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RELEASE #6 - October 7, 2019 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 220190 1 9 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HHAILAIL TOTO THETHE CONQU’RINGCONQU’RING HEROESHEROES 11 NATIONAL TITLES 47 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES 42 BIG TEN TITLES 140 YEARS OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 1200 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM • U-M seeks its 71st victory in 96 #16/#16 University of Michigan Wolverines (4-1, 2-1 Big Ten) at meetings with Illinois (70-23-2). • Kwity Paye lists in the top 20 nation- University of Illinois Fighting Illini (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) ally in tackles for loss (19th) and sacks (20th); leads the team with 7.5 TFLs Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Ill. and 4.5 sacks. Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 • 12 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. CDT • Will Hart is second in the Big Ten and 12th nationally in punting (46.9 avg.). Series History: U-M leads 70-23-2 • Ambry Thomas has collected two Series Streak: U-M won 4 turnovers in two games this season, collecting an interception and fumble Last Meeting: U-M 41, UI 8 (2016) recovery against MTSU and Iowa. Last Michigan Win: U-M 41, UI 8 (2016) • Khaleke Hudson is third in the Big Television: ABC Ten and 17th nationally in tackles (10.4 Radio: Michigan Sports Network avg.); registered double-digit stops in Live Stats: MGoBlue.com three contests. TABLE OF CONTENTS GAME INFORMATION Television Coverage Michigan against Illinois in Champaign 2019 Game Information ....................1 ABC will broadcast the game to a national audience. The Wolverines have won 10 of the past 12 games against Quick Facts .............................................2 Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color) and Tom the Illini with one tie (10-1-1). This includes a nine-game Radio and TV Information ................3 Luginbill (sideline) will call the game. This will be the 11th winning streak from 1987 through 2007; the only setback National Polls ........................................4 time in the past 12 visits to Champaign that the game will during that time was a 38-13 loss during the 2009 season. Game Notes ....................................4-19 be televised by ABC; the other broadcast was ESPN. Michigan has compiled an impressive 34-12-1 record all- Pronunciations ..................................10 time in Champaign, including a 31-11-1 mark at Memorial Academic Success ............................20 Radio Coverage Stadium. Community Service .........................21 Jim Brandstatter (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color) Series History ...............................22-23 bring the action to you from the booth, with Doug Karsch Wolverines from Illinois 2019 Honors & Awards ...................24 providing sideline reports and analysis. Anchored by WWJ- Michigan’s roster features five student-athletes from the Wolverines in the NFL .....................25 AM (950) in Detroit, the Michigan Learfield IMG Radio state of Illinois: senior LB Jordan Glasgow (Aurora), fresh- U-M Football by the Numbers .....26 Network is comprised of 40 affiliate stations in Michigan man RB Danny Hughes (Naperville), freshman OL Trevor Michigan Stadium ............................27 and Ohio during football season (see page 3). Keegan (Crystal Lake), senior QB Michael Sessa (Hinsdale) Rosters ............................................28-29 and freshman TE Will Sessa (Hinsdale). Coach Jim Harbaugh .................30-31 Wolverines and Fighting Illini Coaching and Support Staff .........32 This will be the 96th meeting between the two programs. Internet Sites Player Career Bests .....................33-35 Michigan holds a 70-23-2 advantage in the all-time series Michigan: MGoBlue.com Starting Lineups ...............................36 with Illinois. The Wolverines have an 8-2 advantage in the Illinois: fightingillini.com last 10 games in the series, including wins in four straight Big Ten Conference: bigten.org contests between the two schools. FOLLOW MICHIGAN ON ... 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Twitter @UMichFootball DATE................ RANK ............ OPPONENT ................. RESULT ................. TIME ..................TV ........................... ATTEND. @CoachJim4UM Preseason ...........7/- Aug. 31 .............7/- ..................Middle Tennessee St. .. W, 40-21 ............7:40 p.m............BTN ..........................110,811 Sept. 7 ..............7/- ..................Army ............................ W, 24-21 (2ot) ...12:01 p.m. ........FOX ..........................111,747 Facebook Sept. 21 ................11/13 .................at Wisconsin* .....................L, 14-35 ..................12:01 p.m. ............ FOX ..................................... 80,245 /MichiganFBall Sept. 28 ............20/- ............... Rutgers* .......................W, 52-0 ..............12:03 p.m. ........BTN ..........................110,662 Oct. 5 ................19/14 ............ Iowa* (HC) ....................W, 10-3 ..............12:05 p.m. ........FOX ..........................111,519 Oct. 12 ..................16/- .................... at Illinois* ...............................................................12 pm ....................ABC ................................................... Instagram Oct. 19 ............................................... at Penn State* ......................................................7:30 p.m. .............. ABC ................................................... @umichfootball Oct. 26 .....................................Notre Dame ........................................................................ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 .................. @umichathletics Nov. 2 .................................................at Maryland* .........................................................12 p.m. ............................................................................... Nov. 16 .................................... Michigan State* ................................................................................................................. Snapchat Nov. 23 ...............................................at Indiana* ........................................................................................................................................................... umichathletics Nov. 30 .................................... Ohio State* ..............................................12 p.m. ..............FOX ........................................ Dec. 7 ................................................. Big Ten Championship Game .........................8 p.m. .................... FOX ................................................... All Times Eastern / * Big Ten Games / Home Games Bold at Michigan Stadium Rank (U-M / Opponent) from the Associated Press Top 25 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL QQUICKU I C K FFACTSA C T S COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY David Ablauf, Associate AD/ School: University of Michigan All-Time Record ...............................................957-343-36 (.730) Football Communications Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. All-Time Conference Record .......................513-209-18 (.705) Chad Shepard, Assistant Director/ Population: 114,024 All-Time Bowl Record ................................................21-26 (.447) Communications Enrollment: 46,710 Aaron Bills, Graphic Designer Founded: 1817 National Championships ............................................................11 Ryan Wise, Director of Football University President: Mark Schlissel 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, Creative Video Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics: Warde Manuel 1948, 1997 Nickname: Wolverines Phone: (734) 763-4423 Colors: Maize and Blue Conference Championships ......................................................42 Fax: (734) 647-1188 Band: Michigan Marching Band 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, Fight Song: The Victors 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, Mailing Address: Conference: Big Ten 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, Athletic Communications Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member) 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, University of Michigan 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 1200 S. State St. FOOTBALL INFORMATION Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 Bowl Appearances ........................................................................47 1901, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, First Year of Varsity Status: 1879 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2019 TEAM FACTS All-Time Record: 957-343-36 (140th season) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, All-Time Big Ten Record: 513-209-18 (113th season) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Overall Record: 4-1 National Titles: 11 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, Big Ten Record: 2-1 Big Ten Championships: 42 2017, 2018 Home: 4-0 / Away: 0-1 / Bowl Games (Record): 47 (21-26) Neutral: 0-0 Consensus All-Americans: 83 Undefeated Seasons ....................................................................23 Associated Press Poll: No. 16 First-Team All-Big Ten Selections: 421 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1901, 1902, Amway Coaches Poll: No. 16 1903, 1904, 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1933, Captains: Ben Bredeson, Khaleke MICHIGAN STADIUM 1947, 1948, 1973, 1992, 1997 Hudson, Carlo Kemp 10+ Win Seasons ............................................................................28 Completed: 1927 (92nd season) 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903,