Postgame Notes: #18 Michigan 24, Northwestern 22

• In the 78th all-time meeting between U-M and Northwestern, Michigan improved to 61-15-2 all-time with wins in 39 of the last 45 matchups.

• This marked the third matchup in series history in which the George Jewett Trophy was on the line, and U-M improved to 3-0 in those games. The trophy is the first in FBS history named for an African American player. Jewett was the first African-American football letterman at both institutions, completing his undergraduate studies at U-M before studying medicine at Northwestern.

• The Wolverines improved to 8-2 with today's victory, including a 6-1 mark in Big Ten play with four straight league wins. The Maize and Blue have back-to-back trophy game wins on the road this season, with one more road tilt on the schedule next weekend at Maryland.

• Prior to today's game, the last time Michigan played a game at an outdoor baseball stadium was in 1950, a loss to then-No. 1 Army at Yankee Stadium. U-M also posted a 12-0 record at an indoor baseball venue, Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphry Metrodome, with the most recent game being played in 2008.

• Kicker Dominic Zvada converted a 31-yard field goal to take the lead as time expired, marking his second game-winning field goal in the final minute as a Wolverine. The other came with 46 seconds remaining in last year's 13-10 victory over Ohio State.

• U-M has racked up 49 plays of 20-plus yards on offense this season, including seven in today's contest.

• Recently named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist unit, the U-M offensive line has paved the way for 27 rushing touchdowns on the year, including three in today's game.

• The U-M offense was 10-of-15 on third down, compared to two-of-12 for Northwestern's offense.

• U-M's 12-play, 91-yard drive (5:45) that was punctuated by a Jordan Marshall touchdown to open the scoring was the team's longest (by distance) of the season and fourth-longest (by play number).

• Marshall made his fourth career start (third this season) in the backfield and put forth the 11th different 100-yard rushing performance by a Wolverine this season. It was Marshall's fourth 100-yard outing this year and his third straight (133 yards, 185 yards at Michigan State, vs. Purdue).

• Marshall recorded a 65-yard run in the third quarter, setting up U-M's second touchdown. It was Marshall's fourth run of 50-plus yards this season, tying Justice Haynes for the team lead. U-M entered the weekend leading the country with seven rushes of 50-plus yards and added Marshall's today.

• Marshall now has multiple scores in three games this season, and seven touchdowns across the last four contests.

• The Michigan offense totaled 496 yards (216 rushing, 280 passing) in the win, its second most in a game this season and fifth of at least 400 yards.

• U-M's rushing attack has posted 200-plus yards in five contests this year, including 250-plus yards in four games.

• Quarterback Bryce Underwood completed each of his first nine pass attempts to start the game, his best opening sequence this year. Underwood's early passing performance was the best by a Wolverine since J.J. McCarthy completed 13 consecutive pass attempts to open the contest against UNLV in 2023. Underwood bested McCarthy's 8-of-8 start at Indiana in 2022.

• Underwood's third-quarter rushing touchdown (nine yards) was his fifth on the ground this season.

• Underwood finished with a career high 280 passing yards, his fifth game of 230-plus yards this season.

• Wide receiver Andrew Marsh eclipsed 100 receiving yards at 13:50 in the second quarter with a 32-yard catch down the sideline. It marked Marsh's second career 100-yard game (138 at USC).

• Marsh is the first U-M freshman wide receiver to record multiple 100-yard performances since 2009 (Roy Roundtree, redshirt freshman).

• Marsh also surpassed his career high in receptions (previous: eight) with nine catches in the first half alone.

• Marsh's 12 catches and 189 yards are single-game records among Michigan freshmen (since at least 1979).

• Marsh's 189-yard total is tied for the sixth-most receiving yards in a game in U-M history and most since Jehu Chesson recorded 207 yards on 10 catches in 2015 (at Indiana). Braylon Edwards posted the same receiving total as Marsh in a 2004 matchup against Michigan State. Marsh's 12 receptions tie three other Wolverine pass catchers (Brad Myers, 1958; Tai Streets, 1996; Edwards, 2004) for fifth-most in program history.

• Northwestern was limited to 106 yards in the first half, including 39 from the final possession of the second quarter.

• The Wildcats were held to season lows in rushing yards (61) and yards per carry (2.3) in the contest.

• Tight end Deakon Tonielli made his first career start in today's game.