Michigan
Notre Dame
Michigan Monday: Game 1 at Notre Dame
8/27/2018 5:09:00 PM | Football
#14 Michigan (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at #11/#12 Notre Dame (0-0)
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 • 7:43 p.m. EDT
Monday, Aug. 27
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• Karan Higdon, Tyree Kinnel, Ben Bredeson and Devin Bush were voted captains for the 2018 team.
• This will be the eighth time that U-M and ND tee it up in primetime.
• The Wolverines and Irish will meet for the first time since 2014.
• Michigan is looking for its 10th win all-time at Notre Dame.
• Jim Harbaugh will be facing the Irish for the fifth time as a head coach (2-2 record at Stanford).
• This will be the second year in a row that U-M will start the season away from Ann Arbor.
Series vs. Notre Dame: Michigan leads 24-17-1
Series Streak: Notre Dame won 1
Last Meeting vs. Notre Dame: 2014 (L, 0-31)
Last Michigan Win: 2013 (41-30)
Television: NBC
Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network
Most Memorable Wins
In 2014, the most recent year that Michigan and Notre Dame met on the gridiron, Steve Kornacki selected each school's most memorable wins in the series and wrote pieces about the Wolverines' top five.
• No. 1: Shoelace Wins Thriller, 2011
• No. 2: The Catch, 1991
• No. 3: Michigan Stuns No. 2 Irish, 2006
• No. 4: Remy's Kick Wins It, 1994
• No. 5: Leach Bests Montana, 1978
2018 Michigan Wolverines
Returning starters on defense include captains Bush (10) and Kinnel (23) as well as Hill (24).
• The Wolverines return 20 starters which is tied for the third highest total of any FBS program.
• The 17 position starters - offense and defense - ranks fourth nationally behind Florida (19), Michigan State (19) and Utah State (18).
• U-M has nine returning starters on defense after having just one a year ago: LB Devin Bush, DE Rashan Gary, CB Lavert Hill, LB Khaleke Hudson, S Tyree Kinnel, CB David Long, S Josh Metellus, DT Bryan Mone, DT Aubrey Solomon, DE Chase Winovich.
• Michigan returns eight starters on offense: LG Ben Bredeson, RT Juwann Bushell-Beatty, TE Zach Gentry, RB Karan Higdon, TE Sean McKeon, RG Michael Onwenu, WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, QB Brandon Peters, RG Cesar Ruiz.
• The Wolverines have three returning specialist starters: long snapper Camaron Cheeseman, kicker Quinn Nordin and punter Brad Robbins.
• U-M has players from 29 different states and two different countries this season, including 50 players from the state of Michigan, 13 student-athletes from the neighboring state of Ohio, 13 from Florida, and 10 from New Jersey.
• Michigan welcomed three early enrollees to campus in January: Joe Milton, Myles Sims and Taylor Upshaw.
• Heading into 2018, a total of 33 players have started at least one game in their career: 19 on offense and 14 on defense.
• Junior offensive lineman Ben Bredeson leads the team with 20 starting assignments during his first two seasons.
• Senior defensive end Chase Winovich leads the defense with 15 career starts.
Wolverines and Irish
• Michigan and Notre Dame will meet on the gridiron for the 43rd time on Saturday, Sept. 1, at Notre Dame Stadium. The Wolverines hold a 24-17-1 advantage in the all-time series, but are 9-10-1 in South Bend.
• Michigan looks to end a two-game losing streak at Notre Dame when the rivals meet to open the 2018 season. Notre Dame has claimed victory in five of the last six games contested in South Bend, with Michigan winning a 47-21 affair in 2006.
• This will be the eighth time that the two rivals clash in primetime. Notre Dame holds a 5-2 advantage in night games, winning all five at Notre Dame Stadium while losing both contests at Michigan Stadium.
Season Openers
• The Wolverines have compiled a 113-22-3 record in season openers.
• U-M has won eight of its last 11 season openers and 43 of its last 55 games dating back to the 1963 season (43-11-1).
• Head coach Jim Harbaugh has posted a 2-1 mark in season openers at Michigan; lost a 24-17 game at Utah in 2015 and claimed victories against Hawaii (63-3) in 2016 and Florida (33-17) in 2017.
