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RELEASE NO. 1 - AUGUST 24, 2009 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 220090 0 9 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HAIL TO VALIANT HAILHAIL TOTO TTHEHE CONQU’RINGCONQU’RING HEROESHEROES 11 NATIONAL TITLES 39 APPEARANCES 42 BIG TEN TITLES 130 YEARS OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS • 1100 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM

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• This will be the fifth meeting with (0-0) Western Michigan. • The Wolverines the all-time series GAME 1: Saturday, Sept. 5 • 3:36 p.m. against the Broncos, 4-0. (106,201), Ann Arbor, Mich. • Zoltan Mesko was named to the Playboy Magazine All-America Team. Series vs. Western Michigan: U-M leads 4-0 • Obi Ezeh is the team’s top returning Series Streak: U-M won 4 tackler and a two-year starter. Last Meeting vs. WMU: #7 U-M 35, WMU 12 (2002) • has been named to Last Michigan Win: #7 U-M 35, WMU 12 (2002) the watch list for five national awards. • Martavious Odoms set a freshman Television: ESPN on ABC record for receptions and receiving Radio: in a season. Live Stats: MGoBlue.com • is on the watch list for the Maxwell and Doak Walker awards. MICHIGAN QUICK HITS

Television Coverage Home Openers TABLE OF CONTENTS The Michigan and Western Michigan game will be The Wolverines have a 106-18-2 record all-time in home televised nationally by ESPN on ABC. Mike Patrick will openers, including a 13-3 record at the “Big House” in the Game Day Information ...... 1 handle the play-by-play with Craig James serving as last 16 games. Michigan’s only losses during that stretch Quick Facts ...... 2-3 the color analysts. Quint Kessenich will provide sideline came against Utah last year (25-23) Appalachian State in National Polls ...... 4 reports and analysis. 2007 (34-32) and against Syracuse in 1998 (38-28). U-M Record When ...... 5 Game Notes ...... 4-9 Radio Coverage Internet Sites Individual Honors ...... 10 The Michigan Sports Network is comprised of 38 stations Michigan: www.MGoBlue.com Michigan Stadium ...... 11 and the game can be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio. Western Michigan: www.wmubroncos.com Season Openers ...... 12 Frank Beckmann will handle the play-by-play with Jim : www.bigten.org Top Opener Performances ...... 13 Brandstatter serving as the color analyst and Doug Karsch Starting Lineups ...... 14 providing sideline commentary. Real Time Statistics Depth Chart ...... 15 Live in-game statistics will be provided through CBS Rosters ...... 16-17 Season Openers College Sports Gametracker via Michigan’s official athletic ...... 18-19 The Wolverines enter the season opener against Western website. Coaching and Support Staff ...... 20 Michigan with an impressive 106-20-3 record in their Wolverines in the NFL ...... 21 previous 129 openers. The Wolverines will play their 108th Individual Career Bests ...... 22-24 season opener at home this Saturday and hold a 90-15-2 Returning Leaders ...... 25 mark in those games. Wolverine Facts ...... 26

2009 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

DATE...... RANK ...... OPPONENT ...... RESULT ...... TIME ...... TV ...... ATTEND. Preseason Sept. 5 ...... - / - ...... Western Michigan ...... 3:36 p.m...... ESPN on ABC ...... Sept. 12 ...... Notre Dame ...... 3:30 p.m...... ESPN on ABC ...... FOLLOW THE WOLVERINES ON ... Sept. 19 ...... Eastern Michigan ...... Noon ...... BTN ...... Sept. 26 ...... Indiana * ...... Noon ...... Oct. 3 ...... at Michigan State * ...... twitter.com/michigan_fball Oct. 10 ...... at Iowa * ...... 8 p.m...... ESPN or ABC ...... Oct. 17 ...... Delaware State ...... twitter.com/UM_CoachRod Oct. 24 ...... Penn State * ...... Oct. 31 ...... at * ...... 3:30 p.m...... ESPN on ABC ...... Nov. 7 ...... Purdue * ...... Search Michigan Football Nov. 14...... at Wisconsin * ...... Nov. 21 ...... State * ...... All Times Eastern * Big Ten Games ITunes Home Games Bold at Michigan Stadium Search MGoBlue Rank (U-M / Opponent) from the Top 25

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 MMICHIGANI C H I G A N FOOTBALLF O 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: First Year of Football ...... 1879 Fax: (734) 647-1188 Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. All-Time Record ...... 827-295-36 (.740) Internet Site: MGoBlue.com Enrollment: 38,820 All-Time Conference Record ...... 463-172-18 (.723) Founded: 1817 All-Time Bowl Record ...... 19-20 (.487) Mailing Address: University President: Mary Sue Coleman Athletic Media Relations Director of Athletics: Bill Martin 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 : The Victors Conference Championships ...... 42 ASSOCIATE A.D. Conference: Big Ten 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, Bruce Madej ([email protected]) 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 2009 TEAM INFORMATION 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/ FOOTBALL CONTACT 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, David Ablauf ([email protected]) Offensive Formation: Spread Option 2003, 2004 Defensive Formation: 4-3 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Starters Returning/Lost: 17/9 Bowl Appearances ...... 39 MEN’S /GOLF Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 10.5/0.5 1901, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, Tom Wywrot ([email protected]) Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, Specialist Starters Returning/Lost: 1/3 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, VOLLEYBALL/ Lettermen Returning/Lost: 50/20 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Matt Fancett ([email protected]) Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost: 29/4 Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/13 Undefeated Seasons ...... 23 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL/TENNIS Specialist Lettermen Returning/Lost: 2/3 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, Jessica Poole ([email protected]) 1904, 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, Starters Lost: 1973, 1992, 1997 WOMEN’S Offense: *, QB Defense: Brandon Harrison, FS; Tim Jamison, DE; Will Johnson, Rich Retyi ([email protected]) 10+ Win Seasons ...... 25 DT; Terrance Taylor, DT; John Thompson, SLB; Morgan Trent, CB 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1947, 1971, 1972, 1973, Specialists: Jason Gingell, KO; Sean Griffin, LS; K.C. Lopata, PK /ROWING 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997, * split time as starter. Matt Trevor ([email protected]) 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006

FIELD HOCKEY// 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW Most Consecutive Wins ...... 29 (Sept. 28, 1901 – Oct. 31, 1903) SOFTBALL All-Time Points Scored ...... 29,644 (No. 2 nationally) Leah Howard ([email protected]) Overall Record: 3-9 (.250) First-Team All- ...... 124 (77 consensus) Big Ten Record: 2-6 (.250) First-Team All-Big Ten Players ...... 389 (No. 1 in the Big Ten) SOCCER/ POLO/INTERNET Home: 2-5 / Away: 1-4 / Neutral: 0-0 Ryan Sosin ([email protected]) Winners ...... 3 (1941, 1991, 1997) Years with U-M Player in Heisman Top 10...... 25 PUBLICATIONS MICHIGAN STADIUM National Award Winners ...... 10 Barb Cossman ([email protected]) Hall of Fame Members ...... 33 Completed: 1927 (83rd season) All-Time NFL Draft Picks ...... 364 (two No. 1 picks) INTERNET Stadium Capacity: 106,201 All-Time First Round Picks ...... 49 Jon Ripperger ([email protected]) Surface: FieldTurf (artificial) Michigan on TV ...... 394 Games; 260-126-8 (No. 1 nationally) Largest Crowd (Opponent, Year): 112,118 (Ohio State, 2003) First TV Game ...... U-M 55, MSU 0 (Sept. 27, 1947 on WWJ-TV) INTERNET Record at Michigan Stadium: 375-114-15 Matt Baumer ([email protected]) Consecutive 100,000-plus Crowds: 215 (Nov. 8, 1975 to current) MICHIGAN FOOTBALL BY DECADE

GRADUATE INTERNS MICHIGAN HEAD COACHES 2000s ...... 76-36-0 (.679) Joe Arancio ([email protected]) 1990s ...... 93-26-3 (.775) Jeremy Reid ([email protected]) Rich Rodriguez ...... 2008-present ...... 3-9 ...... (.250) 1980s ...... 90-29-2 (.752) OFFICE MANAGER ...... 1995-2007 ...... 122-40 ...... (.753) 1970s ...... 96-16-3 (.848) Tara Preston ([email protected]) ...... 1990-94 ...... 44-13-3 ...... (.758) 1960s ...... 55-40-0 (.579) ...... 1969-89 ...... 194-48-5 .... (.796) 1950s ...... 52-36-3 (.588) SECRETARY ...... 1959-68 ...... 51-42-2 ...... (.547) 1940s ...... 74-15-3 (.821) Joan Medrich ([email protected]) ...... 1948-58 ...... 63-33-4 ...... (.650) 1930s ...... 53-26-4 (.663) ...... 1938-47 ...... 71-16-3 ...... (.806) 1920s ...... 58-16-4 (.769) ...... 1929-37 ...... 46-26-4 ...... (.632) 1910s ...... 52-18-6 (.723) ...... 1927-28 ...... 9-6-1 ...... (.594) 1900s ...... 82-8-3 (.898) George Little ...... 1924 ...... 6-2 ...... (.750) 1890s ...... 72-20-2 (.777) Fielding Yost ...... 1901-23, 1925-26 ....165-29-10 .. (.833) 1880s (no games in 1882) ...... 18-9-0 (.667) Biff Lea ...... 1900 ...... 7-2-1 ...... (.750) 1879 ...... 1-0-1 (.750) ...... 1897-99 ...... 24-3-1 ...... (.875) Overall ...... 872-295-36 (.740) William Ward ...... 1896 ...... 9-1 ...... (.900) William McCauley ...... 1894-95 ...... 17-2-1 ...... (.875) ...... 1892-93 ...... 14-8 ...... (.636) M. Murphy/F. Crawford ...1891 ...... 4-5 ...... (.444)

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 2 MMICHIGANI C H I G A N FOOTBALLF O O T B A L L QUICK FACTS BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE NETWORK INSIDE MICHIGAN The Big Ten Teleconferences throughout the season In In its seventh season as a division of IMG College, the on a weekly basis. Rich Rodriguez will partici- Michigan Sports Network represents one of the largest FOOTBALL pate on the confer ence call at 12:10 p.m. Eastern (11:10 and most-listened to college sports network in the Inside Michigan Football, the University a.m. Central). The media call-in number can be obtained Midwest. Anchored by WOMC-FM (104.3) in and of Michigan Athletic Department- by calling the Big Ten Conference. Following is the coach- 800-AM CKLW in Windsor, Ontario, the Michigan Radio owned football show, begins its second es teleconference lineup: Network is comprised of 38 affiliate stations that cover season with head coach Rich Rodriguez, the state of Michigan during football season. In addition, host Jim Brandstatter and reporter Time Coach U-M football can also be heard on American Armed Forces Doug Karsch. 12:00 , Ohio State Radio and is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio. Frank 12:10 Rich Rodriguez, Michigan Beckmann (play-by-play) and Jim Brandstatter (color) Inside Michigan Football will be 12:20 , Indiana bring the action to you from the booth, with Doug Karsch broadcast 15 times throughout the 12:30 Mark Dantonio, Michigan State providing sideline reports and analysis. Following is a list season, debuting on Thursday, Aug. 12:40 , Iowa of radio affiliates: 27, at 8 p.m. on Fox Sports Detroit, 12:50 , Wisconsin and Friday, Aug. 28, at 9 p.m. on the 1:00 , Illinois City Station Dial Pos. . The weekly schedule 1:10 , Purdue Alma ...... WQBX ...... 104.9 FM will appear at noon and 7 p.m. every 1:20 , Penn State Alpena ...... WKJZ...... 94.9 FM Thursday throughout the season on FS 1:30 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Ann Arbor ...... WTKA ...... 1050 AM Detroit and will be broadcast nationally 1:40 Tim Brewster, Minnesota Battle Creek ...... WBXX ...... 104.9 FM on the Big Ten Network Friday evenings 1:50 Player(s) of the Week (if available) Battle Creek ...... WBCK ...... 930 AM at 5:30 p.m. Benton Harbor ...... WSJM ...... 1400 AM INSIDE MICHIGAN FOOTBALL RADIO SHOW Big Rapids ...... WBRN ...... 1460 AM The show will include game highlights, Cadillac ...... ...... 1240 AM Head coach Rich Rodriguez and members of the coaching player features, postgame locker room Charlevoix ...... WMKT ...... 1270 AM staff will participate in a weekly radio show. The long reactions, commentary from Rodriguez Cheboygan ...... WCBY ...... 1240 AM show originates on WXYT Radio every Thursday evening and a preview of the next opponent. , Illinois ...... WVON...... 1690 AM at 7 p.m., with Doug Karsch hosting the show. Each show Additional features such as sideline Conway, Arkansas ...... KASR ...... 92.7 FM features an interview with head coach Rich Rodriguez, an spotlights with former players, sounds Detroit ...... WOMC ...... 104.3 FM assistant coach and player from the Wolverine team. The of the game segments and more will Escanaba ...... WDBC ...... 680 AM show is broadcast live from Pizza House (PizzaHouse.com) be seen for the first time on Inside Flint ...... WTRX ...... 1330 AM located at 618 Church Street in Ann Arbor. Following are Michigan Football. Gaylord ...... WMJZ ...... 101.5 FM the stations covering the show: Grand Haven ...... WGHN ...... 1370 AM Due to Big Ten Network regulations, Grand Rapids...... WOOD ...... 1300 AM City Station Dial Pos. Inside Michigan Football will not be Jackson ...... WKHM ...... 970 AM Detroit ...... WXYT ...... 1270 AM available on MGoBlue.com, but the Kalamazoo ...... WKZO ...... 590 AM Ann Arbor ...... WTKA ...... 1050 AM U-M athletic department plans to offer Kalamazoo ...... WQLR ...... 1660 AM Benton Harbor ...... WSJM ...... 1400 AM a postgame internet wrap-up of each Lansing ...... WQTX ...... 92.1 FM Cadillac ...... WATT...... 1240 AM game called Michigan Rewind. Ludington...... WKZC ...... 94.9 FM Charlevoix ...... WMKT ...... 1270 AM Marine City...... WHLX ...... 1590 AM Flint ...... WTRX ...... 1330 AM Michigan Rewind will be available on Marquette ...... WIAN...... 1240 AM Muskegon ...... WLCS...... 98.3 FM MGoBlue.com after each Michigan Muskegon ...... WLCS...... 98.3 FM Petoskey ...... WMKT ...... 92.1 FM football game and will include eight to Newberry ...... WMJT ...... 96.7 FM Traverse City ...... WTCK ...... 580 AM 10 minutes of highlights, analysis and Niles ...... WNIL ...... 1290 AM interviews with coaches and players. In Petoskey ...... WMKT ...... 92.1 FM addition to Michigan Rewind, MGoBlue. Port Huron ...... WHLS ...... 1450 AM com will offer interviews, features and Saginaw...... WSGW ...... 790 AM special presentations throughout the Sault Ste. Marie ...... WKNW ...... 1400 AM week for Michigan football fans. South Haven ...... WCSY ...... 940 AM Tawas ...... WQLB ...... 103.3 FM Following are the days and times the Toledo, Ohio ...... WTOD ...... 1560 AM show airs: Toledo, Ohio ...... WLQR ...... 1470 AM Traverse City ...... WTCM ...... 580 AM Station Day, Time Windsor, Ontario ...... CKLW ...... 800 AM FS Detroit Thursday, Noon/7 pm Big Ten Network Friday, 5:30 pm Times are Eastern

