• The program’s 12-game conference win streak is the longest stretch since U-M defeated 13 consecutive conference opponents in the 2003-04 seasons.
• U-M is scoring 41.4 points per game and allowing 11.2 points against, on average. Michigan is one of three teams ranked in the top 10 in both scoring offense (fifth) and scoring defense (first), along with Ohio State (second, offense; seventh, defense) and Georgia (seventh, offense; second, defense).
• Michigan (+30.2) and Ohio State (+31.2) are the only teams in the country beating their opponents by more than 30 points per game, on average. They are also the only two teams with cumulative scoring margins above 300 points (OSU, +312; U-M, +301).
• U-M has scored points on its opening possession in eight of 10 games this season (six touchdowns, two field goals).
• U-M is even more dangerous after the break, having outscored teams 91-6 in the third quarter and this season. In the last five games, U-M is out-scoring its opponents 117-3 in the second half. The defense has not surrendered a touchdown in the third quarter this year.
• Dating to this time last season, U-M has averaged better than three rushing touchdowns per game (44 rushing TDs in 14 games). The team has 31 in 10 games of 2022 and scored 13 in the final four games of 2021.
• Blake Corum ranks third in the country in rushing yards (1,349), the highest total by a Wolverine since Denard Robinson’s 2010 season (1,702 yards) and the most by a U-M back since Mike Hart’s freshman season of 2004 (1,445 yards).
• Corum is tied-first in the nation in total touchdowns (18). He is also the best chain-mover in the country, having picked up an FBS-best 91 first downs, and has 13 runs of 20-plus yards (fourth, nationally).
• Corum has 1,114 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns (one receiving) across seven Big Ten games in 2022, averaging 5.8 yards per carry in conference play. Across his last 15 Big Ten games (dating to 2021), Corum has totaled 1,646 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns on 5.77 yards per carry.
• PFFCollege credits Corum with 64 missed tackles forced on 227 carries this season, sixth-most among in the country and second-most in the Big Ten (Chase Brown, 68). Corum has 54 fewer carries than Brown.
• The service grades Corum as the highest-rated player in the FBS at any position, offense or defense, (94.8). His current, active streak of seven straight games with 100-plus rushing yards and one-plus rushing touchdown is the longest in the last 25 years at U-M.
• In the record book, Corum is up to 17th in single-season rushing yards. He is 59 yards shy of matching Tony Boles (1,408 yards, 1988) to reach the top 10 and needs 335 yards to match Chris Perry (1,674 yards, 2003) and reach the top five.
• Corum’s 17 rushing touchdowns are three shy of the single-season record set by Hassan Haskins last season. He is in the midst of a seven-game streak of 100-plus rushing yards (all in Big Ten play).
• Corum is 18th on the career yardage list, more than 500 yards shy of the top 10. His 6.01 yards-per-carry mark ranks fourth all-time.
• So far this season, the offensive line has paved the way to an average of 6.0 yards per sack-adjusted carry, and 6.5 yards per play overall. U-M (460.3 yards per game) has outgained opponents (232.8) by more than 225 yards per game, on average.
• The men up front have permitted just 44 negative plays on 706 offensive snaps (4.4 per game, or on 6.2 percent of all offensive snaps).
• Opponents have pressured a U-M passer 22 times (12 sacks, 10 hurries) across 40 quarters of play. When the line does allow a sack against starter J.J. McCarthy, it comes on an average of 4.60 seconds to throw, the ninth-most time when considering passers with at least 100 dropbacks.
• In the run game, U-M ball carriers have recorded just 71 yards lost on 435 non-sack rush attempts.
• J.J. McCarthy is among the most efficient passers in the nation, ranking 18th in that statistic (157.6) and ninth in completion percentage (69 percent). He’s averaging an FBS-best 13.5 yards per attempt on play action (minimum 100 drop backs), compared to 8.2 yards per attempt on all passes.
