T E A M S T A T S
MICH
OPP
Points/Game
44.5
11.0
First Downs/Game
23.6
13.3
Rush Yards/Game
236.3
113.1
Yards/Rush
5.3
3.1
Rushing TDs
37
3
Passing Yards/Game
231.5
131.6
Completion %
63.2%
43.9%
Yards/Pass
8.3
5.5
Passing TDs
17
9
Interceptions
4
11
Offensive Plays/Game
72.5
59.9
Total Offense
467.8
244.7
3rd-down Conversions
46.5%
19.7%
4th-down Conversions
61.5%
34.8%
Sacks/Game
3.3
1.4
Kick return average
17.8
21.0
Punt return average
18.0
8.1
Punting average
41.9
39.0
Field Goals-Attempts
12-17
6-12
Fumbles/Lost
10/4
12/5
Penalty Yards/Game
45.7
43.8
Time of Poss
32:59
27:01
I N D I V I D U A L S T A T S
PASSING
Player
Cmp
Att
Yds
TD
INT
Speight
160
257
2156
15
4
O’Korn
13
18
114
2
0
Morris
4
5
45
0
0
TOTALS
177
280
2315
17
4
RUSHING
Player
Att
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
Smith, D.
121
592
4.9
42
8
Evans
65
508
7.8
57
3
Higdon
61
415
6.8
45
6
Isaac
69
411
6.0
53
5
Peppers
21
161
7.7
63
3
McDoom
15
154
10.3
33
0
Chesson
9
47
5.2
17
1
Henderson
5
37
7.4
13
1
Hill, K.
22
36
1.6
4
9
Morris
3
19
6.3
14
0
Davis
2
17
8.5
10
0
Crawford
3
15
5.0
11
0
O’Korn
6
12
2.0
3
0
Hirsch
1
2
2.0
2
0
Wilson
1
1
1.0
1
0
Beneducci
1
1
1.0
1
0
Hewlett
2
-1
-0.5
0
0
Gedeon
1
-2
-2.0
0
0
Allen
1
-11
-11.0
0
0
TEAM
10
-15
-1.5
0
0
Speight
26
-36
-1.4
10
1
TOTALS
445 2363
5.3
63
37
RECEIVING
Player
No.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
Darboh
43
746
17.3
46
6
Butt
38
460
12.1
37
4
Chesson
27
446
16.5
40
2
Perry
7
124
17.7
54
1
Hill
12
93
7.8
15
1
Evans
6
87
14.5
56
0
McDoom
5
59
11.8
33
0
Poggi
6
45
7.5
15
0
Crawford
3
43
14.3
18
1
Smith, D.
11
38
3.5
17
0
Wheatley
2
27
13.5
21
1
Ways
2
24
12.0
22
0
Henderson
1
23
23.0
23
0
Isaac
1
21
21.0
21
0
Asiasi
2
18
9.0
15
1
Hirsch
1
15
15.0
15
0
Jocz
1
12
12.0
12
0
Harris
2
11
5.5
7
0
McKeon
2
10
5.0
5
0
Bunting
2
6
3.0
4
0
Johnson, N.
1
4
4.0
4
0
Peppers
2
3
1.5
5
0
TOTALS
177
2315
13.1
56
17
PUNT RETURNS
Player
No.
Yds
Avg. Long
TD
Peppers
16
276
17.2
54
1
Jocz
1
27
27.0
0
0
Evans
1
15
15.0
15
0
Perry
0
6
--
6
1
TOTALS
18
324
18.0
54
2
INTERCEPTION RETURNS
Player
No.
Yds
Avg. Long
TD
Stribling
4
60
15.0
51
1
Hill, D.
3
36
12.0
27
1
McCray
1
22
22.0
22
0
Thomas
1
4
4.0
4
0
Lewis
2
0
0.0
0
0
TOTALS
11
122
11.1
51
2
FUMBLE RETURNS
Player
No.