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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 3 GGAMEA M E NNOTESO T E S Rodriguez in Season Openers Greg Banks THE NATIONAL POLLS • This will be Rodriguez’s 17th season opener as Senior/Junior, Defensive Associated Press Media Poll (Preseason) a head coach. , Colorado (Montbello HS) • Coach Rod has posted an 8-7-1 record in his 16 Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU Team Record Points Previous previous season openers. 2007 11/0 4-3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1. Florida (58) 0-0 1,498 1 • Rodriguez lost his Michigan coaching debut, 2008 8/0 2-4-6 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2. Texas (2) 0-0 1,424 4 a 25-23 affair to Utah, an eventual undefeated Career 19/0 6-7-13 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3. Oklahoma 0-0 1,370 5 4. Southern 0-0 1,313 3 team and , in the 2008 5. Alabama 0-0 1,156 6 opener. Career 6. Ohio State 0-0 1,113 9 • He posted a 5-2 record in seven openers • Plays defense and special teams. 7. Tech 0-0 1,054 15 as West Virginia coach (4-1 home, 1-1 road), • Tallied a career-best two stops against Eastern 8. Mississippi 0-0 1,047 14 including victories in his final four season Michigan in 2007. 9. Oklahoma State 0-0 989 16 Penn State 0-0 989 8 opener with the Mountaineers. 11. Louisiana State 0-0 914 NR • Rodriguez posted a 3-3-1 mark in openers at Ricky Barnum 12. California 0-0 746 NR Glenville State and lost in his only opener as Sophomore/Freshman, Offensive Line 13. Georgia 0-0 714 13 head coach at Salem College. Lakeland, Florida (Lake Gibson HS) 14. Boise State 0-0 659 11 • Battling for playing time at offensive guard. 15. 0-0 593 22 • Did not see game action as a true freshman in 16. Oregon 0-0 587 10 Michigan Against the MAC 17. TCU 0-0 521 7 • Compiled an impressive 24-1 record against 2008. 18. Florida State 0-0 307 21 teams currently from the Mid-American • Rated as the fifth-best center prospect 19. Utah 0-0 289 2 Conference. according to Rivals.com. 20. Brigham Young 0-0 267 25 • U-M has outscored those schools by an 838- • Selected as the fourth-rated offensive guard by 21. North Carolina 0-0 261 NR Scouts, Inc. 22. Iowa 0-0 229 20 226 margin in those 25 games. 23. Notre Dame 0-0 225 NR • All 25 of the games against MAC schools have 24. Nebraska 0-0 207 NR been played at Michigan Stadium. Carlos Brown 25. Kansas 0-0 134 NR • This is the 10th consecutive year that Michigan Senior, has matched up with a MAC school. Franklin, Georgia (Heard County HS) USA Today Coaches Poll (Preseason) • U-M earned its first victory of the Rich Rushing Team Record Points Previous Rodriguez era with a 16-6 win over Miami (Ohio) Year GP/GS Att Yards Avg. P/G TD Long 1. Florida (53) 13-1 1,466 1 on Sept. 6, 2008. 2006 7/0 16 41 2.6 5.9 0 8 2. Texas (4) 12-1 1,386 3 2007 8/3 75 382 5.1 47.8 4 85 3. Oklahoma (1) 12-2 1,358 5 School W L T Pct. 2008 5/1 29 122 4.2 24.4 0 17 4. Southern California (1) 12-1 1,321 2 Ball State 1 0 0 1.000 Career 20/4 120 545 4.5 27.3 4 85 5. Alabama 12-2 1,134 6 Bowling Green 1 0 0 1.000 6. Ohio State 10-3 1,126 11 Receiving 7. 10-4 1,020 14 Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 8. Penn State 11-2 988 8 Central Michigan 3 0 0 1.000 Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. P/G TD Long 9. Louisiana State 8-5 917 NR Eastern Michigan 8 0 0 1.000 2006 7/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 10. Mississippi 9-4 889 15 Miami of Ohio 5 0 0 1.000 2007 8/3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 11. Oklahoma State 9-4 861 18 Northern Illinois 1 0 0 1.000 2008 5/1 4 13 3.3 2.6 0 11 12. California 9-4 711 25 Career 20/4 4 13 3.3 0.7 0 11 13. Georgia 10-3 707 10 Toledo 0 1 0 .000 Western Michigan 4 0 0 1.000 14. Oregon 10-3 694 9 Career 15. Georgia Tech 9-4 559 22 Totals 24 1 0 .960 16. Boise State 12-1 542 13 • Returned 16 kickoffs for 306 yards. 17. Texas Christian 11-2 461 7 Rodriguez vs. Non-Conference • Has three career 100- rushing games: 115 18. Utah 13-0 404 4 • Rich Rodriguez is 1-3 in non-conference games vs. Northwestern (2008), 113 at Illinois (2007) and 19. Florida State 9-4 371 23 as Michigan head coach. 132 vs. Minnesota (2007). 20. North Carolina 8-5 293 NR • Set a career high with 199 all-purpose yards 21. Iowa 9-4 257 20 • Rodriguez posted an impressive 25-8 record 22. Nebraska 9-4 236 NR against regular-season non-conference against the Gophers in 2007, gaining 132 yards 23. Notre Dame 7-6 194 NR opponents at WVU. on 13 carries and returning three kickoffs for 67 24. Brigham Young 10-3 178 21 • He had a 10-game winning streak in non- yards. 25. Oregon State 9-4 165 19 conference tilts snapped with the loss to Utah in • His 85-yard TD run against Minnesota in 2007 his Michigan debut. is tied for the seventh-longest run in Michigan Tracking U-M in the Top 25 Polls • He has wins in 19 of his last 24 non-conference history. games during the regular season. Date AP USA Today Preseason ...... NR ...... NR Morrison Returns as WMU Coordinator Senior, Sept. 6...... Columbus, Indiana (Columbus East HS) Sept. 13 ...... Former Wolverine linebacker Steve Morrison, a Sept. 20 ...... rare five-year letterman, returns to Ann Arbor as Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU Sept. 27 ...... the for the Broncos. He is 2006 13/0 9-5-14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2007 13/1 11-17-28 0-0 0-0 1-26 0-2 2 Oct. 4...... in his second season as defensive coordinator Oct. 11 ...... 2008 12/12 40-24-64 1.5-17 1-17 2-59 2-1 5 for WMU and fifth as the coach. Oct. 18 ...... Career 38/13 60-46-106 1.5-17 1-17 3-85 2-3 7 Oct. 25 ...... Morrison holds the Michigan Stadium record Nov. 1 ...... for most tackles in a game, racking up 23 stops Career Nov. 8 ...... against Illinois on Nov. 14, 1992. Nov. 15 ...... • Returning starter on defense; moving from Nov. 22 ...... safety to hybrid linebacker position. Nov. 29 ...... • Played in 38 consecutive games and started the last 13 games at safety. • Has 31 career special teams tackles. • Tallied a career-best eight tackles against Notre Dame and Michigan State in 2008.

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 4 GGAMEA M E NNOTESO T E S Boubacar Cissoko • 2008 Academic All-Big Ten Conference. 2009 MICHIGAN RECORD WHEN... Sophomore, • Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Detroit, Michigan (Cass Technical HS) (2006, 2008). Overall: ...... 0-0 Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU At Home: ...... 0-0 2008 12/2 11-4-15 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 J.B. Fitzgerald On the Road: ...... 0-0 Career 12/2 11-4-15 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Sophomore, Linebacker Neutral: ...... 0-0 Princeton Junction, N.J. (W. Windsor Plainsboro HS) Career Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU By Month: • Battling for starting cornerback spot. 2008 12/0 3-5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 August: ...... 0-0 • Second among U-M freshmen with 15 tackles Career 12/0 3-5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 September: ...... 0-0 (11 solo efforts) in 2008. October: ...... 0-0 • Returned 20 kickoffs for 467 yards (23.4 avg.) • 2008 U-M Athletic Academic Achievement. November: ...... 0-0 in 2008. • Played in all 12 games as a true freshman in December: ...... 0-0 • Second in the Big Ten in kickoff return average 2008. January: ...... 0-0 during conference play (24.9 avg.) with 373 yards •Tallied six of his eight stops on special teams on 15 attempts. during the 2008 season. When Scoring First: ...... 0-0 • Tallied a career-best five tackles, one TFL and • Recorded two special teams tackles in his When Opponent Scored First: ...... 0-0 one PBU at Purdue in 2008. collegiate debut vs. Utah and added a pair of When Scoring 20 or More Points: ...... 0-0 stops vs. Michigan State. When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: ...... 0-0 Jon Conover • 2007 Player of the Year for the state of When Leading at the Half: ...... 0-0 Senior/Junior, New Jersey. When Trailing at the Half: ...... 0-0 Northville, Michigan (Catholic Central HS) When Tied at the Half: ...... 0-0 • Appeared in 18 games over the past two sea- When Leading after 3 Quarters: ...... 0-0 sons. Fifth-Year Senior, Running Back When Trailing after 3 Quarters: ...... 0-0 • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference Grand Rapids, Michigan (E. Grand Rapids HS) When Tied after 3 Quarters: ...... 0-0 (2007-08). Rushing When Outrushing the Opponent: ...... 0-0 • One of the team’s top special teams performers. Year GP/GS Att Yards Avg. P/G TD Long With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: ...... 0-0 • One of the three Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 2006 11/2 121 483 4.0 43.9 5 32 With Less Than 30 Passing Attempts: ...... 0-0 2007 10/0 55 187 3.4 18.7 3 19 Award recipients on the football team. When Leading in Time of Possession: ...... 0-0 2008 11/0 14 33 2.4 3.0 1 7 When Trailing in Time of Possession: ...... 0-0 Perry Dorrestein Career 32/2 190 703 3.7 22.0 9 32 Senior/Junior, Offensive Line On Turf: ...... 0-0 Career Plainfield, Illinois (Plainfield Central HS) On Grass: ...... 0-0 • Competing for starting offensive tackle posi- • Made 15 receptions for 121 career yards. • Can play both fullback and tailback in the tion. When Leading in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: ...... 0-0 current backfield system. • Earned first varsity letter after making four When Even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: ...... 0-0 • Holds running back records in the bench, 225 starts and playing in five games during 2008 When Trailing in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: ...... 0-0 and squat. season. With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: ...... 0-0 • Appeared in nine career contests and started With an Individual 200-Yard Passer: ...... 0-0 four games. 250-Yard Passer: ...... 0-0 • Played in four games during the 2007 season. With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: ...... 0-0 With an Individual Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: ...... 0-0 Obi Ezeh With an Individual Opponent 200-Yard Passer: ...... 0-0 Senior/Junior, Linebacker 250-Yard Passer: ...... 0-0 Grand Rapids, Michigan (Catholic Central HS) With an Individual Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: ...... 0-0 Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU 2007 13/10 33-35-68 4-18 2-14 1-6 0-0 3 2008 12/12 59-39-98 7-27 1-7 1-18 0-1 3 Career 25/22 92-74-166 11-45 3-21 2-24 0-1 6 INTERESTING TIDBITS Career HIGH SCHOOL TEAMMATES INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS • Team’s active career leader in tackles. & Renaldo Sagasse (Montreal, Canada) • 2008 All-Big Ten Conference honorable Chaparral HS (Scottsdale, Ariz.) mention. Martavious Odoms, Brandin Hawthorne & Vincent Smith GRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENTS • 2007 Freshman All-America. Pahokee High School (Pahokee, Fla.) Zoltan Mesko & Adrian Witty • Recorded 10 or more stops in a game seven Deerfield Beach HS (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) Tim North times. Greg Mathews & Mike Jones Jason Olesnavage • Set career high with 15 tackles against Utah Edgewater HS (Orlando, Fla.) and Illinois in 2008. Isaiah Bell & Liberty HS (Youngstown, Ohio) Brandon Moore, & Michael Shaw John Ferrara Trotwood-Madison HS (Trotwood, Ohio) Senior/Junior, Offensive Line Brandon Herron, Troy Woolfolk & Staten Island, N.Y. (Monsignor Farrell HS) Dulles HS (Sugar Land, Texas) • Battling for starting position at offensive guard. & Terrence Robinson • Played in 25 consecutive games during his Klein HS (Klein, Texas) career and started five contests at left guard. • Appeared in all 12 games during 2008 season NFL TIES and started five contests at left guard. (father, Bill, defensive coordinator with N.Y. Giants) • Moved to offensive line from Steve Watson (father, Steve former All-Pro WR with Denver) during 2008 fall camp.

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 5 GGAMEA M E NNOTESO T E S Brandon Graham WOLVERINE BITES Senior, Sophomore, Detroit, Michigan (Crockett Technical HS) Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer HS) BRANDON GRAHAM Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU Receiving • 2009 Preseason All-America. 2006 11/0 1-2-3 0.5-3 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. P/G TD Long • Named to watch list for 2007 13/5 13-12-25 9.5-55 8.5-54 0-0 0-2 1 2008 9/3 6 93 15.5 10.3 1 35 Bednarik Award, Bronko 2008 11/11 29-17-46 20-97 10-64 0-0 0-0 0 Career 9/3 6 93 15.5 10.3 1 35 Nagurski Trophy, Ted Hendricks Career 35/16 43-31-74 30-154 19-121 0-0 0-2 1 Trophy and Ronnie . Career • Voted 2008 Bo Schembechler Career • Played in final nine games of the 2008 season Most Valuable Player of the • Voted Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player and started three contests. 2008 U-M football team. of the 2008 team. • 2008 U-M Athletic Academic Achievement • Established career highs in • 2008 All-Big Ten second team selection by the recipient. tackles (46), tackles for loss (20) coaches and media. • First career catch was also first career and sacks (10) last season. • Tied for eighth in career sacks at U-M with 19. , a 26-yard touchdown reception in • Second nationally in tackles for loss and tied for • Tied for fifth at U-M with five career forced the third against Wisconsin. seventh in sacks in 2008. . • Sister, LaShawnda Thorne, played volleyball at • Has three career games with three or more sacks • Big Ten’s active career leader in sacks and Michigan and earned a varsity letter in 1991 (3.5 vs. Notre Dame in 2007 and 3.0 vs. Wisconsin and tackles for loss. Michigan State in 2008). • 40 percent of his stops have come behind the Mike Martin • Tallied a sack in six of his 11 games played last year. . Sophomore, Defensive Tackle • Tied for seventh in career sacks at Michigan (19). • Holds team strength and conditioning records Redford, Michigan (Catholic Central HS) • Played in 35 career games and made 16 starts. for bench (485), hang clean (410) and Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU • Posted at least two stops in 24 straight games. clean (405). 2008 12/0 9-11-20 4.5-19 2-15 0-0 0-0 0 Career 12/0 9-11-20 4.5-19 2-15 0-0 0-0 0 U-M’s Career Sack List (since 1980) Will Heininger Player Sacks Years Graham Needs: Junior/Sophomore, Defensive End Career 1. 36 1985-88 17 Ann Arbor, Michigan (Pioneer HS) • 2008 All-Freshman second 2. James Hall 25 1996-99 6 team and Phil Steele’s All-Freshman third team. 3. Chris Hutchinson 24 1989-92 5 • Battling for playing time at defensive end. Jason Horn 24 1992-95 5 • 2008 Academic All-Big Ten Conference. • Led all U-M freshmen with 20 tackles, 4.5 TFLs 24 1995-97 5 • One of three 2008 Big Ten Distinguished and two sacks in 2008. LaMarr Woodley 24 2003-06 5 Scholars on the football team. • Holds three strength and conditioning records 7. Robert Thompson 19 1979-82 • Appeared in five games on special teams dur- for defensive linemen. Tim Jamison 19 2005-08 ing the 2008 season. • Set team record with 30 reps of 225 pounds. Brandon Graham 19 2006-08 • Had a 2009 summer internship with the Palace 10. 17 1981-85 Greg Mathews Mike Evans 17 1988-91 Sports and Entertainment Group. Senior, Wide Receiver U-M’s Season Sack List (since 1980) Orlando, Florida (Edgewater HS) Player Sacks Year Graham Needs: Junior/Sophomore, Wide Receiver Receiving 1. David Bowens 12 1996 2 Conway, South Carolina (Conway HS) Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. P/G TD Long LaMarr Woodley 12 2006 2 • Battling for starting wide receiver position. 2006 13/1 7 68 9.7 5.2 0 22 2. Mark Messner 11 1985 1 • Appeared in 14 games and started two con- 2007 13/7 39 366 9.4 28.2 3 26 Chris Hutchinson 11 1992 1 tests at wideout. 2008 11/8 35 409 11.7 37.2 2 35 Jason Horn 11 1995 1 • Made six catches for 79 yards and scored one Career 37/16 81 843 10.4 22.8 5 35 James Hall 11 1998 1 7. Mark Messner 10 1987 touchdown on a 33-yard catch against Utah in 2008. Career Brandon Graham 10 2008 • Team’s top returning wide receiver and 9. Robert Thompson 9 1980 • Received a medical redshirt after missing the returner. Robert Thompson 9 1982 final eight games with mononucleosis. Mike Hammerstein 9 1985 • Holds receiver records for vertical jump (38”) • Caught at least one pass in 23 straight games, 12. Brandon Graham 8.5 2007 and squad (430 pounds). spanning from Appalachian State (Sept. 1, 2007) to Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008). • Returned 36 punts for 292 yards (8.1 avg.) in U-M’s Season Tackles for Loss List (since 1980) Brandon Herron his career. Player Sacks Year Graham Needs: Junior/Sophomore, Outside Linebacker 1. 28.5 2007 8.5 2. Mark Messner 26 1988 6 Stafford, Texas (Dulles HS) • Challenging for starting position at quick end. Tim McAvoy 26 2001 6 Fifth-Year Senior, Offensive Line 4. Mike Hammerstein 23 1985 3 • Contributed seven special teams tackles in 12 Bloomington, Illinois (Bloomington HS) Curtis Greer 23 1979 3 games of action in 2008. 6. William Carr 21 1995 1 • Tallied two special teams tackles in collegiate • Battling for starting interior offensive line 7. Mark Messner 20 1987 debut vs. Utah and added two stops at Purdue. position. Brandon Graham 20 2008 • Holds four strength and conditioning marks for • Appeared in 19 career contests and started six 9. Jason Horn 18 1995 linebackers: vertical jump, squat, power clean games along offensive line (five at left guard and 40-yard dash. and another at right guard). • Attended same high school as Wolverine safety • Played in all 12 games in 2008 and started five Troy Woolfolk and wide receiver Daryl Stonum. contests at left guard. • His father (Tim) played football at Illinois and was coached by Lloyd Carr Mark Huyge Junior/Sophomore, Offensive Line Wyoming, Michigan (Catholic Central HS) • Competing for starting right tackle position. • Earned his first varsity letter in 2008. • From the same high school as Obi Ezeh.

