Thursday, August 31, 2006

Vanderbilt @ #14 Michigan

Michigan Football Game Notes

2006 Michigan Football Team Photo
2006 University of Michigan Football Team
Vanderbilt at #14 Michigan
U-M leads the series 9-0-1

Saturday, Sept. 2 • Noon EDT
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich.
ESPN Television




Michigan Stats
  • Michigan is #14 in the AP Poll and #15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll
  • Michigan has more wins that any football program in NCAA history, 849-280-36 (.744206)
  • Michigan has the highest winning percentage of any team in the NCAA history (.744206)
  • Michigan ranks #1 all-time in composite AP final football polls (1936-2005)
  • Michigan has 42 Big 10 titles which is the most conference titles of any NCAA school
  • Michigan has the most weekly appearances in the AP poll, appearing 724 times entering the 2006 season
  • Michigan has led the nation in attendance 31 of the last 32 years
  • Michigan has appeared in 31 straight bowls, the longest current streak in NCAA history.
  • Michigan has had 356 football games televised (237-111-8), which leads the NCAA.
  • The Michigan football program is the only Big 10 team in any sport to win a conference title in each decade. It is the winningest overall athletic program in Big 10 Conference history
  • Michigan has appeared in more Rose Bowls (19) than any other Big 10 Conference school
  • Michigan has 11 national championships (5th all-time) to OSU's 7
Lloyd Carr Stats
  • Head coach Lloyd Carr has a career winning percentage of .750 (102-34), ranking him fifth among active Division I coaches.
  • Michigan has a xx-xx overall record against AP nationally ranked teams under Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines have compiled a xxx-xxx-xx (.xxx) all-time record against AP nationally ranked teams.
  • He now leads active Big 10 coaches with 68 conference wins (68-20).
  • He grabbed the active career lead in Big 10 wins during the 2003 season.
  • He is the eighth coach in conference history to claim five or more Big 10 championships.

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