This Season
Michigan is 9-2 overall and 5-2 in conference play. Michigan has wins over Western Michigan (34-10), Notre Dame (35-31), Eastern Michigan (31-3), San Diego St. (28-7), Minnesota (58-0), Northwestern (42-24), Purdue (36-14), Illinois (31-14), and Nebraska (45-17). The loses were to Michigan State (14-28) and Iowa (16-24). The team averages 33 points/game while limiting teams to 16 points/game. The offense averages 236 rushing yards and 198 passing yards.
Offense
At QB is Denard Robinson and Devin Gardner. Robinson is a great runner who can pass, but under the new pro offense he has already thrown more interceptions than last season. He has 14 rushing touchdowns and 993 rushing yards. He has completed 54% for 1889 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. Robinson apparently injured his wrist earlier this month against Illinois, and Gardner has seen more playing time, but Robinson hasn't missed a start and is still expected to run the ball well. At running back is Fitgerald Toussaint, who has lead Michigan in rushing in six games, including the last four games. He had 170 rushing yards against Purdue, 192 against Illinois and 138 against Nebraska. The main receivers are Roy Roundtree (1706 career reception yards), Junior Hemingway (averages 19.7 yards/reception), and Kevin Koger (three touchdown receptions leads the team).
Defense
Michigan is playing much better on defense after bringing in a former NFL defensive coordinator, Greg Mattison. The defense gave up 450 yards/game last season, but this year it is 14th in the country and only allows 312 yards/game. The leader on the revitalized defensive line is Mike Martin who had seven tackles including two sacks against Purdue, and nine tackles against Illinois. Safety Jordan Kovacs had 17 tackles against OSU last year and this year he has 116 tackles for the season.
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