The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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M By The Numbers 26 .667 Consecutive games in which receiver Jeremy Gallon has recorded a reception, ranking him fifth all time and drawing him within 12 of Braylon Edwards' 38-game school record. Michigan's winning percentage since 2010, ranking this decade 10th among the 15 the Maize and Blue have played in. 3.86 Average star ranking (according to Rivals.com) of the Wolverines' 14 scholarship offensive linemen in 2013, the highest it has been since at least 2000. 8 27 Years in which Michigan has not play a ranked opponent at home after the Wolverines did not entertain such a foe in 2012. First downs quarterback Devin Gardner has picked up as a runner among his 79 career rushing attempts, moving the chains better than one every three bursts (34.2 percent of the time). 20 Receptions made by U-M tight ends in 2012, accounting for 11.8 percent of Michign's total, down from 25 and 16.1 percent in 2011. 121 Sacks Michigan has accumulated over the past five years, ranking the Maize and Blue ninth in the Big Ten. photo by per kjeldsen 21.2 50.3 149 Percentage of incomplete passes on which Michigan was credited with a pass broken up or interception in 2012, representing the lowest rate among the nation's top 10 pass defenses (U-M was fifth). Third-down conversion percentage achieved by the Wolverines in 2012, setting a new single-season school record in eclipsing the 1986 success rate of 49.6. Starts among 286 eligible starting assignments from 2012 occupied by members of the Michigan team returning in 2013, including 68 of 143 on offense and 81 of 143 on defense. 336.0 903 1,329 Yards rushing 16 U-M running backs have averaged during their true freshman campaigns over the last 15 years; the average is 463.6 yards among three five-star tailbacks. All-time victories for the Maize and Blue program; U-M became the first school in NCAA history to reach 900 with its Oct. 20 triumph over Michigan State. Yards Gallon was on pace for based off five games with Gardner under center; that figure would have ranked No. 2 for a single season behind Braylon Edwards' 1,330 in 2004. photo by brian blanco 24 ■ The Wolverine 2013 Football Preview