Michigan
Wisconsin
Michigan Monday: Game 3 at Wisconsin
9/16/2019 10:48:00 AM | Football
#11/#10 Michigan (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at #13/14 Wisconsin (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Camp Randall Stadium (80,321) • Madison, Wis.
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 • 11 a.m. CDT (Noon EDT)
Television: Fox
Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network
Monday, Sept. 16
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
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• Michigan has a 17-2 record against Wisconsin in Big Ten openers.
• The Wolverines are seeking their 20th all-time victory at Camp Randall Stadium (19-7-1 record).
• Jim Harbaugh has a 4-0 mark in conference openers as U-M's head coach.
• Tailback Zach Charbonnet was the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after a 33-carry, 100-yard rushing effort vs. Army.
• Seven Michigan defenders set new career highs in tackles against Army.
• Kicker Jake Moody has converted 13-of-14 career field goal attempts, including the 43-yard game-winning try in double overtime against Army.
Wolverines and Badgers
• This will be the 68th meeting between Michigan and Wisconsin. The Wolverines hold a 51-15-1 advantage in the all-time series and have won nine of the last 14 match-ups. U-M has claimed victories in 19 of the last 26 games played between the two schools and 33 of the last 41 match-ups.
• This will be the fourth time that Jim Harbaugh coaches against Wisconsin. He has wins in both home games (2016, 2018) and a loss on the road in 2017.
• Wisconsin is the sixth-most-common opponent for Michigan with 67 previous match-ups.
• The Wolverines have a 19-7-1 record in games played at Camp Randall Stadium (21-7-1 all-time in Madison).
• The Wolverines are looking to claim their first victory at Wisconsin since 2001, a 20-17 affair against the Badgers. U-M has lost four straight at Wisconsin (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2017).
• Michigan suffered a 24-10 setback in its last appearance at UW during the 2017 season. The Wolverines have claimed victories in three of their last seven games at Camp Randall and seven of the last 12 contests at the venue.
Series vs. Wisconsin: U-M leads 51-15-1
Series Streak: U-M won 1
Last Meeting: 2018 (U-M 38, UW 13)
Last Michigan Win: 2018
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 remains ranked in the top 11 of both national polls for the third straight game and ninth consecutive contest dating back to last season.
• Following the bye week, the Wolverines are listed No. 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll and No. 11 in the Associated Press rankings.
• This will be the 10th meeting when both Michigan and Wisconsin (No. 13 AP, No. 14 Coaches) are ranked in the Associated Press national polls. Michigan has compiled a 7-2 record against Wisconsin in top 25 match-ups, including a 5-0 mark at Michigan Stadium and a 2-2 record at Camp Randall Stadium.
• The Wolverines claimed victories in games played during the 1977, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2016 and 2018 seasons when both teams were ranked, and the Badgers earned wins in 1993 and 2017. Michigan's 14-7 win in 2016 at Michigan Stadium was the first top-10 match-up in series history (No. 4 Michigan, No. 8 Wisconsin).
• Michigan finished last season ranked 14th in both national polls, the same position that it began the 2018 season.
• The Wolverines have been ranked in the national polls for 16 straight games and for all but eight contests during Coach Harbaugh's tenure (first four games of 2015 and four contests in 2017).
• U-M posted a 3-3 record against ranked teams in 2018, defeating No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 24 Michigan State and No. 14 Penn State while falling to No. 11 Notre Dame, No. 10 Ohio State and No. 10 Florida. 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.
Big Ten Openers
• The Wolverines will play their 114th conference opener vs. Wisconsin on Saturday (Sept. 21).
• U-M has won four straight conference openers and 12 of its last 13 Big Ten openers.
• The Wolverines have compiled an 86-25-2 record in conference openers and have claimed victories in 48 of their last 51 Big Ten openers.
• Michigan had a 23-game winning streak in conference openers snapped at Wisconsin (23-20) in 2005.
• The only setbacks in the past 51 Big Ten openers came on the road against the Badgers (21-14 in 1981 and 23-20 in 2005) and at home against Minnesota (30-14 in 2014).
• This will be the 20th time that Michigan begins Big Ten play against Wisconsin, the most league-opening games played against any member of the conference.
• The Wolverines have compiled a 17-2 record all-time against the Badgers in conference openers, going 10-0 record at home and 7-2 on the road.
• U-M has played 13 of the current Big Ten schools in conference openers. Rutgers is the only school that the Wolverines have not faced in a Big Ten opener.
Game Notes Nuggets
• In the early going, the Michigan offense has spread the ball around effectively. Six different players have carried the ball, plus three quarterbacks, with three different Wolverines scoring touchdowns on the ground through two games: Zach Charbonnet (three), Dylan McCaffrey (one) and Ben VanSumeren (one).
• Michigan's last time out, Charbonnet became U-M's first true freshman back with 100 rushing yards or more in a single game since Chris Evans (2016). Prior to Evans, Brandon Minor (2006) was the last to do it.
• Charbonnet's 33-carry afternoon marks the most carries by a true freshman back since Mike Hart in 2004. Hart was also the last U-M back with three scores in a game before Charbonnet did that against Army.
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— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) September 11, 2019
• In the passing game, 10 different players have caught passes on offense, with three different scorers: Tarik Black, Nico Collins and Sean McKeon each has an early score.
• Sophomore defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson's season is off to a fast start. Hutchinson made his first career start in week one, and after two weeks, he has 2.5 tackles for loss. He also split his first-ever sack on the final play of the game against Army to seal the victory.
• Last time out defensively, U-M held Army to its lowest yards per play average since 2015, limiting the Black Knights to just 3.7 yards per offensive snap.
• Seven different players set career highs in total tackles against Army, led by Jordan Glasgow (11), Brad Hawkins (10), Hutchinson (10) and Carlo Kemp (nine).
• Two players have already recorded interceptions for the Wolverines in Lavert Hill and Ambry Thomas. In total, 16 different players have recorded an interception for the U-M defense since Don Brown, the Matthew and Nicole Lester Family Football Defensive Coordinator, arrived prior to the 2016 season.
• Since Brown's tenure began, the U-M secondary has allowed 38 touchdowns through the air while intercepting 36 passes (11 touchdowns: 13 interceptions in 2016; 11:10 in 2017, 14:11 in 2018 and 2:2 in 2019).
Rutgers Time, TV Announced
Michigan's home game against Rutgers on Saturday, Sept. 28, has been announced as a noon start and will be televised by BTN.
