Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)
WHEN: Saturday, September 30 | 2:30 PM (CT)
WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: FOX (Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
HUSKERS
Record: 2-2 (0-1 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Louisiana Tech (W 28-14)
Rankings: NR
Coach: Matt Rhule (2-2, 1st year NU | 49-45, 8th year overall)
Rhule vs. Michigan: 0-0
WOLVERINES
Record: 4-0 (1-0 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Rutgers (W 31-7)
Rankings: AP (2nd) | Coaches (2nd)
Coach: Jim Harbaugh (75-25, 9th year at Michigan | 133-52, 16th year overall)
Harbaugh vs. Nebraska: 3-0
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
2 - Michigan enters Saturday's matchup ranked second in the nation in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. This marks the fifth straight year Nebraska has faced a top-five opponent, including last year's game at No. 3 Michigan.
3 - Nebraska tight end Thomas Fidone II has caught a touchdown pass in three consecutive games. He his the first Nebraska tight end with a TD catch in three straight games since the 2008 season.
200 - Nebraska has rushed for more than 200 yards in three straight games, including a season-high 312 yards against Louisiana Tech. This is the first time since 2018 NU has had three straight 200-yard rushing games. Nebraska is sixth nationally in rushing offense at 234.8 yards per game.
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska returns to Big Ten Conference play and finishes a three-game homestand on Saturday afternoon when the Huskers entertain the second-ranked Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium. Game time in Lincoln is set for shortly after 2:30 p.m. Central time, with the game televised by FOX and available on the Fox Sports App. The radio broadcast will be available on the Huskers Radio Network, the official Huskers App and Huskers.com.
Nebraska won its second straight game last Saturday with a 28-14 victory over Louisiana Tech. The Huskers used a powerful running game to wear down the Bulldogs and take control with three touchdowns on their first four possessions of the second half. Nebraska finished the game with 312 rushing yards, including a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same game since the 2020 season. Defensively, the Blackshirt defense limited Louisiana Tech to 46 rushing yards.
Michigan comes to Lincoln with a 4-0 record, including a 1-0 Big Ten mark following last week's 31-7 victory over Rutgers in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are ranked second in both polls this week and have captured the past two Big Ten Conference titles. Coach Jim Harbaugh's squad has been impressive on both sides of the ball this season. Michigan leads the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 5.8 points per game and is third in total defense, allowing 231.0 yards per game. The Wolverine offense is one of the nation's most efficient passing attacks, completing better than 77 percent of its attempts. Saturday's contest pits two of just eight football programs in the nation with at least 900 victories. Michigan ranks first in all-time victories, while the Huskers rank eighth nationally in wins.
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's meeting between Nebraska and Michigan will be the 13th all-time between the schools, with Michigan holding a 7-4-1 advantage. This marks the third time Michigan has visited Lincoln, including trips to Memorial Stadium in 2012 and 2021.
- The Huskers and Wolverines have met six times since Nebraska joined the Big Ten, with the Wolverines holding a 4-2 edge.
- Between 1962 and 2011 the only meetings between the two historical powerhouses were a pair of bowl matchups. Michigan was victorious in the Fiesta Bowl following the 1985 season (27-23), when the Wolverines were quarterbacked by current head coach Jim Harbaugh. Nebraska defeated Michigan 32-28 in the 2005 Alamo Bowl, when it was lead by quarterback Zac Taylor, the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Nebraska vs. Michigan Series History
1905 - Michigan 31, Nebraska 0 (Ann Arbor)
1911 - Nebraska 6, Michigan 6 (Lincoln)
1917 - Michigan 20, Nebraska 0 (Ann Arbor)
1962 - Nebraska 25, Michigan 13 (Ann Arbor)
1985 - #5 Michigan 27, #7 Nebraska 23 (Fiesta Bowl)
2005 - Nebraska 32, #20 Michigan 28 (Alamo Bowl)
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2011 - #20 Michigan 45, #17 Nebraska 17 (Ann Arbor)
2012 - Nebraska 23, #20 Michigan 9 (Lincoln)
2013 - Nebraska 17, Michigan 13 (Ann Arbor)
2018 - #19 Michigan 56, Nebraska 10 (Ann Arbor)
2021 - #9 Michigan 32, Nebraska 29 (Lincoln)
2022 - #3 Michigan 34, Nebraska 3 (Ann Arbor)
MATCHUP PITS TWO HISTORICAL PROGRAMS
Saturday's meeting between Nebraska and Michigan matches up two of the most successful programs in the history of college football.
