The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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138 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2022 FOOTBALL PREVIEW THE SEASON Game-By-Game First Yards Yards Passes Had Fumbles Penalties Summary Score Downs Rush Pass Com./Att. Int. No./Lost No./Yards Attendance Western Michigan 14 17 119 191 20/37 0 1/0 3/30 109,295 Michigan 47 22 335 216 13/17 0 1/0 5/48 Home Washington 10 19 50 293 20/37 0 1/1 6/59 108,345 Michigan 31 20 343 44 7/15 0 1/0 6/60 Home Northern Illinois 10 11 162 46 9/17 1 0/0 6/57 106,263 Michigan 63 28 373 233 12/17 0 1/0 5/45 Home Rutgers 13 21 196 156 18/31 0 1/1 7/42 106,943 Michigan 20 15 112 163 9/16 0 0/0 6/59 Home Michigan 38 15 112 253 18/30 1 1/0 3/10 Away Wisconsin 17 12 43 167 11/23 1 3/2 1/5 74,855 Michigan 32 26 204 255 22/39 1 1/0 6/55 Away Nebraska 29 19 140 291 18/28 1 2/1 6/47 87,380 Northwestern 7 10 100 133 16/32 1 3/1 2/25 109,449 Michigan 33 28 294 163 23/32 0 2/2 4/40 Home Michigan 33 27 146 406 31/48 1 3/1 8/59 Away Michigan State 37 20 199 196 19/30 2 1/0 7/75 76,549 Indiana 7 11 107 88 10/25 1 2/1 3/30 109,890 Michigan 29 19 188 223 15/28 1 0/0 5/35 Home Michigan 21 21 144 217 19/29 0 1/1 4/20 Away Penn State 17 20 109 223 24/44 0 3/1 4/29 109,534 Michigan 59 24 151 352 29/40 0 2/0 6/50 Away Maryland 18 20 181 178 19/33 1 0/0 8/59 36,181 Ohio State 27 23 64 394 34/49 0 2/0 10/66 111,156 Michigan 42 24 297 190 14/20 1 1/0 2/20 Home Michigan 42 21 211 250 18/28 2 0/0 4/50 67,183 Iowa 3 15 104 175 19/38 1 1/0 5/55 Neutral Michigan 11 16 88 237 18/36 2 2/1 4/30 66,839 Georgia 34 21 190 328 21/31 0 0/0 5/70 Neutral THE BEST AND THE WORST BEST WIN: OHIO STATE A tilt two years in the making after 2020's rendi- tion of the rivalry was canceled due to COVID-19, "The Game" lived up to the hype. Behind 111,156 fans at The Big House, the Wolverines knocked off Ohio State for the first time since 2011, 42-27. The offense battered the Buckeyes' defense to the tune of 297 rushing yards and 5 scores, while also mixing in the pass game, accumulating 190 yards through the air. The Maize and Blue scored on each of its four second-half drives, not including the kneel-down at the end, while the Buckeyes' prolific offense was held in check. Entering the game, OSU averaged 7.8 yards per play, which was good for tops in the country, but it mustered up just 5.8 yards per play and went 8 of 18 on third down against U-M, which made two red-zone stands to force field goals. WORST LOSS: MICHIGAN STATE The Wolverines lost only two games — Oct. 30 at Michigan State (37-33) and Dec. 31 vs. Georgia in the College Football Playoff (34-11). While the latter game's score was more lopsided, the Bulldogs fielded a generational defense and went on to win the national title. Against the Spartans, who fin- ished third in the Big Ten East, U-M blew a 16-point lead in the game's final 19 minutes. Despite racking up a season-high 552 yards of total offense, self-inflicted wounds did the Wolverines in. They turned the ball over twice and gave it over on downs another two times in the second half. U-M also settled for four red-zone field goals over the course of the game. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL