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THE WOLVERINE 2026 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 139 TheWolverine.com YouTube channel is your place for the best Michigan conversations on the web! DEFENSE ................................G SOLO ASSIST TOTAL TFL-YDS. SACK-YDS. PD FF FR Rolder, Jimmy ..........................12 47 26 73 7-29 2-21 2 0 1 Hausmann, Ernest ...................10 44 24 68 5.5-22 1-7 1 0 0 Metcalf, TJ ................................13 37 21 58 2.5-5 0-0 4 0 1 Hillman, Brandyn .....................12 31 18 49 2.5-2 0-0 3 1 0 Sullivan, Cole ...........................11 28 16 44 5-14 2-9 1 1 1 Hill, Jyaire ................................13 24 12 36 3-12 1-7 5 1 0 Benny, Rayshaun......................13 19 16 35 3-18 1.5-15 2 0 1 Curtis, Mason ..........................11 19 15 34 2-13 1-12 1 0 0 Berry, Zeke ...............................11 26 7 33 0-0 0-0 10 0 0 Barham, Jaishawn ....................12 21 11 32 10-47 4-29 3 1 0 Mangham, Jaden .....................13 19 11 30 2-2 0-0 2 0 0 Moore, Derrick ........................12 19 11 30 10.5-98 10-97 3 2 1 Pierce, Trey ..............................13 18 12 30 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Bowles, Troy ............................13 16 11 27 2-12 1-11 0 1 0 Sanders, Jayden .......................13 16 7 23 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Brandt, Cameron .....................13 12 10 22 1.5-6 0.5-3 0 0 0 Williams, Tré ............................13 12 8 20 5.5-12 0-0 1 0 0 Nichols, Dominic ......................12 14 5 19 5.5-33 1-7 0 0 0 Guy, T.J. ....................................12 13 5 18 3-20 2.5-20 0 0 0 Payne, Damon .........................13 9 7 16 2-4 0-0 1 0 0 Etta, Enow ...............................13 6 9 15 2.5-3 0.5-1 1 0 0 Young, Jordan ..........................10 11 4 15 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 Dotson, Elijah ..........................12 9 2 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Taylor, Chase ............................10 7 3 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Anderson, Caleb .......................7 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Marshall, Nate .........................11 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Moore, Rod ...............................3 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Taylor, Joe ................................12 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kuzdzal, Bryson .........................9 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Owusu-Boateng, Nathaniel ......7 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Metcalf, Tevis ............................3 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Oden, Jacob .............................10 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Forbes, Logan ..........................13 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Iwunnah, Ikechukwu ................8 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tonielli, Deakon .......................13 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Winston, Kainoa .......................1 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Andrighetto, Nico .....................7 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Beigel, Manuel ..........................7 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Crippen, Greg ..........................13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Efobi, Nathan ...........................13 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Guarnera, Jake .........................13 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hoffman, Jalen ........................13 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hollenbeck, Hudson ................13 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kanka, Bobby ............................1 1 0 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Marsh, Andrew ........................13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Marshall, Zack..........................13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Moore, Fredrick ........................5 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sunderland, Beckham..............13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS ...................G NO YDS AVG TD LG YD/G Sullivan, Cole ...........................11 3 8 2.7 0 8 0.7 Curtis, Mason ..........................11 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.3 Rolder, Jimmy ..........................12 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Berry, Zeke ...............................11 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Dotson, Elijah ..........................12 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Guy, T.J. ....................................12 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Hill, Jyaire ................................13 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Hillman, Brandyn .....................12 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Metcalf, TJ ................................13 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Moore, Rod ...............................3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Oden, Jacob .............................10 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Total ...................................... 13 13 24 1.8 0 14 1.8 Opponent .............................. 13 10 55 5.5 0 29 4.2 TEAM STATISTICS SCORING BY QUARTERS: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Michigan 92 86 99 81 0 358 Opponents 34 102 44 85 0 265 U-M OPP Total First Downs 262 240 Rushing 134 89 Passing 113 128 Penalty 15 23 Total Net Yards 5160 4203 Total Plays 842 853 Yards Per Play 6.1 4.9 Yards Per Game 396.9 323.3 Rushing Attempts-Yards 502-2732 427-1455 Yards Per Attempt 5.4 3.4 Yards Per Game 210.2 111.9 Pass Att.-Comp.-Int. 340-202-10 426-271-13 Passing Yards 2428 2748 Yards Per Completion 12.0 10.1 Yards Per Game 186.8 211.4 Punting: No.-Avg. 42-42.7 57-43.6 Fumbles-Lost 13-7 11-6 Penalties-Yards 57-508 67-562 Sacks By-Yds. Lost 28-220 21-120 Third-Down Conversions 72-165 68-179 Conversion Pct. 43.6 38.0 Fourth-Down Conversions 7-18 17-28 Conversion Pct. 38.9 60.7 Avg. Time Of Possession 29:48 30:12 2025 MICHIGAN RESULTS Date Opponent Result Aug. 30 NEW MEXICO W, 34-17 Sept. 6 at Oklahoma L, 24-13 Sept. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 63-3 Sept. 20 at Nebraska W, 30-27 Oct. 4 WISCONSIN W, 24-10 Oct. 11 at USC L, 31-13 Oct. 18 WASHINGTON W, 24-7 Oct. 25 at Michigan State W, 31-20 Nov. 1 PURDUE W, 21-16 Nov. 15 vs. Northwestern* W, 24-22 Nov. 22 at Maryland W, 45-20 Nov. 29 OHIO STATE L, 27-9 Dec. 31 vs. Texas^ L, 41-27 * at Wrigley Field in Chicago ^ Cheez-It Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla.