2018 Michigan Wolverines football team
2018 Michigan Wolverines football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
East Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 12 |
2018 record | 6–1 (4–0 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Jim Harbaugh (4th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Vacant |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Don Brown (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Captain | Ben Bredeson (Jr year) |
Captain | Devin Bush Jr. (Jr year) |
Captain | Karan Higdon (Sr year) |
Captain | Tyree Kinnel (Sr year) |
Home stadium |
Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 107,601) |
Uniform | |
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No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Michigan | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Michigan State | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Penn State | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northwestern | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Iowa | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, sometimes known as Team 139 in reference to the 139-year tradition of the Michigan football program, is an American football team that represents the University of Michigan during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines are members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan is coached by Jim Harbaugh, who is in his fourth season as head coach of his alma mater.
Preseason
In January 2018, the Wolverines hired Ben Herbert as Director of Strength and Conditioning, and Sherrone Moore as tight ends coach.[1][2] On February 20, 2018, the Wolverines hired Jim McElwain as wide receivers coach.[3] On February 23, Tim Drevno resigned as offensive coordinator after three seasons.
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott Trophy[4] | Khaleke Hudson | LB | JR |
Chuck Bednarik Award[5] | Chase Winovich | DE | SR |
Rashan Gary | DE | JR | |
Devin Bush | LB | JR | |
Maxwell Award[6] | Shea Patterson | QB | JR |
Karan Higdon | RB | SR | |
Doak Walker Award[7] | Karan Higdon | RB | SR |
John Mackey Award[8] | Zach Gentry | TE | JR |
Sean McKeon | TE | JR | |
Butkus Award[9] | Devin Bush | LB | JR |
Jim Thorpe Award[10] | Lavert Hill | DB | JR |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[11] | Devin Bush | LB | JR |
Rashan Gary | DE | JR | |
Lavert Hill | DB | JR | |
Khaleke Hudson | LB | JR | |
Chase Winovich | DE | SR | |
Outland Trophy[12] | Ben Bredeson | G | JR |
Lou Groza Award[13] | Quinn Nordin | K | JR |
Paul Hornung Award[14] | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR/KR | SO |
Walter Camp Award[15] | Devin Bush | LB | JR |
Rashan Gary | DE | JR | |
Ted Hendricks Award[16] | Rashan Gary | DE | JR |
Chase Winovich | DE | SR | |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[17] | Shea Patterson | QB | JR |
Recruiting
Position key
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Recruits
Michigan's recruiting class consisted of 19 recruits, including three that enrolled early.[18] Michigan's recruiting class was ranked No. 20 by ESPN,[19] No. 24 by Rivals.com,[20] and No. 21 by 247Sports.com's Composite Rankings.[21]
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Aidan Hutchinson DE |
Dearborn, Michigan | Divine Child High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Feb 21, 2017 | |
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Myles Sims CB |
Atlanta, Georgia | Westlake High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | Apr 7, 2017 | |
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Christian Turner RB |
Buford, Georgia | Buford High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Apr 10, 2017 | |
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German Green S |
DeSoto, Texas | DeSoto High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | Apr 20, 2017 | |
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Gemon Green CB |
DeSoto, Texas | DeSoto High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 20, 2017 | |
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Joe Milton QB |
Orlando, Florida | Olympia High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 7, 2017 | |
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Jalen Mayfield OT |
Lansing, Michigan | Catholic Central High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 273 lb (124 kg) | May 23, 2017 | |
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Ryan Hayes OT |
Traverse City, Michigan | Traverse City West High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | May 27, 2017 | |
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Luke Schoonmaker TE |
Hamden, Connecticut | Hamden Hall Country Day School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jul 25, 2017 | |
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Cameron McGrone LB |
Indianapolis, Indiana | Lawrence Central High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 31, 2017 | |
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Sammy Faustin CB |
Naples, Florida | Naples High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 2, 2017 | |
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Mustapha Muhammad TE |
Missouri City, Texas | Ridge Point High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Oct 20, 2017 | |
