Postgame Notes: #4 Michigan 34, Maryland 27
9/24/2022 4:05:00 PM | Football
• Today's announced attendance of 110,225 marks the 304th consecutive game at Michigan Stadium with a crowd in excess of 100,000.
• U-M holds a 10-1 all-time series record against Maryland following today's victory, including a 7-1 mark since the Terps joined the Big Ten in 2014.
• The Wolverines are 89-26-2 all-time in Big Ten openers with today's win, including 51 wins in the last 55 games.
• U-M interim president President Mary Sue Coleman and her husband, Ken Coleman, served as honorary captains.
• It was Michigan's 121st homecoming game (excluding alumni exhibition) and the 125th all-time homecoming game played by the Wolverines in Ann Arbor. Following today's victory, Michigan has won 11 straight homecoming games and is 94-27 overall.
• Maryland's first-quarter field goal marked the first time an opponent has scored in the first half against Michigan in any game this year.
• The opening score came just eight seconds into the game, U-M's fastest touchdown to begin a game since Giles Jackson returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown at Maryland in 2019, a play which took 11 seconds to unfold.
• Sophomore quarterback J.J. McCarthy completed 18-of-26 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns. He posted career highs in completions and attempts.
• Junior running back Blake Corum rushed for 243 yards on 30 carries and two touchdowns. He set a career high in rushing yards in a single game (172 yards, Washington 2021). He extended his touchdown streak to four games this season and has nine touchdowns on the year. Corum now leads the Wolverines all-time with 6.47 career yards per attempt, passing Jon Vaughn (6.29, 1989-90).
• Corum is the first U-M running back to rush for over 200 yards since Karan Higdon (Wisconsin, 2017) and has the most rushing yards in a game since Denard Robinson posted 258 yards in 2010 against Notre Dame. He ranks seventh among Michigan's all-time leaders in single-game rushing yards. Ron Johnson holds the school record with 347 against Wisconsin in 1968.
• Senior tight end Luke Schoonmaker recorded his first touchdown of the 2022 season on a 10-yard reception. It was the fourth receiving touchdown of his career. Schoonmaker achieved career highs in receptions and receiving yards, finishing the day with seven catches and 72 yards.
• Junior wide receiver Roman Wilson posted his team-leading third touchdown reception on the season, his fourth total touchdown.Â
• Senior cornerback DJ Turner's interception in the second quarter was the third of his career and second against Maryland.
• Junior defensive back R.J. Moten recorded a game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter for the Wolverines' second of the day. It was Moten's second career interception (Michigan State, 2021).
• Sophomore linebacker Junior Colson led the Wolverines with a career-high 13 tackles, including four solo tackles and a quarterback hurry. His previous best was 12 last season against Penn State.
• Senior edge rusher Mike Morris recorded a sack in the fourth quarter, for a loss of six yards. It was his second sack of the season.
• Freshman edge rusher Derrick Moore recorded his first career sack in the fourth quarter, one of Michigan's three sacks for the game.
• Graduate student kicker Jake Moody converted two of three field goals today and is 6-for-8 on the year. Moody moved to fourth among Michigan's all-time field-goal leaders with 46 in his career. Only Garret Rivas (64), Remy Hamilton (63), and Mike Gilette (57) have more career field goals.
• Moody tied his career long with a 52-yard field goal in the first quarter. He recorded a 52-yard field goal against Washington on Sept. 11, 2021. Moody is one of five kickers in Michigan history with two or more made field goals at 50-plus yards. Hayden Epstein and Quinn Nordin (four each) are the all-time leaders.
