This Week in Michigan Football: U-M vs. Ohio State
11/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 25, 2015
• Complete Game Notes 
| Game Central
The Game
• Selected as the greatest rivalry in all of sport by ESPN.com in 1999, Michigan and Ohio State will meet for the 98th straight year on the gridiron.
• The two programs have played every year since 1918, a streak that ranks eighth in Division I-A for the longest uninterrupted series.
• The overall series dates back to 1897, when the Wolverines claimed a 34-0 victory over the Buckeyes in Ann Arbor.
Michigan vs. Ohio State
• This will be the 112th meeting between Michigan and Ohio State.
• The Buckeyes are the most common opponent for the Wolverines, trailed closely by Michigan State (108 games) .
• The Wolverines hold a 58-47-6 advantage in the all-time series, but the Buckeyes have won 10 of the last 11 matchups.
• This will be the first game for head coach Jim Harbaugh against Ohio State.
U-M vs. OSU at Michigan Stadium
• This will be the 46th meeting between the two archrivals at Michigan Stadium and the 57th alltime meeting in Ann Arbor.
• The Wolverines have compiled a 23-19-3 record against the Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium and are 31-21-4 in Ann Arbor.
• U-M has claimed victories in eight of the past 13 games at the Big House dating back to 1989.
• Michigan defeated Ohio State by a 35-21 score in the 100th renewal of college football's greatest rivalry on Nov. 22, 2003.
Televised for the 49th Consecutive Year
• The annual game will be televised for the 49th consecutive year and 60th overall time.
• Since 1967 every game in the series has been televised, including 30 national television appearances.
• This is the 29th consecutive year that ABC has televised the Michigan-Ohio State game, with all but the 1995 game being a national television broadcast; the 2005 game was a split national broadcast on ABC and ESPN.
• The first game ever televised between the two programs was a 21-0 win by the Wolverines in Ann Arbor during the 1947 national championship season.
Michigan in November
• U-M has compiled an impressive 309-132-20 all-time record in November.
• The Wolverines have a 2-0 mark in the 11th month of the year under head coach Jim Harbaugh.
• U-M has won 33 of its last 57 contests in November.
Michigan When Ranked vs. Ohio State
• U-M has been ranked in the AP poll for 56 matchups with Ohio State.
• Michigan is 29-23-4 all-time against Ohio State when listed in the top 25 of the polls.
• The Wolverines have compiled a 21-19-4 record against the Buckeyes when both teams enter the game ranked in the AP poll.
Wolverines from Ohio
The Michigan football program has 21 players hailing from the state of Ohio, its largest group of players from a state other than Michigan. This group includes seven starters this season (3 offensive players and 4 defensive players).
Following is an alphabetical list of the Ohio Wolverines:
Player, Pos. Hometown (High School)
Joe Bolden, LB -- Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)
Jake Butt, TE -- Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North)
Andrew David, PK -- Massillon, Ohio (Washington)
Reon Dawson, CB -- Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison)
Jaron Dukes, WR -- Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin)
Noah Furbush, LB -- Kenton, Ohio (Kenton)
Allen Gant, LB -- Sylvania, Ohio (Southview)
Ben Gedeon, LB -- Hudson, Ohio (Hudson)
Willie Henry, DT -- Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)
Kyle Kalis, OL -- Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edwards)
Tyree Kinnel, S -- Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne)
Mike McCray, LB -- Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison)
De'Veon Smith, RB -- Warren, Ohio (Howland)
Tom Strobel, OL/DL -- Mentor, Ohio (Mentor)
Ross Taylor-Douglas, RB -- Avon, Ohio (Avon)
Dymonte Thomas, S -- Alliance, Ohio (Marlington)
Matt Thompson, QB -- Cincinnati, Ohio (Indian Hills)
Nolan Ulizio, OL -- West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West)
A.J. Williams, TE -- Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore)
Jarrod Wilson, S -- Akron, Ohio (Buchtel)
Chris Wormley, DE -- Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer)
The Team, The Team, The Team
• U-M has won the time-of-possession battle in nine of 11 contests this season.
• Michigan has outscored the opposition, 274- 126, over its last eight games.
• The Wolverines have outscored the opposition, 243-126, in Big Ten play.
• The Wolverines have turned the ball over six times in the past six conference games.
Offense
• Nine different Wolverines have scored rushing touchdowns this season, led by tailback De'Veon Smith (6), quarterback Jake Rudock (4), fullback Sione Houma (4) and tailback Drake Johnson (3); three others have two rushing scores.
• The offense has converted 43-of-46 red zone chances (93%) this season.
• The Wolverines are converting 44 percent of their third-down chances (68-of-156) and have moved the chains on 5-of-13 fourth-down opportunities.
Defense
• Michigan is ranked in the top six nationally in six defensive categories, including second in total defense, pass efficiency and third down defense; fourth in rushing and passing defense
• The Wolverines lead the Big Ten in five defensive categories and are listed in the top five of nine categories.
• The Wolverines have yielded 164 points on the season (14.9 avg.); the opposition has scored 82 points in the first half, 75 in the second half and seven points in overtime.
• Michigan has been stout on third down, allowing just 36 conversions in 155 attempts (23%).
• The defense has 29 sacks and 79 TFLs this year.
• U-M posted a season-high 10 stops behind the line of scrimmage in road games at Utah and Penn State, posted nine against UNLV and added eight in Big Ten games at Maryland and against Northwestern
• Michigan has 14 different players with 20 or more stops this season and 19 total players with double-digit tackles.
