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Michigan Monday: Game 4 vs. Wisconsin
11/9/2020 1:05:00 PM | Football
Game 4: Michigan vs. #13 Wisconsin
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 • 7:44 p.m. EDT
Television: ABC
Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network
Monday, Nov. 9
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
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• Joe Milton ranks second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in total offense (323.7 avg.).
• Ronnie Bell has 14 catches for 269 yards and one TD, including six receptions of 20-plus yards.
• Brad Hawkins leads the defense with 27 tackles.
• Gemon Green leads the Big Ten and is 16th in the NCAA in passes defended (1.7 avg.).
• Michigan is second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in fewest turnovers (two; both interceptions).
• U-M has not fumbled the ball through three games.
Hail From Home
Game days may look different this fall, but the tradition of cheering on Michigan Football continues. Throughout the 2020 season, the Hail From Home virtual game day will bring the excitement of game day to fans in a variety of ways, including a second-screen pregame show (available for home games), fan cutouts at Michigan Stadium, a chance for #HailFromHome photos to be featured on the videoboard and MGoBlue.com, Go Blue Giveaway, trivia contest (available for home games), a season ticket giveaway presented by Farm Bureau Insurance, and more. » Hail From Home
Wolverines and Badgers
• This will be the 69th meeting between Michigan and Wisconsin.
• The Wolverines hold a 51-16-1 lead in the all-time series and have a 24-6 record in games played at Michigan Stadium.
• U-M has claimed victories in 19 of the last 27 games played between the two schools and 33 of the last 42 matchups.
• This will be the fifth time that Jim Harbaugh coaches against Wisconsin. The Wolverines won both home games (2016, 2018) and lost both road contests (2017, 2019) since Harbaugh arrived in Ann Arbor.
• Wisconsin is the sixth most common opponent for Michigan with 68 previous matchups.
Series vs. Wisconsin: Michigan leads 51-16-1
Series Streak: Wisconsin won 1
Last Meeting vs. Wisconsin: 2019 (Wisconsin, 35-14)
Last Michigan Win: 2018
Television Coverage
ABC will broadcast the game to a national audience. Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color) and Maria Taylor (sideline) will call the game.
In the Polls
• The Michigan football team enters the Wisconsin game unranked in the top 25 of the national polls for the first time since the end of the 2017 season.
• Michigan finished the 2019 season listed No. 18 (AP) and No. 19 (coaches) in the final polls, and 14th in the College Football Playoff rankings.
• U-M has been ranked for all but nine contests during the tenure of Jim Harbaugh (61 of 70 games). The Wolverines were not ranked the first four games in 2015, four games in 2017 and this week's Wisconsin game.
• Over the last five seasons, Michigan has faced more teams that have finished in the top 15 of the national polls (16) than any other program. The next closest are Penn State and Ohio State with 12 each.
• Michigan faced six top 15 ranked opponents during the 2019 season and had a 2-4 record against those teams.
Game Notes Nuggets
• The Michigan roster includes just one player with Wisconsin roots: running back Isaiah Gash (Green Bay).
• Quarterback Joe Milton ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 14 nationally with 323.7 yards of offense per game on average. He threw for a career-high 344 yards on 34 attempts, averaging 17.3 yards per completion, against Indiana.
• Cornerback Gemon Green leads the Big Ten and ranks 16th in the NCAA in passes defended with 1.7 per game. Green is tied for the team lead (six) with fellow cornerback Vincent Gray.
• The Michigan offense is second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in fewest turnovers. The Wolverines have turned the ball over twice through three games (two interceptions at Indiana) and have not fumbled the football in three contests (81 rushing attempts, 65 receptions).
• Sophomore tackle Karsen Barnhart, sophomore wide receiver Cornelius Johnson and freshman guard Zak Zinter made their first career starts on offense against Indiana. Zinter is the first true freshman offensive lineman to start since Ben Bredeson in 2016.
• Defensively, linebacker Ben VanSumeren made his first career start against the Hoosiers and made two solo tackles.
• Young players continue to show involvement in the offense. In week one, it was running back Blake Corum (two rushing touchdowns) and last weekend it was wide receiver Roman Wilson, who caught a 13-yard touchdown for the first score of his career. He led Michigan in receiving (five receptions, 71 yards) in week two against Michigan State.
• Cornelius Johnson caught his first touchdown of the 2020 season on a 37-yard grab in the back of the end zone. It was the second-longest catch of his career and helped him finish with a new career-high in receiving yards (82) on four catches.
• Receiver Ronnie Bell had a strong showing. He recorded the second 100-yard receiving game of his career (149 yards), finishing one yard shy of his career best against Michigan State in 2019. He has cleared 70 yards nine times in his last 15 games dating back to the start of last season.
Highest-graded P5 WRs in Week 10:
— PFF College (@PFF_College) November 8, 2020
1. Rashod Bateman, Minnesota - 88.1
2. Rakim Jarrett, Maryland - 87.8
3. Ronnie Bell, Michigan - 86.7
4. Mike Harley, Miami - 83.7 pic.twitter.com/x5OhhhBHcU
• Defensively, safety Brad Hawkins has now reached double-digit tackles three times in his career after leading U-M with a career-high 12 tackles (nine solo) in Bloomington, including one for loss.
• Fellow safety Daxton Hill was credited with the second pass breakup of his career, with both having come against the Hoosiers. Hill recorded his first career interception against IU in 2019.
• Hill was one of five Wolverines to record a pass breakup during the game. Others include: Hawkins, cornerbacks Vincent Gray and Gemon Green, and defensive lineman Christopher Hinton.
• Punter Brad Robbins had a career afternoon in Bloomington with a net average of 50.3 yards on seven punts. He had four punts over 50 yards, four punts landing inside the IU 20-yard line in the first half, and drilled 65- and 66-yard punts in the second half to set a new career-long.
• His average of 53.6 yards per punt ranks No. 4 all-time for a single-game performance at U-M. Through three weeks, Robbins has allowed one more just return yard (five) than fair catches forced (four).
• With his three PATs against Indiana, kicker Quinn Nordin tied Michigan great Tom Harmon (1938-40) for No. 12 on the program's all-time scoring list with 237 career points. Nordin needs just three more points to tie running back Chris Perry (2000-03) for 11th place.