- Michigan and Nebraska rank first and eighth, respectively, in all-time victories in college football. The Wolverines have 993 all-time victories, while the Huskers have 914 wins in the history of the program.
- Michigan and Nebraska have combined for 16 national championships, with the Wolverines winning 11 and Nebraska owning five national titles. The schools shared the 1997 national championship. Together, Nebraska and Michigan have won 90 conference championships, including 46 by Nebraska and 44 by Michigan.
ABOUT MICHIGAN
Michigan has fielded a football team since 1879, and the Wolverines are closing in on their 1,000th all-time win as a program with an NCAA-leading 993 victories entering Saturday. Michigan has claimed 11 national titles and 44 Big Ten championships.
The Wolverines have made 50 bowl appearances, claiming 21 victories. Michigan has also appeared twice in the College Football Playoff Semifinals, with appearances in 2021 and 2022.
First Year: 1879
All-Time Record: 993-353-36
Bowl Record: 21-29
Conference Titles: 44
National Titles: 11
Stadium: Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 107,601
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Enrollment: 46,710
School Colors: Maize & Blue
2023 Michigan Schedule/Results (4-0, 1-0)
East Carolina (W 30-3)
UNLV (W 35-7)
Bowling Green (W 31-6)
Rutgers (W 31-7)
at Nebraska
at Minnesota
Indiana
at Michigan State
Purdue
at Penn State
at Maryland
Ohio State
Michigan is off to a 4-0 start in the 2023 campaign after cruising to a 31-7 victory over divisional foe Rutgers last weekend in Ann Arbor.
Michigan enters Saturday averaging 405.3 yards per game, with 237.5 yards per game through the air and 167.8 yards per game on the ground. J.J. McCarthy has completed 71-of-89 passes for 915 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions. Roman Wilson has 15 receptions for 268 yards and six scores, followed by Cornelius Johnson with 13 grabs for 224 yards and a touchdown. Blake Corum leads the Wolverine rushing attack with 351 rushing yards and eight touchdowns through four games this season. Donovan Edwards has carried the ball 33 times for 109 yards, followed by McCarthy with 14 rushes for 86 yards.
Defensively, Michigan is allowing 231.5 yards per game and 5.8 points per game. Junior Colson leads the Wolverines with 22 tackles. Jaylen Harrell has recorded a team-high 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks this season while Mike Sainristil has snagged a team-leading two interceptions.
ABOUT JIM HARBAUGH
Jim Harbaugh is in his ninth season as the head coach at Michigan.
In eight years, Harbaugh has led U-M to five 10-win seasons and seven bowl games, including the past two College Football Playoff Semifinals and two New Year's Six Bowls and three additional New Year's Day bowl games. Harbaugh has also led the Wolverines to the past two Big Ten Conference championships.
Harbaugh came to Michigan after spending four years with the San Francisco 49ers. He led the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game in each of his first three seasons and tallied a 49-22-1 overall record.
Prior to the 49ers, Harbaugh spent four years as the head coach at Stanford (2007-10, 29-21) and three years as the head coach at FCS San Diego (2004-06, 29-6).
This Saturday's game will mark Harbaugh's fourth game against Nebraska as a head coach. He currently sports a 3-0 record in games against the Cornhuskers. The Huskers last faced Harbaugh in 2022, when Nebraska traveled to Ann Arbor. Harbaugh and Michigan came away with a 34-3 victory.
LAST MEETING
November 12, 2022
Michigan 34, Nebraska 3
Ann Arbor - Nebraska got a second-quarter field goal to pull within 14-3, but the Huskers were unable to get any closer as No. 3 Michigan battled its way to a 34-3 win over the Huskers at the Big House in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday afternoon.
Although Nebraska capped a 12-play, 55-yard drive with a 37-yard Timmy Bleekrode field goal with 4:10 left in the first half, the Huskers lost starting quarterback Chubba Purdy late in the drive following Purdy's first-down gaining run. Purdy, who made his second straight start in place of an injured Casey Thompson, ended his day with a team-high 39 rushing yards on five carries, while completing 6-of-12 passes for 56 yards.
