This Week in Michigan Football: U-M vs. BYU
9/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 24, 2015
• Complete Game Notes 
| Game Central
SERIES VS. BYU
• This will be the second meeting between Michigan and Brigham Young. The only previous game between the two schools came in the 1984 Holiday Bowl, a 24-17 victory by the Cougars that capped off their national championship season.
• Michigan's opponents combined for a 88-67 (.568) record in 2014 and eight schools played in bowl games.
• Its the first game to be play on either school's campus.
OFFENSE
• Michigan's offensive line has allowed just one sack in three games; the front did not yield a sack at Utah or against UNLV and allowed one sack vs. Oregon State.
• The offense has converted all 10 red-zone chances this season. U-M has scored eight touchdowns and two field goals. The Wolverines scored four rushing touchdowns and converted one field goal against Oregon State after tallying two passing touchdowns and one field goal at Utah. Michigan scored one rushing and one passing TD against UNLV.
• The Wolverines are converting 43 percent of their third-down chances (18-of-42) and have moved the chains on 2-of-3 fourth-down opportunities.
• U-M is averaging 185 rushing yards and 194 passing yards per contest.
• De'Veon Smith leads the team in scoring (4 TDs, 2 pt. conversion).
DEFENSE
• Michigan has been stout on third down, allowing just nine conversions in 39 attempts through three games (23 percent).
• The defense has five sacks and 26 tackles-for-loss through three games of action.
• U-M posted 10 stops behind the line of scrimmage at Utah, added seven TFLs vs. Oregon State and posted nine against UNLV.
• The Wolverines have forced four turnovers on the season; Jeremy Clark recorded interceptions against Utah and UNLV, Joe Bolden snagged a fumble recovery against Oregon State, and Channing Stribling had a pick vs. UNLV.
• The defense has batted down 10 passes in three games, led by cornerback Jourdan Lewis' six PBUs.
• Michigan has allowed the opposition six red-zone chances, with three coming in the Utah game, one against Oregon State and two by UNLV; two of the six red-zone opportunities came on the opening possession of the Utah and OSU games.
• The defense held the opposition to less than 100 rushing yards the past two games.
• Michigan posted six consecutive scoreless quarters, before UNLV's touchdown in the fourth quarter.
