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RELEASE NO. 14 - DECEMBER 6, 2010 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 220100 1 0 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HAILHAIL TOTO TTHEHE CCONQU’RINGONQU’RING HEROESHEROES 11 NATIONAL TITLES 40 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES 42 BIG TEN TITLES 131 YEARS OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS • 1100 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM DID YOU KNOW? Michigan Wolverines (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten) at • This will be the first meeting #21/#22 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4, 4-4 SEC) between Michigan and Mississippi St. • The Wolverines are making their GAME 13: Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011 • 1:30 p.m. EST third appearance in the Gator Bowl. Gator Bowl, EverBank Field (77,497), Jacksonville, Fla. • U-M is 7-3 against the SEC in bowls. • Denard Robinson set the NCAA Series vs. Mississippi State: First Meeting record for rushing yards by a quarter- U-M Record vs. Southeastern Conference: 23-5-1 back in a season and became the first U-M Record vs. SEC in Bowl Game: 7-3 player in NCAA history to rush and Last Meeting vs. SEC: U-M 41, #9 UF 35 (Jan. 1, 2008) pass for 1,500 in a season. • Robinson was named winner of the Television: ESPN2 Chicago Tribune Silver Football. Radio: Michigan Sports Network • Jordan Kovacs (112) and Jonas Live Stats: MGoBlue.com Mouton (111) lead the team in stops. • Roy Roundtree needs 118 receiving yards for 1,000 on the season. MICHIGAN QUICK HITS Television Coverage Gator Bowl Bound TABLE OF CONTENTS The Gator Bowl between Michigan and Mississippi State This will be Michigan’s third appearance at the Gator Bowl. will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Mike Patrick will U-M has compiled a 1-1 record in its two prior appear- Game Day Information ......................1 handle the play-by-play with Craig James serving as the ances in the Jacksonville bowl game. The Wolverines lost Quick Facts .........................................2-3 color analyst. Todd Harris provides sideline reports and their initial appearance, 17-15, against North Carolina National Polls ........................................4 analysis. at the 1979 Gator Bowl (Dec. 28) under head coach Bo U-M Record When ... ...........................5 Schembechler. Michigan defeated Mississippi by a 35-3 Game Notes ....................................4-18 Radio Coverage score in its last appearance in the Gator Bowl (Jan. 1, 1991) Individual Honors .............................19 The Michigan Sports Network is comprised of 31 sta- under head coach Gary Moeller. Starting Lineups ...............................20 tions and the game can be heard on satellite radio. Frank Depth Chart ........................................21 Beckmann handles play-by-play with Jim Brandstatter Internet Sites Rosters ............................................22-23 serving as the color analyst. Doug Karsch provides sideline Michigan: www.MGoBlue.com Rich Rodriguez ............................24-25 reports and analysis. Mississippi State: www.mstateathletics.com Coaching and Support Staff .........26 Big Ten Conference: www.bigten.org Wolverines in the NFL .....................27 Wolverines and Bulldogs Individual Career Bests .............28-30 This will be the first meeting between Michigan and Mississippi State. The Wolverines have a 23-5-1 all-time record against Southeastern Conference schools and are 7-3 in bowl games. 2010 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE................ RANK ............ OPPONENT .....................RESULT ............. TIME ..................TV ........................... ATTEND. Preseason Sept. 4 .............- / - ................ Connecticut ....................W, 30-10 ........3:36 p.m. ..........ESPN on ABC .......... 113,090 Sept. 11 ...............- / - .....................at Notre Dame ......................W, 28-24............3:41 p.m. ..............NBC .................................... 80,795 Sept. 18 ...........20 / - ............. Massachusetts ................W, 42-37 ........12:01 p.m. ........BTN ......................... 110,187 FOLLOW THE WOLVERINES ON ... Sept. 25 ...........21 / - ............. Bowling Green ...............W, 65-21 ........12:01 p.m. ........ESPN2 ..................... 109,933 Oct. 2 ....................19 / - ..................at Indiana * ............................W, 42-35............3:35 p.m. ..............ESPNU ............................... 52,929 Twitter Oct. 9 ...............18 / 17 .......... Michigan State * ............ L, 17-34 .........3:36 p.m. ..........ESPN on ABC .......... 113,065 twitter.com/michigan_fball Oct. 16 ............ - / 14 ............. Iowa * (HC) ......................L, 28-38 .........3:33 p.m. ..........ESPN on ABC .......... 112,784 twitter.com/UM_CoachRod Oct. 30 .................