• Receiver Ronnie Bell leads all pass catchers in catches (45) and yards (597), while Cornelius Johnson holds the lead in receiving touchdowns (four). Seven different players have at least one touchdown catch.
• Tight end Luke Schoonmaker entered the 2022 season having never caught more than three passes in a game but has four or more catches in four of his last six games played. He has established new career highs in catches (nine at Indiana) and yards (72 vs. Maryland) since the start of conference play.
• U-M’s high scoring rates have Jake Moody (109 points) leading the nation in points with Blake Corum (108) tied for second. The next-highest-scoring pair of teammates are Chase McGrath (95 points) and Jalin Hyatt (90 points).
• The defense is ranked No. 1 in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense, and first downs allowed and also ranks second in pass efficiency defense and fourth in passing yards allowed per game.
• No team has reached 150 yards on the ground against Michigan this season and Maryland is the only team to reach 300 yards of total offense.
• U-M has held five of the last six teams at or below 75 yards rushing with three opponents under 40 yards.
• Last weekend, Nebraska became the third straight opponent held to one or no first downs in the third quarter.
• Opposing offenses have been held to 4.0 yards per play, including a stingy 2.6 yards per rush. On average, teams suffer 5.9 negative plays per game for nearly 30 yards lost.
• Mike Morris leads the team in TFLs (10.5) and sacks (7.5), and ranks second in the Big Ten and tied-17th nationally in the latter category. Morris has PFF’s top pass-rush productivity grade (PRP, minimum 65 pass rush snaps) in the Big Ten, No. 25 in the country.
• Morris is credited with 36 combined sacks, hits, and hurries in true pass-rush sets — third-most in the conference — on 191 pass-rush snaps. The two players with more combined sacks, hits and hurries than Morris have 223 and 306 pass rush snaps, respectively.
• Kris Jenkins leads all FBS defenders with a 18.3 stop percentage, a full two percentage points clear of the next-closest player (16.3 percent), minimum 80 run plays defended. Run stop percentage is a metric by PFF that measures the percentage of a player’s defensive snaps that result in a stuff on a run play. Mazi Smith (11.9 percent) is also a standout in this category.
• Defensive back Rod Moore (three interceptions) leads the team in turnovers. Five different Wolverines have at least one pick, and 16 different players have at least one pass breakup.
• Among punters with at least one punt per game (eight), Robbins’ 4.29-second hang time is the best in the country, according to PFFCollege. He is one of five punters above 4.2 seconds. The average among Big Ten punters who meet the same qualifications is 3.83 seconds.
• With Robbins directing the unit, no opponent has registered a punt return of 10-plus yards since U-M played Ohio State in the 2017 season (109 punts). So far this year, return attempts gained 3.4 yards on average.
• Twenty (20) of Robbins’ 25 punts have been downed, fair caught, or rolled out of bounds. The other five have been returned for a combined total of 17 yards.
• Robbins’ special teams partner Jake Moody has helped the Wolverines achieve the No. 10 kickoff coverage unit, with opposing returners gaining 16.57 yards per return attempt. Moody is tied-third in the country with 73 kickoffs and leads the country in combined touchbacks (49) and fair catches (10) with 59.
• Last weekend, Moody became the third player in Michigan history to record consecutive 100-point seasons, joining Anthony Thomas (1999-2000) and Tom Harmon (1939-40).
• Moody’s 109 points this year are 16 shy of his 14-game total from 2021. Desmond Howard (1991, 138 points) is the single-season record-holder for points scored.
• Moody’s 61 career made field goals are three shy of the record held by Garrett Rivas (64 from 2003-06). With four more made field goals, Moody would match the single-season record held by Remy Hamilton (1994, 25 FGM).
• Moody is also up to 46 PATs this season, 10 shy of his single-season record set a year ago.
• Moody is the second-highest-scoring kicker in program history (317 career points), good for fourth all-time. Only Tyrone Wheatley (324 points), Anthony Thomas (336 points) and Garrett Rivas (354 points) have scored more for Michigan Football.