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 6 GGAMEA M E NNOTESO T E S Zoltan Mesko • Rated as a top five center prospect coming out WOLVERINE BITES Fifth-Year Senior, of high school by three recruiting services. Twinsburg, Ohio (Twinsburg HS) • Shared the Sophomore Award this spring with OBI EZEH Receiving classmate Ryan Van Bergen. • Team’s active career leader in Year GP No. Yards Avg. Long 50+ I20 tackles (166). 2006 13 50 2,079 41.6 64 8 17 David Moosman • Contributed a career-best 98 2007 13 70 2,876 41.1 68 10 22 Fifth-Year Senior, Offensive Line tackles and seven tackles for 2008 12 80 3,436 43.0 63 25 24 Libertyville, Illinois (Libertyville HS) loss last season. Career 38 200 8,391 42.0 68 43 63 • Played in 19 career contests and started 12 • 2008 All-Big Ten honorable games at right guard. mention. Career • Started all 12 games and took played every • Michigan’s leading tackler • 2009 Playboy Magazine All-American. at right guard during the 2008 season. in six games last season • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference • Visits children at C.S. Mott Children’s and (Utah, Wisconsin, Illinois, Toledo, MichiganMi hi State S and d (2006-07-08). Women’s Hospital every Thursday night during Minnesota). • 2008 All-Big Ten first team selection by the the year. • Has seven double-digit tackle games in his last 16 coaches and media. • Holds record among offensive linemen with a contests dating back to 2007. • Lists second in U-M history in career punts and 475 bench press. punting yardage. • Had a career-best 15 tackles twice in 2008 -- against Utah and Illinois. • His 42.0-yard career average ranks second in Mark Moundros • Had 15 tackles and a career-best 4.5 TFLs vs. Illinois in school history. Senior/Junior, Fullback 2008. • Set program-standard for most punts (80) and Farmington Hills, Michigan (N. Farmington HS) • His 15 tackles against Utah were the most stops by a punting yards (3,436) in a season. • Two-year starter at fullback whose appeared Wolverine in a season opener since the mid 1970s. • 63 of his 200 punts have been downed inside in 25 career games and started 10 contests at • Earned freshman all-america honors in 2007. the opponent’s 20-yard line (32%). fullback. • Booted a 68-yard career long vs. Ohio State • Caught four career passes for 13 yards and (Nov. 17, 2007). scored one touchdown and rushed three times for 14 yards and scored one TD. Brandon Minor • Made 13 special teams tackles during career. Senior, Running Back • Scored first career touchdown on a two-yard Richmond, Virginia (Varina HS) catch against vs. Illinois in 2008. Rushing • Earned first career rushing score on a three-yard Year GP/GS Att Yards Avg. P/G TD Long carry at Minnesota during 2008 season. 2006 10/0 42 238 5.7 21.6 2 40 • Selected as the team’s 2008 Special Team Player 2007 12/0 90 385 4.3 32.1 1 46 of the Year. 2008 11/4 103 533 5.2 48.5 9 45 • 2007 Academic All-Big Ten Conference. Career 33/4 235 1,156 4.9 35.1 12 46 Jonas Mouton Receiving Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. P/G TD Long Senior/Junior, Linebacker 2006 10/0 1 9 9.0 0.9 0 9 , California (Venice HS) 2007 12/0 3 1 0.3 0.1 0 10 Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU 2008 11/4 5 59 11.8 5.4 2 27 2007 9/0 2-3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Career 33/4 9 69 7.7 2.1 2 27 2008 12/11 36-40-76 6.5-16 1-7 0-0 0-0 0 Career 21/11 38-43-81 6.5-16 1-7 0-0 0-0 0 Career • Named to the watch list for the 2009 Doak • Registered two career double-digit tackle Walker Award efforts: 10 stops at Penn State and a career-best • 2008 All-Big Ten honorable mention by the 11 tackles against Northwestern during the 2008 coaches. season. • Has four career 100-yard rushing efforts during • Started final 11 games of 2008 season and his career. finishes as the team’s second-leading tackler. • Returned 14 kickoffs for 261 yards in career. • Led team with 11 (nine rushing, Tim North two receiving) in 2008. Fifth-Year Senior, Defensive End • Carried the ball a career-high 24 times for 155 Linden, Michigan (Linden HS) yards and scored a personal-best three touch- • Played in 21 career games on special teams. downs at Purdue during 2008 season. • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference • Set career-best with 157 yards on 21 carries (2007-08). against Minnesota in 2007. • Four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2005-08). • Forced a on punt coverage that led to Junior/Sophomore, Center team’s first points of the season vs. Utah in 2008. Lemont, Illinois (Lemont Township HS) • Made one special teams tackle against Purdue • Started all 12 games and played every snap at during 2007 season. center during his first year as a starter in 2008. • Recipient of the Iron Wolverine Award as the best all-around conditioned player from the line- men group after 2008 spring drills. • Holds seven of the eight strength and condition- ing records for offensive linemen. • Set the program record with a 625-pound squat.

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 7 GGAMEA M E NNOTESO T E S WOLVERINE BITES Martavious Odoms James Rogers Sophomore, Slot Receiver Junior, Wide Receiver BRANDON MINOR Pahokee, Florida (Pahokee HS) Madison Heights, Michigan (Lamphere HS) • 2009 Receiving • Played in 21 career games and started two Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. P/G TD Long candidate. games at wide receiver. 2008 11/11 49 443 9.0 40.3 0 50 • 2008 All-Big Ten honorable • Made three receptions for 64 yards and con- Career 11/11 49 443 9.0 40.3 0 50 mention. tributed eight special teams tackles in career. Second in the Big Ten in scoring • Posted two special teams stops in comeback Career win against Wisconsin in 2008. during conference play (8 TDs). • Led team in receptions (49) and receiving yards • Has four career 100-yard • Grabbed first career reception for 24 yards vs. (443) during the 2008 season. Illinois during 2008 season. rushing efforts. • Holds U-M program record for receptions as a • Became 45th player in school • Holds program records in the 300-yard shuttle freshman. and pro agility. history with 1,000 career rushing yardsd with ith hihis 155- 155 • Led all Big Ten freshmen in receptions (49) and yard output at Purdue. all-purpose yards (1,040). • Led team with 11 touchdowns (9 rushing, 2 receiving) Roy Roundtree • Started 11 games at slot receiver and caught at Sophomore/Freshman, Slot Receiver in 2008, including seven of his nine rushing TDs in the least one pass in every game played. final five games. Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison HS) • Returned 20 kickoffs for 461 yards (23.1 avg.) • Battling for playing time at slot wide receiver. • Team’s leading rusher with 533 yards on 103 carries. and 10 punts for 126 yards (12.6 avg.). • Rushed for a season-high 155 yards on a career-high • From the same high school as tight end • Had a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown at Brandon Moore and running back Michael 24 carries at Purdue last season. Purdue (Nov. 1). • Scored a career-best three rushing touchdowns Shaw. against the Boilermakers (45, 12 and 1 yards). Jason Olesnavage • Made first career start in the Penn State game (Oct. Renaldo Sagesse Fifth-Year Senior, Kicker Junior, Defensive Tackle 18, 2008) and responded with 117 rushing yards on a Ferndale, Michigan (Ferndale HS) career-best 23 carries. Montreal, Quebec (Vieux Montreal HS) • Competing for starting place-kicking duties. • Challenging for starting defensive tackle posi- • Had his first career multi-touchdown game in the PSU • 2008 Academic All-Big Ten Conference. game, scoring on runs of 5 and 1 yards. tion vacated by graduation of Will Johnson and • Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Terrance Taylor. • Team’s second-leading rusher in 2007, carrying the (2007-08). ball 90 times for 385 yards and one touchdown. • Appeared in 15 career contests and contrib- uted three tackles. • Set career high rushing mark with 157 yards on 21 carries against Minnesota in 2007 (Oct. 27). • Contributed two tackles from defensive tackle Sophomore/Freshman, Offensive Line spot against Illinois during 2008 season. Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales HS) • Posted first career stop in season-opener vs. • Battling for starting right tackle position. Utah in 2008. • Traveled and dressed for every game but did • He is the team’s only international player. not see game action. LaTerryal Savoy Mark Ortmann Fifth-Year Senior, Wide Receiver Fifth-Year Senior, Offensive Line Mamou, Louisiana (Mamou HS) Klein, Texas (Klein HS) • Competing for starting spot at wide receiver. • Two-year letterman and returning starter at • Has played in 33 career contests and made one offensive tackle. start at wide receiver. • Started 11 games during the 2008 season. • Appeared in 22 career games at wideout and • Played in 24 contests and made 12 career contributed five receptions for 54 yards and one starts. touchdown. • Made nine starts at left tackle, two at right • Scored first touchdown on an 11-yard tackle and two at left guard during his career. reception at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008). • Appeared in six or more games each of the • Tallied four tackles on special teams. previous three seasons. Adam Patterson Senior/Junior, Offensive Line Senior/Junior, Defensive End Bellevue, (Bellevue HS) Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast HS) • Two-year starter and team’s active career • Challenging for starting role at defensive end. leader in starts offensively. • Has appeared in 19 contests during his career. • Started 24 of 25 career games; missed only • Made seven tackles, one sack and forced one career contest due to an injury suffered in fumble in his career. practice before the Ohio State game (Nov. 22, 2008). Tom Pomarico • Made 22 starts at right tackle and two starts at Junior/Sophomore, Long Snapper right guard. Jackson, Michigan (Lumen Christi HS) • 2007 Freshman All-American. • Battling for starting long snapping duties. • Did not see game action during his first two Michael Shaw seasons. Sophomore, Running Back • Father (Frank) played at Notre Dame and was Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison HS) roommates with Big Ten Network analyst Gerry • Battling for starting running back spot. DiNardo. • Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman in 2008 and made two starting assignments. • Team’s third-leading rusher in 2008, rushing 42 times for 215 yards and added six receptions for

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 8 GGAMEA M E NNOTESO T E S 32 yards and one TD. transferring from Southeast Missouri State. WOLVERINE BITES • Scored team’s first points of the 2008 season • Father (Andy) is the first base coach for the on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Nick and is a former MLB player with MARTAVIOUS ODOMS Sheridan against Utah. the St. Louis Cardinals, Pirates, • Holds U-M record for the most Orioles and Phillies. receptions by a freshmen in a Nick Sheridan • Brothers (A.J. and Scott) are playing the minor season. Senior/Junior, leagues. • Team’s leading receiver in Saline, Michigan (Saline HS) 2008 with 49 receptions for 443 Year GP/GS Att/Comp. Pct. Yards TD Int. Long yards. 2007 2/0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Junior, Cornerback • Seeks his first receiving TD. 2008 8/4 137/63 46.0 613 2 5 45 Long Beach, California (Polytechnic HS) • Led team with 18 kick returns Career 10/4 137/63 46.0 613 2 5 45 Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU for 418 yards (23.2 avg.) last 2007 13/11 35-17-52 1.5-18 1-17 1-0 0-2 6 season, including a 45-yard Career 2008 11/11 36-16-52 3.5-9 0-0 1-15 0-1 5 • Battling for starting quarterback position. Career 24/22 71-33-104 5-27 1-17 2-15 0-3 11 career long return. • Made first career start in 2008 opener vs. Utah, • Returned nine punts for 123 yards and scored first completing 11-of-19 passes for 98 yards and Career career touchdown on a 73-yard return at Purdue. one touchdown. • Two-year starter at cornerback. • Gained 315 all-purpose yards against Illinois, tied for • Completed 18-of-30 passes for a career-best • Earned 2007 Freshman All-American honors. the sixth-best single game mark in school history. 203 yards and tossed one TD at Minnesota; also • Set career high with seven tackles on four • His 315 all-purpose yards against the Illini was the top rushed eight times for 33 yards. occasions: Oregon (2007), Minnesota (2007), total in the Big Ten last season. • Father (Bill) is the defensive coordinator for the Notre Dame (2008) and Purdue (2008). • Set career highs with seven receptions for 129 yards Giants. Steve Watson and returned seven kickoffs for 183 yards vs. Illinois. Brandon Smith Junior/Sophomore, Outside Linebacker • Had 10 plays of 20 yards or better against Illinois. Sophomore/Freshman, Linebacker Cherry Hills Village, Colorado (Mullen HS) • Led team with 21 plays of 20 yards or more (eight New Brunswick, N.J. (New Brunswick HS) • Switched from tight end to outside linebacker receiving, 12 kick returns and one punt return). • Switched from safety to linebacker during 2009 prior to 2009 spring drills. spring drills. • Received first varsity letter in 2008. ZOLTAN MESKO • Selected EA Sports All-American third team as • Played in four games on special teams. • 2009 Playboy Magazine All- a high school senior. • Father (Steve Sr.) is the receiv- American. • Rated as the third-best player in the state of ers coach (2000-current) and was a • 2008 Ray Guy Award semifinalist. New Jersey according to Rivals.com. receiver for the Broncos (1979-87). • 2008 All-Big Ten first team selection by coaches and Darryl Stonum media. Sophomore, Wide Receiver Junior, Tight End • First in the Big Ten and 19th Stafford, Texas (Dulles HS) Pontiac, Michigan (Pontiac Northern HS) nationally in punting average Receiving • Battling for starting tight end position. (42.95). Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. P/G TD Long • Appeared in four games at tight end and 13 • Dropped 63 punts inside the opposition’spposition’s 20-yard 20 yard line 2008 11/10 14 176 12.6 16.0 1 51 contests on special teams. during his career. Career 11/0 14 176 12.6 16.0 1 51 • Contributed three career special teams tackles. • Academic All-American candidate. • Holds tight end marks in the bench, 225 test, • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2006-08). Career squat and pro agility. • Returning starter at wide receiver. Career Punts • Gained a career-high 61 yards on two catches Player Punts Years Mesko Needs: Michael Williams 1. Don Bracken 203 1980-83 3 and scored first career touchdown at Purdue last Junior/Sophomore, Safety 2. Monte Robbins 200 1984-87 season. Santa Yuez, California (St. Bonaventure HS) 4. Zoltan Mesko 200 2006-08 • Crossed the goal line on a 51-yard catch- • Competing for starting safety position. and-run in the second quarter against the • Appeared in 11 contests during the 2008 Career Punting Yards Boilermakers. season after redshirting in 2007. Player Yards Years Mesko Needs: • High school teammate of U-M linebacker • Played safety in nine games during his career. 1. Monte Robbins 8,562 1984-87 171 Brandon Herron and safety Troy Woolfolk. • Registered 18 tackles, two TFLs and one sack 2. Zoltan Mesko 8,391 2006-08 3. Don Bracken 8,273 1980-83 during his career. Ryan Van Bergen • Amassed 11 career special teams stops. Junior/Sophomore, Defensive Tackle Career Punting Average (Min. 75 punts) • Holds records in the vertical Player Avg. Years Whitehall, Michigan (Whitehall Senior HS) jump, squat, hang and power clean. 1. Monte Robbins 42.8 1984-87 Year GP/GS S-A-TT TFL Sacks Int. FF-FR PBU 2. Zoltan Mesko 42.0 2006-08 2008 12/1 8-5-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 Troy Woolfolk 3. Adam Finley 41.9 2001-04 Career 12/1 9-11-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 Junior, Safety Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles HS) Career • Challenging for starting safety position. • Competing for starting defensive tackle posi- • Moved from cornerback to safety during 2009 tion. spring drills. • Made first career start and registered three • Posted 15 tackles and two PBUs in career. solo tackles against Toledo in 2008. • Appeared in 20 career games during his career. • Second on the team with 10 special teams Jared Van Slyke tackles in 2008. Junior/Sophomore, Safety • Runs track at U-M and helped team to first Big St. Louis, Missouri (John Burroughs HS) Ten Outdoor Championship since 1983. • Challenging for starting safety spot after • Father (Butch) was an All-American tailback at switching from receiver prior to spring drills. Michigan (1978-81). • Sat out last season as a redshirt candidate after

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 9 IINDIVIDUALN D I V I D U A L HHONORSO N O R S AANDN D AAWARDSW A R D S Obi Ezeh, Linebacker Lindy’s Magazine All-Big Ten second team Athlon Sports Magazine All-Big Ten second team Phil Steele’s All-Big Ten third team

