two-year drought (last title 1992)
Going into 1996, three-year drought (last title 1992)
Going into 1997, four-year drought (last title 1992) (This title-free period was mostly due to Wisconsin and then Northwestern.)
Going into 1998, won title previous year
Going into 1999, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 2000, one-year drought (last title 1998)
Going into 2001, won shared title previous year (From here down, mostly OSU's doing and a couple self-inflicted wounds.)
Going into 2002, one-year drought (last title 2000)
Going into 2003, two-year drought (last title 2000)
Going into 2004, won title previous year
Going into 2005, won (shared) title previous year
Going into 2006, one-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2007, two-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2008, three-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2009, four-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2010, five-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2011, six-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2012, seven-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2013, eight-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2014, nine-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2015, ten-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2016, eleven-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2017, twelve-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2018, thirteen-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2019, fourteen-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2020, fifteen-year drought (last title 2004)
Going into 2021, sixteen-year drought (last title 2004)
Edited by original poster [06:41:56 10/21/21]