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Hassan Haskins RB |
Eureka, Missouri | Eureka High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | Oct 29, 2017 | |
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Taylor Upshaw DE |
Bradenton, Florida | Braden River High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 24, 2017 | |
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Ben VanSumeren FB |
Essexville, Michigan | Garber High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | Dec 17, 2017 | |
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Ronnie Bell WR |
Kansas City, Missouri | Park Hill High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 18, 2017 | |
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Julius Welschof DE |
Munich, Germany | N/A | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 248 lb (112 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 | |
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Vincent Gray CB |
Rochester Hills, Michigan | Adams High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 21, 2018 | |
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Michael Barrett QB |
Valdosta, Georgia | Lowndes High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jan 23, 2018 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 24 247Sports: 21 ESPN: 20 | ||||||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 14 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Notre Dame* | No. 14 | NBC | L 17–24 | 80,795[22] | |
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Michigan* | No. 21 | FS1 | W 49–3 | 110,814[23] | |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU* | No. 19 |
| BTN | W 45–20 | 110,549[24] |
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Nebraska | No. 19 |
| FS1 | W 56–10 | 111,037[25] |
September 29 | 4:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 14 | Fox | W 20–17 | 47,330[26] | |
October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland | No. 15 |
| ABC | W 42–21 | 109,531[27] |
October 13 | 7:30 pm | No. 15 Wisconsin | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 38–13 | 111,360[28] |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | Fox | ||||
November 3 | Penn State |
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November 10 | at Rutgers | ||||||
November 17 | Indiana |
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November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Ohio State | Fox | ||||
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Radio
Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast statewide on The Michigan IMG Sports Network and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The radio announcers are Jim Brandstatter with play-by-play, Dan Dierdorf with color commentary, and Doug Karsch with sideline reports.[29]
Game summaries
at Notre Dame
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24–17–1 | September 6, 2014 | L, 0–31 [31] |
To begin the season, Michigan travelled to South Bend, Indiana to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to rekindle their long-running rivalry after a three year hiatus.[32]
Michigan lost to Notre Dame, 24–17.[33] Notre Dame scored 14 points in the first quarter via a 13-yard touchdown run by Jafar Armstrong and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Wimbush to Chris Finke. Michigan responded with 10 points in the second quarter via a 28-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin and a 99-yard kickoff return by Ambry Thomas. Notre Dame extended its lead in the second quarter via a four-yard touchdown run by Armstrong, which made the score 21–10 in favor of Notre Dame at half-time. Notre Dame added a 48-yard field goal by Justin Yoon in the third quarter. Michigan reduced Notre Dame's lead to seven points following a three-yard touchdown run by Karan Higdon in the fourth quarter.[34]
Thomas' 99-yard kickoff return was the third 99-yard kickoff return in program history, and first since Tyrone Wheatley in 1992. Michigan's defense held Notre Dame to only 69 yards on 29 plays and three points in the second half, and scoreless in the fourth quarter.[32]
Western Michigan
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6–0 | September 3, 2011 | W, 34–10 |
Following its opening game against Notre Dame, Michigan hosted the Western Michigan Broncos to open their home schedule. This was the first meeting between the schools since 2011, a game shortened by lightning.[36][37]
Michigan won in a blowout, 49–3.[38] Michigan scored 21 points in the first quarter via a 17-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Sean McKeon, a 67-yard touchdown run by Karan Higdon and a 27-yard touchdown run by Chris Evans. Michigan added 14 points in the second quarter via a two-yard touchdown run by Evans, and a 44-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Nico Collins, which made the score 35–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended its lead in the third quarter via a five-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Michigan added seven points in the fourth quarter via an 18-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Jake McCurry. Western Michigan finally got on the board late in the fourth quarter with a 35-yard field goal by Josh Grant to avoid a shutout.[39]
Michigan's honorary captains for the game were alumni Grant Newsome and Brenda Tracy. Michigan scored 21 points in the first quarter for the first time since 2016 against Illinois. Higdon's 140 rushing yards in the first quarter were the most by a Wolverine in a single quarter since Denard Robinson ran for 152 yards in the first quarter against Notre Dame in 2010. Michigan's defense held its opponent to single-digit points for the first time since allowing just a field goal to Maryland in 2016.[37]
SMU
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1–0 | September 28, 1963 | W, 27–16 |
After playing Western Michigan, Michigan hosted the SMU Mustangs.[41]
Michigan defeated SMU 45–20.[42] After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan scored on every offensive possession from the second quarter onward. The teams exchanged touchdowns via a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason for Michigan, and a 50-yard touchdown pass from Ben Hicks to James Proche for SMU to tie the game. Michigan responded with 14 points via a 35-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones, and a 73-yard interception return from Josh Metellus as time expired in the first half, which made the score 21–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added 14 points in the third quarter via two touchdown receptions from Peoples-Jones, from seven-yards and 41-yards, respectively. SMU responded with a two-yard touchdown pass from William Brown to Ryan Becker. SMU opened the scoring in the fourth quarter via a two-yard touchdown pass from Brown to Proche. Michigan extended its lead via a 45-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin and a nine-yard touchdown run from Tru Wilson.[43]
Peoples-Jones' three touchdowns were the most scored by a Wolverine wide receiver since Jehu Chesson scored four against Indiana in 2015. Metellus' 73-yard interception return was the sixth-longest interception return for a touchdown in program history and the longest since Brandon Herron's school-record 94-yard return against Western Michigan in 2011.[41]
Nebraska
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4–4–1 | November 9, 2013 | L, 13–17 |
Following its game against SMU, Michigan began its conference schedule when they hosted the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[45]
Michigan won in a blowout, 56–10.[46] Michigan scored 20 points in the first quarter via two touchdown runs from Ben Mason, from one and four-yards, respectively, and a 44-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Michigan added 19 points in the second quarter, via a 50-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin, a five-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Zach Gentry, a one-yard touchdown run from Mason, and a safety for Michigan after an illegal forward pass by Adrian Martinez, which made the score 39–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added 10 points in the third quarter via a 60-yard punt return by Donovan Peoples-Jones and a 38-yard field by Nordin. Nebraska finally got on the board late in the third quarter with a 35-yard field goal by Barret Pickering to avoid a shutout. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the fourth quarter via a 56-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Ronnie Bell for Michigan, and a three-yard touchdown run from Wyatt Mazour for Nebraska.[47]
The 56 points scored were the fifth most in program history of Big Ten openers and the most since a 58–0 victory over Minnesota in 2011. Michigan's offense tallied over 200 yards rushing (285) and passing (206) for the first time since the 2017 season opener against Florida when the Wolverines had 215 yards rushing and 218 yards receiving. Michigan's defense held Nebraska to -5 yards in the first quarter and -1 yard in the second quarter. The last time the Michigan defense held an opponent to negative rushing yards in a quarter was against Ohio State in 2017. Quinn Nordin made a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter, his third career made field goal of at least 50 yards, tying Bob Bergeron (1984–87) for the second-most 50-yard field goals made in a career at Michigan.[45]
at Northwestern
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57–15–2 | October 10, 2015 | W, 38–0 |
After facing Nebraska, Michigan traveled to Evanston, Illinois to face the Northwestern Wildcats.[49]
Michigan defeated Northwestern 20–17.[50] Northwestern scored ten points in the first quarter, via a one-yard touchdown run from Clayton Thorson and a 45-yard field goal from Charlie Kuhbande. Northwestern extended their lead in the second quarter via a three-yard touchdown run from John Moten IV. Michigan finally got on the board via a four-yard touchdown run by Karan Higdon, which made the score 17–7 in favor of Northwestern at half-time. In the second half, Michigan held Northwestern scoreless while accumulating 13 points. First a pair of field goals by Quinn Nordin from 23-yards and 24-yards, respectively in the third quarter, and a five-yard touchdown run by Higdon in the fourth quarter to give Michigan their first lead of the game, and the eventual win.[51]
