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Under Michigan head coach [[Lloyd Carr]], Brady battled for the starting job with [[Drew Henson]]<ref name=TomBradyAsYouForgotHim /> and ultimately started every game in the [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]] and [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999 season]]s. During his first full year as starter, he set new Michigan records for most pass attempts and completions in a season, for a total of 214.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040907204739/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |dead-url=yes |archive-date=September 7, 2004 |title=MGoBlue Statistics Archive |publisher=[[University of Michigan]] |accessdate=December 27, 2007 |df= }}</ref> Brady was All-Big Ten honorable mention both seasons, and was the team captain in his senior year. The Wolverines won 20 of 25 games when he started, and he set a school record for completions in a 31–16 loss against [[1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] in 1998, a season in which Michigan shared the [[Big Ten Conference]] title.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112198abb.html |title=Notes and Quotes from The Game |work=Ohio State Buckeyes Athletics |access-date=December 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171852/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112198abb.html |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |dead-url=no }}</ref> Brady capped that season with a 45–31 win over [[1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] in the [[1999 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]].<ref name="football-bowl.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.football-bowl.com/bowls/capital-one-bowl.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208095049/http://www.football-bowl.com/bowls/capital-one-bowl.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=February 8, 2007 |title=Capital One Bowl: Capital One Bowl football game resource for college football fans |date=September 5, 2008 |accessdate=September 5, 2008 |df= }}</ref>

In the [[1999 Michigan Wolverines football team|1999 season]], Brady had to once again hold off Henson for the starting job. The two players platooned during the season's first seven games, with Brady playing the first quarter, Henson the second and Carr then deciding upon a quarterback for the second half. The 1999 Michigan Wolverines started off with a 5–0 record, including a 26–22 win over [[1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], and a road win against eventual powerhouse [[1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]. Against [[1999 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]], Brady was not chosen to play the second half; however, he was reinserted into the game with Michigan down by 17 points, and he nearly led Michigan all the way back before losing 34–31.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/news/1999/10/9/U_M_Win_Streak_Comes_to_End_at_Michigan_State_34_31.aspx?path=football |title=U-M Win Streak Comes to End at Michigan State, 34–31 – University of Michigan |website=University of Michigan Athletics |access-date=December 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171544/http://www.mgoblue.com/news/1999/10/9/U_M_Win_Streak_Comes_to_End_at_Michigan_State_34_31.aspx?path=football |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |dead-url=no }}</ref> After a 300-yard passing game the following week, Carr went exclusively with Brady for the remainder of the season. Brady went on to lead Michigan to multiple 4th-quarter comebacks, including a remarkable 31–27 win against [[1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]], and leading them out of a close game against Indiana, 34–31, heading into the regular season's final game, winners of three straight, earning him the moniker of "Comeback Kid".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/2018/01/tom_bradys_greatest_michigan_m.html |title=Throwback Thursday: Tom Brady’s NFL Success Began at Michigan |last=Schutte |first=Dustin |work=Usports |access-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910060947/https://www.mlive.com/sports/2018/01/tom_bradys_greatest_michigan_m.html |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Michigan concluded the regular season against [[1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]; this was a dramatic game with a trip to the Orange Bowl on the line. With five minutes left, tied 17–17, Brady led Michigan to the winning score.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/osu-michigan/2012/04/osu-michigan_1999_buckeyes_lef.html |title=OSU-Michigan 1999: Buckeyes left out of bowl season after 24–17 loss to Wolverines |work=Cleveland.com |access-date=December 28, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171814/http://www.cleveland.com/osu-michigan/2012/04/osu-michigan_1999_buckeyes_lef.html |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |dead-url=no }}</ref> He led Michigan to an overtime win in the [[2000 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] over [[1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]], throwing for 369 yards, four touchdowns, leading the team back from a pair of 14-point deficits in regulation (14–0 in the first half, and 28–14 in the second). He threw the game-winning score on a bootleg to tight end Shawn Thompson. Michigan won the game when Alabama missed an extra point following its own touchdown.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/news/2000/1/1/Michigan_Claims_35_34_Overtime_Victory_over_Alabama.aspx |title=Michigan Claims 35–34 Overtime Victory over Alabama – University of Michigan |work=University of Michigan Athletics |access-date=December 25, 2017 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130424/http://www.mgoblue.com/news/2000/1/1/Michigan_Claims_35_34_Overtime_Victory_over_Alabama.aspx |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan/1999-schedule.html |title=1999 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317103159/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan/1999-schedule.html |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |dead-url=no }}</ref>