- / - .....................at Penn State * ..................... L, 31-41 .............8:06 p.m. ..............ESPN ................................108,539 Nov. 6 .............. - / - ................ Illinois * ...........................W, 67-65 3ot ..12:01 p.m. ........ESPN ....................... 111,441 Nov. 13.................- / - .....................at Purdue *............................. W, 27-16............12:01 p.m. ............BTN .................................... 50,268 Facebook Nov. 20 ............- / 6 ............... Wisconsin * .....................L, 28-48 .........12:00 p.m. ........ESPN ....................... 112,276 Search Michigan Football Nov. 27.................- / 8 ....................at Ohio State * ......................L, 7-37................12:07 p.m. ............ESPN on ABC ................105,491 Jan. 1 ....................- / 21 ..................Mississippi State ................................................1:30 p.m. ..............ESPN2 ............................................. ITunes All Times Eastern * Big Ten Games Search MGoBlue Home Games Bold at Michigan Stadium Rank (U-M / Opponent) from the Associated Press Top 25 Poll MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 MMICHIGANI C H I G A N FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L QQUICKU I C K FACTSF A C T S MEDIA RELATIONS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY Phone: (734) 763-4423 School: University of Michigan First Year of Football .......................................................................1879 Fax: (734) 647-1188 Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. All-Time Record .......................................................884-307-36 (.735) Internet Site: MGoBlue.com Enrollment: 38,980 All-Time Conference Record ...............................467-184-18 (.712) Founded: 1817 All-Time Bowl Record .......................................................19-20 (.487) Mailing Address: University President: Mary Sue Coleman Athletic Media Relations Director of Athletics: Dave Brandon National Championships ...................................................................11 University of Michigan Nickname: Wolverines 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1100 S. State St. Colors: Maize and Blue 1997 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 Band: Michigan Marching Band Fight Song: The Victors Conference Championships .............................................................42 ASSOCIATE A.D. / FOOTBALL Conference: Big Ten 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, David Ablauf ([email protected]) 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, FOOTBALL INFORMATION 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, PUBLICATIONS/SECONDARY FOOTBALL 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, Barb Cossman ([email protected]) First Year of Varsity Status: 1879 2003, 2004 All-Time Record: 884-307-36 (131st season) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR All-Time Big Ten Record: 467-183-18 (104th season) Bowl Appearances ............................................................................... 39 MEN’S BASKETBALL/GOLF National Titles: 11 1901, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, Tom Wywrot ([email protected]) Big Ten Championships: 42 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, Bowl Games (Record): 39 (19-20) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, WRESTLING/SOFTBALL/CROSS Consensus All-Americans: 77 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 COUNTRY First-Team All-Big Ten Selections: 392 Leah Howard ([email protected]) Undefeated Seasons ........................................................................... 23 MICHIGAN STADIUM 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL/MEN’S 1904, 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, SOCCER/ROWING Completed: 1927 (84th season) 1973, 1992, 1997 Jessica Poole ([email protected]) Stadium Capacity: 109,901 Surface: FieldTurf (artificial) 10+ Win Seasons ...................................................................................25 FIELD HOCKEY/BASEBALL Largest Crowd (Opp., Year): 113,090 (Connecticut, 2010) 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1947, 1971, 1972, 1973, Kent Reichert ([email protected]) Record at Michigan Stadium: 384-120-15 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997, Consecutive 100,000-plus Crowds: 230 (Nov. 8, 1975 to current) 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006 SOCIAL MEDIA/WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS/SECONDARY Most Consecutive Wins .........29 (Sept. 28, 1901 – Oct. 31, 1903) FOOTBALL 2009 SEASON IN REVIEW All-Time Points Scored ..............................30,410 (No. 2 nationally) Rich Retyi ([email protected]) Overall Record: 5-7 (.417) First-Team All-Americans ...................................124 (77 consensus) First-Team All-Big Ten Players ................389