DETROIT – The first Michigan football game of the season against the Florida Gators at AT&T Stadium in Dallas will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET, the athletic department announced Thursday.
Michigan and Florida will battle in the 2017 AdvoCare Classic on Sept. 2.
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Jim Harbaugh's team last saw Florida in the Citrus Bowl following the 2015 season. Michigan stomped Florida by a final score of 41-7, capping off Harbaugh's first season with 10 wins.
According to MGoBlue.com, "This will be the fourth meeting between the Wolverines and Gators. U-M won all three previous matchups, with each game contested during the bowl season. The Wolverines earned bowl titles in the 2003 Outback Bowl (38-30), 2008 Capital One Citrus Bowl (41-35) and the 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (41-7)."
Michigan is coming off its second straight 10-3 season, while the Gators went 9-4 with a blowout win over Iowa in the Outback Bowl.