Brandon Graham, Defensive End Sporting News All-America third team Phil Steele’s All-America third team (watch list) Bednarik Award (watch list) (watch list) Ted Hendricks Trophy (watch list) Ronnie Lott Trophy (watch list) Lindy’s Magazine Big Ten Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Sporting News All-Big Ten fi rst team Lindy’s Magazine All-Big Ten fi rst team Athlon Sports Magazine All-Big Ten fi rst team Phil Steele’s All-Big Ten fi rst team

Mike Martin, Defensive Tackle Phil Steele’s All-Big Ten second team

Zoltan Mesko, Punter Playboy Magazine All-America ESPN.com Preseason All-America Phil Steele’s All-America fi rst team NationalChamps.net All-America fi rst team Ray Guy Award (watch list) AFCA Good Works Team (nominee) Sporting News All-Big Ten fi rst team Lindy’s Magazine All-Big Ten fi rst team Athlon Sports Magazine All-Big Ten fi rst team Phil Steele’s All-Big Ten fi rst team

Brandon Minor, Superback Doak Walker Award (watch list) (watch list) Lindy’s Magazine All-Big Ten second team Athlon Sports Magazine All-Big Ten second team Phil Steele’s All-Big Ten second team

David Molk, Center Lombardi Award (watch list) (watch list)

Jonas Mouton, Linebacker Phil Steele’s All-Big Ten fourth team

Martavious Odoms, Wide Receiver Lindy’s Magazine All-Big Ten second team Athlon Sports Magazine All-Big Ten second team Phil Steele’s All-Big Ten fourth team

Stephen Schilling, Off ensive Guard Lombardi Award (watch list) Sporting News All-Big Ten fi rst team Lindy’s Magazine All-Big Ten second team Athlon Sports Magazine All-Big Ten second team Phil Steele’s All-Big Ten second team

Donovan Warren, Cornerback Lindy’s Magazine All-Big Ten fi rst team

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Top 10 Stadium Crowds Game Year Attendance Ohio State 2003 112,118* Notre Dame 2003 111,726 Michigan State 2004 111,609 Ohio State 2005 111,591 Ohio State 1999 111,575 Ohio State 2001 111,571 Michigan State 2002 111,542 Notre Dame 1999 111,523 Michigan State 2000 111,514 Penn State 2002 111,502 *NCAA regular-season record

Michigan Stadium -- 1927-2009 (83 Years) 215 Straight The University of Michigan football team has played 215 consecutive home games in The Wolverine football program is in its 83rd season in the "Big House" in 2009, front of crowds in excess of 100,000. The last time Michigan did not have 100,000 in atten- with a 375-114-15 all-time record at Michigan Stadium. The largest college football dance in Michigan Stadium was on Oct. 25, 1975 vs. Indiana. A crowd of 93,857 was on hand stadium in the country, it was completed in 1927 at a cost of $950,000, initially for the 55-7 Michigan victory. seating 72,000 fans. Michigan won the first game played at Michigan Stadium, Since then, Michigan has set numerous NCAA attendance marks and the Wolverines have led the nation for 33 of the past 34 seasons in attendance. defeating Ohio Wesleyan, 33-0, on Oct. 1, 1927. The stadium was officially dedicated on Oct. 22, 1927, with a 21-0 shutout over Ohio State. Since that inaugural season, the capacity of Michigan Stadium has increased Michigan Stadium Milestone Games eight times to its present 106,201. The Wolverines have led the nation in attendance 33 times in the past 34 years, and reestablished the NCAA single-game attendance No. Date Opponent Result Score record at 112,118 fans during the 2003 Ohio State game. 1 Oct. 1, 1927 Ohio Wesleyan W 33-0 The Wolverines have drawn crowds of 100,000-plus for 215 consecutive games. 50 Nov. 2, 1935 Pennsylvania W 16-6 100 Sept. 15, 1945 Great Lakes W 27-2 On football Saturdays in Ann Arbor, Michigan Stadium ranks as the fourth-largest 200 Oct. 14, 1961 Michigan State L 0-28 "city" in the state of Michigan, surpassing the population of Ann Arbor itself. 250 Oct. 11, 1969 Purdue W 31-20 Michigan Stadium was the only college-owned football facility with a video 300 Sept. 24, 1977 Navy W 14-7 above both end zones. It was also the first stadium to use electronic 400 Sept. 11, 1993 Notre Dame L 23-27 for official time when, in 1930, two were installed. 500 Sept. 27, 2008 Wisconsin W 27-25

CAPACITY: 106,201—the largest college-owned structures of its kind designed solely for football—closer to the playing field with no running track—no posts or other Michigan Stadium Milestone Wins obstructions. COMPLETION: 1927—at a cost in excess of $950,000 to seat 72,000 spectators. Capacity No. Date Opponent Score raised to 84,401 by addition of temporary wooden bleachers until 1949 when 1 Oct. 1, 1927 Ohio Wesleyan 33-0 permanent steel stands replaced the wooden bleachers, increasing the capacity to 50 Sept. 27, 1941 Michigan State 19-7 97,239. Seating capacity then raised to 101,001 in 1956, 101,701 in 1973, 102,501 in 100 Oct. 11, 1952 Indiana 28-13 1992 and 107,501 in 1998. 200 Oct. 18, 1975 Northwestern 69-0 FIRST GAME: October 1, 1927—Michigan led by Captain Bennie Oosterbaan, defeated Ohio 250 Oct. 27, 1984 Illinois 26-18 Wesleyan, 33-0. LaVerne (Kip) Taylor, Michigan end, scored first in the stadium on a 300 Aug. 26, 1995 Virginia 18-17 28-yard pass from halfback . 350 Oct. 25, 2003 Purdue 31-3 DEDICATION GAME: October 22, 1927—Michigan defeated Ohio State, 21-0. ATTENDANCE: Since 1927—42,063,000 fans have watched the Wolverines play 504 games University of Michigan Home Stadiums (an average of 83,458). Stadium attendance record of 106,982 set Nov. 22, 1997 Stadium Years Games Win Loss Tie Capacity (Yr) against Ohio State. Since expansion of the “Big House” in 1998, the single-game Ann Arbor Sites ...... 1883-1892 18 17 1 0 attendance record is 112,118 set against Ohio State on Nov. 22, 2003. NCAA season ...... 1893-1905 92 87 2 3 400 (1893) record of 745,139 set in 1997. 800 (1896) FIELD: 360 x 160 feet— Installed FieldTurf in 2003, returning Michigan to an artificial surface ...... 1906-1926 104 88 14 2 18,000 (1906) for the first time since the 1990 season. 25,000 (1914) Installed Prescription Athletic Turf in 1991, giving Michigan its first natural grass field 40,000 (1921) since 1968. Field was also lowered 46,000 (1926) 3-1/2 feet allowing better sightlines for those seated in the lower rows. Michigan Stadium ...... 1927-2008 504 375 114 15 72,000 (1927) 84,401 (1927) 85,753 (1928) 97,239 (1949) 101,001 (1956) 101,701 (1973) 102,501 (1992) 107,501 (1998) 106,201 (2008) Total Ann Arbor Record 718 567 131 20 In Detroit 1879-1901 18 12 5 1 Total Home Record 736 579 135 21

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 11 SSEASONE A S O N OOPENERSP E N E R S Year Date Opponent Site Result Score Year Date Opponent Site Result Score 1879 May 30 Racine A W l-0 1963 Sept. 28 Southern Methodist H W 27-16 1880 Nov. 5 Toronto A W 13-6 1964 Sept. 26 Air Force H W 24-7 1881 Oct. 31 Harvard A L 0-4 1965 Sept. 18 North Carolina A W 31-24 1883 Mar. 12 Detroit Industrial H W 40-5 1966 Sept. 17 Oregon State H W 41-0 1884 Nov. 15 Albion H W 18-0 1967 Sept. 23 Duke H W 10-7 1885 Nov. 7 Windsor Club A W 10-0 1968 Sept. 21 California H L 7-21 1886 Oct. 16 Albion A W 50-0 1969 Sept. 20 Vanderbilt H W 42-14 1887 Nov. 12 Albion H W 32-0 1970 Sept. 19 Arizona H W 20-9 1888 April 20 Notre Dame H W 26-6 1971 Sept. 11 Northwestern A W 21-6 1889 Nov. 9 Albion H W 33-4 1972 Sept. 16 Northwestern H W 7-0 1890 Oct. 11 Albion H W 56-10 1973 Sept. 15 Iowa A W 31-7 1891 Oct. 10 Ann Arbor H.S. H W 62-0 1974 Sept. 14 Iowa H W 24-7 1892 Oct. 8 Michigan A.A. H W 74-0 1975 Sept. 13 Wisconsin A W 23-6 1893 Oct. 7 Detroit Athletic Club H W 6-0 1976 Sept. 11 Wisconsin H W 40-27 1894 Oct. 6 Michigan M.A. H T 12-12 1977 Sept. 10 Illinois A W 37-9 1895 Oct. 5 Michigan M.A. H W 34-0 1978 Sept. 16 Illinois H W 31-0 1896 Oct. 3 Eastern Michigan H W 18-0 1979 Sept. 8 Northwestern H W 49-7 1897 Oct. 2 Eastern Michigan H W 24-0 1980 Sept. 13 Northwestern H W 17-10 1898 Oct. 1 Eastern Michigan H W 21-0 1981 Sept. 12 Wisconsin A L 14-21 1899 Sept. 30 Hillsdale H W 11-0 1982 Sept. 11 Wisconsin H W 20-9 1900 Sept. 29 Hillsdale H W 29-0 1983 Sept. 10 Washington State H W 20-17 1901 Sept. 28 Albion H W 50-0 1984 Sept. 8 Miami (Fla.) H W 22-14 1902 Sept. 27 Albion H W 68-0 1985 Sept. 14 Notre Dame H W 20-12 1903 Oct. 3 Case H W 31-0 1986 Sept. 13 Notre Dame A W 24-23 1904 Oct. 1 Case H W 33-0 1987 Sept. 12 Notre Dame H L 7-26 1905 Sept. 30 Ohio Wesleyan H W 65-0 1988 Sept. 10 Notre Dame A L 17-19 1906 Oct. 6 Case H W 28-0 1989 Sept. 16 Notre Dame H L 19-24 1907 Oct. 5 Case H W 9-0 1990 Sept. 15 Notre Dame A L 24-28 1908 Oct. 3 Case H W 16-6 1991 Sept. 7 College A W 35-13 1909 Oct. 9 Case H W 3-0 1992 Sept. 12 Notre Dame A T 17-17 1910 Oct. 8 Case H T 3-3 1993 Sept. 4 Washington State H W 41-14 1911 Oct. 7 Case H W 24-0 1994 Sept. 3 Boston College H W 34-26 1912 Oct. 5 Case H W 34-0 1995 Aug. 26 Virginia H W 17-16 1913 Oct. 4 Case H W 48-0 1996 Aug. 31 Illinois H W 20-8 1914 Sept. 30 DePauw H W 58-0 1997 Sept. 13 Colorado H W 27-3 1915 Oct. 6 Lawrence H W 39-0 1998 Sept. 5 Notre Dame A L 20-36 1916 Oct. 4 Marietta H W 38-0 1999 Sept. 4 Notre Dame H W 26-22 1917 Oct. 6 Case H W 41-0 2000 Sept. 2 Bowling Green H W 42-7 1918 Oct. 5 Case H W 33-0 2001 Sept. 1 Miami (Ohio) H W 31-13 1919 Oct. 4 Case H W 34-0 2002 Aug. 31 Washington H W 31-29 1920 Oct. 9 Case H W 35-0 2003 Aug. 30 Central Michigan H W 45-7 1921 Oct. 1 Mount Union H W 44-0 2004 Sept. 4 Miami (Ohio) H W 43-10 1922 Oct. 7 Case H W 48-0 2005 Sept. 3 Northern Illinois H W 33-17 1923 Oct. 6 Case H W 36-0 2006 Sept. 2 Vanderbilt H W 27-7 1924 Oct. 4 Miami (Ohio) H W 55-0 2007 Sept. 1 Appalachian State H L 34-32 1925 Oct. 3 Michigan State H W 39-0 2008 Aug. 30 Utah H L 23-25 1926 Oct. 2 Oklahoma A&M H W 42-3 1927 Oct. 1 Ohio Wesleyan H W 33-0 Overall Season Opening Record: 106-20-3 1928 Oct. 6 Ohio Wesleyan H L 7-17 Home Record: 90-15-2; Away Record: 16-5-1 1929 Sept. 28 Albion H W 39-0 1930 Sept. 27 Denison H W 33-0 Most Common Opponents 1931 Oct. 3 Central St. Teachers H W 27-0 1932 Oct. 1 Michigan State H W 26-0 1933 Oct. 7 Michigan State H W 20-6 Opponent Games Won Lost Tied 1934 Oct. 6 Michigan State H L 0-16 Case 16 15 0 1 1935 Oct. 5 Michigan State H L 6-25 Michigan State 15 8 7 0 1936 Oct. 3 Michigan State H L 7-21 Notre Dame 10 4 5 1 1937 Oct. 2 Michigan State H L 14-19 Albion 8 8 0 0 1938 Oct. 1 Michigan State H W 14-0 1939 Oct. 7 Michigan State H W 26-13 Home Openers (if different than above) 1940 Sept. 28 California A W 41-0 1941 Sept. 27 Michigan State H W 19-7 Year Date Opponent Result Score 1942 Sept. 26 Great Lakes H W 9-0 1885 Nov. 14 Windsor Club W 30-0 1943 Sept. 18 Camp Grant A W 26-0 1886 Oct. 30 Albion W 24-0 1944 Sept. 16 Iowa Pre-Flight H W 12-7 1888 Nov. 24 Albion W 76-4 1945 Sept. 15 Great Lakes H W 27-2 1940 Oct. 5 Michigan State W 21-14 1946 Sept. 28 Indiana H W 21-0 1943 Sept. 25 Western Michigan W 57-6 1947 Sept. 27 Michigan State H W 55-0 1948 Oct. 2 Oregon W 14-0 1948 Sept. 25 Michigan State A W 13-7 1954 Oct. 2 Army L 7-26 1949 Sept. 24 Michigan State H W 7-3 1957 Oct. 5 Georgia W 26-0 1950 Sept. 30 Michigan State H L 7-14 1965 Sept. 25 California W 17-7 1951 Sept. 29 Michigan State H L 0-25 1971 Sept. 18 Virginia W 56-0 1952 Sept. 27 Michigan State H L 13-27 1973 Sept. 22 Stanford W 47-10 1953 Sept. 26 Washington H W 50-0 1975 Sept. 20 Stanford T 19-19 1954 Sept. 25 Washington H W 14-0 1977 Sept. 17 Duke W 21-9 1955 Sept. 24 Missouri H W 42-7 1981 Sept. 19 Notre Dame W 25-7 1956 Sept. 29 UCLA H W 42-13 1986 Sept. 20 Oregon State W 31-12 1957 Sept. 28 Southern California A W 16-6 1988 Sept. 17 Miami (Fla.) L 30-31 1958 Sept. 27 Southern California H W 20-19 1990 Sept. 22 UCLA W 38-15 1959 Sept. 26 Missouri H L 15-20 1991 Sept. 14 Notre Dame W 24-14 1960 Sept. 24 Oregon H W 21-0 1992 Sept. 19 Oklahoma State W 35-3 1961 Sept. 30 UCLA H W 29-6 1998 Sept. 12 Syracuse L 28-38 1962 Sept. 29 Nebraska H L 13-25

