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RELEASE #4 - September 18, 2017 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 220170 1 7 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HHAILAIL TOTO THETHE CONQU’RINGCONQU’RING HEROESHEROES 11 NATIONAL TITLES 45 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES 42 BIG TEN TITLES 138 YEARS OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 1200 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM DID YOU KNOW? #8 University of Michigan Wolverines (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at • This will be the 59th meeting with Purdue University Boilermakers (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) Purdue; Michigan holds 44-14 edge in the series. GAME 4: Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Ind. • The Wolverines have won 10 of their 11 Big Ten openers and 46 of 49 con- Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 • 4 p.m. EDT ference openers since 1968. Series vs. Purdue: U-M leads 44-14 • Quinn Nordin was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for Series Streak: U-M won 3 the second time this fall; hit a school- Last Meeting: U-M 44, PU 13 (2012) record-tying five FGs vs Air Force. Last Michigan Win: U-M 44, PU 13 (2012) • U-M has rushed for more than 190 Television: FOX yards in all three games. Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network • U-M lists fifth nationally in total defense and sixth in sacks and TFLs. Live Stats: MGoBlue.com TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017 GAME INFORMATION Game Information ...............................1 Television Coverage Big Ten Openers Quick Facts .............................................2 FOX will broadcast the game to a national audience. Michigan has won 10 of its last 11 Big Ten openers and 33 Radio and TV Information ................3 Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color) and Bruce of its last 35 conference openers. The Wolverines boast an National Polls ........................................4 Feldman (sideline) will call the game. impressive 46-3 mark since 1968 in their first Big Ten game Game Notes ....................................4-15 of the season. Pronunciations ..................................11 Radio Coverage Team Awards ......................................16 Jim Brandstatter (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color) U-M’s 2017 Opposition Opponent Information ...................17 bring the action to you from the booth, with Doug Karsch Michigan’s opponents combined for an 85-69 (.552) record Big Ten Openers ..........................18-19 providing sideline reports and analysis. Anchored by WWJ- in 2016. Eight of the 12 teams on the 2017 schedule 2017 Honors & Awards ...................20 AM (950) in Detroit, the Michigan IMG Radio Network is played in bowl games, with five of those teams coming Wolverines in the NFL .....................21 comprised of 41 affiliate stations in Michigan and Ohio from the Big Ten East Division. U-M Football by the Numbers .....22 during football season (see page 3). The game can also be Michigan Stadium ............................23 heard on Sirius and XM Radio. Internet Sites Rosters ............................................24-25 Michigan: MGoBlue.com Coach Jim Harbaugh .................26-27 Michigan vs. Purdue Purdue: purduesports.com Coaching and Support Staff .........28 This will be the 59th meeting between the Wolverines and Big Ten Conference: bigten.org Player Career Bests .....................29-31 Boilermakers. Michigan leads the all-time series, 44-14, Starting Lineups ...............................32 and has victories in the past three match-ups. Michigan in the Big Ten Conference The winningest program in conference history, U-M has compiled a 498-202-18 record during its 110th season of Big Ten Conference competition. FOLLOW MICHIGAN ON ... 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Twitter @UMichFootball DATE................ RANK ............ OPPONENT ................. RESULT ................. TIME ..................TV ........................... ATTEND. @CoachJim4UM Preseason ...........11 @UMJumpmanFB Sept. 2 ...................11/17 .................vs. Florida (Dallas, TX) .....W, 33-17 .................3:41 p.m. .............. ABC ..................................... 75,802 Sept. 9 ..............8 / - ................ CINCINNATI.................. W, 36-14 ............12:06 p.m. ........ABC ..........................111,384 Facebook Sept. 16 ............7 / - ................ AIR FORCE ....................W, 29-13 ............12:01 p.m. ........BTN ..........................111,387 /MichiganFBall Sept. 23 ................8 / - .....................at Purdue* .............................................................4 p.m. .................... FOX ................................................... Oct. 7 .......................................MICHIGAN STATE* .............................................................................................................. Oct. 14 ............................................... at Indiana* .............................................................12 p.m. ............................................................................... Instagram Oct. 21 ............................................... at Penn State* .................................................................................................................................................... @umichfootball Oct. 28 .....................................RUTGERS* (HC) ........................................12 p.m. .............................................................. @umichathletics Nov. 4 ...................................... MINNESOTA* ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 11 ...............................................at Maryland* ....................................................................................................................................................... Snapchat Nov. 18 ...............................................at Wisconsin* ...................................................................................................................................................... UMJumpmanFB Nov. 25 .................................... OHIO STATE* ............................................12 p.m. ..............FOX ........................................ umichathletics All Times Eastern / * Big Ten Games / Home Games Bold at Michigan Stadium Rank (U-M / Opponent) from the Associated Press Top 25 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL QQUICKU I C K FFACTSA C T S COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY David Ablauf, Associate AD/ School: University of Michigan First Year of Football ............................................................... 1879 Football Communications Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. All-Time Record ...............................................938-334-36 (.731) Chad Shepard, Assistant Director/ Population: 114,024 All-Time Conference Record .......................498-202-18 (.706) Communications Enrollment: 43,625 All-Time Bowl Record ................................................21-24 (.467) Founded: 1817 Phone: (734) 763-4423 University President: Mark Schlissel National Championships ............................................................11 Fax: (734) 647-1188 Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics: Warde Manuel 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, Website: MGoBlue.com Nickname: Wolverines 1948, 1997 Colors: Maize and Blue Mailing Address: Band: Michigan Marching Band Conference Championships ......................................................42 Athletic Communications Fight Song: The Victors 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, University of Michigan Conference: Big Ten 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1000 S. State St. Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member) 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Bowl Appearances ........................................................................45 First Year of Varsity Status: 1879 1901, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, All-Time Record: 938-334-36 (138th season) 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, All-Time Big Ten Record: 498-202-18 (110th season) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, National Titles: 11 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Big Ten Championships: 42 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 Bowl Games (Record): 45 (21-24) Consensus All-Americans: 81 Undefeated Seasons ....................................................................23 First-Team All-Big Ten Selections: 412 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1933, MICHIGAN STADIUM 1947, 1948, 1973, 1992, 1997 10+ Win Seasons ............................................................................28 Completed: 1927 (90th season) 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1947, 1971, 1972, Stadium Capacity: 107,601 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, Surface: FieldTurf (artificial) 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2015, Largest Crowd (Opp. Year): 115,109 (Notre Dame, 2013) 2016 Record at Michigan Stadium: 422-127-15 Consecutive 100,000-plus Crowds: 275 (Nov. 8, 1975 to cur- Most Consecutive Wins ..29 (Sept. 28, 1901 – Oct. 31, 1903) rent) All-Time Points Scored ..........................................................31,266 First-Team All-Americans ............................129 (81 consensus) 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW