Postgame Notes: #18 Michigan 38, #13 Northwestern 0

• Michigan improved to 57-15-2 in the all-time series against Northwestern. The Wolverines have won each of the last five meetings in the series and 32 of the last 36.

• Michigan is 88-27-0 all-time in homecoming games, winning 17 of its last 21.

• As part of its Weekend of Champions, Michigan Athletics honored its Big Ten and NCAA championship individuals and teams celebrating 10-, 20-, 30-, 40-, 50- and 60-year anniversaries. Among the teams honored were 2005 softball, 1995 men's swimming and diving and 1955 ice hockey.

• Michigan has outscored its opposition, 97-0, over its last three games, not allowing a point over 41 straight defensive possessions. Michigan has outscored its opposition, 157-7, over the last 19 quarter, stretching back to the second quarter against Oregon State (Sept. 12).

• The last time Michigan boasted three consecutive shutouts was Nov. 1-15, 1980 -- a stretch that included wins against Indiana (35-0), Wisconsin (24-0) and Purdue (26-0).

• Michigan has held its opposition to less than 100 rushing yards in each of the last five games. U-M has allowed just three drives of more than 50 yards in five games. The Wolverines have allowed just 65.8 rushing yards per game and 115.5 passing yards per game this season.

• Michigan scored more points today (38) than Northwestern allowed in its five previous games combined (35). Northwestern allowed just three touchdowns in its previous five games; U-M scored three touchdowns in the first quarter against the Wildcats.

• The last time U-M posted touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams was 2003 against Indiana. Steve Breaston scored on a 69-yard punt return, Jeremy LeSueur scored on a 60-yard interception for a touchdown, and Breaston scored another on a 20-yard pass from John Navarre. U-M won the game, 31-17.

• Michigan went 3-for-3 in the red zone to improve to 19-for-20 (95 percent) on the season. U-M leads the Big Ten in the category.

• Senior wide receiver Jehu Chesson's 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown is Michigan's first kick return for a touchdown since Darryl Stonum went for 94 yards against Notre Dame in 2009. It marks U-M's 11th kick return for a touchdown in program history, second on the opening kickoff and the fourth longest, trailing only Seth Smith (100 yards vs. Wisconsin, 1994), Dennis Fitzgerald (99 yards vs. Michigan State, 1960) and Tyrone Wheatley (99 yards vs. Houston, 1992). Wheatley's touchdown also came on the opening kick.

• Chesson's touchdown marks the fourth of his career and first on special teams. He also owns two receiving touchdowns and one rushing. His previous long kick return was 19 yards, which he recorded against Akron in 2013.

• Graduate student quarterback Jake Rudock completed 17-of-23 passes for 179 passing yards. He also rushed for 11 yards on six carries. He recorded his third rushing touchdown in three games on a two-yard run in the first quarter. He also posted two rushing scores against BYU (Sept 26).

• Senior tight end A.J. Williams posted career bests with 48 receiving yards and four receptions. His previous bests were 22 receiving yards -- recorded this season against Oregon State -- and two receptions.

• Sophomore wide receiver Drake Harris also posted a career-best 25 receiving yards and matched a career best with two receptions. He tallied a career-long 13-yard reception in the second quarter. His previous high for receiving yards was eight -- also his previous career long -- against UNLV (Sept. 19).

• Junior cornerback Jourdan Lewis posted a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter -- the first INT score for a Wolverine player since Willie Henry returned an interception seven yards for a touchdown vs. Utah in 2014. It is Lewis' fourth career interception.

• Michigan posted a season-best four sacks against the Wildcats. U-M has recorded at least three sacks in each of the last three games. U-M is averaging eight TFL and 2.5 sacks per game this season.

• Senior defensive tackle Willie Henry recorded his first career multi-sack game with two -- for losses of two yards and five yards -- in the second quarter. He owns four sacks in the last three games and upped his career total to 7.5.

• Senior kicker Kenny Allen posted a career-long 47-yard field goal in the third quarter. His previous long was 40 yards, which he recorded twice this season -- against Oregon (Sept. 12) and BYU. He owns seven career field goals.

• Today's announced attendance of 110,452 marks the 262nd consecutive game of more than 100,000 fans at Michigan Stadium.