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RELEASE #4 - September 23, 2019 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 220190 1 9 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HHAILAIL TOTO THETHE CONQU’RINGCONQU’RING HEROESHEROES 11 NATIONAL TITLES 47 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES 42 BIG TEN TITLES 140 YEARS OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 1200 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM • Michigan has a 4-1 record against Rutgers University Scarlet Knights (1-2, 0-1 Big Ten) at Rutgers, winning the past four match-ups, after losing the first #20 University of Michigan Wolverines (2-1, 0-1 Big Ten) game played as Big Ten foes. • Senior viper Khaleke Hudson is sec- Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich. ond in the Big Ten and ninth nationally Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 • 12 p.m. EDT in tackles per game (11.3 avg.). • Junior Will Hart leads the conference Series History: Michigan leads 4-1 and is sixth in the NCAA with a 47.6- Series Streak: Michigan won 4 yard average per punt. Last Meeting vs. RU: 2018 (W, 42-7) • U-M leads the Big Ten and is fourth nationally in pass defense, allowing Last Michigan Win: 2018 (42-7) 135 yards passing per contest. Television: BTN • The Wolverines are sixth nationally Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network in kickoff return defense; allowed one Live Stats: MGoBlue.com return for 11 yards in 13 attempts. TABLE OF CONTENTS GAME INFORMATION Television Coverage Wolverines from New Jersey 2019 Game Information ....................1 BTN will broadcast the game to a national audience. Kevin Michigan’s roster features five players from the state of Quick Facts .............................................2 Kugler (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color) and Lisa Byington New Jersey: DL Michael Dwumfour, DB Brad Hawkins, DB Radio and TV Information ................3 (sideline) will call the game. Hunter Reynolds, OL Cesar Ruiz and OL Jon Runyan. National Polls ........................................4 Game Notes ....................................4-19 Radio Coverage 140th Season of Michigan Football Pronunciations ..................................10 Jim Brandstatter (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color) The 2019 season marks the 140th in Michigan Football his- Academic Success ............................20 bring the action to you from the booth, with Doug Karsch tory. The Wolverines have an NCAA-leading 955 victories, Community Service .........................21 providing sideline reports and analysis. Anchored by WWJ- claimed 42 Big Ten Championships and won 11 national Series History ...............................22-23 AM (950) in Detroit, the Michigan Learfield IMG Radio titles since the inception of the program in 1879. 2019 Honors & Awards ...................24 Network is comprised of 40 affiliate stations in Michigan Wolverines in the NFL .....................25 and Ohio during football season (see page 3). Internet Sites U-M Football by the Numbers .....26 Michigan: MGoBlue.com Michigan Stadium ............................27 Wolverines and Scarlet Knights Rutgers: scarletknights.com Rosters ............................................28-29 This will be the sixth meeting between Michigan and Big Ten Conference: bigten.org Coach Jim Harbaugh .................30-31 Rutgers, two of college football’s oldest programs. The Coaching and Support Staff .........32 Wolverines lead the all-time series, 4-1, with victories in Player Career Bests .....................33-35 the last four match-ups. Rutgers won the inaugural meet- Starting Lineups ...............................36 ing at home in 2014 and Michigan claimed victories at Michigan Stadium in 2015 and 2017 and on the road dur- ing the 2016 and 2018 seasons. FOLLOW MICHIGAN ON ... 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Twitter @UMichFootball DATE................ RANK ............ OPPONENT ................. RESULT ................. TIME ..................TV ........................... ATTEND. @CoachJim4UM Preseason ...........7/- Aug. 31 .............7/- ..................Middle Tennessee St. .. W, 40-21 ............7:40 p.m............BTN ..........................110,811 Sept. 7 ..............7/- ..................Army ............................ W, 24-21 (2ot) ...12:01 p.m. ........FOX ..........................111,747 Facebook Sept. 21 ................11/13 .................at Wisconsin* .....................L, 14-35 ..................12:01 p.m. ............ FOX ..................................... 80,245 /MichiganFBall Sept. 28 ............20/- ............... Rutgers* ...................................................12 p.m. ..............BTN ........................................ Oct. 5 .......................................Iowa* (HC) ................................................12 p.m. .............................................................. Oct. 12 ............................................... at Illinois* ................................................................................................ ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 ......................... Instagram Oct. 19 ............................................... at Penn State* .................................................................................................................................................... @umichfootball Oct. 26 .....................................Notre Dame ........................................................................ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 .................. @umichathletics Nov. 2 .................................................at Maryland* .........................................................12 p.m. ............................................................................... Nov. 16 .................................... Michigan State* ................................................................................................................. Snapchat Nov. 23 ...............................................at Indiana* ........................................................................................................................................................... umichathletics Nov. 30 .................................... Ohio State* ..............................................12 p.m. ..............FOX ........................................ Dec. 7 ................................................. Big Ten Championship Game .........................8 p.m. .................... FOX ................................................... All Times Eastern / * Big Ten Games / Home Games Bold at Michigan Stadium Rank (U-M / Opponent) from the Associated Press Top 25 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL QQUICKU I C K FFACTSA C T S COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY David Ablauf, Associate AD/ School: University of Michigan All-Time Record ...............................................955-343-36 (.729) Football Communications Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. All-Time Conference Record .......................511-209-18 (.705) Chad Shepard, Assistant Director/ Population: 114,024 All-Time Bowl Record ................................................21-26 (.447) Communications Enrollment: 46,710 Aaron Bills, Graphic Designer Founded: 1817 National Championships ............................................................11 Ryan Wise, Director of Football University President: Mark Schlissel 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, Creative Video Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics: Warde Manuel 1948, 1997 Nickname: Wolverines Phone: (734) 763-4423 Colors: Maize and Blue Conference Championships ......................................................42 Fax: (734) 647-1188 Band: Michigan Marching Band 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, Fight Song: The Victors 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, Mailing Address: Conference: Big Ten 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, Athletic Communications Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member) 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, University of Michigan 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 1200 S. State St. FOOTBALL INFORMATION Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 Bowl Appearances ........................................................................47 1901, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, First Year of Varsity Status: 1879 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2018 TEAM FACTS All-Time Record: 955-343-36 (140th season) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, All-Time Big Ten Record: 511-209-18 (113th season) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Participant National Titles: 11 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, Big Ten East Division co-Champions Big Ten Championships: 42 2017, 2018 Overall Record: 10-3 Bowl Games (Record): 47 (21-26) Big Ten Record: 8-1 Consensus All-Americans: 83 Undefeated Seasons ....................................................................23 Home: 7-0 / Away: 3-2 / First-Team All-Big Ten Selections: 421 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1901, 1902, Neutral: 0-1 1903, 1904, 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1933, CFP Ranking: No. 7 MICHIGAN STADIUM 1947, 1948, 1973, 1992, 1997 Associated Press Poll: No. 14 Amway Coaches Poll: No. 14 10+ Win Seasons ............................................................................28 Completed: 1927 (92nd season) Captains: Karan Higdon, Tyree 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1947, 1971, 1972, Stadium Capacity: 107,601 Kinnel, Ben Bredeson and Devin 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, Surface: FieldTurf (artificial)