Michigan Monday: Game 11 at Maryland
#18 Michigan (8-2, 6-1 B1G) at Maryland (4-6, 1-6 B1G)
Maryland Stadium / College Park, Md.
Saturday, Nov. 22 | 4 p.m.
Television: Big Ten Network | Radio: Learfield Michigan Sports Network
What You Need to Know
• The Wolverines hold an 11-1 series advantage against the Terrapins.
• U-M has wins in 39 of its last 45 games against conference schools.
• Michigan is 12th nationally in scoring defense (17.7 avg.) and rushing defense (96.3 avg.) while listing 17th in total defense (298.1 ypg).
• Andrew Marsh set a U-M freshman receiving record with 12 catches for 189 yards at Northwestern.
• Jordan Marshall is fourth in the Big Ten with 871 rushing yards and has four straight 100-yard efforts.
• U-M leads FBS with eight rushing plays of 50-plus yards.
• Zeke Berry leads the team with eight pass breakups.
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Wolverines and Terrapins
• This will be the 13th meeting between Michigan and Maryland.
• Michigan won 11 of the 12 games played between the two schools.
• U-M has won eight straight in the series and has an 8-1 record as Big Ten East foes.
• The Terrapins earned a victory in the first game played as Big Ten foes, securing a 23-16 win at Michigan Stadium in 2014.
• The Wolverines made their first-ever visit to Maryland during the 2015 season, shutting out the Terrapins by a 28-0 score.
• Michigan won the first three games played between the two schools, all non-conference affairs at the Big House (20-0 in 1985, 41-21 in 1989 and 45-17 in 1990).
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Wolverines from the DMV
• Michigan has 12 players that hail from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Following is a list of the DMV Wolverines and the high schools that they attended:
District of Columbia (1)
DB Shomari Stone (St. John's College)
Maryland (7)
EDGE Jaishawn Barham (St. Frances Academy)
EDGE Devon Baxter (Gwynn Park)
EDGE Lugard Edokpayi (Bishop McNamara)
EDGE Derrick Moore (St. Frances Academy)
EDGE Dominic Nichols (Oakdale)
LB Nathan Owusu-Boateng (IMG Academy, Fla.)
DB Kainoa Winston (Gonzaga)
Virginia (4)
DB Shamari Earls (Thomas Dale)
DB Brandyn Hillman (Churchland)
TE/FB Jalen Hoffman (Lake Braddock)
OL Evan Link (Gonzaga College, D.C.)
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Game Note Nuggets
• The U-M offense has tallied 49 plays of 20-plus yards on offense (30 receiving, 19 rushing) through 10 weeks (six in week one, four, eight, three, seven, one, three, four, five, seven). Andrew Marsh leads the team with 14 such plays (13 receiving, one rushing) on offense. He also has four via kickoff return.
• The offensive line has paved the way for 27 touchdowns on the ground so far this year while allowing 15 sacks against in the pass game. The unit has employed five different starting lineups in 10 games due to injuries.
• The offense is permitting opposing defenses to create an average of 3.8 negative plays per game, ranking U-M 15th nationally in tackles for loss allowed.
• Running backs Justice Haynes and Jordan Marshall form a one-two punch. Whichever back starts for U-M has reached at least 100 yards rushing with at least one touchdown in nine of 10 contests this year (159, 125, 104, 149, 117, 152 yards for Haynes; 133, 185, 142 yards for Marshall), with the lone exception being at USC when Haynes left with an injury.
• Marshall is a plus-yardage rusher and pile-dragger. He has just four yards lost on 143 carries this year, averaging 6.1 yards per carry (23rd, FBS). He has three straight 100-yard games and four overall, and multiple scores in three games this year.
• The Michigan run game is 12th in the FBS, averaging 223.0 yards per contest. U-M has 200-plus yards in six contests, including 250-plus yards in four.
• Six different players have scored on the ground this year, and Marshall is tied with Justice Haynes for the team lead with 10 rushing touchdowns (tied-28th, FBS).
• Marshall ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 871 rushing yards (25th, FBS), and second in league play with 762 yards across the last seven contests. He also ranks second in rushing touchdowns in Big Ten play (eight) and leads the conference in yards per carry (6.7) in league play (minimum, 80 carries).
