Michigan at Ohio State
Saturday, Nov. 28 • Noon ET • Fox • Columbus, Ohio
Michigan Monday: Game 10 at No. 18 Oregon
Date Saturday, Nov. 14
Kickoff 12:30 p.m. PT
Location Autzen Stadium
TV FS1
What You Need to Know
- This will be the seventh meeting between the Wolverines and No. 18 Ducks.
- The all-time series is tied at three wins apiece, with Michigan winning the first three matchups and Oregon claiming the past three meetings.
- U-M's defense ranks fourth in the NCAA in total defense (255.3 ypg) and pass defense (154.8 ypg), while ranking in the top 20 in six categories.
- Defensive end John Henry Daley ranks 24th nationally in tackles for loss (1.13 per game) and 26th in sacks (0.75 per game).
- Andrew Marsh and JJ Buchanan each have 40-plus receptions: Marsh (44 for 413 yards, one touchdown) and Buchanan (40 for 646 yards, five touchdowns).
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Michigan vs. Oregon
- The Wolverines and Ducks will face each other for the seventh time Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
- This will be the second meeting as Big Ten Conference opponents; No. 1 Oregon defeated Michigan, 38-17, at Michigan Stadium during the 2024 season.
- The all-time series is tied at three wins apiece.
- The Ducks have won the last three matchups between the schools after the Wolverines won the first three contests in the series.
- U-M has a 3-2 record against Oregon at Michigan Stadium and is 0-1 at Autzen Stadium.
Team
- The Wolverines will play their third Big Ten road matchup this weekend at Oregon. U-M is 1-1 away from Ann Arbor so far this season and 19-6 as the visitor in league games since the start of 2021.
- It will be U-M's second-ever trip to Autzen Stadium, where the Ducks hold a 1-0 advantage (2003), and the seventh all-time meeting between the two programs.
- All-time, the series is tied at three wins apiece. The Ducks have won the most recent three matchups (2003, 2007, 2024), with Michigan's wins coming in the initial three games (1948, 1960, 1973).
- During the 2024 season, then-No. 1-ranked Oregon defeated U-M 38-17 at Michigan Stadium in the program's most recent meeting.
- Fourteen Wolverines have made their first collegiate starts this season: tight end Jalen Hoffman, linebackers Troy Bowles and Chase Taylor and defensive end Dom Nichols against Western Michigan; tight end Eli Owens against Oklahoma; cornerback Shamari Earls and wide receiver Salesi Moa against UTEP; offensive lineman Avery Gach (rhino) against Iowa; offensive lineman Manuel Beigel (rhino) against Penn State; quarterback Tommy Carr, defensive end Benny Patterson III, right tackle Marky Walbridge against Indiana; defensive end Tariq Boney at Rutgers; wide receiver Travis Johnson against Michigan State.
Offense
- The offense has reached 300-plus yards in four contests, including two of the last four games.
- U-M has at least one scoring drive of 10-plus plays in eight of nine games this year. The offense also has at least one scoring drive of six plays or fewer in eight games. Last weekend, U-M's scoring drive was the second 13-play, 75-yard effort of the day by the offense.
- A balanced stable of contributors has scored for the maize and blue so far, with eight different touchdown scorers (five players with rushing touchdowns, three receiving).
- The Wolverines continue to work towards improvement in their third-down conversion rate, now at 41.9 percent (49-of-117). The offense has been clutch on fourth down all season, with a 72.7 percent conversion rate (8-of-11), 13th-best in the nation.
- Michigan's offense is seeking consistency and balance in the explosive play (20-plus yards) department. The offense has generated 22 explosives, including 18 via the passing game.
- JJ Buchanan (nine) and Andrew Marsh (four) continue to lead the team in explosive offensive plays, all receptions. Marsh led U-M in 2025 with 15 explosive plays on offense (14 receiving, one rushing), and another eight via special teams returns.
- Jordan Marshall (five touchdowns) has found the end zone most often on the ground and Buchanan (five touchdowns) is the leading scorer through the air.
- Buchanan also leads the team in receiving yards (646, 45th nationally). Buchanan has 1,069 career receiving yards after his 427-yard debut season at Utah.
- Marsh also reached 1,000 career receiving yards during the 2026 season; he has 1,064 for his career across 21 career games (413 this year).
- The duo has combined for four 100-yard games this season in Buchanan (126 vs. WMU, 130 vs. Iowa) and Marsh (105 vs. UTEP, 106 vs. Iowa).
- Of the team's 11 pass-catchers so far this year, four are freshmen (Mason Bonner, Savion Hiter, Travis Johnson, Salesi Moa). Bonner (27 yards), Moa (44) and Johnson (21) have registered explosive plays in recent weeks.
- Marshall is also closing in on a career milestone, with 1,381 career rushing yards. With 119 more, he'll reach 1,500 for his career.
- The offensive line continues to grow; six players have now made double-digit starts at Michigan: left guard/tackle Evan Link (26 starts, 25 at tackle), center Jake Guarnera (19 consecutive; 10 at guard), tackle Blake Frazier (16, including six at right tackle), right tackle Andrew Sprague (15) and guards Nathan Efobi (12) and Brady Norton (11).
- The line permits an average of 4.78 negative plays per game, ranking 53rd nationally in TFLs allowed, and has employed five different starting lineup combinations across nine games.
- First-year quarterback Tommy Carr made his first career start against Indiana. He is the sixth first-year signal caller to start for U-M, joining teammate Bryce Underwood (2025), Tate Forcier (2009), Chad Henne (2004), Rich Hewlett (1979) and Rick Leach (1975). Carr and Leach are the only two among those six who did not start the season opener.
- Carr went 22-of-27 passing at Rutgers in his first career win as a starter, marking the highest single-game completion rate (81.5 percent) for a freshman starting quarterback in U-M history (minimum 20 attempts).
- In three starts, Carr is 56-of-85 (65.9 percent completion rate) for 571 yards through the air. He has two passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns on the season.
Defense
- The defense is ranked fourth nationally in total defense, allowing 255.3 yards of total offense per game to opponents.
- Michigan has allowed the eighth-fewest first downs nationally (135, 15 per game) and ranks 32nd in third-down conversion rate allowed (33.9 percent).
- Through nine games, the U-M defense has yielded 12 touchdowns and ranks 14th overall in scoring defense (16.2 points per game allowed). No team has scored more than 14 points in a half against U-M this year, and three have been held below 14 points for the game.
- That scoring defense has been remarkably consistent; Oklahoma's 10 points against represent the lowest for U-M this year, and its season-high in points allowed is 21 (by Rutgers).
- Per the AP, Michigan is the 15th team in the last 15 seasons to allow 21 or fewer points in each of the first nine games of a season.
- The rush defense has kept opponents below 100 yards on three occasions, allowing 100.6 yards per contest, on average (18th nationally).
- U-M has allowed the fourth-fewest runs of 10-plus yards against them this year (18 in nine games). Only Iowa (13), Notre Dame and Miami (17 each) have allowed fewer.
- Linebacker Troy Bowles leads the defense in tackles (72), 12 clear of the next-closest defender. Chris Bracy (60) leads the secondary and John Henry Daley leads the defensive linemen (28).
- Twelve different players combined for 11 tackles for loss against UTEP, the most by a U-M defense in a single game since 2022 (11 against Colorado State, Sept. 3). Nineteen different players have at least a share of a TFL through nine games.
- John Henry Daley leads the defense with 9.0 TFL (1.13 per game, 24th nationally). Daley is also the team's leader in sacks, with 6.0 (0.75 per game, 26th nationally). Twelve different players have at least a share of a sack so far this season.
- The pass defense has stifled opponents, ranking fourth in passing yards per game allowed (154.8). Opposing passers have thrown eight touchdowns to seven interceptions.
- With his first-quarter breakup against the Spartans, Zeke Berry reached 27 career pass breakups, tying him with Jeremy LeSueur (2000-03, 27) for eighth-most all-time at Michigan. James Whitley (1997-2000, 28) and Lavert Hill (2016-19, 29) are next up on the top-10 list.
- The defense has forced nine turnovers through nine games, including seven interceptions, two of which have been returned for touchdowns. Three interceptions have been returned 24 yards or more.
- Those two defensive touchdowns make U-M one of 14 teams in the nation with multiple scores from the defense.
- Jonah Lea'ea recorded the shortest pick-six in program history when he returned an interception nine yards for the score against UTEP to end the nonconference slate. At Minnesota, Nathaniel Staehling recorded the longest pick-six on the road in program history when he returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown.
- Seven different defenders have an interception overall. Jyaire Hill recorded the first interception of the season against Oklahoma. Zeke Berry, Chris Bracy, Rod Moore and Smith Snowden each have one apiece. U-M has generated 152 return yards on its interceptions this year.
- In three games this year (Oklahoma, Minnesota, Penn State), Michigan's defense has forced multiple turnovers. The defense has recovered both of its forced fumbles (both forced by Bracy).
- Twenty different players recorded a pass defense or intercepted a pass in 2025, led by Zeke Berry (11, including one interception). Fifteen players have recorded at least one so far this season, led at the top by Berry (five).
Special Teams
- Punter Cam Brown averaged 43.9 yards on 22 punts during his freshman season at Utah and has averaged 42.4 yards per punt so far this season. U-M ranks top-20 in punt return defense (3.60 yards per return allowed), in part due to Brown's hangtime and consistency.
- Brown has punted 41 times this season, with 17 punts inside the 20-yard line. He has forced 18 fair catches and has had three punts downed at the one-yard line. Against Oklahoma, he pinned the Sooners inside their 20 on six of seven attempts.
- Kickoff specialist Jacob Baggett has generated 23 touchbacks on 34 kickoffs.
- Freshman Salesi Moa had his first game as punt returner for U-M against Penn State. Moa had two fair catches and one return for nine yards. He added another two returns for 25 yards against Indiana and an eight-yard return against Michigan State.
Michigan vs. UCLA
Saturday, Nov. 21 • Time TBA • Michigan Stadium
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