Logan Smothers came on in relief of Purdy and completed 4-of-8 passes for 15 yards the rest of the way, while adding one yard on four rushing attempts against a stout and aggressive Michigan defense. For the game, Nebraska (3-7) managed just 146 total yards against the Wolverines.
Michigan (10-0) controlled the game with its defense and a powerful running game that featured 162 yards on 28 carries from Blake Corum, including a two-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give the Wolverines a 7-0 lead. C.J. Stokes added 68 yards on eight carries for the Wolverines, who amassed 264 yards on the ground among their 412 yards of total offense.
Nebraska's defense limited Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy to 129 yards on just 8-of-17 passing, including four connections for 72 yards to Ronnie Bell, who pulled down a nine-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter that gave the Wolverines a 14-0 lead.
The Huskers responded following Michigan's second score, as Purdy opened the ensuing drive with a 13-yard run. Three plays later, Purdy completed a 13-yard pass on 3rd-and-6 to Alante Brown, who finished the play with a highlight reel hurdle to convert for a Big Red first down.
On the next play, Nebraska moved 15 yards on a roughing the passer penalty on Michigan, before Purdy picked up seven more yards on the ground. Purdy made another third-down play with his legs, scampering eight yards on 3rd and 3 to set the Huskers up with a 1st and 10 at the Michigan 15. But Purdy was injured on a half slide at the end of the run and did not return.
Smothers came in and finished off the drive with the final three plays from scrimmage to set up Bleekrode's 37-yard field goal cut the Michigan margin to 14-3.
MIchigan responded with a 30-yard Jake Moody field goal to end the half with a 17-3 lead, then outscored the Huskers 17-0 in the second half.
Ernest Hausmann led the Nebraska defense with a career-high 10 tackles, including a sack, while Luke Reimer matched Hausmann with 10 tackles of his own.
Neither team committed a turnover, and the two squads combined for just five penalties for 45 yards in the contest.
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WHEN: Saturday, September 30 | 2:30 PM (CT)
WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: FOX (Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
HUSKERS
Record: 2-2 (0-1 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Louisiana Tech (W 28-14)
Rankings: NR
Coach: Matt Rhule (2-2, 1st year NU | 49-45, 8th year overall)
Rhule vs. Michigan: 0-0
WOLVERINES
Record: 4-0 (1-0 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Rutgers (W 31-7)
Rankings: AP (2nd) | Coaches (2nd)
Coach: Jim Harbaugh (75-25, 9th year at Michigan | 133-52, 16th year overall)
Harbaugh vs. Nebraska: 3-0
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
2 - Michigan enters Saturday's matchup ranked second in the nation in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. This marks the fifth straight year Nebraska has faced a top-five opponent, including last year's game at No. 3 Michigan.
3 - Nebraska tight end Thomas Fidone II has caught a touchdown pass in three consecutive games. He his the first Nebraska tight end with a TD catch in three straight games since the 2008 season.
200 - Nebraska has rushed for more than 200 yards in three straight games, including a season-high 312 yards against Louisiana Tech. This is the first time since 2018 NU has had three straight 200-yard rushing games. Nebraska is sixth nationally in rushing offense at 234.8 yards per game.
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska returns to Big Ten Conference play and finishes a three-game homestand on Saturday afternoon when the Huskers entertain the second-ranked Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium. Game time in Lincoln is set for shortly after 2:30 p.m. Central time, with the game televised by FOX and available on the Fox Sports App. The radio broadcast will be available on the Huskers Radio Network, the official Huskers App and Huskers.com.
Nebraska won its second straight game last Saturday with a 28-14 victory over Louisiana Tech. The Huskers used a powerful running game to wear down the Bulldogs and take control with three touchdowns on their first four possessions of the second half. Nebraska finished the game with 312 rushing yards, including a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same game since the 2020 season. Defensively, the Blackshirt defense limited Louisiana Tech to 46 rushing yards.