• Despite Haynes ranking ninth in carries across the league and missing nearly all of four games, Haynes is fifth in the Big Ten with 857 rushing yards (27th, FBS).
• U-M leads the FBS in rushing plays of 50-plus yards (eight), six of which have gone for touchdowns. Haynes and Marshall (four) are each tied for third nationally among individual leaders.
• Quarterback Bryce Underwood is averaging 5.0 yards per carry with four touchdowns of his own. Adjusted for sacks, Underwood averages 6.6 yards per carry (46 rushes for 305 yards).
• Altogether, U-M has 11 separate 100-yard rushing performances on the year (Haynes, 6; Marshall, 4; Underwood, 1).
• Underwood's 61.5 percent completion rating (155-of-252 passing) comes with an average of 7.74 yards per attempt and a pass efficiency rating of 131.7. He ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 12.59 yards per completion.
• Andrew Marsh has emerged as the team's most productive pass-catcher with 36 catches for 565 yards in league play, ranking him fourth in receiving yards. Marsh's line at Northwestern (12 catches, 189 yards) set single-game receiving records among true freshmen at Michigan (since at least 1979).
• His 12 catches are tied-fifth-most in a single game at Michigan and the most since Jeremy Gallon's 14-catch game against Indiana in 2013. His 189 receiving yards are the most since Jehu Chesson recorded 207 on 10 catches in 2015 (also at Indiana).
• Tight ends have combined to catch 38 passes for 434 yards this season (11.4 yards per catch). Five different players in the room have caught a pass.
• U-M has at least one turnover forced in nine of 10 games this season, and multiple turnovers in five contests.
• On the defensive side of the turnover battle, Cole Sullivan leads the team with four turnovers forced (three interceptions, one fumble recovery). Sullivan is one of nine U-M linebackers to record three or more interceptions in a season and the first since Steve Morrison in 1991. Morrison's five picks that season are a single-season record for linebackers at U-M.
• U-M is ranked 17th in total defense; only three opponents (Oklahoma, USC, MSU) have eclipsed 300 yards of total offense against the Maize and Blue.
• Nine different players have U-M's 11 picks: Zeke Berry, Elijah Dotson, T.J. Guy, Brandyn Hillman, TJ Metcalf, Jacob Oden, Rod Moore, Jimmy Rolder and Cole Sullivan (three).
• Through nine games, 18 different players have an interception or pass breakup: four linebackers, four defensive linemen, and 11 defensive backs. Zeke Berry leads the defense with nine passes defended (eight breakups, one interception). The Wolverines are second in the Big Ten in total pass breakups (passes defended plus interceptions) with 37 (Oregon, 46).
• The pass rush has averaged 2.4 quarterback takedowns per game (39th, FBS) after getting shut out last weekend. U-M's 24 sacks generated are tied-sixth in the Big Ten; only Central Michigan and Northwestern have escaped without a sack taken against U-M.
• That figure has helped pad a TFL rank of 37th nationally, with the defense averaging 6.2 negative plays per contest. Derrick Moore leads the team with 8.5 sacks and 9.0 TFL.
• Moore's strong November has vaulted him up to 10th nationally in sacks (0.85 per game). That figure ranks second among Big Ten players, and first outright in conference play.
• Moore has entered the top 10 all-time at Michigan with 19.5 career sacks (ninth). Tim Jamison (20) is eighth on the list, followed by four players tied with 24 career sacks.
• The defense has also done a good job of ensuring minimal big-play opportunities for opponents. On the ground, opponents have 26 rushes of 10-plus yards (10th-fewest, FBS); Big Ten teams occupy five of the top 10 spots in that category. Opponents have no rushes of 50-plus yards against the Wolverines, tied with 26 other teams for the fewest allowed.
• Opponents have completed one pass of 50-plus yards, making U-M one of six teams to allow one 50-plus yard play (rushing and passing combined) or fewer on the year. The others are Army, Central Michigan, Iowa, TCU and Washington State.
• The rushing defense is ranked 12th, allowing 96.3 yards per contest and 3.0 yards per carry on 322 rushes.
• Linebacker Ernest Hausmann is pacing the defense with 68 tackles through 10 games, followed by Jimmy Rolder (54). TJ Metcalf leads the secondary (39 stops) and Rayshaun Benny (25) has the most among interior defensive linemen..
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