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 12 SSEASONE A S O N OOPENERSP E N E R S TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES RUSHING Player Opponent, Year Att. Yards TDs RUSHING ATTEMPTS PUNT RETURNS (min. 3 returns) Chris Perry Central Michigan, 2003 22 232 2 Iowa, 1973 ...... 75 North Carolina, 1965 ...... 7/106 Gordon Bell Wisconsin, 1975 28 210 0 Illinois, 1977 ...... 63 Central Michigan, 2003 ...... 5/105 Notre Dame, 1990 21 201 0 Wisconsin, 1976 ...... 62 Northwestern, 1979 ...... 8/91 Mike Hart Appalachian State, 2007 23 188 3 Miami, 1984 ...... 62 Notre Dame, 1990 ...... 4/77 Boston College, 1991 27 176 0 Northwestern, 1971 ...... 59 Bowling Green, 2000 ...... 8/64 Wisconsin, 1982 24 153 1 Mike Hart Vanderbilt, 2006 31 146 0 RUSHING YARDS KICKOFF RETURNS (min. 3 returns) John Herrnstein Southern California, 1958 26 144 2 Iowa, 1973 ...... 440 Boston College, 1991 ...... 4/149 Anthony Thomas Notre Dame, 1999 32 138 2 Wisconsin, 1975 ...... 394 Notre Dame, 1987 ...... 6/126 Glenn Doughty Vanderbilt, 1969 15 138 1 Vanderbilt, 1969 ...... 367 Notre Dame, 1988 ...... 5/126 Illinois, 1977 ...... 350 Appalachian State, 2007 ...... 6/121 PASSING Wisconsin, 1976 ...... 350 Notre Dame, 1998 ...... 5/111 Player Opponent, Year Att. Comp. Yards TDs Virginia, 1995 52 27 372 2 PASSING ATTEMPTS PUNTS (min. 6 punts) Washington, 2002 38 22 268 1 Virginia, 1995 ...... 52 Notre Dame, 1988 ...... 6/46.1 Notre Dame, 1998 36 23 267 0 Colorado, 1997 ...... 48 Miami (Ohio), 2004 ...... 6/45.2 Todd Collins Washington State, 1993 29 19 265 3 Notre Dame, 1998 ...... 44 Northwestern, 1972 ...... 7/44.7 John Navarre Bowling Green, 2000 19 15 265 4 Washington, 2002 ...... 39 Miami, 1984 ...... 7/43.4 Colorado, 1997 28 21 258 2 Central Michigan, 2003 ...... 36 Colorado, 1997 ...... 7/41.1 Todd Collins Boston College, 1994 24 17 258 2 Oregon State, 1966 18 12 258 0 PASS COMPLETIONS PENALTIES John Navarre Central Michigan, 2003 33 19 245 2 Notre Dame, 1998 ...... 28 Southern California, 1957 ...... 13/125 Notre Dame, 1992 28 17 242 2 Virginia, 1995 ...... 27 Bowling Green, 2000 ...... 8/88 Notre Dame, 1989 ...... 22 Northwestern, 1971 ...... 8/87 RECEIVING Washington, 2002 ...... 22 Oregon, 1960 ...... 9/85 Player Opponent, Year Rec. Yards TDs Central Michigan, 2003 ...... 22 Colorado, 1997 ...... 8/83 Oregon State, 1966 10 197 1 Mercury Hayes Virginia, 1995 7 179 2 PASSING YARDS POSSESSION TIME (Since 1980) Boston College, 1994 7 179 2 Virginia, 1995 ...... 372 Miami, 1983 ...... 35:52 Notre Dame, 1990 6 133 2 Notre Dame, 1998 ...... 322 Notre Dame, 1988 ...... 35:49 Colorado, 1997 5 128 0 Oregon State, 1966 ...... 291 Notre Dame, 1986 ...... 35:39 Northern Illinois, 2005 9 127 1 Colorado, 1997 ...... 284 Northern Illinois, 2005 ...... 35:09 Notre Dame, 1998 5 126 0 Washington State, 1993 ...... 274 Colorado, 1997 ...... 34:24 David Terrell Notre Dame, 1999 8 115 0 Vanderbilt, 2006 ...... 33:29 Missouri, 1955 7 109 3 TOTAL PLAYS Mercury Hayes Washington State, 1993 8 105 2 Iowa, 1973 ...... 84 Notre Dame, 1998 8 101 0 Miami, 1984 ...... 83 Miami, 1984 ...... 6/50 Arizona, 1970 ...... 83 Miami (Ohio), 2004 ...... 5/203 TACKLES Notre Dame, 1998 ...... 82 Colorado, 1997 ...... 4/36 Player Opponent, Year Tackles Central Michigan, 2003 ...... 82 Arizona, 1970 ...... 4/31 Calvin O'Neal Wisconsin, 1976 18 Boston College, 1991 ...... 3/50 Calvin O'Neal Wisconsin, 1975 18 TOTAL YARDS Miami (Ohio), 2001 ...... 3/12 Leon Morton Wisconsin, 1975 18 Central Michigan, 2003 ...... 615 Northwestern, 1971 ...... 3/11 Tom Kee Northwestern, 1971 17 Oregon State, 1966 ...... 502 Phil Seymour California, 1968 17 Michigan State, 1947 ...... 491 Northwestern, 1979 ...... 487 PUNT RETURNS Washington, 1953 ...... 479 Player Opponent, Year No. Yards Long Appalachian State, 2007 ...... 479 Anthony Carter Northwestern, 1979 3 83 78 Central Michigan, 2003 3 79 38 FIRST DOWNS Tripp Welborne Notre Dame, 1990 4 77 38 Central Michigan, 2003 ...... 31 Brian Carpenter Wisconsin, 1981 3 56 48 Bowling Green, 2000 ...... 29 Ronald Bellamy Bowling Green, 2000 5 42 14 Northern Illinois, 2005 ...... 29 Iowa, 1973 ...... 28 KICKOFF RETURNS Illinois, 1977 ...... 26 Player Opponent, Year No. Yards Long Notre Dame, 1988 3 104 59 POINTS Desmond Howard Boston College, 1991 1 93 93 Michigan State, 1947 ...... 55 Desmond Howard Notre Dame, 1990 3 81 41 Washington, 1953 ...... 50 Anthony Carter Wisconsin, 1982 2 70 48 Northwestern, 1979 ...... 49 Illinois, 1977 2 69 38 Central Michigan, 2003 ...... 45 Miami (Ohio), 2004 ...... 43 INTERCEPTIONS Player Opponent, Year No. Yards Rodney Lyles Miami, 1984 3 20 Markus Curry Miami (Ohio), 2004 2 46 Frank Gusich Northwestern, 1971 2 2 Current Player in Bold.

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 13 SSTARTINGT A R T I N G LLINEUPSI N E U P S MICHIGAN STARTING LINEUPS • OFFENSE

OPPONENT WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB WR TB Western Michigan Notre Dame Eastern Michigan Indiana at Michigan State at Iowa Delaware State Penn State at Illinois Purdue at Wisconsin Ohio State

MICHIGAN STARTING LINEUPS • DEFENSE

OPPONENT DE DT NT DE SAM MIKE WILL LCB SS FS RCB Western Michigan Notre Dame Eastern Michigan Indiana at Michigan State at Iowa Delaware State Penn State at Illinois Purdue at Wisconsin Ohio State

RETURNING STARTERS FROM 2008

Offense Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year/Elig. Perry Dorrestein* LT 6-7 310 Sr./Jr. John Ferrara* LG 6-4 280 Sr./Jr. Kevin Koger TE 6-4 245 So. Greg Mathews WR 6-3 209 Sr. Tim McAvoy* LG 6-6 297 5th Sr. Brandon Minor RB 6-1 216 Sr. David Molk C 6-2 283 Jr./So. David Moosman RG 6-5 292 5th Sr. Mark Moundros FB 6-1 228 Sr./Jr. Martavious Odoms WR 5-9 171 So. Mark Ortmann* LT 6-7 284 5th Sr. Stephen Schilling RT 6-5 304 Sr./Jr. Nick Sheridan* QB 6-1 220 Sr./Jr. Darryl Stonum WR 6-2 188 So. *split time as starter.

Defense Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year/Elig. Stevie Brown S 6-0 215 Sr. Obi Ezeh LB 6-2 240 Sr./Jr. Brandon Graham DE 6-2 268 Sr. Jonas Mouton LB 6-2 218 Sr./Jr. Donovan Warren CB 6-0 187 Jr.

Specialists Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year/Elig. Zoltan Mesko P 6-5 238 5th Sr.

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 14 DDEPTHE P T H CCHARTSH A R T S MICHIGAN DEPTH CHART vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN START CHARTS

OFFENSE DEFENSE Current OFFENSE ‘09 Streak Career X 13 Greg Mathews (6-3, 209, Sr.) DE 55 Brandon Graham (6-2, 263, Sr.) Stephen Schilling 0 24* 24 22 Darryl Stonum (6-2, 196, So.) 39 Will Heininger (6-6, 261, Jr./So.) Greg Mathews 0 1 16 6 Je’Ron Stokes (6-0, 181, Fr.) 99 Adam Patterson (6-3, 263, Sr./Jr.) Mark Moundros 0 0 10 David Molk 0 12 12 LT 71 Mark Ortmann (6-7, 284, 5th Sr.) DT 53 Ryan Van Bergen (6-6, 271, Jr./So.) David Moosman 0 12 12 79 Perry Dorrestein (6-7, 306, Sr./Jr.) 92 Greg Banks (6-4, 266, Jr.) Mark Ortmann 0 8 12 Martavious Odoms 0 6 11 LG 52 Stephen Schilling (6-5, 304, Sr./Jr.) NT 68 Mike Martin (6-2, 292, So.) Current 57 Elliott Mealer (6-6, 299, So./Fr.) 95 Renaldo Sagesse (6-4, 279, Jr.) DEFENSE ‘09 Streak Career or 56 Ricky Barnum (6-2, 275, So./Fr.) 73 William Campbell (6-5, 318, Fr.) Obi Ezeh 0 21 22 Donovan Warren 0 6 22 C 50 David Molk (6-2, 275, Jr./So.) OLB 58 Brandon Herron (6-2, 220, Jr./So.) 63 Rocko Khoury (6-5, 283, So./Fr.) 88 Craig Roh (6-4, 238, Fr.) Current 81 Steve Watson (6-4, 257, Jr./So.) SPECIALISTS ‘09 Streak Career Zoltan Mesko 0 36 36 RG 60 David Moosman (6-5, 293, 5th Sr.) MLB 45 Obi Ezeh (6-2, 243, Sr./Jr.) Bryan Wright 0 0 17 74 John Ferrara (6-4, 279, Sr./Jr.) 42 J.B. Fitzgerald (6-3, 232, So.) LONGEST ACTIVE STARTS STREAKS 25 (6-1, 236, So./Fr.) Zoltan Mesko (P) ...... 36 Stephen Schilling (OT)...... 24* RT 72 Mark Huyge (6-6, 288, Jr./So.) WLB 8 Jonas Mouton (6-2, 228, Sr./Jr.) Obi Ezeh (LB) ...... 21 65 Patrick Omameh (6-4, 276, So./Fr.) 52 Kevin Leach (6-1, 206, Jr./So.) * missed ‘08 OSU game due to injury. 4 Brandon Smith (6-3, 209, So./Fr.) CAREER GAMES STARTED TE 86 Kevin Koger (6-4, 249, So.) SLB 3 Stevie Brown (6-0, 211, Sr.) Zoltan Mesko (P) ...... 35 Stephen Schilling ...... 24 or 80 Martell Webb (6-4, 245, Jr.) 27 Mike Jones (6-2, 203, Fr.) Obi Ezeh (LB) ...... 22 88 Brandon Moore (6-6, 243, So./Fr.) 23 Floyd Simmons (5-10, 190, So./Fr.) Donovan Warren (CB) ...... 22

Y 9 Martavious Odoms (5-9, 172, So.) LCB 6 Donovan Warren (6-0, 185, Jr.) CAREER GAMES PLAYED 18 Kelvin Grady (5-9, 168, Jr./So.) 2 J.T. Turner (6-2, 187, Fr.) Stevie Brown (S) ...... 38 7 Terrence Robinson (5-9, 171, So./Fr.) or 14 Teric Jones (5-8, 193, Fr.) Zoltan Mesko (P) ...... 38 or 12 Roy Roundtree (6-0, 170, So./Fr.) Greg Mathews (WR) ...... 37 Brandon Graham (DE) ...... 35 Z 21 Junior Hemingway (6-1, 220, Jr./So.) SS 29 Troy Woolfolk (6-0, 193, Jr.) 82 LaTerryal Savoy (6-3, 214, 5th Sr.) 31 Jared Van Slyke (6-3, 197, Jr./So.) 18 James Rogers (6-1, 182, Jr.) 22 (5-10, 194, So./Fr.) QB 5 (6-1, 188, Fr.) FS 40 Mike Williams (5-11, 188, Jr./So.) or 8 Nick Sheridan (6-1, 218, Sr./Jr.) 5 Vladimir Emilien (6-1, 198, Fr.) or 16 Denard Robinson (6-0, 185, Fr.) FB 44 Mark Moundros (6-1, 233, Sr./Jr.) RCB 33 Boubacar Cissoko (5-9, 177, So.) 24 Kevin Grady (5-9, 230, 5th Sr.) 12 J.T. Floyd (6-0, 183, So./Fr.)

SB 4 Brandon Minor (6-1, 218, Sr.) 23 Carlos Brown (6-0, 210, Sr.) or 2 Vincent Smith (5-6, 168, Fr.) 20 Michael Shaw (6-0, 178, So.)

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 92 Jason Olesnavage (6-5, 213, 5th Sr.) KO 43 Bryan Wright (6-1, 217, Sr./Jr.) or 34 Brendan Gibbons (6-0, 229, Fr.) 34 Brendan Gibbons (6-0, 229, Fr.) or 43 Bryan Wright (6-1, 217, Sr./Jr.) P 41 Zoltan Mesko (6-5, 231, 5th Sr.) PR 9 Martavious Odoms (5-9, 172, So.) 43 Bryan Wright (6-1, 217, Sr./Jr.) 13 Greg Mathews (6-3, 209, Sr.) 7 Terrence Robinson (5-9, 171, So./Fr.)

LS 91 Tom Pomarico (6-4, 245, Jr./So.) KR 33 Boubacar Cissoko (5-9, 177, So.) 54 Jareth Glanda (6-3, 265, Fr.) 9 Martavious Odoms (5-9, 172, So.) or 53 Ryan Van Bergen (6-6, 271, Jr./So.) 19 Kelvin Grady (5-9, 168, Jr./So.)