Yds
Avg. Long
TD
Hill, L.
1
9
9.0
9
0
TOTALS
1
9
9.0
9
0
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player
No.
Yds
Avg. Long
TD
Peppers
8
198
24.8
55
0
Lewis
3
34
11.3
18
0
Hill, K.
3
28
9.3
13
0
Henderson
2
28
14.0
15
0
Evans
1
26
26.0
26
0
Hudson
1
6
6.0
6
0
TOTALS
18
320
17.8
55
0
KICKOFFS
Player
No.
Yds
Avg.
TB
Allen
68
4356
64.1
36
Foug
8
460
57.5
2
Tice
3
189
63.0
0
TOTALS
79
5005
63.4
38
PUNTING
Player
No.
Yds
Avg.
Lg
Allen
33
1382
41.9
56
TOTALS
27
1138
42.1
56
FIELD GOALS
Player
FG
Pct.
1-19 20-29 30-3940-49 50+ Lg
Allen
12-16 75.0% 0-0 7-7
3-5
1-3
1-1
51
Tice
0-1 0.0% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0
LEADING TACKLERS
Player
Solo Ast
Tot
TFL
SK
PBU
Gedeon
31
53
84
13.0
3.5
2
Peppers
38
21
59
14.0 4.0
-
McCray
27
29
56
9.5
3.5
4
Thomas
29
21
50
-
-
6
Hill, D.
29
11
40
3.5
-
3
Winovich
9
23
32
7.5
4.0
-
Wormley
14
16
30
7.5
5.0
-
Glasgow
8
22
30
5.0
2.0
1
Hurst
16
12
28
8.5
3.0
-
Gary
10
15
25
5.0
1.0
-
Charlton
10
14
24
5.5
5.0
-
Godin
9
14
23
2.0
1.0
-
Lewis
13
5
18
2.5
-
7
Stribling
10
8
18
1.0
-
9
Kinnel
10
4
14
1.0
-
-
Watson
6
5
11
-
-
-
Bush
6
5
11
0.5
-
-
Clark
6
4
10
-
-
3
Glasgow, J.
7
4
11
-
-
-
Metellus
6
2
8
1.0
1.0
-
Hudson
3
5
8
0.5
-
1
Furbush
3
5
8
1.0
-
-
Pearson
2
5
7
-
-
-
TOTALS
325 328 653
90
33
37
2016 SCHEDULE
HAWAII (4-7)
W, 63-3 (1-0)
UCF (6-4)
COLORADO (8-2)
PENN ST. (8-2)
WISCONSIN (8-2) at RUTGERS (2-8)
ILLINOIS (3-7)
at MICH. ST. (3-7) MARYLAND (5-5)
at IOWA (6-4)
INDIANA (5-5)
Michigan Stadium
at OHIO ST. (9-1)
Noon, Columbus, Ohio
9/3
9/10
9/17
9/24
10/1
10/8
10/22
10/29
11/5
11/12
11/19
11/26
W, 51-14 (2-0) W, 45-28 (3-0) W, 49-10 (4-0) W, 14-7 (5-0) W, 78-0 (6-0) W, 41-8 (7-0) W, 32-23 (8-0) W, 59-3 (9-0)
L, 14-13 (9-1)
Sports
The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 — 7
Injury puts Speight’s status in question
The Michigan football team
may have lost more than just the
game on Saturday, as redshirt
sophomore quarterback Wilton
Speight suffered a shoulder
injury late in the 14-13 loss at
Iowa and now could miss this
week’s
home
finale
against
Indiana.
Reports from MGoBlog and
The Detroit Free Press each
cited a source who said Speight
broke his collarbone and would
miss the rest of the regular
season.
Speight said Saturday night
that his shoulder was bothering
him during the game. On the last
pass he threw, Iowa defensive
end Parker Hesse came in
unblocked and hit Speight in the
left shoulder. Speight came up
holding his arm and grimacing.