Michigan comes to Lincoln with a 4-0 record, including a 1-0 Big Ten mark following last week's 31-7 victory over Rutgers in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are ranked second in both polls this week and have captured the past two Big Ten Conference titles. Coach Jim Harbaugh's squad has been impressive on both sides of the ball this season. Michigan leads the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 5.8 points per game and is third in total defense, allowing 231.0 yards per game. The Wolverine offense is one of the nation's most efficient passing attacks, completing better than 77 percent of its attempts. Saturday's contest pits two of just eight football programs in the nation with at least 900 victories. Michigan ranks first in all-time victories, while the Huskers rank eighth nationally in wins.
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's meeting between Nebraska and Michigan will be the 13th all-time between the schools, with Michigan holding a 7-4-1 advantage. This marks the third time Michigan has visited Lincoln, including trips to Memorial Stadium in 2012 and 2021.
- The Huskers and Wolverines have met six times since Nebraska joined the Big Ten, with the Wolverines holding a 4-2 edge.
- Between 1962 and 2011 the only meetings between the two historical powerhouses were a pair of bowl matchups. Michigan was victorious in the Fiesta Bowl following the 1985 season (27-23), when the Wolverines were quarterbacked by current head coach Jim Harbaugh. Nebraska defeated Michigan 32-28 in the 2005 Alamo Bowl, when it was lead by quarterback Zac Taylor, the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Nebraska vs. Michigan Series History
1905 - Michigan 31, Nebraska 0 (Ann Arbor)
1911 - Nebraska 6, Michigan 6 (Lincoln)
1917 - Michigan 20, Nebraska 0 (Ann Arbor)
1962 - Nebraska 25, Michigan 13 (Ann Arbor)
1985 - #5 Michigan 27, #7 Nebraska 23 (Fiesta Bowl)
2005 - Nebraska 32, #20 Michigan 28 (Alamo Bowl)
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2011 - #20 Michigan 45, #17 Nebraska 17 (Ann Arbor)
2012 - Nebraska 23, #20 Michigan 9 (Lincoln)
2013 - Nebraska 17, Michigan 13 (Ann Arbor)
2018 - #19 Michigan 56, Nebraska 10 (Ann Arbor)
2021 - #9 Michigan 32, Nebraska 29 (Lincoln)
2022 - #3 Michigan 34, Nebraska 3 (Ann Arbor)
MATCHUP PITS TWO HISTORICAL PROGRAMS
Saturday's meeting between Nebraska and Michigan matches up two of the most successful programs in the history of college football.
- Michigan and Nebraska rank first and eighth, respectively, in all-time victories in college football. The Wolverines have 993 all-time victories, while the Huskers have 914 wins in the history of the program.
- Michigan and Nebraska have combined for 16 national championships, with the Wolverines winning 11 and Nebraska owning five national titles. The schools shared the 1997 national championship. Together, Nebraska and Michigan have won 90 conference championships, including 46 by Nebraska and 44 by Michigan.
ABOUT MICHIGAN
Michigan has fielded a football team since 1879, and the Wolverines are closing in on their 1,000th all-time win as a program with an NCAA-leading 993 victories entering Saturday. Michigan has claimed 11 national titles and 44 Big Ten championships.
The Wolverines have made 50 bowl appearances, claiming 21 victories. Michigan has also appeared twice in the College Football Playoff Semifinals, with appearances in 2021 and 2022.
First Year: 1879
All-Time Record: 993-353-36
Bowl Record: 21-29
Conference Titles: 44
National Titles: 11
Stadium: Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 107,601
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Enrollment: 46,710
School Colors: Maize & Blue
2023 Michigan Schedule/Results (4-0, 1-0)
East Carolina (W 30-3)
UNLV (W 35-7)
Bowling Green (W 31-6)
Rutgers (W 31-7)
at Nebraska
at Minnesota
Indiana
at Michigan State
Purdue
at Penn State
at Maryland
Ohio State
Michigan is off to a 4-0 start in the 2023 campaign after cruising to a 31-7 victory over divisional foe Rutgers last weekend in Ann Arbor.
