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Michigan Monday: Game 6 at Illinois
10/7/2019 11:48:00 AM | Football
#16/#16 Michigan (4-1, 2-1 Big Ten) at Illinois (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten)
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Ill.
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 • 11 a.m. CDT (Noon EDT)
Television: ABC
Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network
Monday, Oct. 7
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
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• U-M seeks its 71st victory in 96 meetings with Illinois (70-23-2).
• Kwity Paye lists in the top 20 nationally in tackles for loss (19th) and sacks (20th). He leads the team with 7.5 TFLs and 4.5 sacks.
• Will Hart is second in the Big Ten and 12th nationally in punting (46.9 avg.).
• Ambry Thomas has had two turnovers in two games this season, collecting an interception and fumble recovery against both MTSU and Iowa.
• Khaleke Hudson is third in the Big Ten and 17th nationally in tackles (10.4 avg.). He has registered double-digit stops in three contests.
Wolverines and Fighting Illini
• This will be the 96th meeting between the Wolverines and Fighting Illini. Michigan holds a 70-23-2 advantage in the all-time series with Illinois. The Wolverines have an 8-2 advantage in the last 10 games in the series, including wins in four straight contests.
• The two schools will renew their Big Ten rivalry for the first time since 2016, when Michigan scored a 41-8 victory at the Big House.
• Illinois is Michigan's fourth most common opponent all-time with 95 previous match-ups. The Wolverines' 70 victories against the Illini are tied for second most by Michigan against any opponent, trailing only the 74 wins attained against Minnesota.
• U-M has been impressive in games decided by seven or fewer points, holding a 21-11-2 record against Illinois but only a slight 8-6-2 advantage in games decided by three or fewer points.
• Michigan holds an impressive 31-11-1 advantage in games played at Memorial Stadium and is 34-12-1 all-time against Illinois in Champaign.
• U-M has won 10 of its last 11 games in Champaign against Illinois. The Wolverines' only loss during the string came in 2009 (38-13).
Series vs. Illinois: U-M leads 70-23-2
Series Streak: U-M won 4
Last Meeting: 2016 (Michigan, 41-8)
Last Michigan Win: 2016 (41-8)
Television Coverage
ABC will broadcast the game to a national audience. Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color) and Tom Luginbill (sideline) will call the game. This will be the 11th time in the past 12 visits to Champaign that the game will be televised by ABC; the other broadcast (2000) was ESPN.
In the Polls
• Michigan enters the matchup with Illinois ranked in the top 20 of the national polls following its 10-3 victory against No. 14 Iowa at Michigan Stadium. U-M is No. 16 in the Amway Coaches Poll and No. 16 in the Associated Press ranking.
• The Wolverines have been ranked in the national polls for 19 straight games dating back to the start of the 2018 season.
• Michigan has faced two ranked opponents through five games -- No. 13 Wisconsin and No. 14 Iowa -- and has three top-25 teams on the remaining schedule: No. 3 Ohio State, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 10 Penn State.
• U-M has been ranked for all but eight contests during coach Jim Harbaugh's tenure (57 games). The Wolverines were not ranked the first four games in 2015 and four games in 2017.
• Michigan finished last season ranked 14th in both national polls, the same position that it began the 2018 season.
Hutchinson Grabs Big Ten Weekly Award
Sophomore defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson was honored as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after his standout performance in the win over Iowa on Saturday (Oct. 5). Hutchinson led all defensive linemen with six tackles including 2.5 for loss with one 10-yard sack. » Read More
Game Notes Nuggets
• Five players on Michigan's roster are from the state of Illinois: senior LB Jordan Glasgow (Aurora), freshman RB Danny Hughes (Naperville), freshman OL Trevor Keegan (Crystal Lake), senior QB Michael Sessa (Hinsdale) and freshman TE Will Sessa (Hinsdale).
• Michigan's defense is on a hot streak. The Wolverines have allowed just three points in the last nine quarters, with no touchdowns allowed over the last two games.
• Linebacker Khaleke Hudson is third in the Big Ten and 17th nationally in tackles per game (10.4 avg.). He has led the Wolverines in tackles in every game this season and has three double-digit tackle efforts, including 11 stops and one TFL vs. Iowa.
• Defensive lineman Kwity Paye helped lead the defensive effort Saturday that sacked Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley eight times for 65 yards lost. Paye had a team-high 2.5 sacks against the Hawkeyes, giving him at least one tackle for loss in four straight contests.
?? @UMichFootball locked it down on defense vs Iowa.
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 6, 2019
Watch all 8 sacks from their game on Saturday ?? pic.twitter.com/WRRX4E7VfU
• Prior to last weekend's matchup, Stanley had never thrown three interceptions in a game and had only one career game with multiple interceptions. U-M picked him off three times while limiting him to 260 yards passing on 42 passing attempts -- the second-highest total of his career. The only team that forced Stanley to throw more pass attempts (49) and intercepted him multiple times (2) was Penn State last season.
• The Wolverines absolutely shut down a Hawkeye rushing attack that averaged 217 yards per contest on the ground through the first four weeks, limiting Iowa to one net yard (72 gained, 71 lost), and the Hawkeyes' three points were their fewest since the 2017 Outback Bowl (30-3 loss to Florida). Including Saturday's result, Iowa is 61-2 under head coach Kirk Ferentz when the opposing team scores 10 points or fewer.
• Last weekend was the fourth game in five so far this year in which Michigan has forced multiple turnovers (Middle Tennessee State, Army, Rutgers).
• With a season-long 51-yard reception in the first quarter against Iowa, Nico Collins has at least one catch of 30 yards or longer in five of his last seven games dating to last season. He has 11 total games with a catch of 30+ yards over the past two years, with a long of 40 yards or more in eight contests.
• A couple of firsts for young Wolverines: freshman wide receiver Mike Sainristil recorded his first career reception for eight yards, and defensive back Daxton Hill recorded his first career pass breakup.
Penn State Game Time, TV Announced
Michigan's game at Penn State on Saturday, Oct. 19, has been announced as a 7:30 p.m. start. ABC will televise the game from State College, Pennsylvania.