During
his
weekly
press
conference Monday — before the
reports of a broken collarbone
— Harbaugh gave no specifics
on Speight’s injury regarding
severity,
possible
structural
damage or prognosis.
“When we’ll know is based
on what the doctors say and
how Wilton’s feeling, what he’s
able to do in terms of practice,
et cetera,” Harbaugh said. He
added that the decision on
Speight’s status could be made
as late as game time Saturday.
A broken collarbone, though,
would mean that Speight would
certainly miss at least this
week’s game and next week’s
showdown at Ohio State, and
perhaps whichever bowl game
Michigan lands in around New
Year’s Day. The injury usually
takes at least six weeks to heal,
which would put Speight back at
practice around the time of the
bowl game.
If Speight can’t play Saturday,
the starting job would likely
go to Houston transfer John
O’Korn, who has played several
snaps as a backup in blowouts
this season. He is 13-for-18 for
114 yards and two touchdowns
in seven games, though he has
not started.
Still,
Speight’s
absence
would be a blow to Michigan’s
offense next week against the
fifth-ranked Buckeyes, if not
this week against the Hoosiers.
His
struggles
Saturday
notwithstanding
—
Speight
completed just 11 of 26 passes for
103 yards and a late interception
at Iowa — he has been one of
the offense’s most productive
players.
“That would be tough —
Wilton’s done a great job,
he’s been a great leader for us
and he’s stepped up for us in
countless situations throughout
the whole entire season,” said
senior tight end Jake Butt on
Monday. “But John’s a great
leader, too. John will get ready
to go, and he’s one of those guys
that leads by example with his
work ethic. So as an offense,
we’ll all stand behind whoever’s
in that huddle.”
O’Korn, who transferred to
Michigan in 2015 after Harbaugh
was hired, sat out last season per
NCAA transfer rules and spent
the year on the scout team. He
and redshirt junior Shane Morris
battled Speight for the starting
job for the duration of spring
and fall camps before Speight
ultimately won out.
But some lopsided scores in
the Wolverines’ victories have
inserted O’Korn plenty of times.
On Oct. 8, when Michigan
trampled Rutgers, 78-0, O’Korn
played the entire second half.
“If John’s number is called,
we’re fully confident in him,” Butt
said. “We’ve seen what he can
do since he got here. He’s been
a hard worker, great note-taker,
great leader. He’s got everything
you need to do to get the job
done. So if his number is called,
if it turns out that Wilton can’t
go, he’ll be ready to go, and we’re
fully confident in him.”
Speight’s
first
encounter
with the Michigan quarterback
job came just over a year ago,
also because of an injury. The
Wolverines’ starter, Iowa transfer
Jake Rudock, suffered an injury
on a hit at Minnesota on Oct.
31. Speight came in and threw a
game-winning touchdown pass
to fifth-year senior wide receiver
Jehu Chesson to lead Michigan to
a 27-23 victory.
Rudock returned the next week
against Rutgers and won four
of his last five starts, alleviating
any concern. This year, the
Wolverines find themselves in
another predicament, though this
one may be more serious.
“Wilton stood back there —
we’ve seen him take some hard
shots all season,” Butt said.
“Kind of similar to how Rudock
did last year. Just kept bouncing
back and putting the team first.
He understood he was in pain. I
think he knew he wasn’t the only
guy. We’re all sacrificing for the
greater good of the team right
here.”
That put him on track to
become the starter, a job he has
kept all season. The redshirt
junior transfer played for a year
and a half at Houston, making
his last start in a loss to Central
Florida on Oct. 2, 2014.
He is smaller than Speight
and a less consistent passer, but
he does add more of a running
dimension. Despite losing the
competition this summer, O’Korn
has earned nothing but praise
since he started on the practice
field.