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 15 220090 0 9 MMICHIGANI C H I G A N FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L ROSTERSR O S T E R S NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year/Elig. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 2 Smith, Vincent RB 17 Anderson, Tony * CB 5-11 190 Jr./So. Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union) 2 Turner, J.T. CB 42 Backey, Al CB 5-9 170 Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti) 3 Brown, Stevie *** LB 40 Baker, Zac WR 5-9 192 Sr. Grayling, Mich. (Grayling) 3 , Jeremy SR 92 Banks, Greg ** DT 6-4 266 Sr./Jr. Denver, Colo. (Montbello) 4 Minor, Brandon *** RB 67 Barker, Adam OL 6-1 278 Fr. Adrian, Mich. (Adrian) 4 Smith, Brandon LB 56 Barnum, Ricky OL 6-2 275 So./Fr. Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson) 5 Forcier, Tate QB 26 Bell, Isaiah LB 6-1 220 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio (Liberty) 5 Emilien, Vladimir S 30 Berry, Chris P 6-3 208 Sr./Jr. East Kentwood, Mich. (East Kentwood) 6 Warren, Donovan ** CB 46 Bills, Jon TE 6-3 224 Jr./So. Farmington Hills, Mich. (North Farmington) 6 Stokes, Je’Ron WR 66 Brandt, Christian OL 6-6 300 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. (Saint Mary’s Prep) 7 Robinson, Terrence SR 67 Brink, Nathan DE 6-5 223 Fr. Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian) 7 Hawthorne, Brandin LB 46 Broekhuizen, Seth PK 6-0 184 Fr. Holland, Mich. (Holland) 8 Sheridan, Nick * QB 23 Brown, Carlos *** RB 6-0 210 Sr. Franklin, Ga. (Heard County) 8 Mouton, Jonas ** LB 3 Brown, Stevie *** LB 6-0 211 Sr. Columbus, Ind. (Columbus East) 9 Odoms, Martavious * SR 73 Campbell, William DT 6-5 318 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 12 Roundtree, Roy SR 28 Cavanaugh, Matthew S 5-10 179 So./Fr. Alto, Mich. (Caledonia) 12 Floyd, J.T. CB 36 Childers, Jonny FB 6-2 216 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. (Mona Shores) 13 Mathews, Greg *** WR 33 Cissoko, Boubacar * CB 5-9 177 So. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 13 Witty, Adrian CB 61 Ciullo, Zac OL 6-1 258 Jr./So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 14 Jones, Teric CB 89 Collins, Patrick WR 6-0 181 So./Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 14 Furrha, Nader QB 17 Cone, David * QB 6-7 222 Sr./Jr. Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro) 15 Cox, Michael RB 83 Conover, Jon ** WR 6-3 199 Sr./Jr. Northville, Mich. (Catholic Central) 15 Gordon, Thomas S 15 Cox, Michael RB 6-0 208 So./Fr. Dorchester, . (Avon Old Farms) 16 Robinson, Denard QB 25 Demens, Kenny LB 6-1 236 So./Fr. Oak Park, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 17 Cone, David * QB 79 Dorrestein, Perry * OL 6-7 306 Sr./Jr. Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield Central) 17 Anderson, Tony * CB 5 Emilien, Vladimir S 6-1 198 Fr. Lauderhill, Fla. (Plantation) 18 Rogers, James ** WR 45 Ezeh, Obi ** LB 6-2 243 Sr./Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Catholic Central) 19 Johnson, Zach * S 74 Ferrara, John ** OL 6-4 279 Sr./Jr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Monsignor Farrell) 19 Grady, Kelvin SR 42 Fitzgerald, J.B. * LB 6-3 232 So. Princeton Junction, N.J. (West Windsor Plainsboro) 20 Shaw, Michael * RB 12 Floyd, J.T. CB 6-0 183 So./Fr. Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann) 20 Kennedy, Jack QB 5 Forcier, Tate QB 6-1 188 Fr. , Calif. (Scripps Ranch) 21 Hemingway, Junior * WR 14 Furrha, Nader QB 5-11 175 Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 21 Reilly, Jordan * S 36 Furrha, Rushdi LB 6-1 204 Jr./So. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 22 Stonum, Darryl * WR 3 Gallon, Jeremy SR 5-8 165 Fr. Apopka, Fla. (Apopka) 22 Kovacs, Jordan S 34 Gibbons, Brendan PK 6-0 229 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Newman) 23 Brown, Carlos *** RB 54 Glanda, Jareth OL 6-3 265 Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 23 Simmons, Floyd S 84 Gordon, Cameron WR 6-2 208 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Inkster) 24 Grady, Kevin *** RB 15 Gordon, Thomas S 5-11 205 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 25 Demens, Kenny LB 19 Grady, Kelvin SR 5-9 168 Jr./So. Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Grand Rapids) 25 Rogan, Doug SR 24 Grady, Kevin *** RB 5-9 230 5th Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Grand Rapids) 26 Bell, Isaiah LB 55 Graham, Brandon *** DE 6-2 263 Sr. Detroit, Mich. (Crockett Technical) 26 Koenigsknecht, Nick SR 94 Graman, Curt LS 6-5 200 Fr. , Ohio (Elder) 27 Jones, Mike LB 69 Gunderson, Erik OL 6-8 330 Fr. Milan, Mich. (Milan) 27 Owens, Jordan SR 59 Gyarmati, Paul LB 6-2 204 So./Fr. Birmingham, Mich. (Brother Rice) 28 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB 7 Hawthorne, Brandin LB 6-0 198 Fr. Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee) 28 Cavanaugh, Matthew S 39 Heininger, Will * DE 6-6 261 Jr./So. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 29 Woolfolk, Troy ** S 21 Hemingway, Junior * WR 6-1 220 Jr./So. Conway, S.C. (Conway) 30 Berry, Chris P 58 Herron, Brandon * OLB 6-2 220 Jr./So. Stafford, Texas (Dulles) 31 Van Slyke, Jared S 72 Huyge, Mark * OL 6-6 288 Jr./So. Wyoming, Mich. (Catholic Central) 32 Swanson, O’Neil RB 19 Johnson, Zach * S 6-2 199 Jr./So. Morenci, Mich. (Morenci) 33 Cissoko, Boubacar * CB 27 Jones, Mike LB 6-2 203 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) 34 Gibbons, Brendan PK 14 Jones, Teric CB 5-8 193 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 35 Tech, Karl S 20 Kennedy, Jack QB 5-10 190 So./Fr. Walled Lake, Mich. (Walled Lake Central) 36 Furrha, Rushdi LB 63 Khoury, Rocko OL 6-5 283 So./Fr. Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West) 36 Childers, Jonny FB 26 Koenigsknecht, Nick SR 5-10 183 Sr./Jr. Davisburg, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) 37 Reyes, Ricky * SR 86 Koger, Kevin * TE 6-4 249 So. Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer) 39 Heininger, Will * DE 22 Kovacs, Jordan S 5-10 194 So./Fr. Curtice, Ohio (Clay) 39 Murray, Eddie PK 90 LaLota, Anthony DE 6-4 256 Fr. Princeton, N.J. (The Hun School) 40 Williams, Michael * S 52 Leach, Kevin LB 6-1 206 Jr./So. Kentwood, Mich. (Grand Rapids Catholic Central) 40 Baker, Zac WR 77 Lewan, Taylor OL 6-7 268 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 41 Mesko, Zoltan *** P 59 Lindley, Tom OL 6-2 290 Fr. Shirley, N.Y. (William Floyd) 42 Fitzgerald, J.B. * LB 68 Martin, Mike * DT 6-2 292 So. Redford, Mich. (Catholic Central) 42 Backey, Al CB 13 Mathews, Greg *** WR 6-3 209 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) 43 Wright, Bryan ** PK 62 McAvoy, Tim ** OL 6-6 291 5th Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington) 43 McColgan, John FB 43 McColgan, John FB 6-1 227 Jr./So. Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic) 44 Moundros, Mark ** FB 57 Mealer, Elliott OL 6-6 299 So./Fr. Wauseon, Ohio (Wauseon) 45 Ezeh, Obi ** LB 41 Mesko, Zoltan *** P 6-5 231 5th Twinsburg, Ohio (Twinsburg)

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No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Year/Elig. Hometown (High School/Previous School) No. Player Pos. 4 Minor, Brandon *** RB 6-1 218 Sr. Richmond, Va. (Varina) 46 Bills, Jon TE 50 Molk, David * OL 6-2 275 Jr./So. Lemont, Ill. (Lemont Township) 46 Broekhuizen, Seth PK 88 Moore, Brandon TE 6-6 243 So./Fr. Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) 49 Sutton, Benjamin RB 60 Moosman, David * OL 6-5 293 5th Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) 50 Molk, David * OL 66 Morales, George LS 6-0 220 So./Fr. North Las Vegas, Nev. (Mojave) 50 Opong-Owusu, Ohene LB 44 Moundros, Mark ** FB 6-1 233 Sr./Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich. (North Farmington) 52 Schilling, Stephen ** OL 8 Mouton, Jonas ** LB 6-2 228 Sr./Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Venice) 52 Leach, Kevin LB 39 Murray, Eddie PK 6-0 180 Fr. Royal Oak, Mich. (Royal Oak) 53 Van Bergen, Ryan * DT 89 North, Tim ** DE 6-1 246 5th Linden, Mich. (Linden) 54 Glanda, Jareth OL 70 Nowicki, Bryant * OL 6-9 325 Sr./Jr. Bay City, Mich. (John Glenn) 55 Graham, Brandon *** DE 9 Odoms, Martavious * SR 5-9 172 So. Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee) 56 Barnum, Ricky OL 92 Olesnavage, Jason PK 6-5 213 5th Sr. Ferndale, Mich. (Ferndale) 57 Mealer, Elliott OL 65 Omameh, Patrick OL 6-4 276 So./Fr. Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) 58 Herron, Brandon * OLB 50 Opong-Owusu, Ohene LB 6-2 239 5th West Bloomfield, Mich. (Walled Lake Western) 59 Gyarmati, Paul LB 71 Ortmann, Mark ** OL 6-7 284 5th Klein, Texas (Klein) 59 Lindley, Tom OL 27 Owens, Jordan SR 5-9 170 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) 60 Moosman, David * OL 99 Patterson, Adam ** DE 6-3 263 Sr./Jr. Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast) 61 Ciullo, Zac OL 93 Pauloski, Kris PK 6-2 190 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 62 McAvoy, Tim ** OL 91 Pomarico, Tom LS 6-4 245 Jr./So. Jackson, Mich. (Lumen Christi) 62 Ware, Dominique DT 21 Reilly, Jordan * S 5-10 185 Jr./So. Taylor, Mich. (Kennedy) 63 Khoury, Rocko OL 37 Reyes, Ricky * SR 5-11 184 5th Macomb, Mich. (Dakota) 65 Omameh, Patrick OL 85 Reynolds, Joe WR 6-1 175 Fr. Rochester, Mich. (Rochester Adams) 66 Morales, George LS 16 Robinson, Denard QB 6-0 185 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach) 66 Brandt, Christian OL 7 Robinson, Terrence SR 5-9 171 So./Fr. Klein, Texas (Oak) 67 Barker, Adam OL 25 Rogan, Doug SR 6-1 184 Jr./So. Grass Lake, Mich. (Grass Lake) 67 Brink, Nathan DE 18 Rogers, James ** WR 6-1 182 Jr. Madison Heights, Mich. (Lamphere) 68 Martin, Mike * DT 88 Roh, Craig OLB 6-4 238 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 69 Gunderson, Erik OL 12 Roundtree, Roy SR 6-0 170 So./Fr. Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) 70 Nowicki, Bryant * OL 95 Sagesse, Renaldo ** DT 6-4 279 Jr. Montreal, Quebec (Vieux Montreal) 71 Ortmann, Mark ** OL 82 Savoy, LaTerryal ** WR 6-3 214 5th Mamou, La. (Mamou) 72 Huyge, Mark * OL 52 Schilling, Stephen ** OL 6-5 304 Sr./Jr. Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue) 73 Campbell, William DT 75 Schofield, Michael OL 6-6 268 Fr. Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg) 74 Ferrara, John ** OL 97 Schrimscher, Scott PK 5-10 188 Jr./So. Canton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) 75 Schofield, Michael OL 20 Shaw, Michael * RB 6-0 178 So. Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) 76 Washington, Quinton OL 8 Sheridan, Nick * QB 6-1 218 Sr./Jr. Saline, Mich. (Saline) 77 Lewan, Taylor OL 23 Simmons, Floyd S 5-10 190 So./Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Crockett Technical) 79 Dorrestein, Perry * OL 4 Smith, Brandon LB 6-3 209 So./Fr. New Brunswick, N.J. (New Brunswick) 80 Webb, Martell ** TE 2 Smith, Vincent RB 5-6 168 Fr. Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee) 81 Watson, Steve * OLB 6 Stokes, Je’Ron WR 6-0 181 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Northeast) 82 Savoy, LaTerryal ** WR 22 Stonum, Darryl * WR 6-2 196 So. Stafford, Texas (Dulles) 83 Conover, Jon ** WR 49 Sutton, Benjamin RB 5-11 196 Sr./Jr. Miller Place, N.Y. (Miller Place) 84 Gordon, Cameron WR 32 Swanson, O’Neil RB 5-10 156 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 85 Reynolds, Joe WR 35 Tech, Karl S 5-10 194 Jr./So. Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Grosse Pointe North) 86 Koger, Kevin * TE 96 Therman, Mike * OLB 6-4 239 Sr./Jr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 88 Moore, Brandon TE 28 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB 5-9 185 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio (Liberty) 88 Roh, Craig OLB 2 Turner, J.T. CB 6-2 187 Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Washington) 89 North, Tim ** DE 53 Van Bergen, Ryan * DT 6-6 271 Jr./So. Whitehall, Mich. (Whitehall) 89 Collins, Patrick WR 31 Van Slyke, Jared S 6-3 197 Jr./So. St. Louis, Mo. (John Burroughs) 90 LaLota, Anthony DE 62 Ware, Dominique DT 5-7 248 Jr./So. Detroit, Mich. (Inkster) 91 Pomarico, Tom LS 6 Warren, Donovan ** CB 6-0 185 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. (Polytechnic) 92 Banks, Greg ** DT 76 Washington, Quinton OL 6-3 325 Fr. St. Stephen, S.C. (Timberland) 92 Olesnavage, Jason PK 81 Watson, Steve * OLB 6-4 257 Jr./So. Cherry Hills Village, Colo. (Mullen) 93 Pauloski, Kris PK 80 Webb, Martell ** TE 6-4 245 Jr. Pontiac, Mich. (Northern) 94 Graman, Curt LS 40 Williams, Michael * S 5-11 188 Jr./So. Santa Yuez, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) 95 Sagesse, Renaldo ** DT 13 Witty, Adrian CB 5-10 166 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach) 96 Therman, Mike * OLB 29 Woolfolk, Troy ** S 6-0 193 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles) 97 Schrimscher, Scott PK 43 Wright, Bryan ** PK 6-1 217 Sr./Jr. Salem, Ohio (Salem) 99 Patterson, Adam ** DE

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 17 HHEADE A D CCOACHO A C H RRICHI C H RODRIGUEZR O D R I G U E Z Rich Rodriguez: Head Coach ■ West Virginia (1986) Michigan W-L: 3-9 (.250) Second Season Big Ten W-L: 2-6 (.250) Rich Rodriguez is in his second season as head coach of the fourth nationally in turnover margin. nation’s all-time winningest football program. Rodriguez was announced as the 18th head coach in U-M football history on Dec. Prior to accepting the West Virginia job on Nov. 26, 2000, 17, 2007. He is just the 11th head coach in the 107 years since Rodriguez served as and associate head Fielding H. Yost made his debut in 1901. coach for at Clemson in 1999 (6-6) and 2000 (9-3). He spent the previous two years, 1997 and ’98, as offensive Rodriguez arrived at Michigan after spending seven years coordinator and coach for Bowden at Tulane where as head coach at where he led the he helped lead the Green to a 19-4 mark. After a 7-4 record Mountaineers to a 60-26 record, four Big East titles and six in 1997, Rodriguez helped Tulane post an undefeated 1998 season consecutive bowl game bids. In 2005, he was named to the (12-0) with the Conference USA championship and a victory over Conference Coaches Association Board of Trustees. Brigham Young in the Liberty Bowl. Championships Following a 10-2 (5-2 Big East) season in 2007 in which his team Rodriguez began his collegiate head coaching career at the Big East (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) won the Big East title and a BCS berth, Rodriguez was named the NAIA/Division II level at Salem (1988) and AFCA Region I co-Coach of the Year, sharing the honor with Boston (1990-96). In between both head coaching stops, Rodriguez WVIAC (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) College’s Jeff Jagodzinski. It was Rodriguez’s second such honor was a volunteer assistant coach for the Mountaineers’ outside after being recognized by the AFCA in 2003. He was a finalist for linebackers in 1989. Coach of the Year the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, Honors which honors the college football coaches who best exemplify responsibility and excellence on and off AFCA Region I (2003, 2005, 2007) the field. Rodriguez was also the 2003 and 2005 Big Big East (2003, 2005) East Coach of the Year. WVIAC (1993, 1994) Under Rodriguez’s guidance, WVU claimed four NAIA (1993) Big East championships in five years (2003, ‘04, ‘05, W.Va. State College ‘07) and recorded three consecutive seasons (2005- (1993, 2003, 2005) 07) with double-digit victories for the first time in school history. The Mountaineers recorded at least At a Glance eight wins in each of his last six seasons, and from 2002-07, accumulated a record of 57-16, winning 78.1 percent of their games. Born: May 24, 1963 in Chicago, Ill. High School: North Marion (1981) In 2006, the Mountaineers finished 10th in the College: West Virginia, B.S., 1986 national polls at 11-2 behind a pair of All-Americans Wife: Rita and the Big East Player of the Year. In 2004 and 2005, Children: Raquel, Rhett Rodriguez’s teams claimed conference titles, as the 2005 squad went on to record WVU’s first BCS victory, a 38-35 upset over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

The Mountaineers rattled off seven straight wins in 2003 to post a 6-1 mark in conference play and tie Miami for the Big East title, while earning a second straight bowl berth. In 2002, Rodriguez engineered the greatest turn-around in Big East history, taking his 2001 team from a 1-6 record in league play to 6-1 the following year. West Virginia finished second in the nation in rushing in 2002 (283 ypg) and ranked

RICH RODRIGUEZ’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE LEAGUE FINISH BOWL GAME (RESULT) FINAL AP RANK 1988 Salem 2-8 (.200) 2-5 (.286) WVIAC (6th) 1990 Glenville State 1-7-1 (.167) 1-5 (.167) WVIAC (6th) 1991 Glenville State 4-5-1 (.450) 3-4 (.429) WVIAC (5th) 1992 Glenville State 6-4 (.600) 5-2 (.714) WVIAC (3rd) 1993 Glenville State 10-3 (.769) 6-1 (.857) WVIAC champion 1994 Glenville State 8-3 (.727) 5-1 (.833) WVIAC champion 1995 Glenville State 8-2 (.800) 6-1 (.857) WVIAC champion 1996 Glenville State 6-4 (.600) 6-1 (.857) WVIAC champion 2001 West Virginia 3-8 (.273) 1-6 (.143) Big East (7th) 2002 West Virginia 9-4 (.692) 6-1 (.857) Big East (2nd) Continental Tire, Virginia (L, 22-48) 25 2003 West Virginia 8-5 (.615) 6-1 (.857) Big East (T-1st) Gator, Maryland (L, 7-41) NR 2004 West Virginia 8-4 (.667) 4-2 (.667) Big East (T-1st) Gator, Florida State (L, 18-30) NR 2005 West Virginia 11-1 (.917) 6-0 (1.00) Big East (1st) Sugar, Georgia (W, 38-35) 5 2006 West Virginia 11-2 (.846) 5-2 (.714) Big East (3rd) Gator, Georgia Tech (W, 38-35) 10 2007 West Virginia 10-2 (.833) 5-2 (.714) Big East (T-1st) Fiesta*, Oklahoma (W, 48-28) 6 2008 Michigan 3-9 (.250) 2-6 (.250) NAIA/D-II 8 seasons 45-36-2 (.554) 34-22 (.607) D-I 8 seasons 63-34 (.649) 35-18 (.660) TOTAL 15 seasons 108-71-2 (.602) 69-40 (.633) * did not coach the after accepting the Michigan job on Dec. 17.

