Postgame Notes: Michigan 21, Penn State 18
10/17/2026 7:43:00 PM | Football
• Today's game marked the 334th consecutive crowd of 100,000-plus fans at Michigan Stadium. Attendance for today's game was 110,731.
• U-M improved to 4-2 on the season and picked up its first Big Ten win of the year with today's victory.
• U-M has won four straight games in the series against Penn State and is 8-3 over the last 11 meetings between the teams.
• Michigan leads the all-time series 18-10, including a 10-4 mark in Ann Arbor.
• The offense totaled 301 net yards, including 211 rushing yards. It marked the first time since at Maryland (Nov. 22, 2025) that the Wolverines rushed for more than 200 yards.
• U-M's offense came alive in the second half, totaling 21 points and 221 yards, including 174 rushing, while averaging 7.4 yards per play.
• Tommy Carr played his first significant minutes at quarterback, taking over to start the second half. The true freshman completed 5-of-7 passes for 47 yards and recorded his first rushing touchdown as a Wolverine on a 12-yard run.
• Bryson Kuzdzal opened the scoring for the Wolverines in the third quarter with a 43-yard rushing touchdown, the longest run by a Wolverine this season. The run marked a career long for Kuzdzal (previously 22 yards) and his first touchdown of the season.
• On his third possession leading the offense, Carr guided a touchdown drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown rush from Jordan Marshall. It marked Marshall's fourth touchdown of the season.
• Savion Hiter recorded career highs with 78 rushing yards and a career-long 41-yard rush.
• Three Wolverines -- Kuzdzal, Marshall and Carr -- scored rushing touchdowns, marking the first time three Michigan players scored on the ground in the same game since Justice Haynes, Bryce Underwood and Marshall combined for four rushing touchdowns against Michigan State (Oct. 25, 2025).
• The defense held Penn State to 65 rushing yards, its second-lowest rushing total of the season. U-M has held three opponents below 100 rushing yards and is allowing 94.6 yards per game on the ground, which ranks 17th nationally.
• The defense has forced eight turnovers through six games, including six interceptions, two of which have been returned for touchdowns.
• Through six games, the U-M defense has allowed 10 touchdowns and ranks 20th nationally in scoring defense at 15.8 points allowed per game. No opponent has scored more than 14 points in a half against Michigan this season.
• Rod Moore Jr. intercepted his eighth career pass and first of the season in the third quarter. It marked Michigan's sixth interception of the season by its sixth different player and set up the Wolverines' first touchdown.
• Chris Bracy recorded his first interception of the season and later forced a strip sack in the fourth quarter that was recovered by Enow Etta. The takeaway set up Michigan's game-clinching touchdown.
• Michigan's three-turnover performance marked its third game this season with multiple takeaways, joining Oklahoma and Minnesota.
• Cam Brown has punted 30 times this season, placing 14 inside the 20-yard line and forcing 13 fair catches.
• Avery Gach earned his first career start at right guard, and Manuel Beigel earned his first career start at the rhino position. Jonah Lea'ea made his first career start as a Wolverine along the defensive line.
• Salesi Moa started at punt returner for the Wolverines. He recorded two fair catches and returned one punt for nine yards.
