RELEASE #13 - December 7, 2017
MICHIGAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
2017 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HAIL TO THE CONQU’RING HEROES
11 NATIONAL TITLES
46 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES
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DID YOU KNOW? • Michigan will face South Carolina for the fourth time in school history. • U-M is making its Big Ten-leading sixth appearance in the Outback Bowl. • Michigan has 10 players that hail from the state of Florida. • Tarpon Springs native Mason Cole will look to make his school-recordtying 51st start in the Outback Bowl. • Karan Higdon needs 71 rushing yards for 1,000 on the season. • Maurice Hurst & Devin Bush earned second-team All-America honors.
GAME 13: 2018 OUTBACK BOWL Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla. • January 1, 2018 • 12 p.m. EST Series vs. South Carolina: USC leads 2-1 Series Streak: USC won 1 Last Meeting vs. OSU: USC 33, U-M 28 (2013) Last Michigan Win: U-M 34, USC 3 (1985) Television: ESPN2 Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network Live Stats: MGoBlue.com
2017 GAME INFORMATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS Game Information...............................1 Quick Facts.............................................2 Radio and TV Information ................3 National Polls ........................................4 Game Notes .................................... 4-21 Pronunciations .................................. 11 2017 Honors & Awards .............22-23 Team Award Winners ...................... 24 Wolverines in the NFL..................... 25 U-M Football by the Numbers ..... 26 Michigan Stadium ............................ 27 Rosters ............................................28-29 Coach Jim Harbaugh.................30-31 Coaching and Support Staff ......... 32 Player Career Bests.....................33-35 Starting Lineups ............................... 36
Television Coverage ESPN2 will broadcast the game to a national audience. Adam Amin (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline) will call the game. Radio Coverage Jim Brandstatter (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color analyst) bring the action to you from the booth, with Doug Karsch providing sideline reports and analysis. Anchored by WWJ-AM (950) in Detroit, the Michigan IMG Radio Network is comprised of 41 affiliate stations in Michigan and Ohio (see page 3). Outback Bowl Bound The Wolverines will participate in their Big Ten-leading sixth Outback Bowl/Hall of Fame Bowl. U-M has compiled a 3-2 record in the Outback/Hall of Fame Bowl, with appearances in the 1988, 1994, 1997, 2003 and 2013 games. The Wolverines defeated Alabama (1988), North Carolina State (1994) and Florida (2003) and suffered setbacks to Alabama (1997) and South Carolina (2013).
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42 BIG TEN TITLES
Wolverines and Gamecocks This will be the fourth meeting between Michigan and South Carolina. The Gamecocks hold a 2-1 edge in the all-time series and won the only bowl game match-up, a 33-28 affair in the 2013 Outback Bowl. Michigan has compiled an 8-5 record against the Southeastern Conference in bowl games and is 24-8-1 against schools from the SEC. Bowl-ing for the 46th Time The Wolverines will participate in a bowl game for the 46th time in school history. U-M has compiled a 21-24 record in bowl games, listing 11th in the NCAA in appearances and 17th in victories. Michigan will be making its 38th January bowl appearance and will play in a January bowl game for the 16th time in the past 19 bowl trips. Internet Sites Michigan: MGoBlue.com South Carolina: gamecocksonline.com Big Ten Conference: bigten.org Southeastern Conference: secsports.com
2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE................ RANK ............ OPPONENT ................. RESULT ................. TIME..................TV ........................... ATTEND. Preseason ...........11 Sept. 2 ...................11 / 17 ............... vs. Florida (Dallas, TX) .....W, 33-17 .................3:41 p.m. .............. ABC ..................................... 75,802 Sept. 9 ..............8 / - ................ CINCINNATI.................. W, 36-14 ............12:06 p.m. ........ABC ..........................111,384 Sept. 16 ............7 / - ................ AIR FORCE.................... W, 29-13 ............12:01 p.m. ........BTN ..........................111,387 Sept. 23 ................8 / - ..................... at Purdue* ..........................W, 28-10 .................4:21 p.m. .............. FOX ..................................... 60,042 Oct. 7 ................7 / - ................ MICHIGAN STATE* ....... L, 10-14 .............7:42 p.m............ABC ..........................112,432 Oct. 14 ..................17 / - .................. at Indiana* ..........................W, 27-20 1ot .........12:06 p.m. ............ ABC ..................................... 52,929 Oct. 21 ..................19 / 2 ................. at Penn State* ...................L, 13-42 ..................7:42 p.m. .............. ABC ...................................110,823 Oct. 28..............- / - ................. RUTGERS* (HC) ............ W, 35-14 ............12:01 p.m. ........BTN ..........................111,213 Nov. 4 ...............- / - ................. MINNESOTA* ............... W, 33-10 ............7:42 p.m............FOX ..........................111,090 Nov. 11..................21 / - .................. at Maryland* ......................W, 35-10 .................3:42 p.m. .............. BTN...................................... 44,325 Nov. 18..................19 / 5 ................. at Wisconsin* .....................L, 10-24 ..................12:05 p.m. ............ FOX ..................................... 81,216 Nov. 25 .............- / 8 ................ OHIO STATE*................ L, 20-31 .............12:05 p.m. ........FOX ..........................112,028 Jan. 1 .....................- / - ...................... vs. South Carolina ...............................................12 p.m. .................. ESPN2 ............................................... All Times Eastern / * Big Ten Games / Home Games Bold at Michigan Stadium Rank (U-M / Opponent) from the Associated Press Top 25
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