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GAME NOTES: Michigan State at Michigan - October 31, 2020 HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HHAILAIL TOTO THETHE CONQU’RINGCONQU’RING HEROESHEROES 11 NATIONAL TITLES 48 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES 42 BIG TEN TITLES 141 YEARS OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 1200 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM • Michigan is in its 141st season of Michigan State University Spartans (0-1) at gridiron action in 2020. • U-M holds a 71-36-5 edge in the #13/#14 University of Michigan Wolverines (1-0) all-time series with MSU. • This will be 67th meeting for the Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich. Paul Bunyan Trophy; has a 38-27-2 Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 • 12:05 p.m. EDT record in this trophy game rivalry. • The Wolverines will play a game on Series vs. MSU: Michigan leads 71-36-5 Halloween for the 20th time in school Series Streak: Michigan won 2 history (14-4-1 record). Last Meeting vs. MSU: 2019 (W, 44-10) • Joe Milton gained 277 yards of Last Michigan Win: 2019 offense and scored two touch- downs in his first career start. Television: FOX • Josh Ross led the defense with Radio: Michigan Sports Network nine tackles and his first career Live Stats: MGoBlue.com interception at Minnesota. GAME INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Television Coverage Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy FOX will broadcast the game to a national audience. Gus Today’s game will be the 68th meeting for the Paul Game Information ...............................1 Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color) and Jenny Taft Bunyan Trophy. Since the battle for the trophy began in Quick Facts .............................................2 (sideline) will call the game. 1953 with Michigan State’s inception into the Big Ten, Radio and TV Information ................3 Michigan holds a 38-27-2 advantage in the series and National Polls ........................................4 Radio Coverage quest for the coveted trophy. Michigan has won 34 of the Game Notes ....................................4-19 Jim Brandstatter (play-by-play), Dan Dierdorf (color) and past 50 games (68%) played between the two rivals since Pronunciations ..................................12 Doug Karsch (sideline) will call the action on the Learfield 1970. Series History ...............................20-21 IMG College Michigan Football Radio Network. Anchored Academic Success ............................22 by WWJ-AM (950) in Detroit, the Michigan Radio Network 141st Season of Michigan Football Community Service .........................23 is comprised of 38 affiliate stations in Michigan and Ohio The 2020 season marks the 141st in Michigan Football his- 2020 Honors & Awards ...................24 during football season (see page 3). tory. The Wolverines have an NCAA-leading 963 victories, Wolverines in the NFL .....................25 claimed 42 Big Ten Championships and won 11 national U-M Football by the Numbers .....26 Wolverines and Spartans titles since the inception of the program in 1879. Michigan Stadium ............................27 This will be the 113th meeting between Michigan and Rosters ............................................28-29 Michigan State. The Wolverines hold a 71-36-5 advantage Coach Jim Harbaugh .................30-31 Michigan Football on Halloween in the all-time series and have won 26 of the last 41 games Coaching and Support Staff .........32 This will be the 20th time that Michigan plays a football played between the two schools. U-M has won the last Player Career Bests .....................33-35 game on Halloween. The Wolverines have claimed victo- two match-ups between the two schools, a 44-10 affair in Starting Lineups ...............................36 ries in 14 of the 19 previous games played on Oct. 31 with Ann Arbor (2019) and a 21-7 victory in East Lansing (2018). one tie (14-4-1). Michigan vs. Michigan State at the Big House Internet Sites The Wolverines have compiled a 35-20-3 record against Michigan: MGoBlue.com the Spartans at Michigan Stadium, including victories in Michigan State: msuspartans.com 12 of the last 17 games played between the in-state rivals. Big Ten Conference: bigten.org Overall, Michigan has a 50-22-3 mark against Michigan State in Ann Arbor. FOLLOW MICHIGAN ON ... 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Twitter DATE................ RANK ............ OPPONENT ................. RESULT ................. TIME ..................TV ........................... ATTEND. @UMichFootball Preseason ...........16 @CoachJim4UM Oct. 24 ..................18 / 21 ...............at Minnesota* ....................W, 49-24 .................7:44 p.m ............... ABC ........................................... 589 Oct. 31 ..............13/- ............... Michigan State* ......................................12:05 p.m. ........FOX ........................................ Facebook Nov. 7 .................................................at Indiana* .............................................................12 p.m. ..................FS1..................................................... /MichiganFBall Nov. 14 .................................... Wisconsin* .......................................................................................................................... Nov. 21 ...............................................at Rutgers*........................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 28 .................................... Penn State* ......................................................................................................................... Instagram Dec. 5 ...................................... Maryland* .......................................................................................................................... @umichfootball Dec. 12 ...............................................at Ohio State* .......................................................12 p.m. ..................FOX ................................................... @umichathletics Dec. 19 ...............................................Big Ten Championship Week ........................................................................................................................ All Times Eastern / * Big Ten Games / Home Games Bold at Michigan Stadium Rank (U-M / Opponent) from the Associated Press Top 25 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL QQUICKU I C K FFACTSA C T S COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY David Ablauf, Associate AD/ School: University of Michigan All-Time Record ...............................................963-346-36 (.729) Football Communications Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. All-Time Conference Record .......................518-211-18 (.705) Chad Shepard, Assistant Director/ Population: 114,024 All-Time Bowl Record ................................................21-27 (.438) Communications Enrollment: 46,710 Aaron Bills, Graphic Designer Founded: 1817 National Championships ............................................................11 Ryan Wise, Director of Football University President: Mark Schlissel 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, Creative Video Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics: Warde Manuel 1948, 1997 Nickname: Wolverines Phone: (734) 763-4423 Colors: Maize and Blue Conference Championships ......................................................42 Fax: (734) 647-1188 Band: Michigan Marching Band 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, Fight Song: The Victors 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, Mailing Address: Conference: Big Ten 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, Athletic Communications Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member) 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, University of Michigan 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 1200 S. State St. FOOTBALL INFORMATION Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 Bowl Appearances ........................................................................48 1901, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, First Year of Varsity Status: 1879 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2019 TEAM FACTS All-Time Record: 963-346-36 (141st season) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, All-Time Big Ten Record: 518-211-18 (114th season) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Vrbo Citrus Bowl Participant National Titles: 11 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, Big Ten East Division (3rd) Big Ten Championships: 42 2017, 2018, 2019 Overall Record: 9-4 Bowl Games (Record): 48 (21-27) Big Ten Record: 6-3 Consensus All-Americans: 83 Undefeated Seasons ....................................................................23 Home: 6-1 / Away: 3-2 / First-Team All-Big Ten Selections: 424 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1901, 1902, Neutral: 0-1 1903, 1904, 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1933, CFP Ranking: No. 14 MICHIGAN STADIUM 1947, 1948, 1973, 1992, 1997 Associated Press Poll: No. 18 Amway Coaches Poll: No. 19 10+ Win Seasons ............................................................................29 Completed: 1927 (93rd season) Captains: Ben Bredeson, Khaleke 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1947, 1971, 1972, Stadium Capacity: 107,601 Hudson, Carlo Kemp 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, 2018 Record at Michigan Stadium: