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RELEASE NO. 10 - NOVEMBER 16, 2013 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 22013 0 1 3 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HAIL TO THE CONQU’RING HEROES 11 NATIONAL TITLES 42 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES 42 BIG TEN TITLES 134 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? Northwestern Wildcats (4-5, 0-5 Big Ten Conference) vs. • U-M leads the all-time series vs. Michigan Wolverines (6-3, 2-3 Big Ten Conference) Northwestern 54-15-2. • Michigan has posted 12 intercep- GAME 10: Saturday, November 16, 2013 • 3:42 PM ET/2:42 PM CT tions over the nine games this season after posting only seven intercep- Ryan Stadium (47,130), Evanston, Ill. tions throughout the 2012 campaign. • WR Jeremy Gallon’s 369 receiv- Series vs. Northwestern: U-M leads 54-15-2 ing yards against Indiana (Oct. 19) Last Meeting vs. Northwestern: set new Big Ten and school records for most receiving yards in a single Michigan 38, Northwestern 31 (OT) (Nov. 10, 2012) game. Television: BTN • QB Devin Gardner set program records with 584 yards of total Radio: Michigan IMG Sports Network offense and 503 passing yards Live Stats: MGoBlue.com against Indiana on Oct. 19. • U-M is bowl eligible for the 43rd time in program history. • QB Devin Gardner ranks first in the Big Ten in total offense (291.9 avg.). GAMEDAY QUICK HITS • WR Jeremy Gallon ranks second in the Big Ten in receiving yards per TELEVISION COVERAGE STREAKS TO WATCH game (105. 2 avg.). BTN • WR Jeremy Gallon has posted a reception in 35 straight • DB Blake Countess is tied for the Play-by-Play - Kevin Kugler games. Color Analyst - Glen Mason lead in the Big Ten with 4 INTs. • Gallon has notched multiple receptions in 15 straight Sideline Reports - J Leman • WR Jeremy Gallon has posted a re- games. He has posted 5+ catches in four consecutive out- ception in 35 straight games. ings. • LT Taylor Lewan is only the ninth RADIO COVERAGE Michigan offensive lineman to be a The Michigan Football Radio Network is comprised of 40 • TE Devin Funchess has a catch in 10 straight games. starter for four seasons for the Maize affiliates in addition to Armed Services Radio and SiriusXM • Funchess has posted at least 65 receiving yards in five and Blue. (channels 135 and 196). Frank Beckmann handles play- consecutive games. He has also posted four or more recep- by-play with Jim Brandstatter serving as the color analyst. • Dating back to 2011, LB Jake Ryan tions in five straight contests. Doug Karsch provides sideline reports. Compass Media has posted a TFL in 24 of his last 28 • K Brendan Gibbons has converted a program-record games. Networks will broadcast the game nationally with Gregg 137-straight PATs. • K Brendan Gibbons has converted Daniels (play-by-play) and Dale Hellestrae (color analyst) a program-record 137 straight PATs. on the call. • LB Frank Clark has collected a tackle-for-loss in four con- secutive games. WOLVERINES AND THE WILDCATS • LB Desmond Morgan has tallied at least four tackles in 24 Michigan leads the all-time series with Northwestern straight regular-season games. 54-15-2. U-M is 29-4 in its last 33 meetings vs. the Wildcats. TABLE OF CONTENTS Last season, U-M overcame a 10-point second-half deficit Game Day Information ......................1 on its way to a 38-31 overtime victory over Northwestern Quick Facts .........................................2-3 at Michigan Stadium. Northwestern’s last win in the series came in a 21-14 victory in Ann Arbor in 2008. Tale of the Tape ....................................4 National Polls ........................................9 2013 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS U-M Record When ... ........................10 Game Notes ....................................4-12 DATE................ RANK ............ OPPONENT .....................RESULT ..........TIME .................TV ........................... ATTEND. Starting Lineups ...............................13 Aug. 31............ 17/ - .............. CENTRAL MICHIGAN ......W, 59-9 ..........3:42 p.m. ..........BTN ......................... 112,618 Sept. 7 .............17/14 ............ NOTRE DAME ..................W, 41-30 ........8:12 p.m. ..........ESPN ....................... 115,109 Depth Chart ........................................14 Sept. 14 ...........11/ - .............. AKRON ............................W, 28-24 ........12:01 p.m. ........BTN ......................... 107,120 Rosters ............................................15-18 Sept. 21 ...............15/ - ...................at Connecticut ......................W, 24-21............8:00 p.m. ..............ABC .................................... 42,704 Brady Hoke ...................................19-20 Oct. 5 ...............19/ - .............. MINNESOTA* (HC) ..........W, 42-13 ........3:36 p.m. ..........ABC ......................... 111,079 Oct. 12 .................18/ - ...................at Penn State*....................... L, 40-43 (4OT) .5:01 p.m. ..............ESPN ................................107,844 Coaching and Support Staff .........20 Oct. 19 ............ - / - ................ INDIANA* ........................W, 63-47 ........3:42 p.m. ..........BTN ......................... 109,503 Individual Career Bests .............21-22 Nov. 2 ...................23/ - ...................at Michigan State* ..............L, 6-29................3:36 p.m. ..............ABC .................................... 76,306 Michigan Stadium ............................23 Nov. 9 .............. - / - ................ NEBRASKA* ....................L, 13-17 .........3:30 p.m. ..........ABC ......................... 112,204 Nov. 16.................- / - .....................at Northwestern* ..............................................3:42 p.m. ..............BTN .................................................. Game Recaps ...............................24-32 Nov. 23.................- / - .....................at Iowa* ................................................................TBA ................................................................................... Nov. 30 ............- / - ................ OHIO STATE*...........................................TBA .................................................................. Dec. 7 ...................- / - .....................Big Ten Championship ....................................TBA ........................FOX .................................................. All Times Eastern * Big Ten Games Home Games Bold at Michigan Stadium Rank (U-M / Opponent) from the Associated Press Top 25 Poll MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS 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 .......................................................909-318-36 (.734) Internet Site: MGoBlue.com Enrollment: 41,942 All-Time Conference Record ...............................481-191-18 (.710) Founded: 1817 All-Time Bowl Record .......................................................20-22 (.476) Mailing Address: University President: Mary Sue Coleman Public and 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. Conference: Big Ten David Ablauf ([email protected]) 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, FOOTBALL FOOTBALL INFORMATION 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, Justin Dickens ([email protected]) 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, First Year of Varsity Status: 1879 2003, 2004 SECONDARY FOOTBALL/MEN’S TENNIS All-Time Record: 909-318-36 (134th season) Zach Eisendrath ([email protected]) All-Time Big Ten Record: 481-191-18 (106th season) Bowl Appearances ............................................................................... 42 National Titles: 11 1901, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, PUBLICATIONS Big Ten Championships: 42 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, Barb Cossman ([email protected]) Bowl Games (Record): 42 (20-22) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, Consensus All-Americans: 78 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, MEN’S BASKETBALL First-Team All-Big Ten Selections: 404 2011, 2012 Tom Wywrot ([email protected]) MICHIGAN STADIUM Undefeated Seasons ........................................................................... 23 WRESTLING/WATER POLO/FIELD 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, HOCKEY Leah Howard ([email protected]) Completed: 1927 (86th season) 1904, 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, Stadium Capacity: 109,901 1973, 1992, 1997 WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING/ Surface: FieldTurf (artificial) SOFTBALL Largest Crowd (Opp., Year): 115,109 (Notre Dame, 2013) 10+ Win Seasons ...................................................................................26 Michael