RELEASE NO. 5 - October 3, 2015 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 220150 1 5 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HHAILAIL TOTO THETHE CONQU’RINGCONQU’RING HEROESHEROES 11 NATIONAL TITLES 43 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES 42 BIG TEN TITLES 136 YEARS OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 1100 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM DID YOU KNOW? #22 Michigan Wolverines (3-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (2-2, 0-0 Big Ten) • U-M’s defense ranks in the top 10 nationally in six defensive categories. • Michigan lists second nationally in GAME 5: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 • 8 p.m. ET total defense (203.8 yards per game), Byrd Stadium (51,802), College Park, Md. fourth in scoring defense (9.5 avg.) and fifth in pass defense (121.8 avg.). Series vs. Maryland: Michigan leads 3-1 • Mario Ojemudia has tallied a TFL in Series Streak: Maryland won 1 each of the four games. Last Meeting vs. Maryland: 2014 (L, 16-23) • Nine of Blake O’Neill’s 15 punts have Last Michigan Win: 1990 (45-17) been downed inside the 20-yard line; at least one punt has been downed Television: BTN inside the 5-yard line in three games. Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network • Michigan is ranked 22nd in the Live Stats: MGoBlue.com Associated Press national poll. • De’Veon Smith needs 33 rushing yards for 1,000 in his career. MICHIGAN QUICK HITS Television Coverage Wolverines and Terrapins TABLE OF CONTENTS BTN will broadcast the game to a national audience. Kevin This will be the fifth meeting between Michigan and Kugler (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color) and Lisa Byington Maryland. The Wolverines hold a 3-1 series lead but the Game Day Information ......................1 (sideline) will call the game. Terrapins won the only Big Ten game played between the Weekly Media Information ..........2-3 programs last year (23-16). This will be Michigan’s first-ever Quick Facts .............................................2 Radio Coverage visit to Maryland for a game. Game Notes ....................................4-10 In its 14th season as a division of IMG College, the Series History .....................................11 Michigan Sports Network represents one of the largest Big Ten Openers Big Ten Openers ..........................12-13 and most-listened to college sports network in the Michigan has won eight of its last nine Big Ten openers Football by the Numbers ..............14 Midwest. Anchored by WWJ-AM (950) in Detroit, the and 31 of its 33 conference openers. The Wolverines boast Wolverines in the NFL .....................14 Michigan IMG Radio Network is comprised of 34 affiliate an impressive 48-12-2 mark since 1953 in their first Big Ten Michigan Stadium ............................15 game of the season. Starting Lineups ...............................16 stations in Michigan and Ohio during football season. Depth Chart ........................................17 In addition, U-M football can also be heard on American Internet Sites Pronunciation Guide .......................17 Armed Forces Radio and is also available on Sirius Michigan: MGoBlue.com Rosters ............................................18-19 (channel 135) and XM (channel 195). Jim Brandstatter Maryland: umterps.com Coach Jim Harbaugh .................20-21 (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color) bring the action to Big Ten Conference: bigten.org Coach and Support Staff ...............22 you from the booth, with Doug Karsch providing sideline reports and analysis. Jon Jansen hosts the pre-game tailgate show with Karsch and provides halftime and post- game analysis on the network. 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE................ RANK ............ OPPONENT .....................RESULT ............. TIME ..................TV ........................... ATTEND. FOLLOW THE WOLVERINES ON ... Preseason ...........- / - Sept. 3 ..................- / - ....................at Utah .................................... L, 17-24 .............8:35 p.m. ..............FOX Sports 1 .................. 47,825 Sept. 12 ...........- / - ................ Oregon State ..................W, 35-7 ..........12:06 p.m. ........ABC ......................... 109,651 Twitter Sept. 19 ...........- / - ................ UNLV ...............................W, 28-7 ..........12:01 p.m. ........BTN ......................... 108,683 @umichfootball Sept. 26 ...........- / 22 ............. BYU.................................. W, 31-0 ..........12:05 p.m. ........ABC ......................... 108,940 @CoachJim4UM Oct. 3 ....................22 / - ..................at Maryland * ......................................................8 p.m. ....................BTN .................................................. Oct. 10 ................................... Northwestern * ......................................3:30 p.m. ..........BTN ....................................... Facebook Oct. 17 ................................... Michigan State* .....................................TBD ................................................................. /MichiganFootball Oct. 31 ..............................................at Minnesota * ....................................................8 p.m. ....................ESPN/ABC ...................................... Nov. 7 ..................................... Rutgers * .................................................TBD ................................................................. Nov. 14..............................................at Indiana * ..........................................................TBD ................................................................................... Instagram Nov. 21..............................................at Penn State * ...................................................TBD ................................................................................... @umichathletics Nov. 28 ................................... Ohio State * ...........................................TBD ................................................................. Snapchat All Times Eastern * Big Ten Games umichathletics 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 ...............................................918-329-36 (.730) Chad Shepard, Assistant Director/ Enrollment: 43,625 All-Time Conference Record .......................485-198-18 (.705) Communications Founded: 1817 All-Time Bowl Record ................................................20-23 (.465) Joey Johns, Communications Intern University President: Mark Schlissel Interim Director of Athletics: Jim Hackett National Championships ............................................................11 Phone: (734) 763-4423 Nickname: Wolverines 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, Fax: (734) 647-1188 Colors: Maize and Blue 1948, 1997 Website: MGoBlue.com Band: Michigan Marching Band Fight Song: The Victors Conference Championships ......................................................42 Mailing Address: Conference: Big Ten 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, Athletic Communications 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, University of Michigan FOOTBALL INFORMATION 1000 S. State St. 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 First Year of Varsity Status: 1879 All-Time Record: 918-329-36 (136th season) Credentials: Bowl Appearances ........................................................................43 All-Time Big Ten Record: 485-198-18 (109th season) 1901, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, Accredited media members may National Titles: 11 apply for credentials at www. 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, Big Ten Championships: 42 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, MGoBlue.com/Media. The site Bowl Games (Record): 43 (20-23) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, will accept requests for games at Consensus All-Americans: 78 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Michigan Stadium only. You will First-Team All-Big Ten Selections: 402 be contacted via email when your Undefeated Seasons ....................................................................23 credential application has been 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1901, 1902, reviewed and approved or denied. MICHIGAN STADIUM 1903, 1904, 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1973, 1992, 1997 Maryland Week: Completed: 1927 (89th season) Stadium Capacity: 107,601 Monday, Sept. 28 10+ Win Seasons ............................................................................26 Surface: FieldTurf (artificial) 12:15 p.m. - Media Availability at 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1947, 1971, 1972, Largest Crowd (Opp. Year): 115,109 (Notre Dame, 2013) Crisler Center: Coach Harbaugh and 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, Record at Michigan Stadium: 410-125-15 Players Jake Butt, Kyle Kalis, Henry 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 Poggi, Jabrill Peppers, Jarrod Wilson Consecutive 100,000-plus Crowds: 261 (Nov. 8, 1975 to cur- rent) Most