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At Glenville State, his teams won or shared four consecutive Rodriguez’s players set five national career records for Division RECORD VERSUS West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles (1993-96). II. Three Pioneers received the WVIAC Player of the Year honors OPPONENTS Rodriguez was named the WVIAC Coach of the Year in 1993 and in succession: Jed Drenning in 1992-93, Chris George in 1994 and School Record ’94, as well as the NAIA Coach of the Year after leading his 1993 Scott Otis in 1995. Boston College ...... 2-2 team to a national runner-up finish. He was also recognized by California (Pa.) ...... 2-0 the West Virginia Sports Writers Association as the state College The secondary coach and special teams coordinator at Salem Carrroll (Mt.) ...... 1-0 Coach of the Year for all sports in 1993. Rodriguez led the Pioneers International University (now Salem College) in 1986, Rodriguez was Central Connecticut St. .0-1 to the national playoffs twice and posted a 43-28-2 record during then promoted to assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Central Florida ...... 2-0 his seven seasons. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, for the 1987 season. He became the youngest college football Central State (Ohio) ...... 1-0 Rodriguez served as Glenville’s in 1995-96, and was head coach in the country at 24 when Salem appointed him in Cincinnati ...... 4-1 inducted into the Glenville Hall of Fame in 2003. 1988. He posted a 2-8 record during his first season as head coach. Clarion ...... 0-1 Unfortunately, Rodriguez’s tenure didn’t last long as the school was Concord ...... 4-4 boughtb out one year later and the football program was dissolved RICH RODRIGUEZ’S MILESTONE WINS Connecticut ...... 4-0 priorp to the 1989 season. Cumberland (Ky.) ...... 1-0-1 Win Opponent Site Date East Carolina ...... 6-0 A member of West Virginia’s 1981-84 teams, Rodriguez was 1 Salem 21, WV Tech 16 1988 East Central (Okla.) ...... 0-1 a three-year letterwinner (1982-84) as a defensive back for 10 Glenville 30, WV Wesleyan 6 1992 East Tennessee State ...... 0-1 20 Glenville 50, WV Tech 0 1993 DonD Nehlen; Nehlen served as an assistant coach at U-M for Bo Eastern Washington ...... 1-0 30 Glenville 59, WV Tech 8 1994 SchembechlerS from 1977-79. The Mountaineers posted a 26-10 Fairmont State ...... 6-2 40 Glenville 44, WV State 14 1996 recordr in those three years and made three bowl appearances: the Florida State ...... 0-1 50 West Virginia 35, Cincinnati 32 A Sept. 14, 2002 19821 (lost to Florida State, 31-12); the 1983 Hall of Fame Geneva ...... 1-0-1 60 West Virginia 28, Virginia Tech 7 H Oct. 22, 2003 BowlB (defeated , 20-16); and the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl Georgia ...... 1-0 70 West Virginia 31, Connecticut 19 A Oct. 13, 2004 (defeated( TCU, 31-14). 80 West Virginia 45, Connecticut 13 H Nov. 2, 2005 Georgia Southern ...... 0-1 Georgia Tech ...... 1-0 90 West Virginia 41, Syracuse 17 H Oct. 14, 2006 Rodriguez earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and Glenville State ...... 0-1 100 West Virginia 55, Syracuse 14 A Oct. 6, 2007 safetys from West Virginia in 1986, and added a master’s degree in Illinois ...... 0-1 physicalp education from Salem in 1987. U-M SUPERLATIVES UNDER RICH RODRIGUEZ Indiana (Pa.) ...... 0-3 James Madison ...... 1-0 A native of Grant Town, W.Va., in Marion County, Rodriguez grew Overall: ...... 3-9 Johnson C. Smith ...... 1-1 upu just five from the birthplace of U-M legendary coach At Home: ...... 2-5 Kent State ...... 1-0 FieldingF Yost (Fairview, W.Va.). He is a 1981 graduate of North On the Road: ...... 1-4 Livingstone ...... 1-1 MarionM High School, where he was a four-sport letterman and an Neutral: ...... 0-0 Louisville ...... 2-1 all-statea honoree in football and basketball, leading the Huskies to Marshall...... 2-1 By Month: thet 1980 Class AAA state football championship. August: ...... 0-1 Maryland ...... 4-4 Miami (Fla.) ...... 0-3 September:...... 2-1 Rich and his wife, Rita, have two children, Raquel and Rhett. October: ...... 0-4 Miami (Ohio) ...... 1-0 November: ...... 1-3 Michigan State ...... 0-1 December: ...... 0-0 Minnesota ...... 1-0 January: ...... 0-0 Mississippi ...... 1-0 Mississippi State...... 2-0 When Scoring First: ...... 2-4 Newport News...... 2-0 When Opponent Scored First: ...... 1-5 Northwestern ...... 0-1 When Scoring 20 or More Points: ...... 2-4 Notre Dame ...... 0-2 When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: ...... 1-5 Ohio ...... 1-0 When Leading at the Half: ...... 2-4 Ohio State ...... 0-1 When Trailing at the Half: ...... 1-4 Penn State ...... 0-1 When Tied at the Half: ...... 0-1 Pittsburgh ...... 4-3 When Leading after 3 Quarters: ...... 2-0 Purdue ...... 0-1 When Trailing after 3 Quarters: ...... 1-7 When Tied after 3 Quarters: ...... 0-2 Rutgers ...... 7-0 When Outrushing the Opponent: ...... 3-3 Samford...... 0-1 With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: ...... 1-7 Shepherd ...... 4-4 With Less Than 30 Passing Attempts: ...... 2-6 South Florida ...... 1-2 When Leading in Time of Possession: ...... 1-2 Syracuse ...... 6-1 When Trailing in Time of Possession: ...... 2-7 Temple ...... 3-1 Tennessee-Chattanooga ...1-0 On Turf: ...... 3-6 Toledo ...... 0-1 On Grass: ...... 0-3 Utah ...... 0-1 Virginia ...... 0-1 When Leading in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: ...... 1-0 Virginia Tech ...... 2-3 When Even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: ...... 1-4 West Liberty State ...... 6-2 When Trailing in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: ...... 1-5 West Virginia State ...... 6-2 With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: ...... 0-5 West Virginia Weslyan ....3-4 With an Individual 200-Yard Passer: ...... 1-1 Western Michigan ...... 1-0 250-Yard Passer: ...... 0-1 With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: ...... 0-1 Western Montana ...... 0-1 With an Individual Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: ...... 0-5 Wingate ...... 0-2 With an Individual Opponent 200-Yard Passer: ...... 1-5 Wisconsin ...... 1-2 250-Yard Passer: ...... 0-5 Woffordrd ...... 1-1...... -1-1 With an Individual Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: ...... 0-5 WVU TTeTechchc ...... 6-2...... 66-6-2

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 19 220080 0 8 COACHINGC O A C H I N G STAFFS T A F F ON THE FIELD Greg Frey Jay Hopson Fred Jackson Greg Robinson Rod Smith

IN THE BOOTH Tony Dews Tony Gibson Bruce Tall

SUPPORT STAFF TONY DEWS GREG FREY TONY GIBSON JAY HOPSON Wide Receivers Offensive Line Assistant Head Coach Linebackers Assistant A.D./Football Secondary Scott Draper

Schembechler Hall Sec. Michelle Guidry-Pan

Dir. of Football Operations Brad Labadie

Executive Assistant to the Head Coach Jennifer Maszatics

Recruiting/Operations Assistant Mike Parrish FRED JACKSON CALVIN MAGEE GREG ROBINSON ROD SMITH Administrative Asst. to the Running Backs Associate Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Head Coach for Recruiting Offensive Coordinator Mary Passink

External Relations/ Administrative Assistant Dusty Rutledge

Recruiting Coordinator Chris Singletary

Program Assistant Kelly Vaughn

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING BRUCE TALL JAHMILE ADDAE ALEX HERRON ADAM Director of Strength and Defensive Line Graduate Assistant/Defense Graduate Assistant/Offense BRAITHWATE Conditioning Defensive Quality Control Mike Barwis

Dir. of Skill Development/ Assoc. Director of Strength and Conditioning Chris Allen

Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning Parker Whiteman

Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning Kentaro Tamura Assistant Strength Coach DAN HOTT JOSH ISON ERIC SMITH BRYAN WRIGHT Cassandra Baier Jesse Miller Defensive Quality Control Special Teams Quality Offensive Quality Control Offensive Quality Control Dennis Murray Control Jim Plocki

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FORMER WOLVERINE PLAYERS IN THE NFL FORMER WOLVERINE PLAYERS COACHING IN THE NFL PLAYER, POSITION TEAM Harold Goodwin, Assistant Off ensive Line ...... Jamar Adams, S ...... Seahawks , Linebackers ...... , WR ...... Gerald Ingram, Running Backs ...... New York Giants B.J. Askew, RB ...... Andy Moeller, Assistant Off ensive Line ...... Jason Avant, WR ...... Mike Trgovac, Defensive Line ...... , OG ...... , OT ...... FORMER U-M ASSISTANTS COACHING IN THE NFL Tom Brady, QB ...... Teryl Austin, Defensive Backs ...... , DT ...... Arizona Cardinals , Off ensive Coordinator ...... Baltimore Ravens Steve Breaston, WR/RS ...... Arizona Cardinals Mike DeBord, Assistant Off ensive Line ...... Prescott Burgess, LB ...... Baltimore Ravens , Tight Ends ...... New Orleans Saints Carson Butler, TE ...... Detroit Lions , Defensive Coordinator ...... New York Giants Todd Collins, QB ...... Washington Redskins Shawn Crable, OLB ...... New England Patriots Doug Dutch, DB ...... Washington Redskins , WR...... Browns , PK ...... Larry Foote, LB ...... Detroit Lions Jonathan Goodwin, C ...... New Orleans Saints Chris Graham, LB ...... Brian Griese, QB ...... Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sean Griffin, LS ...... Matt Gutierrez, QB * ...... James Hall, DE...... St. Louis Rams Leon Hall, CB ...... David Harris, LB ...... New York Jets Brandon Harrison, DB ...... Philadelphia Eagles Mike Hart, RB ...... , QB...... , LB ...... Arizona Cardinals Steve Hutchinson, OG...... , CB ...... Indianapolis Colts Tim Jamison, DE ...... , OT ...... Detroit Lions Will Johnson, DT ...... Baltimore Ravens , LB ...... Cincinnati Bengals , LB ...... Houston Texans Ty Law, CB ...... New York Jets Matt Lentz, OG ...... , OT ...... Miami Dolphins , WR ...... New York Giants Grant Mason, CB ...... San Diego Chargers , S * ...... Pittsburgh Steelers Shantee Orr, LB ...... Chris Perry, RB ...... Rueben Riley, OL ...... Washington Redskins Jon Runyan, OT ...... Adam Stenavich, OT ...... Houston Texans Terrance Taylor, DT ...... Indianapolis Colts Amani Toomer, WR ...... Kansas City Chiefs Jerame Tuman, TE ...... Morgan Trent, CB ...... Cincinnati Bengals Gabe Watson, DT ...... Arizona Cardinals Maurice Williams, OT ...... LaMarr Woodley, OLB ...... Pittsburgh Steelers , OLB ...... New England Patriots , CB ...... Green Bay Packers

* graduated from Michigan but finished playing career at another institution.

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TOP STATISTICAL LEADERS Kevin Koger RUSHING Catches: 3, at Penn State (Oct. 18, 2008) Yards: 41, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2008) Rushing: Carlos Brown 2008: Brandon Minor (103 carries, 533 yards, 9 TDs) TDs: 1, vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 27, 2008) Attempts: 25, at Illinois (Oct. 20, 2007) Career: Brandon Minor (235 carries, 1158 yards, 12 TDs) Long: 41, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2008) Yards: 132, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) TDs: 2, twice (last vs. Minnesota, Oct. 27, 2007) Passing: Greg Mathews Long: 85, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) 2008: Nick Sheridan (63-137, 613 yards, 2 TDs) Catches: 7, vs. Appalachian State (Sept. 1, 2007) Career: Nick Sheridan (63-137, 613 yards, 2 TDs) Yards: 79, at Minnesota (Nov. 8, 2008) Kevin Grady TDs: 1, five times (last at Minnesota, Nov. 8, 2008) Attempts: 20, at Northwestern (Oct. 29, 2005) Receiving: Long: 35, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Yards: 94, vs. Indiana (Nov. 12, 2005) 2008: Martavious Odoms (49 for 433 yards, 0 TDs) Career: Greg Mathews (81 for 843 yards, 5 TDs) TDs: 2, vs. Indiana (Nov. 12, 2005) Brandon Minor Long: 32, vs. Indiana (Nov. 12, 2005) Catches: 1, eight times (last vs. MSU, Oct. 25, 2008) Punt Returns: Yards: 27, vs. Toledo (Oct. 11, 2008) 2008: Martavious Odoms (10 for 126 yards, 1 TD) Brandon Minor TDs: 1, vs. Toledo (Oct. 11, 2008) Career: Greg Mathews (36 for 292 yards, 0 TD) Attempts: 24, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) Long: 27, vs. Toledo (Oct. 11, 2008) Yards: 157, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) Kickoff Returns: TDs: 3, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) Mark Moundros 2008: Martavious Odoms (20 for 463 yards, 23.2 avg.) Long: 46, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) Catches: 1, four times (last vs. Illinois, Oct. 4, 2008) Boubacar Cissoko (20 for 467 yards, 23.4 avg.) Yards: 6, vs. Purdue (Oct. 13, 2007) Career: Martavious Odoms (20 for 463 yards, 23.2 avg.) Michael Shaw TDs: 1, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) Boubacar Cissoko (20 for 467 yards, 23.4 avg.) Attempts: 12, at Ohio State (Nov. 22, 2008) Long: 6, vs. Purdue (Oct. 13, 2007) Yards: 71, at Minnesota (Nov. 8, 2008) Punting: TDs: None Martavious Odoms 2008: Zoltan Mesko (80 for 3,436 yards, 43.0 avg.) Long: 48, at Minnesota (Nov. 8, 2008) Catches: 7, twice (last at Minnesota, Nov. 8, 2008) Career: Zoltan Mesko (200 for 8,391 yards, 42.0 avg.) Yards: 129, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) Nick Sheridan TDs: None Tackles: Attempts: 8, twice (last at Ohio State (Nov. 22, 2008) Long: 50, vs. Miami, Ohio (Sept. 6, 2008) 2008: Obi Ezeh (98; 59 solos, 39 assists) Yards: 35, vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008) Career: Obi Ezeh (166; 92 solos, 74 assists) TDs: 1, vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008) James Rogers Long: 12, vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008) Catches: 1, three time (last vs. MSU, Oct. 25, 2008) Tackles for Loss: Yards: 24, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) 2008: Brandon Graham (20 for 97 yards) TDs: None Career: Brandon Graham (30 for 154 yards) PASSING Long: 24, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008)

Sacks: David Cone LaTerryal Savoy 2008: Brandon Graham (10 for 64 yards) Attempts: 1, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) Catches: 1, five times (last at Ohio State, Nov. 22, 2008) Career: Brandon Graham (19 for 121 yards) Completions: 1, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) Yards: 14, at Ohio State (Nov. 22, 2008) Yards: 21, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) TDs: 1, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) Interceptions: TDs: None Long: 14, at Ohio State (Nov. 22, 2008) 2008: Stevie Brown (2 for 59 yards) Long: 21, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) Career: Stevie Brown (3 for 85 yards) Michael Shaw Nick Sheridan Catches: 3, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Pass Breakups: Attempts: 30, at Minnesota (Nov. 8, 2008) Yards: 17, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) 2008: Donovan Warren (5) Completions: 18, at Minnesota (Nov. 8, 2008) TDs: 1, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Career: Donovan Warren (11) Yards: 203, at Minnesota (Nov. 8, 2008) Long: 8, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) TDs: 1, twice (last at Minnesota, Nov. 8, 2008) Long: 45, at Notre Dame (Sept. 13, 2008) Darryl Stonum Catches: 3, at Notre Dame (Sept. 13, 2008) RECEIVING Yards: 61, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) TDs: 1, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) Long: 51, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) Kevin Grady Catches: 4, vs. Indiana (Nov. 12, 2005) Yards: 27, at Wisconsin (Sept. 23, 2005) TDs: None Long: 19, at Wisconsin (Sept. 23, 2005)

Junior Hemingway Catches: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6, 2007) Yards: 41, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) TDs: 1, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Long: 33, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008)