Michigan's 17-point comeback victory was their first since rallying for a 17-point comeback against Notre Dame in 2011. Northwestern had 105 total yards of offense in the first quarter, while Michgan's defense held them to just 97 yards in the final three quarters. Michigan's defense had season highs in sacks (six) and tackle-for-loss (10).[49]
Maryland
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6–1 | November 11, 2017 | W, 35–10 |
After its game against Northwestern, Michigan hosted the Maryland Terrapins in their homecoming game.[53]
Following a 70-minute weather delay due to thunderstorms in the area, Michigan defeated Maryland 42–21.[54] Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 34-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin. Maryland responded with a 98-yard kickoff return by Ty Johnson, to take their first and only lead of the game. Michigan scored 14 points in the second quarter via a one-yard run by Ben Mason and a 22-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Ronnie Bell, which made the score 17–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended their lead in the third quarter via a 31-yard field goal by Nordin and a 34-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Michigan added 15 points in the fourth quarter via a seven-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Jared Wangler, and a two-point conversion Mason run, and a 46-yard interception return by Brandon Watson. Maryland added 14 points via a one-yard run from Javon Leake, and a five-yard touchdown run by Tyrrell Pigrome.[55]
Michigan's honorary captain for the game was former director of strength and conditioning Mike Gittleson. Running back Karan Higdon rushed for 103 yards, becoming the 23rd player in program history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards (2,020). Michigan's defense, which entered the game leading the nation in total defense at 232.6 yards per game, held Maryland to 220 yards of total offense, nearly 180 yards less than its average of 399.8 entering the game.[53]
Wisconsin
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50–15–1 | November 18, 2017 | L, 10–24 |
Following its homecoming game against Maryland, Michigan hosted the Wisconsin Badgers.[57]
Michigan defeated Wisconsin 38–13.[58] After a scoreless first quarter, Michigan got on the board first via a two-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Wisconsin responded with a 33-yard touchdown run from Kendric Pryor, for their only points of the first half, to tie the game. Michigan regained the lead following two field goals from Quinn Nordin from 42-yards and 33-yards, respectively, which made the score 13–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended their lead in the third quarter via a seven-yard touchdown run from Shea Patterson, followed by a two-point conversion pass to Nico Collins. Michigan added 17 more points in the fourth quarter. First with a 35-yard field goal from Nordin, then a 21-yard interception return from Lavert Hill and a 44-yard touchdown run from Dylan McCaffrey. Wisconsin then scored their only points of the second half via a three-yard touchdown pass from Alex Hornibrook to A. J. Taylor.[59]
Michigan's defense held Wisconsin to season-lows of 283 total yards, 100 passing yards and 183 rushing yards. Michigan held Wisconsin to just 2-of-11 (18.2 percent) on third-down conversions. Shea Patterson's 81-yard run early in the second quarter was Michigan's longest since Denard Robinson's 87-yard run against Notre Dame in 2010. It was tied for the 15th longest run from scrimmage in Michigan history and was the second longest run by a Michigan quarterback. Lavert Hill's 21-yard interception return for a touchdown was his second of his career, becoming the third player in Michigan program history to register two interception returns for touchdowns, following Lance Dottin and Thom Darden.[57]
at Michigan State
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69–36–5 | October 7, 2017 | L, 10–14 |
After its game against Wisconsin, Michigan will travel to East Lansing to face its in-state rival, the Michigan State Spartans, in the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy.
Penn State
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13–8 | October 21, 2017 | L, 13–42 |
After facing in-state rival Michigan State and having a bye week, Michigan will host the Penn State Nittany Lions.
at Rutgers
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3–1 | October 28, 2017 | W, 35–14 |
After hosting Penn State, Michigan will travel to Piscataway, New Jersey to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Indiana
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57–9 | October 14, 2017 | W, 27–20OT |
Following its game against Rutgers, Michigan will play its final home game against Indiana.
at Ohio State
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58–48–6 | November 25, 2017 | L, 20–31 |
Following its home finale against Indiana, Michigan will travel to Columbus, Ohio to face its arch-rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes, in the 115th playing of "The Game".
Roster
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References
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- ↑ "Moore Joins Michigan Football Staff as Tight Ends Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 15, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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