Michigan Monday: Game 7 vs. Washington
Michigan (4-2) vs. Washington (5-1)
Michigan Stadium / Ann Arbor, Mich.
Saturday, Oct. 18 | Noon
Television: Fox | Radio: Learfield Michigan Sports Network
What You Need to Know
• The Wolverines hold a 9-6 series advantage against the Huskies.
• Michigan holds a 4-1 advantage over Washington in games played at Michigan Stadium.
• Jaishawn Barham leads the team with six TFLs and three sacks among 23 tackles.
• Justice Haynes is the NCAA's fourth-leading rusher (117.5 ypg).
• Andrew Marsh is averaging 19.1 yards per reception; 13 catches for 248 yards and one TD.
• U-M is averaging more than 200 yards on the ground (216.3 ypg) and through the air (201.7 ypg).
• The defense has intercepted a pass in every game this season (eight total).
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Series History: Wolverines and Huskies
• This will be the 16th meeting between Michigan and Washington, and the 11th contest played during the regular season.
• U-M has a 9-6 advantage in the all-time series, including wins in three of the last four games contested between the two programs.
• Washington won last season's matchup 27-17 at Husky Stadium in the inaugural meeting as Big Ten foes.
• Michigan defeated Washington, 34-13, in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game to win the 2023 national title.
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Game Promotions
• Block Cancer Game
• Block Cancer Recognition
• Celebrate Those Who Inspire Hope in the Fight Against Cancer
• FanFest
• Expanded Pregame Band Performance
• Flyover
• On-Field DJ
Full Promotions Schedule
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U-M and UW at Michigan Stadium
• This will be the sixth meeting between Michigan and Washington at the Big House.
• The Wolverines hold a 4-1 advantage in games played in Ann Arbor, winning games in 1953, 1969, 2002, and 2021 while suffering defeat in 1984.
• Overall, Michigan has a 6-4 mark against Washington in regular-season matchups: 4-1 at home and 2-3 on the road.
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Winning at the Big House
• U-M has won 29 of its last 31 games at Michigan Stadium, dating back to the start of the 2021 season.
• A 23-game winning streak ended with a setback to Texas early in the 2024 season.
• The team's only setbacks over the past 30 games came against top five teams: No. 3 Texas and No. 1 Oregon.
• The 23-game winning streak at the Big House was the program's best since a 28-game streak from 1969-73 under Bo Schembechler.
• Michigan claimed three straight undefeated seasons at home, posting a perfect 8-0 record in 2022, and 7-0 slates in 2021 and 2023.
• U-M has finished the season unblemished at home on 26 occasions since 1940, including the 1973 and 1992 seasons when they recorded ties at home.
• The Wolverines posted a perfect home record five times since 2016: 7-0 (2023), 8-0 (2022), 7-0 (2021), 7-0 (2018) and 8-0 (2016).
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Game Note Nuggets
• The Michigan run game is 19th in the FBS, averaging 216.3 yards per contest. Six different players have scored on the ground this year, led by Justice Haynes, who ranks fifth in the nation with eight rushing touchdowns.
• The offensive line has paved the way for 17 touchdowns on the ground so far this year while allowing only eight sacks against in the pass game. Despite four different starting lineups across the first six games due to injuries, the unit has helped lead the way.
• The offense is permitting opposing defenses to create 4.17 negative plays per game, ranking U-M 25th nationally in tackles for loss allowed.
• The U-M offense has tallied 29 plays of 20-plus yards on offense (17 receiving, 12 rushing) through six weeks (six in week one, four, eight, three, seven, one). Haynes leads the team with seven such plays (all rushes), followed by Donaven McCulley (five; all receiving) and Andrew Marsh (five; four receiving, one rushing). Additionally, Marsh has three via kickoff return.
• Running back Haynes paces the rushing attack. He has reached at least 100 yards rushing with at least one touchdown in five of six contests this year (159, 125, 104, 149, 117 yards). His streak of five consecutive 100-yard games to start the year was the longest streak of 100-yard games since Blake Corum hit the century mark in eight consecutive games in 2022.
