Monday, January 01, 2007

#3 Michigan vs. #5 USC

USC Univ. of Michigan logo

Monday, Jan. 1 • 5 p.m. EST
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
ABC Sports

Rose Bowl Game

Rose Bowl History

  • Michigan (11-1; 7-1 vs. Big 10); USC (10-2; 7-2 vs. Pac 10)
  • USC leads the series 5-4-0
  • Series Streak: USC has won last two
Michigan's Rose Bowl History
Record in Rose Bowl: 8-11
Record vs. USC in Rose Bowl: 2-5
First Game: January 1, 1902 (Michigan 49, Stanford 0)
Last Appearance: January 1, 2005 (Texas 38, Michigan 37)

Michigan's BCS Bowl History
Record in BCS Bowls: 1-2
Previous BCS Bowl Results:
January 1, 2000 - Orange Bowl (Michigan 35, Alabama 34, OT)
January 1, 2004 - Rose Bowl (Southern Cal 28, Michigan 14)
January 1, 2005 - Rose Bowl (Texas 38, Michigan 37)

Michigan Key Stats:

AP: Preview
ESPN: Pressure Release
USC, Michigan look to take out frustration in Rose Bowl
Google News: U-M vs. USC

ESPN: Michigan Clubhouse
Yahoo!: Michigan Team Page
Detroit Free-Press: Michigan Team Page
Detroit News: Michigan Clubhouse



Michigan Stats
  • Michigan is #3 in the BCS, #3 in the AP Poll, #3 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll and #3 in the Sagarin rankings
  • Michigan has more wins that any football program in NCAA history, 860.
  • Michigan has the highest winning percentage of any team in NCAA history 860-281-36 (.7465xxx).
  • Michigan will play its 366th game (271-84-10, .75x) when ranked in the Top 10 in the AP Poll. They are 8-0 this year. They are 18-6-1 all-time when ranked #2 and 4-0 this year.
  • 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 456-164-18 (.73x) in Big 10 play.
  • Michigan has the most weekly appearances in the AP poll, appearing 735 times since 1936.
  • Michigan has led the nation in attendance 31 of the last 32 years
  • Michigan has had 200 consecutive crowds of 100,000+ fan at "The Big House" - a streak started Nov. 8, 1975
  • Michigan has compiled a 368-106-15 record (.768) at "The Big House"
  • Michigan has appeared in 32 straight bowls, the longest current streak in NCAA history.
  • 368 Michigan football games have been televised (248-112-8), 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 (20) 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 .76x (113-35), ranking him fifth among active Division I coaches.
  • He is 41-7 (.841) against Big 10 foes at Michigan Stadium and 34-14 on the road. He has the best winning percentage (69-9 .885) of any U-M coach at Michigan Stadium.
  • Coach Carr is 47-19 while ranked in the Top 10.
  • Michigan has a 39-22 overall record against nationally ranked teams under Carr. They are 16-7 against Top 10 opponents; 8-3 against teams in the Top 5; 4-1 against No. 2 ranked teams; and 0-2 against opponents ranked #1. He is 4-4 against OSU teams ranked in the Top 10 and 1-3 against OSU at Ohio Stadium when U-M is ranked in the Top 10.
  • He leads active Big 10 coaches with 75 conference wins, 75-21 (.78x), a mark he grabbed in 2003.
  • Carr is 6-6 against OSU and 2-4 in Columbus.
  • He is the 8th coach in conference history to claim five or more Big 10 championships.
Michigan Blogs:
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