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Michigan Monday: Game 2 vs. Washington
9/6/2021 11:00:00 AM | Football
Michigan (1-0) vs. Washington (0-1)
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich.
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 • 8:14 p.m. EDT
Television: ABC
Radio: Learfield Michigan Sports Network
Washington Game Promotions
• Maize Out!
• Pregame: Tribute to the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks
• Navy F/A-18F Hornet Flyover
• Halftime Performance: We Remember
Monday, Sept. 6
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
Coach Harbaugh Weekly Press Conference | Watch
Inside Michigan Football Radio Show (7 p.m.) | Listen
• Michigan will play its 10th night game in the history of Michigan Stadium on Saturday.
• The Wolverines hold a 7-5 advantage in the all-time series against the Huskies, including a 3-1 mark at Michigan Stadium.
• Cade McNamara has led the Wolverines to points in 15 of his 22 career possessions (12 TDs, 3 FGs).
• U-M had six new starters and 18 players see their first career action against Western Michigan.
• Blake Corum led Michigan with 212 all-purpose yards in the season opener, which included his first 100-yard rushing game.
Wolverines and Huskies
• Saturday night's matchup brings the Washington Huskies to Michigan Stadium for the fifth time in what will be the 13th game between the two programs.
• The Wolverines hold a 3-1 record over the Huskies in games played at the Big House, while holding a 2-2 record at Washington and a 2-2 mark in four Rose Bowl match-ups.
• The two programs were scheduled to play at Washington last season but that game was rescheduled due the COVID-19 pandemic.
Series vs. Washington: Michigan leads 7-5
Series Streak: Michigan won 1
Last Meeting vs. Washington: 2002 (Michigan, 31-29)
Last Michigan Win: 2002
Michigan Football in Night Games
Saturday's contest will be the 64th night game played by the Wolverines in school history and the 10th contested at Michigan Stadium.
U-M has compiled a 36-27 overall record in night games and has a 7-2 mark at home.
Television Coverage
ABC will broadcast the game to a national audience. Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color) and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter) will call the game.
Game Notes Nuggets
• The 2021 schedule continues with the second of four games to be played at Michigan Stadium, the second time under head coach Jim Harbaugh that U-M has had as many home games to begin the season. It marks just the fifth time that has happened since 1987 (2016, 2011, 2009, 2007).
• U-M owns a 13-3 record in nonconference games under head coach Jim Harbaugh and an 18-5 record in the month of September. Michigan won its 50th game under Harbaugh last weekend (50-22).
• Michigan has compiled a 50-26-1 record against teams that currently compete in the Pacific-12 Conference. Saturday's contest will mark the first time the Wolverines will face a Pac-12 team since playing Colorado in 2016 at Michigan Stadium.
• In the opener, Michigan produced 550 yards of total offense, its most since Nov. 5, 2016 against Maryland when U-M recorded 660 yards of total offense. U-M was 8-of-13 on third down and three-of-three on red zone possessions against Western Michigan.
• U-M had six new starters and 18 players see their first career action against Western Michigan, including Andrel Anthony, Daylen Baldwin, Rayshaun Benny, Greg Crippen, Junior Colson, Donovan Edwards, Keshaun Harris, Matthew Hibner, George Johnson, J.J. McCarthy, Braiden McGregor, Rod Moore, Jordan Morant, George Rooks, Andrew Russell, Matt Torey, Dan Villari and Jordan Whittley.
• In 22 possessions steered by a Cade McNamara-led offense, U-M has produced 15 scoring drives (12 touchdowns, three field goals) for a score on 68.2 percent of offensive possessions.
• McNamara's 76-yard touchdown pass to Ronnie Bell was the longest play in either Wolverine's career (Bell's previous high: 71 yards) and the longest offensive touchdown by any U-M player since Nico Collins' 76-yard touchdown at Indiana (Nov. 23, 2019).
• McNamara has thrown 82 consecutive attempts without an interception to begin his career (dating to 2020). His seven touchdowns gives him a touchdown rate of 8.5 percent.
• Michigan's top yard-getter in the opener was Blake Corum (212 all-purpose yards). Corum had 111 yards on the ground for his first 100-yard game and added 79 yards in the return game and 22 yards receiving.
• Corum became the first Michigan player to record a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game since Nov. 26, 2016 when Khalid Hill accomplished the feat.
• The run game totaled 335 yards in total on 43 attempts (7.8 yards per rush) with long runs of 22 yards (Hassan Haskins), 30 yards (Corum), 43 yards (Roman Wilson) and 74 yards (A.J. Henning).
• Haskins cracked the 1,000-yard mark against the Broncos with 70 yards on 13 carries and is up to 1,067 for his career in 23 games played.
• McCarthy was the first true freshman quarterback to make his debut in the season opener since Devin Gardner on Sept. 4, 2010 vs. Connecticut. He threw a 69-yard touchdown to Daylen Baldwin, also making his U-M debut.
• Two offensive players made their first career starts in tight end Joel Honigford and offensive lineman Trevor Keegan.
• Defensively, U-M had four first-time starters in Nikhai Hill-Green (linebacker), R.J. Moten (safety), David Ojabo (outside linebacker) and Mazi Smith (nose tackle).
• Daxton Hill tied for the team lead with six tackles (five solo), and also broke up a pass. It was his second time in the last four games leading the defense in stops, dating to 2020.
• Six different players broke up a pass in the game: Vincent Gray (two), Junior Colson, Brad Hawkins, Daxton Hill, Caden Kolesar and Julius Welschof (one each).
• Aidan Hutchinson was the defense's most productive player with four solo tackles, a seven-yard strip sack, and a quarterback hurry. Hutchinson was originally credited with a field goal block, but upon review, Donovan Jeter blocked the kick.
