Postgame Notes: #1 Ohio State 27, #15 Michigan 9
11/29/2025 3:54:00 PM | Football
• Today's announced attendance of 111,373 marked the 329th consecutive game with a crowd of over 100,000 at Michigan Stadium.
• Today's honorary captain, Jake Long (2003-07 at U-M), was a two-time first-team All-American and two-time Big Ten Lineman of the Year with the Wolverines. The No. 1 pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2008, he played nine NFL seasons and was twice named All-Pro (first-team in 2010).
• Today's loss drops U-M to 62-53-6 across 121 meetings in the all-time series. The Wolverines lost their first matchup in this rivalry since 2019, ending a four-game winning streak, which was tied for the program's third-longest streak in series history (tied with 1988-91; longer streaks: 1922-27, six straight; 1901-09, nine straight).
• The team that has won the rushing battle in this game has won the contest in 24 consecutive matchups (2001-present; 2020 not contested).
• This weekend's edition of The Game was the 50th matchup between the two teams in which both programs were ranked (rankings began in 1936; 89 meetings). It was the sixth straight edition of the rivalry in which OSU entered as the higher-ranked program (U-M 4-2 in that stretch).
• The Wolverines faced a top-10 Ohio State team for the 13th straight meeting (each year since 2011). It was the 12th time since 2000 that OSU entered as a top-five team, and the sixth straight year OSU entered as a top-three team.
• The Wolverines finish the regular season with 59 plays (36 passing, 23 rushing) of 20-plus yards on offense, including four in today's game.
• OSU's defense entered the game averaging 6.1 tackles for loss per game, but U-M limited the Buckeyes to three.
• Defensive back Jyaire Hill's first-quarter interception was his first of the season and the second of his career. The Michigan defense has forced at least one turnover in 11 of 12 games this season.
• Linebacker Jimmy Rolder led the Wolverines with 12 tackles, a career-high mark.
• Other Wolverines setting career highs in tackles today included TJ Metcalf (10), Zeke Berry (8), and Jaden Mangham (7).
• With converted field goals of 45, 25, and 49 yards, Dominic Zvada now has 17 career makes from 40-plus yards at Michigan. This ties Jake Moody for the most such field goals in program history.
