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Michigan Monday: Game 12 at Ohio State
11/19/2018 11:24:00 AM | Football
#4/#4 Michigan (10-1, 8-0 Big Ten) at #10/#10 Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten)
Ohio Stadium (104,944) • Columbus, Ohio
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 • 12:05 p.m. EST
Television: Fox
Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network
Monday, Nov. 19
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• This will be the 115th meeting between Michigan and Ohio State.
• The Wolverines and Buckeyes are playing for the 101st consecutive year.
• Michigan has 12 players that hail from the state of Ohio.
• U-M leads the NCAA in total defense, pass defense and pass efficiency defense.
• The Wolverines have secured three 10-win seasons in coach Jim Harbaugh's four years leading the program.
• Michigan is looking to finish the Big Ten regular season undefeated for the first time since 1997.
• U-M leads the Big Ten in 12 statistical categories in conference play.
Wolverines and Buckeyes
• This will be the 115th meeting between Michigan and Ohio State and the 101st consecutive year the two schools have met on the football field.
• The Wolverines hold a 58-50-6 advantage in the all-time series, but the Buckeyes have won 13 of the last 14 matchups.
• The Buckeyes are the most common opponent for the Wolverines, trailed closely by Michigan State (111 games).
• The Wolverines and Buckeyes are even, 27-27-2, in the all-time series in Columbus. U-M has compiled a slight 24-23-1 edge against OSU at Ohio Stadium.
• Michigan looks to end an eight-game road losing streak in the series. The last victory by the Wolverines at the Horseshoe came during the 2000 season, a 38-26 victory that captured the Big Ten championship for the program.
• This will be the fourth game against OSU as head coach for Jim Harbaugh.
Series vs. Ohio State: Michigan leads 58-50-6
Series Streak: Michigan lost 6
Last Meeting vs. Ohio State: 2017 (L, 20-31)
Last Michigan Win: 2011 (40-34)
Television Coverage
Fox will broadcast the game to a national audience. Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color) and Jenny Taft (sideline) will call the game.
In the Polls
• Michigan heads to Columbus listed No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings, the Associated Press media poll and the Amway Coaches polls.
• The Wolverines remained fourth in the polls for the third straight week following their 31-20 victory over Indiana.
• U-M has been ranked in the AP poll for 58 matchups with Ohio State and has a 29-25-4 record in those games.
• The Wolverines have compiled a 21-21-4 record against the Buckeyes when both teams enter the game ranked in the AP poll.
• U-M has a 3-1 record against ranked teams this fall, defeating No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 24 Michigan State and No. 14 Penn State while falling to No. 12 Notre Dame.
• The last time that U-M beat three top 25 teams in the same season was 2005, and the last time it defeated three straight ranked opponents was 1997.
• Michigan began the season ranked 14th in both national polls.
Game Notes Nuggets
• Michigan has 12 players from the state of Ohio, including three starters: safety and team captain Tyree Kinnel (Huber Heights), long snapper Camaron Cheeseman (New Albany) and punter Will Hart (Hunting Valley). The other Wolverines from Ohio are FB Matt Brown (Solon), LB Noah Furbush (Kenton), OL Joel Honigford (Sugarcreek), WR Jake McCurry (Solon), DB Ryan McCurry (Solon), P Brad Robbins (Westerville), OL Greg Robinson (Hudson), LB Adam Shibley (Cleveland) and OL Nolan Ulizio (West Chester).
• Michigan has a number of players and coaches up for major awards. Defensive coordinator Don Brown is a Broyles Award semifinalist. Defensive players Devin Bush (finalist, Bronko Nagurski, Butkus; semifinalist, Walter Camp Player of the Year), Chase Winovich (semifinalist, Chuck Bednarik; candidate, Ted Hendricks) and Lavert Hill (semifinalist, Jim Thorpe) are among those honorees. Among offensive contributors, Shea Patterson (finalist, Unitas Golden Arm; semifinalist, Davey O'Brien) and Karan Higdon (semifinalist, Doak Walker, Walter Camp Player of the Year) are in contention for national honors.
• Michigan's defense remains among the nation's most elite. U-M leads the Big Ten in five of eight major categories: scoring defense, total defense, pass defense, pass efficiency defense, and first downs allowed.
• U-M (2,583 yards) and Clemson (2,798 yards) are the only defenses in the FBS that have allowed fewer than 3,000 yards of total offense this season.
• U-M has suffocated opposing quarterbacks to a tune of a 47.1 percent completion percentage (130-of-276) on the season and has allowed just 1.72 red zone opportunities per contest.
• Linebacker Devin Bush was named a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Award last week and today was recognized as a Butkus Award finalist. Bush matched a season best with his 11-tackle total against Indiana, adding 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack. He is the leading tackler on the nation's top defense and ranks No. 2 in TFLs and sacks.
• The Wolverines have put up points in 37 of 44 quarters this season, including 15 of the last 16.
• Freshman kicker Jake Moody made his placekicking debut last weekend against Indiana and kicked his way into school and conference record books along the way. Moody was 6-for-6, hitting field goals at 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33 yards. Those six made field goals are a single-game Michigan record as well as a Big Ten record for conference games, and Moody's 19 points are a single-game kick scoring record at U-M. His historic debut earned him a share of the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week award.
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• Named a top-five finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award last week, quarterback Shea Patterson continued a productive November by accumulating his first game as a Wolverine with over 300 yards of total offense (250 passing, 68 rushing) against Indiana.
• Patterson threw an interception last weekend, just his fourth of the year and his first in more than a month (Oct. 6, Maryland). Patterson's 1.56 percent interception rate (four interceptions on 255 attempts) would match the single-season Michigan record if the season ended today.
• Michigan's tight ends remain a weapon for the team, as Nick Eubanks got in the action last weekend with his first career touchdown on the longest reception of his career (41 yards). He became the third tight end to score for U-M this season and the eighth pass-catcher who has caught a Patterson touchdown throw.
• Zach Gentry entered last week's game against Indiana with no career receptions longer than 40 yards but ended the day with two such catches -- 41 and 42 yards -- to set and break his career high. Gentry has at least one reception in 15 straight games dating to last year.
• Running back Karan Higdon ranks 13th nationally in rushing (110.6 yards per game) and is up to eight games this season with at least 100 yards rushing. For his career, Michigan is 13-0 when Higdon rushes for 100 yards or more.
Saturday's Winner to Big Ten Championship Game
The winner of Saturday's Michigan-Ohio State game will represent the Big Ten East Division in the Big Ten Championship Game against West Division champion Northwestern. The title game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1, with an 8 p.m. kickoff at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fox will televise the contest.