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 22 IINDIVIDUALN D I V I D U A L CCAREERA R E E R BBESTSE S T S DEFENSE Mike Martin Troy Woolfolk Tackles: 3, three times (last at Ohio State, Nov. 22, 2008) Tackles: 4, vs. Purdue (Oct. 13, 2007) Greg Banks Solos: 3, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2008) Solos: 2, twice (last at Minnesota, Nov. 8, 2008) Tackles: 2, vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6, 2007) Asst: 3, vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008) Asst: 2, twice (last vs. Miami, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2008) Solos: 2, vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6, 2007) TFLs: 1, four times (last vs. Michigan St., Oct. 25, 2008) TFLs: 1, vs. Purdue (Oct. 13, 2007) Asst: 2, vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 27, 2008) Sacks: 1, twice (last vs. Michigan St., Oct. 25, 2008) Sacks: None TFLs: 0.5, vs. Toledo (Oct. 11, 2008) Int.: None Int.: None Sacks: None FR: None FR: None Int.: None PBUs: None PBUs: 2, vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6, 2007) FR: None PBUs: None Jonas Mouton Tackles: 11, vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008) Stevie Brown Solos: 8, at Penn State (Oct. 18, 2008) Tackles: 8, twice (last vs. Michigan State, Oct. 25, 2008) Asst: 6, twice (last at Ohio State, Nov. 22, 2008) Solos: 7, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2008) TFLs: 1.5, at Ohio State (Nov. 22, 2008) Asst: 5, twice (last at Notre Dame, Sept. 13, 2008) Sacks: 1, vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 27, 2008) TFLs: 1, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2008) Int.: None Sacks: 1, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2008) FR: None Int.: 1, twice (last vs. Northwestern, Nov. 15, 2008) PBUs: 1, vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008) FR: 1, three times (last vs. Michigan St., Oct. 25, 2008) PBUs: 2, vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2008) Adam Patterson Tackles: 1, seven times (last vs. Utah, Aug. 30, 2008) Marell Evans Solos: 1, four times (last vs. Utah, Aug. 30, 2008) Tackles: 4, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Asst: 1, three times (last vs. Ohio State, Nov. 17, 2007) Solos: 1, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) TFLs: 1, at Northwestern (Sept. 29, 2007) Asst: 3, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Sacks: 1, at Northwestern (Sept. 29, 2007) TFLs: 0.5, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Int.: None Sacks: 0.5, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) FR: None Int.: None PBUs: None FR: None PBUs: None Renaldo Sagesse Tackles: 2, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) Obi Ezeh Solos: 1, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) Tackles: 15, twice (last vs. Illinois, Oct. 4, 2008) Asst: 1, twice (last vs. Illinois, Oct. 4, 2008) Solos: 10, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) TFLs: None Asst: 8, at Michigan State (Nov. 3, 2007) Sacks: None TFLs: 4.5, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) Int.: None Sacks: 2, at Michigan State (Nov. 3, 2007) FR: None Int.: 1, twice (last vs. Utah, Aug. 30, 2008) PBUs: None FR: 1, vs. Miami, Ohio (Sept. 6, 2008) PBUs: 1, four times (last vs. Illinois, Oct. 4, 2008) Ryan Van Bergen Tackles: 3, vs. Toledo (Oct. 11, 2008) J.B. Fitzgerald Solos: 3, vs. Toledo (Oct. 11, 2008) Tackles: 2, twice (last vs. Michigan State, Oct. 25, 2008) Asst: 2, at Notre Dame (Sept. 13, 2008) Solos: 2, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2008) TFLs: None Asst: 2, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Sacks: None TFLs: None Int.: None Sacks: None FR: None Int.: None PBUs: 1, vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2008) FR: None PBUs: None Donovan Warren Tackles: 7, four times (last at Purdue, Nov. 1, 2008) Brandon Graham Solos: 6, twice (last at Purdue, Nov. 1, 2008) Tackles: 7, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Asst: 4, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) Solos: 4, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, Sept. 27, 2008) TFLs: 1, three times (last vs. Michigan St, Oct. 25, 2008) Asst: 4, at Michigan State (Nov. 3, 2007) Sacks: 1, vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 15, 2007) TFLs: 3.5, twice (last vs. Utah, Aug. 30, 2008) Int.: 1, twice (last vs. Northwestern, Nov. 15, 2008) Sacks: 3.5, vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 15, 2007) FR: 1, three times (last at Purdue, Nov. 1, 2008) Int.: None PBUs: 1, 10 times (last at Ohio State, Nov. 22, 2008) FR: 1, twice (last vs. Minnesota, Oct. 27, 2007) PBUs: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6, 2007) Michael Williams Tackles: 4, twice (last at Ohio State, Nov. 22, 2008) Brandon Herron Solos: 4, at Ohio State (Nov. 22, 2008) Tackles: 2, twice (last at Purdue, Nov. 1, 2008) Asst: 1, four times (last vs. Toledo, Oct. 11, 2008) Solos: 1, four times (last at Minnesota, Nov. 8, 2008) TFLs: 1, twice (last vs. Toledo, Oct. 11, 2008) Asst: 2, vs. Utah (Aug. 30, 2008) Sacks: 1, vs. Toledo (Oct. 11, 2008) TFLs: None Int.: None Sacks: None FR: None Int.: None PBUs: None FR: None PBUs: None

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Greg Mathews Returns: 6, twice (last vs. Ohio State, Nov. 17, 2007) Yards: 57, vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27, 2007) TDs: None Long: 32, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008)

Martavious Odoms Returns: 3, twice (last at Minnesota, Nov. 8, 2008) Yards: 82, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) TDs: 1, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) Long: 73, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008)

Donovan Warren Returns: 5, vs. Miami, Ohio (Sept. 6, 2008) Yards: 26, vs. Miami, Ohio (Sept. 6, 2008) TDs: None Long: 13, vs. Miami, Ohio (Sept. 6, 2008)

KICK RETURNS

Carlos Brown Returns: 5, at Michigan State (Nov. 3, 2007) Yards: 99, at Michigan State (Nov. 3, 2007) TDs: None Long: 32, at Michigan State (Nov. 3, 2007)

Boubacar Cissoko Returns: 4, three times (last at Ohio State, Nov. 22, 2008) Yards: 129, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008) TDs: None Long: 53, at Purdue (Nov. 1, 2008)

Brandon Minor Returns: 5, vs. Florida in Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1, 2008) Yards: 98, vs. Florida in Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1, 2008) TDs: None Long: 39, vs. Purdue (Oct. 13, 2007)

Martavious Odoms Returns: 7, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) Yards: 183, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008) TDs: None Long: 36, vs. Illinois (Oct. 4, 2008)

SPECIALISTS

Zoltan Mesko Punts: 12, twice (last at Ohio State, Nov. 22, 2008) Yards: 551, vs. Ohio State (Nov. 17, 2007) Average: 52.8, at Notre Dame (Sept. 13, 2008) Long: 68, vs. Ohio State (Nov. 17, 2007) I20: 4, vs. Toledo (Oct. 11, 2008)

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 24 SSTATISTICALT A T I S T I C A L LLEADERSE A D E R S RETURNING OFFENSIVE LEADERS HIGHLIGHT PERFORMANCES QQuarterbacksuarterbacks Passing GP S Att-Comp-Int Pct TD Long Avg/G Sacks QUARTERBACKS Sheridan 8 4 137-63-5 46.0 2 45 76.6 x Nick Sheridan • 18-30 (60%), career-high 203 yards passing, 33 yards Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G rushing and one passing TD at Minnesota (Nov. 8). Sheridan 42 92 2.2 1 12 11.5 RUNNING BACKS RRunningunning BacksBacks Brandon Minor Rushing GP S Att Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G • 24 rushes for 155 yards (6.5 avg.) and a career-best Minor 11 4 103 533 5.2 9 45 48.5 three touchdowns at Purdue (Nov. 1). Shaw 11 2 42 215 5.1 3 29 48.6 Brown 5 1 29 122 4.2 0 17 20.1 WIDE RECEIVERS Martavious Odoms Receiving GP S No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G • 315 all-purpose yards on seven catches for career-best Minor 11 4 103 533 5.2 9 45 48.5 129 yards (18.4 avg.) and seven kick returns for 183 Shaw 11 2 42 215 5.1 3 29 48.6 yards (26.1 avg.) vs. Illinois (Oct. 4). (kick Brown 5 1 29 122 4.2 0 17 20.1 third-most in Wolverine history) Greg Mathews WWideide ReceiversReceivers • Six catches for a career-best 79 yards (13.2 avg.) and Receiving GP S No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G one touchdown at Minnesota (Nov. 8). Odoms 11 11 49 443 9.0 0 50 40.3 Mathews 11 8 35 409 11.7 2 35 37.2 TIGHT ENDS Stonum 11 10 14 176 12.6 1 51 16.0 Kevin Koger • Caught his first career pass, a 26-yard touchdown TTightight EEndsnds against Wisconsin (Sept. 27). Receiving GP S No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Koger 9 3 6 93 15.5 1 35 10.3 DEFENSIVE LINE Brandon Graham • Three sacks and six total tackles (four solo) against RETURNING DEFENSIVE LEADERS Wisconsin (Sept. 27). DDefensiveefensive LLineine Defense GP S Tack UT AT TFL-Yd Sack-Yd PBU FF-FR LINEBACKERS Graham 11 11 46 29 17 20.0-97 10.0-64 0 2-0 Obi Ezeh Martin 12 0 20 9 11 4.5-19 2.0-15 0 0-0 • Recorded an deep in Wolverine territory, Van Bergen 12 1 13 8 5 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 totaling a career-high 15 tackles (eight solo) and 1.5 TFL against Utah (Aug. 30).

LLinebackersinebackers DEFENSIVE BACKS Defense GP S Tack UT AT TFL-Yd Sack-Yd INT-Y PBU FF-FR Stevie Brown Ezeh 12 12 98 59 39 7.0-27 1.0-7 1-18 3 0-1 • Had a sack and a fumble recovery to go along with Mouton 12 11 76 36 40 6.5-16 1.0-7 0-0 0 1-0 eight tackles vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25).

PUNTER DDefensiveefensive BBacksacks Zoltan Mesko Defense GP S Tack UT AT TFL-Yd Sack-Yd INT-Y PBU FF-FR • Averaged 49.6 yards per punt on five kicks, nailing a Brown 12 12 64 40 24 1.5-17 1.0-17 2-59 5 2-1 63 yarder and three punts of 50+ yards, putting all five Warren 11 11 52 36 16 3.5-9 0-0 1-15 5 1-1 kicks inside the 20 (three inside the 10 and one inside Williams 11 0 18 14 4 2.0-14 1.0-8 0-0 0 0-0 the five). KKickers/Puntersickers/Punters Kicker GP S FGM-FGA Pct 10-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Lopata 12 12 10-15 66.7 5-7 1-2 3-4 1-2 50

Punter GP S No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Mesko 12 12 80 3,436 43.0 63 3 21 24 RETURNING SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

K Returns No. Yards Avg TD Long Cissoko 20 467 23.4 0 53 Odoms 20 461 23.0 0 45

P Returns No. Yards Avg TD Long Odoms 10 126 12.6 1 73 Warren 9 24 2.7 0 13

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 25 WWOLVERINEO L V E R I N E FFACTSA C T S MICHIGAN TRADITION NATIONAL POLLS • U-M is in its 130th year on the gridiron. • The Wolverines have the most weekly appearances in the AP poll, appearing • Michigan ranks first all-time in Division 1-A wins with 872. 748 times since 1936. • The Wolverines rank first in all-time all-division wins with 872. • Since the preseason 1988 poll, U-M has been ranked in every poll but three in • Michigan ranks first in all-time winning percentage (.739817). 1993, four in 1998, four in 2005, nine in 2007 and 13 in 2008. • U-M is the winningest overall athletic program in Big Ten Conference history. • U-M ranks No. 1 all-time in composite AP final football polls (1936-2008). • Michigan has 394 television appearances, the most of any college football • The Wolverines have finished in the top 10 of the AP poll 37 times since its program in NCAA history. inception in 1936. • U-M has compiled a 260-126-8 record when appearing on television. • U-M finished second in the 1985 final AP poll, and has been ranked 15 times • Michigan has appeared in 169 consecutive televised games. in the top 5 nationally when the final poll was released. • Michigan’s 42 Big Ten Conference titles are the most of any college football • Michigan has finished in the final top 25 rankings 55 times since the inception program in any conference. of the AP poll in 1936. • U-M is fifth all-time with 11 national titles: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, • Michigan has been ranked in the final Associated Press top 25 poll 22 of the 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997. past 23 years and 37 of the last 40 years (was not ranked in 1984 and did not • The Wolverines’ 11 national championships are more than any other Big Ten receive a final AP ranking in 1982 and 2005). school and ranks fifth all-time in college football history. • Michigan lists fourth all-time in NCAA history with 76 consensus All-American BIG TEN CONFERENCE selections. • U-M ranks first in all-time Big Ten football titles with 42. • The Wolverines have had 124 players earn first-team All-America honors • The Michigan football program is the only Big Ten team in any sport to win a during their careers. conference title in each decade. • Three Michigan players – , Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson • Michigan has won or shared 20 Big Ten titles since 1969, including three – have won the Heisman Memorial Trophy. A total of 23 other Wolverines have conference crowns in the 2000s. placed among the top 10 in the voting. • The Wolverines have had 270 players named All-Big Ten Conference first team • Michigan has an overall all-time record of 872-295-36 (.739817). a total of 388 times, the most of any conference school. • Michigan’s famed winged helmet is the most recognizable symbol in college • U-M players have earned 44 All-Big Ten first team honors since 2000. football. • At least one Michigan player has received All-Big Ten first team honors each of the past 45 seasons and 87 out of the 97 years that the school has been MICHIGAN STADIUM associated with the conference. • Michigan Stadium is in its 82nd season as the home of U-M football. • The Wolverines have received 97 Player of the Week honors since the • The Wolverines have won 33 of their last 42 games at Michigan Stadium. conference began handing out the award in 1987. • U-M has drawn in excess of 100,000-plus fans to 215 consecutive home games • Four U-M players have been named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. (1975 to current). • Michigan's 15 Big Ten Most Valuable Player Awards are the • U-M has led the nation in attendance 33 of the last 34 seasons. most of any team in the conference. • 42,063,000 fans have watched the Wolverines over the years at Michigan • Michigan has won 39 of its last 41 Big Ten openers. Stadium. • U-M has a record of 463-172-18 vs. Big Ten opponents. • Michigan has compiled a 375-114-15 record at Michigan Stadium. • The Wolverines have had 72 winning seasons in 82 years at Michigan Stadium. WOLVERINES IN THE NFL • Michigan has the second largest college-owned stadium with a capacity of • U-M had 56 former players in 2008 NFL Training Camps. 106,201. • Michigan has placed 286 former players onto NFL rosters. • Michigan’s largest stadium crowd was 112,118 in 2003 vs. Ohio State, the • Michigan players have been selected in 70 consecutive National Football NCAA regular-season record. League Player Selection Meetings (draft). • “The Big House” -- The nickname for Michigan Stadium coined by legendary • U-M lists tied for fifth all-time with 43 first-round NFL draft picks. college football announcer . U-M was the first school to have a • A total of 11 Michigan players have been selected in the top 10 of the NFL line of apparel named after its stadium’s nickname. Draft. • A total of 45 former U-M players have made 65 appearances. BOWL HISTORY • Tom Brady, Ty Law, and Bubba Paris have each claimed three • The Wolverines’ streak of 33 straight bowl games is the second longest in Super Bowl championship rings during their careers. NCAA history. • Two Wolverines have been selected Super Bowl MVPs: Desmond Howard and • Michigan ranks ninth in NCAA history with 39 all-time bowl appearances. Tom Brady (twice). • U-M is tied for 11th in all-time bowl victories (19). • Wolverines have made 79 appearances in the NFL Pro Bowl, including a school • Michigan has appeared in more Rose Bowls (20) than any other Big Ten record four players in 2001 and 2005. Conference school. • Seven former Wolverines have been enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame: Benny • The Wolverines have won four consecutive bowl games on two different Friedman, George Allen, , , , Bill Hewitt and occasions. Elroy Hirsch. U-M ranks third among colleges with seven NFL Hall of Famers. • Michigan has appeared 27 times on Jan. 1 or Jan. 2 since 1975, the year the Big Ten allowed more than just the champion to go to bowls. • U-M has played 33 of its 39 bowl games in January. • The Wolverines streak of nine consecutive Jan. 1 bowl appearances from the 1997 through 2004 seasons was the fifth longest in NCAA history. • U-M beat Stanford 49-0 on Jan. 1, 1902, to win the first-ever . • Michigan has an overall bowl record of 19-20.

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