RELEASE #2 - September 4, 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? University of Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0, 0-0 AAC) vs. • This will be the first meeting between #8 University of Michigan Wolverines (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Michigan and Cincinnati. • Quinn Nordin was named co-Big Ten GAME 2: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich. Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking four field goals and three PATs Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 • 12 p.m. EDT in his debut against Florida. Series vs. Cincinnati: First Meeting • A total of 19 different individuals made their first career start in the Series Streak: First Meeting Florida game. Last Meeting vs. Cincinnati: First Meeting • Devin Bush led the defense with 7 Last Michigan Win: First Meeting tackles, 3 TFLs and 2 sacks vs. Florida. Television: ABC • Mason Cole and Mike McCray were Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network elected captains by their teammates Live Stats: MGoBlue.com for the 2017 season. ® TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017 GAME INFORMATION Game Information ...............................1 Television Coverage Connecticut (2-0), Houston (3-0), Memphis (1-0), Navy (12-5-1), SMU (1-0) and Tulane (3-0). The Wolverines are Quick Facts .............................................2 ABC will broadcast the game to a national audience. Bob 2-0 against AAC schools since the conference’s inception, Radio and TV Information ................3 Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color) and Allison defeating Connecticut in 2012 and UCF in 2016. National Polls ........................................4 Williams (sideline) will call the game. Game Notes ....................................4-15 Pronunciations ..................................11 Radio Coverage Home Openers Michigan has a 114-18-3 record in home openers; did not 2017 Preseason Honors .................16 Jim Brandstatter (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color) play a home football game during its first three years of Wolverines in the NFL .....................17 bring the action to you from the booth, with Doug Karsch competition (1879-81). U-M Football by the Numbers .....18 providing sideline reports and analysis. Anchored by WWJ- Michigan Stadium ............................19 AM (950) in Detroit, the Michigan IMG Radio Network is Rosters ............................................20-21 comprised of 41 affiliate stations in Michigan and Ohio U-M’s 2017 Opposition Coach Jim Harbaugh .................22-23 during football season (see page 3). The game can also be Michigan’s opponents combined for an 85-69 (.552) record Coaching and Support Staff .........24 heard on Sirius (channel 145) and XM (195) Radio. in 2016. Eight of the 12 teams on the 2017 schedule Player Career Bests .....................25-27 played in bowl games, with five of those teams coming Starting Lineups ...............................28 Wolverines and Bearcats from the Big Ten East Division. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Cincinnati becomes the 151st different opponent Internet Sites faced by Michigan during its 138 years of collegiate foot- Michigan: MGoBlue.com ball action. Cincinnati: gobearcats.com Big Ten Conference: bigten.org Michigan vs. American Athletic Conference Michigan has compiled a 23-5-1 record against teams that currently compete in the American Athletic Conference: 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..............................................12 p.m. ..............ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 .................. Facebook Sept. 16 ...................................AIR FORCE ................................................12 p.m. ..............BTN ........................................ /MichiganFBall Sept. 23 ............................................. at Purdue* .............................................................3:30/4 p.m. ....................................................................... 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 ...............................................936-334-36 (.730) 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: 936-334-36 (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: 420-127-15 Consecutive 100,000-plus Crowds: 273 (Nov. 8, 1975 to cur- Most Consecutive Wins ..29 (Sept. 28, 1901 – Oct. 31, 1903) rent) All-Time Points Scored ..........................................................31,201 First-Team All-Americans