Michigan
Penn State
Michigan Monday: Game 10 at Penn State
11/8/2021 12:35:00 PM | Football
#9/8 Michigan (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) at #23/#23 Penn State (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten)
Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pa.
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 • 12:05 p.m.
Television: ABC
Radio: Learfield Michigan Sports Network
Monday, Nov. 8
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
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• Michigan and Penn State will meet on the gridiron this week for the 25th time; U-M leads the series, 14-10.
• The Wolverines are ranked in the top 10 in both national polls for the sixth straight week.
• Hassan Haskins needs 70 rushing yards for 2,000 in his career and 171 yards to reach 1,000 this fall.
• David Ojabo leads the Big Ten in sacks (8) and forced fumbles (4), which ranks 11th and third nationally in each category.
• The Wolverines rank in the top 25 in both total offense (25th, 451.4 avg.) and total defense (6th, 298.1 avg.).
Wolverines and Nittany Lions
• This will be the 25th meeting between Michigan and Penn State.
• The Wolverines have a 14-10 advantage in the all-time series, with an 8-4 record at Michigan Stadium and a 6-6 mark at Beaver Stadium.
• Michigan is 3-3 under coach Jim Harbaugh against the Nittany Lions, with two wins at Michigan Stadium and one at Beaver Stadium.
• The Wolverines have compiled a 6-5 record against the Nittany Lions when both teams enter the game ranked in the AP poll.
• Michigan has a 6-3 advantage in the series in games decided by seven points or less, and has a 2-1 mark in games decided by three or fewer points.
Series vs. Penn State: Michigan leads 14-10
Series Streak: Penn State won 2
Last Meeting vs. Penn State: 2020 (PSU, 27-17)
Last Michigan Win: 2018
Television Coverage
ABC will broadcast the game to a national audience. Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color) and Molly McGrath (sideline) will call the game.
In the Polls
• Michigan is ranked in the top 10 in both national polls for the sixth straight week. The Wolverines are listed No. 8 in the Coaches' Poll and No. 9 in the AP Poll.
• After their 38-17 win at Wisconsin (Oct. 2), the Wolverines returned to the top 10 for the first time since late in the 2019 season.
• The Penn State game will be the program's 32nd game as a top-10 team under coach Jim Harbaugh.
• U-M has been ranked for all but 13 contests under Harbaugh (81 games). The Wolverines were not ranked the first four games in 2015, four games in 2017 and 2020, and the first two games of the 2021 season.
Game Notes Nuggets
• Michigan is among the top 20 in the country in both scoring offense and scoring defense this season, listing 20th in offense (36.2 points per game) and sixth in defense (16.0 points allowed per game).
• The Wolverines have scored 70 percent (326) of the 470 total points scored between U-M and its opponents during nine games this seaon. That is tied with Coastal Carolina for the second-highest share of the total points scored in the country(Georgia, 84 percent).
• Michigan has registered 45 plays on offense of 20-plus yards (25 receiving, 20 rushing). The unit has produced nine touchdowns of 50-plus yards and has scored in 31 of 36 quarters of play.
• The rushing duo of Blake Corum and Hassan Haskins continue to pace the offensive attack that has a run game ranked No. 7 in the country (234.1 yards per game). Each has four 100-yard rushing performances with Haskins reaching 100 yards in three of the last four games.
• Haskins had a career day last weekend against Indiana (Nov. 6), matching his career high in carries (27) and setting a new best with 165 rushing yards and 185 total yards. According to Pro Football Focus' metrics, Haskins is the highest-graded running back (91.0) in the FBS.
• Haskins needs 70 rushing yards for 2,000 in his career and 171 yards to reach 1,000 this fall.
• Michigan's offensive line continues to shut down opposing pass rushers and limit negative plays. The unit leads the Big Ten in tackles for loss (2.00) and sacks (0.67) allowed per game and ranks tied-first and third in the NCAA, respectively, in those categories.
• The defense ranks top-10 nationally in six categories: pass efficiency rating (10th), first downs allowed (ninth), pass defense (eighth), total defense (sixth), and scoring defense (sixth). The unit is also 30th against the run and 17th in third down conversion percentage allowed.
• The edge duo of Aidan Hutchinson (7.0 sacks) and David Ojabo (8.0 sacks) are ranked 1-2 for the Big Ten lead in sacks and both are top-20 nationally. Last weekend against Indiana (Nov. 6), the defense's pass rush efforts created pressure on 13 of 28 dropbacks.
This @DavidOjabo ?? move was ??.
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 7, 2021
The result: Strip-sack, recovered by @UMichFootball. pic.twitter.com/DviLfzN7ZM
• Ojabo leads the Big Ten and ties for third in the country with four forced fumbles, which matches the single-season record at Michigan. Defensive lineman Christopher Hinton has been on the recovering end of two of those fumbles, which ranks eighth nationally.
• U-M has forced at least one turnover in eight consecutive games with multiple turnovers in four games total. Ten (10) different players have at least one interception or fumble recovery on defense.
• Linebacker Josh Ross leads the defense with 61 tackles this fall.
• Twenty (20) different players have at least one pass breakup (47). That is the highest number of individual contributors to the team PBU total in the past 25 years.
• Kicker Jake Moody averages 10.7 points per game, making him the No. 3 scorer in the country and the only kicker in the top five. He has converted on 16 of his last 17 attempts with 96 total points on the season.
• Punter Brad Robbins continues to be a weapon in the field position game. Robbins has yielded just 21 return yards on 28 punts, averaging 44.8 yards per attempt with 13 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line and only one touchback. More than half his attempts (16) have forced fair catches.
• The duo's success has led to excellence in special teams, including the nation's No. 2 kick return defense (12.62-yard average) and No. 6 net punt coverage unit (43.29-yard net average).
• The Wolverines who call the state of Pennsylvania home are three in number: guard Kraig Correll (Easton), Nikhai Hill-Green (Pittsburgh), and Donovan Jeter (Beaver Falls).
Maryland Game Time, TV Announced
Michigan's game at Maryland on Saturday, Nov. 20, has been announced as a 3:30 p.m. start. Big Ten Network will televise the game from Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Md.