Michigan enters Saturday averaging 405.3 yards per game, with 237.5 yards per game through the air and 167.8 yards per game on the ground. J.J. McCarthy has completed 71-of-89 passes for 915 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions. Roman Wilson has 15 receptions for 268 yards and six scores, followed by Cornelius Johnson with 13 grabs for 224 yards and a touchdown. Blake Corum leads the Wolverine rushing attack with 351 rushing yards and eight touchdowns through four games this season. Donovan Edwards has carried the ball 33 times for 109 yards, followed by McCarthy with 14 rushes for 86 yards.
Defensively, Michigan is allowing 231.5 yards per game and 5.8 points per game. Junior Colson leads the Wolverines with 22 tackles. Jaylen Harrell has recorded a team-high 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks this season while Mike Sainristil has snagged a team-leading two interceptions.
ABOUT JIM HARBAUGH
Jim Harbaugh is in his ninth season as the head coach at Michigan.
In eight years, Harbaugh has led U-M to five 10-win seasons and seven bowl games, including the past two College Football Playoff Semifinals and two New Year's Six Bowls and three additional New Year's Day bowl games. Harbaugh has also led the Wolverines to the past two Big Ten Conference championships.
Harbaugh came to Michigan after spending four years with the San Francisco 49ers. He led the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game in each of his first three seasons and tallied a 49-22-1 overall record.
Prior to the 49ers, Harbaugh spent four years as the head coach at Stanford (2007-10, 29-21) and three years as the head coach at FCS San Diego (2004-06, 29-6).
This Saturday's game will mark Harbaugh's fourth game against Nebraska as a head coach. He currently sports a 3-0 record in games against the Cornhuskers. The Huskers last faced Harbaugh in 2022, when Nebraska traveled to Ann Arbor. Harbaugh and Michigan came away with a 34-3 victory.
LAST MEETING
November 12, 2022
Michigan 34, Nebraska 3
Ann Arbor - Nebraska got a second-quarter field goal to pull within 14-3, but the Huskers were unable to get any closer as No. 3 Michigan battled its way to a 34-3 win over the Huskers at the Big House in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday afternoon.
Although Nebraska capped a 12-play, 55-yard drive with a 37-yard Timmy Bleekrode field goal with 4:10 left in the first half, the Huskers lost starting quarterback Chubba Purdy late in the drive following Purdy's first-down gaining run. Purdy, who made his second straight start in place of an injured Casey Thompson, ended his day with a team-high 39 rushing yards on five carries, while completing 6-of-12 passes for 56 yards.
Logan Smothers came on in relief of Purdy and completed 4-of-8 passes for 15 yards the rest of the way, while adding one yard on four rushing attempts against a stout and aggressive Michigan defense. For the game, Nebraska (3-7) managed just 146 total yards against the Wolverines.
Michigan (10-0) controlled the game with its defense and a powerful running game that featured 162 yards on 28 carries from Blake Corum, including a two-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give the Wolverines a 7-0 lead. C.J. Stokes added 68 yards on eight carries for the Wolverines, who amassed 264 yards on the ground among their 412 yards of total offense.
Nebraska's defense limited Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy to 129 yards on just 8-of-17 passing, including four connections for 72 yards to Ronnie Bell, who pulled down a nine-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter that gave the Wolverines a 14-0 lead.
The Huskers responded following Michigan's second score, as Purdy opened the ensuing drive with a 13-yard run. Three plays later, Purdy completed a 13-yard pass on 3rd-and-6 to Alante Brown, who finished the play with a highlight reel hurdle to convert for a Big Red first down.
On the next play, Nebraska moved 15 yards on a roughing the passer penalty on Michigan, before Purdy picked up seven more yards on the ground. Purdy made another third-down play with his legs, scampering eight yards on 3rd and 3 to set the Huskers up with a 1st and 10 at the Michigan 15. But Purdy was injured on a half slide at the end of the run and did not return.
Smothers came in and finished off the drive with the final three plays from scrimmage to set up Bleekrode's 37-yard field goal cut the Michigan margin to 14-3.
MIchigan responded with a 30-yard Jake Moody field goal to end the half with a 17-3 lead, then outscored the Huskers 17-0 in the second half.
Ernest Hausmann led the Nebraska defense with a career-high 10 tackles, including a sack, while Luke Reimer matched Hausmann with 10 tackles of his own.
Neither team committed a turnover, and the two squads combined for just five penalties for 45 yards in the contest.