“John’s been great — he’s
been amazing,” redshirt junior
defensive tackle Maurice Hurst
said. “They were competing until
basically the start of the season
for the starting spot. They’re
both really great players, and I
definitely have full confidence
in John, have full confidence in
Wilton.”
JAKE LOURIM
Managing Sports Editor
RYAN MCLOUGHLIN/Daily
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight suffered a shoulder injury in Michigan’s 14-13 loss to Iowa.
Harbaugh credits seniors for stopping ‘freight train’
For a month at the end of
2014, the Michigan football
team was a group with no coach
and no sign that things were
heading in a positive direction.
The Wolverines were coming
off a 5-7 season and had fired
coach Brady Hoke. The roster
was
composed
of
talented
recruits, but they couldn’t even
muster wins against Maryland
or Rutgers to secure bowl
eligibility.
Jim Hackett, then Michigan’s
interim Athletic Director, gave
those players a chance to decide
what they needed to get back on
track. Over the course of several
meetings, Hackett asked the
players what qualities they were
looking for in a new head coach —
ideally, one who could bring out
all that untapped potential.
Luckily for the Wolverines,
Hackett found a coach who met
all the players’ criteria: Jim
Harbaugh.
The turnaround has been well-
documented and well-publicized
— a 10-3 record last season
and a 9-0 start this year before
Michigan was upset by Iowa on
Saturday night.
But
with
Senior
Day
at
Michigan Stadium coming up this
week, the man who kickstarted
the
Wolverines’
renaissance
directed the attention to the
players
who
stuck
around
through it all.
“This class has meant so
much
to
me
personally,
to
Michigan football, to all of us,”
Harbaugh said. “You look at
these guys — the direction of the
program was going a certain way,
almost like a locomotive. These
upperclassmen, these seniors,
guys last year who played as well,
it meant a lot to get it stopped, to
get that momentum stopped. Like
stopping a freight train.
“I credit them for not only
getting it stopped, but even
harder, getting it turned on the
tracks and headed the other
direction.”
Senior tight end Jake Butt is
just one of many Wolverines who
have been through the wringer
over the last few years, hoping
their work would eventually pay
off.
The players never doubted they
had the talent to be successful
— they just needed a push in the
right direction.
“We always knew we had
talent,” Butt said. “It was just
about putting all the pieces
together. Coach Harbaugh, he’s
like a wizard, man. He brought in
unbelievable coaches, and it took
a lot of time, a lot of hours, a lot
of hard work and a lot of sacrifice
by everyone on this team and
around the program, but it was
all for the right reasons. And now,
here we are with a chance to do
something great.”
Butt said before the season
that one of the biggest mental
shifts under Harbaugh was an
increased urgency to not let one
loss turn into two. That mindset
has paid off so far — Michigan has
yet to lose back-to-back games
under Harbaugh — and now it
will be tested again this week,
as it tries to rebound from a last-
second upset by the Hawkeyes.
The Wolverines have claimed
to be treating every game the
same way so far this season, and
Harbaugh has been a picture of
that. Butt said Harbaugh tells
his players to go 100 percent all
the time — never 110 percent.
That
steadiness
has
created
an increased urgency to leave
nothing up to chance, especially
after losses.
Of course, it helps to have a
senior class that refuses to “hit
the panic button.” According
to Butt, they’ve been around
long enough to know that one
loss doesn’t necessarily warrant
drastic changes.
If they’ve learned anything
from their roller-coaster ride at
Michigan, it’s how to lose and
come back stronger.
“We’ve got a ton of seniors
on both sides of the ball and
special teams,” Butt said. “We’ve
got experienced coaches that
have
experienced
big
wins,
heartbreaking losses at different
levels and as players. We all kind
of understand a little bit how this
goes, and having said that, we’ll
be able to handle this situation
pretty well.”
ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily
Senior tight end Jake Butt is one of the senior members of the Michigan football team playing his final game at Michigan Stadium on Saturday.
JACOB GASE
Daily Sports Editor