• Haynes' 705 total rushing yards are the most in the Big Ten, despite Haynes ranking fifth in carries across the league. Even though he missed most of the contest at USC, Haynes is fourth nationally in rushing yards per game (117.5), averaging 7.42 yards per carry (sixth, FBS). Both figures lead the Big Ten.
• Fifteen of Haynes' 95 rushes have gone for 10-plus yards (15.7 percent), and he has long runs of 43, 56, 59 and 75 yards (twice). Washington's Jonah Coleman also has 15 runs of 10-plus yards on 96 carries. With similar workloads this season, the two backs have forced 20 (Haynes) and 21 (Coleman) missed tackles, respectively, according to Pro Football Focus.
• Haynes is one of only two backs (Hollywood Smothers, NC State) with five or more runs of 40-plus yards and one of only two backs (Robert Henry Jr., UTSA) with four or more runs of 50-plus yards.
• Haynes' backfield mate Jordan Marshall is averaging 5.1 yards per carry with three touchdowns. Quarterback Bryce Underwood is averaging 5.5 yards per carry with three touchdowns of his own. Adjusted for sacks, Underwood averages 7.6 yards per carry (25 rushes for 190 yards).
• Underwood's 59.7 percent completion rating (92-of-154 passing) comes with an average of 7.86 yards per attempt and a pass efficiency rating of 133.9. He ranks 23rd in the nation with 13.15 yards per completion, which ranks third in the Big Ten behind only USC's Jayden Maiava and Washington's Demond Williams Jr.
• Michigan's passing game continues to develop. Eleven players have caught passes so far this year, including five with 10 or more receptions. McCulley has nine catches and two touchdowns across the past two games, while Marsh has 218 yards and a score of his own.
• Marsh's 69-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter at USC -- the first TD of his career -- was Michigan's longest pass play this year and the longest passing play since a 75-yard touchdown pass from J.J. McCarthy to Cornelius Johnson at Ohio State (2022).
• On the season, U-M is one of seven teams in the nation with six or more rushing plays of 40-plus yards (UCF, BYU, Georgia Tech, Texas State, UTSA, Vanderbilt).
• U-M is winning the turnover battle with a 11:4 ratio (two fumbles lost, two interceptions). U-M's 11 turnovers gained rank 16th across the FBS.
• On the defensive side of the turnover battle, Cole Sullivan leads the team with three turnovers forced (two interceptions, one fumble recovery).
• The Wolverines rank 12th in interceptions (eight) and have multiple turnovers in four of six games, with at least one in each contest. Seven players have U-M's eight picks: Zeke Berry, Elijah Dotson, TJ Guy, Brandyn Hillman, TJ Metcalf, Rod Moore and Sullivan.
• Michigan's defense has registered at least one interception in 10 straight games dating back to 2024.
• Through six games, 17 players have an interception or pass breakup: four linebackers, three defensive linemen, and 10 defensive backs. Jyaire Hill and Berry share the lead with four breakups. The Wolverines are second in the Big Ten in total pass breakups (passes defended plus interceptions) with 30 (Oregon, 33).
• The pass rush has averaged 2.5 quarterback takedowns per game (34th, FBS). U-M's 15 sacks generated are tied for fifth in the Big Ten. That has helped pad a TFL rank of 26th nationally, with the defense averaging 6.7 negative plays per contest. Jaishawn Barham leads the team in both categories (3.0 sacks, 6.0 TFL).
• The pass rush will need to be active against UW's Demond Williams Jr., who ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 1,628 passing yards and second in completion percentage (74.1).
• Linebacker Ernest Hausmann is pacing the defense with 40 tackles through six games, followed closely by Jimmy Rolder (34). Each of the team's top three tacklers (Sullivan, 26) is in the linebacker room.
• Defensive back Hillman (25 tackles) leads the DB room, and Trey Pierce (15) is the leader among interior linemen.
• Washington's Jonah Coleman ranks fifth in the league with 518 rushing yards (5.4 yards per attempt), and paces the Big Ten with 11 rushing touchdowns. U-M is holding opposing rushers to 3.1 yards per attempt (609 yards on 196 attempts).
• Opponents have combined to score only four field goals and two touchdowns in fourth quarters this year. U-M has permitted only five touchdowns and four field goals across six second halves. That average of 7.8 points allowed per game in second halves ranks tied for 17th across the FBS.
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