
Postgame Notes: #14 Michigan 44, Michigan State 10
11/16/2019 4:43:00 PM | Football
• Today's announced attendance of 111,496 marks the 292nd consecutive game at Michigan Stadium with a crowd in excess of 100,000.
• Michigan improved to 71-36-5 in the all-time series against Michigan State, dating back to 1898. The Wolverines are 3-2 against MSU under head coach Jim Harbaugh and have won each of the last two meetings. Michigan is 35-20-3 against the Spartans at Michigan Stadium.
• Michigan accumulated more than 400 yards total offense for the fourth time in five games, totaling 467 yards of offense. U-M had 384 passing yards, the program's most since recording 387 against Maryland on Nov. 5, 2016.
• Senior quarterback Shea Patterson completed 24-of-33 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns. It was Patterson's first 300-yard passing game as a Wolverine and the first time in two seasons at Michigan -- and the fourth time overall in his career -- he threw for four or more touchdowns. His 24 completions also tied his career best; he previously completed 24-of-41 passes at Penn State (Oct. 19).
• Patterson moved to 10th among Michigan's all-time leaders in passing yards with 4,757. He passed Brian Griese (4,383, 1994-97) and needs just 103 yards to reach the ninth spot, currently held by Steve Smith (4,860, 1980-83).
• Sophomore wide receiver Ronnie Bell recorded career bests with nine catches and 150 receiving yards. He is first Wolverine with a 100-yard receiving game this season, and it is the most receiving yards for a Michigan player since Amara Darboh earned 165 at Michigan State in 2016. It is also the most receptions for a Wolverine since Jehu Chesson had 10 at Indiana in 2015. It is the fifth game this season that Bell led Michigan in receiving. His previous bests were seven catches against Army (Sept. 7) and 98 yards at Illinois (Oct. 12).
• Junior wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones posted his fourth receiving touchdown of the season -- 12th of his career -- with an 18-yard grab in the third quarter. It was his second touchdown against Michigan State in as many seasons.
• Freshman wide receiver Cornelius Johnson scored his first career touchdown with a 39-yard catch in the fourth quarter. The 39 yards are also a career high in receiving yards for Johnson.
• Sophomore running back Hassan Haskins scored his third career touchdown on a one-yard rush early in the second quarter. Haskins has recorded a touchdown in three of the last five games.
• Freshman wide receiver Giles Jackson posted career highs with two carries and 32 rushing yards, including a career-long 21-yard run in the first quarter.
• Senior tight end Nick Eubanks used a five-yard reception in the second quarter to record his fourth career touchdown and third in four games.
• Junior wide receiver Nico Collins registered his fourth touchdown of the season -- 10th of his career -- on 22-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.
• After allowing the Spartans just 54 rushing yards, Michigan's defense has held its opponents to less than 65 rushing yards in five of the last seven games. No team has cracked 130 yards on the ground since Wisconsin, while no team has cracked 200 yards through the air since Iowa.
• The Wolverine defense held Michigan State to just 17 receptions, the Spartans' second lowest reception total of the season.
• The Wolverines have allowed 11 touchdowns and forced 12 turnovers in the last seven games.
• Senior cornerback Lavert Hill earned a third-quarter pass breakup to increase his career total to 25 and his late-game interception brought him to 26 -- tied with Marion Body (26, 1979-82) for eighth all-time.
• Junior cornerback Ambry Thomas registered his third interception of the season -- fourth of career -- and returned it four yards in the third quarter. It was the fifth turnover he has had a hand in this season (three interceptions and two fumble recoveries).
• Senior defensive tackle Carlo Kemp posted 1.5 sacks, including the first solo sack of his career for a loss of 11 yards late in the fourth quarter. He owns 2.0 sacks over the last two games and 2.5 in his career.
• Senior kicker Quinn Nordin was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals and added five PATs to contribute a season-high 14 points against the Spartans. His 49-yard field goal in the third quarter is the longest by a Wolverine this season and tied the third longest of his career.
• Senior linebacker Khaleke Hudson recorded his fifth career blocked punt early in the fourth quarter, the most by any U-M player since the stat was first tracked beginning in 1997. It is the Wolverines' second blocked punt this season; graduate student linebacker Jordan Glasgow previously earned one at Illinois.