Wednesday, October 11, 2006

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#4 Michigan @ Penn State

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Saturday, Oct. 14th • 8 p.m.

Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
ABC-TV
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Michigan Football Game Notes
  • Michigan (6-0; 3-0 vs. Big 10); Penn State (4-2; 2-1 vs. Big 10)
  • U-M leads the series 8-3
  • Series Streak: U-M won 7
  • Michigan leads the nation in rushing defense and has held five opponents under 60 yards
  • Michigan leads the Big 10 in rushing (17th nationally) and scoring (15th nationally)
  • Michigan currently boasts the nation's sixth toughest schedule as it's opposition has compiled a 38-21 record (.644) thus far. U-M has the 13th toughest remaining schedule with an opposition record of 20-11 (.645)
  • Michigan is 20-10 in games starting after 5 p.m. and are 9-2 in last 11
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Michigan Stats
  • Michigan is #4 in the AP Poll and #5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll
  • Michigan has more wins that any football program in NCAA history, 855-280-36
  • Michigan has the highest winning percentage of any team in the NCAA history (.7455166)
  • Michigan will play its 360th game (266-83-10, .755) when ranked in the Top 10 in the AP Poll. This year Michigan is 3-0
  • 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 and is 451-163-18 in Big 10 play
  • Michigan has the most weekly appearances in the AP poll, appearing 730 times entering the 2006 season
  • Michigan has led the nation in attendance 31 of the last 32 years
  • Michigan has had 197 consecutive crowds of 100,000+ fan at "The Big House" - a streak started Nov. 8, 1975
  • Michigan has compiled a 365-106-15 record (.766) in "The Big House"
  • Michigan has appeared in 31 straight bowls, the longest current streak in NCAA history.
  • 363 Michigan football games have been televised (243-111-8), 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
  • Michigan's five current NFL quarterback's are more than any other school in the country.

Lloyd Carr Stats
  • Head coach Lloyd Carr has a career winning percentage of .761 (108-34), ranking him fifth among active Division I coaches.
  • He is 39-7 (.841) against Big 10 foes at Michigan Stadium and 32-13 on the road.
  • Coach Carr is 42-18 while ranked in the Top 10.
  • Michigan has a 39-21 overall record against nationally ranked teams under Carr. They are 16-6 against Top 10 opponents; 8-2 against teams in the Top 5; and 4-1 against No. 2 ranked teams.
  • He leads active Big 10 coaches with 71 conference wins, 71-20 (.780), a mark he grabbed in 2003.
  • He is the 8th coach in conference history to claim five or more Big 10 championships.