Postgame Notes: #7 Ohio State 42, Michigan 28
11/29/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
• Freshman left tackle Mason Cole became the first Michigan true freshman to start 12 games in a season at U-M since Tate Forcier and Craig Roh in 2009 and the fifth student-athlete in program history to accomplish the feat (Chad Henne, 2004; Charles Woodson, 1995).
• Junior wide receiver Devin Funchess has caught at least one pass in 25 straight games, tying David Terrell for the eighth-longest streak in program history.
• Junior wide receiver Devin Funchess led U-M in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (108). Funchess' 45-yard reception in the first quarter is a season long. His career-long catch is 59 yards, which he recorded last season at Penn State.
• Junior wide receiver Devin Funchess posted the fifth 100-yard receiving game of his career, moving into a tie for 12th with Mercury Hayes (5, 1992-95) and Marcus Knight (5, 1996-99) on Michigan's all-time list.
• Sophomore tight end Jake Butt notched his second touchdown reception of the season in the first quarter, hauling in a 12-yard pass from Devin Gardner.
• After completing 22-of-32 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns, senior quarterback Devin Gardner (6,336 passing yards) surpassed Denard Robinson (6,250, 2009-12) for fourth on Michigan's all-time career-passing yardage list.
• Senior quarterback Devin Gardner owns 22 150-yard passing games, tying Denard Robinson (22, 2009-12) for fifth on Michigan's all-time list.
• After throwing two touchdown passes at Ohio State, senior quarterback Devin Gardner owns 44 career passing touchdowns, surpassing Steve Smith (42, 1980-83) for sixth place on U-M's all-time passing TD list.
• Senior quarterback Devin Gardner (22 completions) surpassed Todd Collins (457, 1991-94) for fourth on Michigan's all-time completions list.
• Sophomore running back Drake Johnson registered the second multi-touchdown performance of his career. He posted a two-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter and notched a four-yard TD scamper in the third quarter.
• Johnson completed an 18-yard pass to senior quarterback Devin Gardner midway through the third quarter. The play marked Gardner's first reception since hauling in a 15-yard pass at Nebraska on Oct. 27, 2012.
• Junior fullback Joe Kerridge has posted a reception in four consecutive games.
• Sophomore defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow has posted a TFL in three of Michigan's last four games.
• Junior linebacker James Ross III posted his third TFL of the season.
• Junior wide receiver Dennis Norfleet (2,313 career kickoff return yards) surpassed Dorien Bryant (2,125, Purdue, 2004-07) for fifth on the Big Ten's all-time kick-return yardage list.
• Norfleet owns 94 career kickoff returns, passing Mel Anderson (93, Minnesota, 1983-86) and Derin Graham (93, Indiana, 1998-2000) for fifth on the Big Ten's all-time list.
• Freshman Freddy Canteen scored the first touchdown of his career at the 1:15 mark of the fourth quarter on his only catch of the day. The reception was a three-yard catch.
• Today's game captains were junior linebacker Joe Bolden, junior center Jack Miller, senior linebacker Jake Ryan and junior safety Jarrod Wilson.
• After posting 1.0 TFL at Ohio State, senior linebacker Jake Ryan (45.5) moved into sole possession of sixth place of Michigan's all-time career TFL list, surpassing Glen Steele (45, 1994-97).
• Ryan notched one TFL yard vs. the Buckeyes, tying Ron Simpkins (168, 1976-79) for 12th on Michigan's all-time list for TFL yardage.
• Michigan leads the all-time series, 58-47-6, including 27-26-2 in Columbus.