Michigan Monday: Game 5 vs. Wisconsin
#20 Michigan (3-1) vs. Wisconsin (2-2)
Michigan Stadium / Ann Arbor, Mich.
Saturday, Oct. 4 | Noon
Television: Fox | Radio: Learfield Michigan Sports Network
What You Need to Know
• The Wolverines are looking for their 53rd victory in 71 matchups with the Badgers (52-17-1).
• Justice Haynes is the nation's third-leading rusher (134.3 ypg) and lists ninth in all-purpose yards (141.5 ypg).
• Ernest Hausmann leads the defense with 29 tackles.
• Bryce Underwood has completed 58-of-102 passes for 733 yards and two TDs.
• Michigan lists 20th nationally in turnovers gained (eight) and is eighth in turnover margin (1.25 avg.).
• The rushing attack is ranked eighth in the country at 253.5 ypg.
• Michigan is ninth nationally with six interceptions.
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Wolverines and Badgers
• This will be the 71st meeting between Michigan and Wisconsin.
• The Wolverines hold a 52-17-1 lead in the all-time series and have a 24-7 record in games played at Michigan Stadium (29-8 mark in Ann Arbor). U-M has claimed victories in 20 of the last 29 games played between the two schools and 34 of the last 44 matchups.
• Michigan holds a 24-7 advantage all-time over Wisconsin at Michigan Stadium.
• Wisconsin is the sixth most common opponent for Michigan with 70 previous contests.
• The last meeting between the two programs was in 2021, a 38-17 victory by the Wolverines in Madison.
• The Badgers won the last meeting in Ann Arbor, a 49-11 contest played at an empty Big House during the 2020 COVID-19 season.
• This will be Sherrone Moore's first matchup against the Badgers.
• The Wolverines have claimed victories in seven of the last 10 matchups and 19 of the last 21 games at the Big House.
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Game Promotions
• Homecoming/Maize Out
• FanFest
• Special Pregame and Halftime Performances
• Weekend of Champions
• Flyover
• On-Field DJ
Full Promotions Schedule
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Homecoming at Michigan
• This will be the 123rd homecoming game (excluding alumni exhibitions) and the 127th all-time homecoming game played by the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.
• Michigan has a 95-27 record in homecoming games (96-28-2 including exhibitions).
• U-M has won 12 straight homecoming games and 24 of its last 28 homecoming games.
• The Wolverines have claimed victories in 48 of their last 55 homecoming games dating back to 1968, the year prior to Bo Schembechler's arrival.
• Schembechler compiled a 21-0 homecoming record during his Michigan coaching career.
• Sherrone Moore has a 1-0 mark at homecoming after last year's 28-18 win over Arkansas State.
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Two Wolverines Hail from Wisconsin
• Michigan has two players on the 2025 roster that come from the state of Wisconsin: tight end Max Bredeson (Hartland) and running back Dan Taraboi (Cedarburg).
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Game Note Nuggets
• The Michigan run game is eighth in the FBS, averaging 253.5 yards per contest. Six players have scored on the ground this year; the Wolverines have featured at least three different rushing scorers in each of the past two games.
• The offensive line has paved the way for 15 rushing touchdowns this year while allowing only four sacks. Despite three different starting lineups in the first four games because of injuries, the unit has helped lead the way offensively.
• The U-M offense has ripped off 21 plays of 20-plus yards on offense through four weeks of the 2025 season (six in week one, four in week two, eight in week three, three in week four). Justice Haynes leads the team with five such plays (all rushes), and six other players have at least two each.
• Haynes leads the way in the ground game. He has rushed for 100 or more yards in all four contests this year (159, 125, 104 and 149 yards), the longest streak of 100-yard games since Blake Corum hit the century mark in eight consecutive games in 2022.
• For the season, Haynes is third nationally in rushing yards per game (134.3), averaging 8.14 yards per carry (sixth, FBS) with six rushing touchdowns (13th, FBS).
• Eleven of Haynes' 66 rushes have gone for 10-plus yards (16.7 percent), and he has long runs of 56, 59 and 75 yards (twice).
• Backfield mate Jordan Marshall is averaging 5.3 yards per carry and posted a career-long touchdown run at Nebraska (54 yards). Marshall then picked up the game-clinching first down on U-M's final possession, sliding once he reached the sticks to keep the clock moving.
• Quarterback Bryce Underwood has three rushing touchdowns on the season himself, and his 37-yard touchdown run was the longest scoring rush by a Wolverine quarterback since Dylan McCaffrey ran for a 44-yard score in 2018.
• U-M is winning the turnover battle with an 8:3 ratio (three fumbles lost, one interception). Cole Sullivan leads the team with three (two interceptions, one fumble recovery).
• The Wolverines rank ninth in interceptions (six) and have multiple turnovers in three of four games, with at least one in each contest. Five different players have U-M's six picks: Elijah Dotson, TJ Guy, Brandyn Hillman, TJ Metcalf and Sullivan.
• Through four games, 14 different players have an interception or pass breakup: two linebackers, two defensive linemen and 10 defensive backs. Jyaire Hill leads the team with three.
• The run defense has been stout, allowing 77.5 yards per game (10th, FBS) and 2.3 yards per carry on 132 rushes against. Oklahoma is the only team to score a rushing touchdown against the Wolverines this year.
• The pass rush, active against Nebraska with seven sacks, has been a force for the U-M defense, averaging 3.5 quarterback takedowns per game (sixth, FBS). That has helped pad a TFL rank of ninth, averaging eight tackles for loss per contest. Jaishawn Barham leads the team in both categories (3.0 sacks, 4.5 TFL).
• Linebacker Ernest Hausmann is pacing the defense with 29 tackles through four games, eight clear of the next-closest defender (Jimmy Rolder, 21). Three of the team's top four tacklers (Sullivan, 19) are in the linebacker room. Hausmann has led U-M in tackles in 10 of the 17 games he has started in his career.
• Defensive back Hillman (20 tackles) leads the DB room, and Trey Pierce is the leader among interior linemen (10).
• Opponents have combined to score only two field goals and one touchdown in fourth quarters this year. U-M has permitted only three touchdowns and two field goals across four second halves.
• Kicker Dominic Zvada matched his career-long field goal (56 yards) at Nebraska, his third time hitting from that distance as a Wolverine, and his fourth time as a collegian. He added to his career record at Michigan for 50-plus-yard field goals and is now 8-of-8 in maize and blue.
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