By the numbers: Michigan football vs. Iowa
This is quite literally for all the marbles. Michigan heads to Indianapolis to take on Iowa, a team that was once ranked No. 2 in the country before losses to Purdue and Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes feature a tenacious defense, and — uh — an offense?
Iowa prefers to get into a dogfight, with solid blocking up front on both sides of the ball. The winner is the outright Big Ten Champion, something the Wolverines haven’t accomplished since 2004 and Iowa hasn’t since — well, 2004.
Here is how each team matches up against each other by the numbers.
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Offense
Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
Michigan scoring offense | 13th (37.3 ppg) | 9th (17.3 ppg) | Iowa scoring defense |
Michigan rushing offense | 9h (224.92 ypg) | 14th (105.83 ypga) | Iowa rushing defense |
Michigan passing offense | 67th (226.3 ypg) | 38th (210 ypga) | Iowa passing defense |
Michigan total offense | 19th (451.2 ypg) | 14th (315.8 ypga) | Iowa total defense |
Michigan yards per play | 27th (6.41 ypp) | 6th (4.52 ypga) | Iowa yards per play allowed |
Michigan first downs | 38th (22.3 pg) | 15th (17.2 apg) | Iowa opp. first downs |
Michigan third down conv. | 19th (45.73%) | 38th (36.32%) | Iowa opp. third down conv. |
Michigan fourth down conv. | 41st (60.87%) | 65th (52.17%) | Iowa opp. fourth down conv. |
Michigan red zone conv. | 10th (91.67%) | 105th (88.57%) | Iowa opp. red zone conv. |
Michigan sacks allowed | 3rd (0.75 sapg) | 77th (2 spg) | Iowa sacks |
Michigan TFL allowed | 1st (2 tfla/gm) | 111th (2.58 tfl/gm) | Iowa TFL |
Michigan long scrimmage plays | 82nd (161 10+ yd plays) | 7th (124 10+ yd plays) | Iowa long plays allowed |
Michigan penalties | 19th (41.6 yds/gm) | 59th (54 yds/gm) | Iowa opp. penalties |
Michigan TOP | 19th (32:05.25) | 26th (30:27.92) | Iowa TOP |
Defense
Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
Michigan scoring defense | 8th (17.2 ppg) | 87th (25.7 ppg) | Iowa scoring offense |
Michigan rushing defense | 22nd (123 ypga) | 106th (121.17 ypg) | Iowa rushing offense |
Michigan passing defense | 23rd (196.3 ypga) | 110th (177.9 ypg) | Iowa passing offense |
Michigan total defense | 15th (319.3 ypga) | 123rd (299.1 ypg) | Iowa total offense |
Michigan yards per play allowed | 12th (4.78 yppa) | 121st (4.6 ypp) | Iowa yards per play |
Michigan opp. first downs | 14th (17 apg) | 120th (16.5 pg) | Iowa first downs |
Michigan opp. third down conv. | 18th (32.97%) | 105th (34.71%) | Iowa third down conv. |
Michigan opp. fourth down conv. | 52nd (50%) | 121st (35.71%) | Iowa fourth down conv. |
Michigan opp. red zone conv. | 82nd (85.19%) | 113th (75.61%) | Iowa red zone conv. |
Michigan sacks | 33rd (2.75 s/gm) | 94th (2.58 sa/gm) | Iowa sacks allowed |
Michigan TFL | 83rd (5.42 tfl/gm) | 120th (7.5 tfla/gm) | Iowa TFL allowed |
Michigan long scrimmage plays allowed | 16th (134 10+ yd plays) | 120th (127 10+ yd plays) | Iowa long plays |
Michigan opp. penalties | 113th (43.7 yd/gm) | 5th (34.6 yd/gm) | Iowa penalties |
Michigan turnover margin | 27th (+0.5/gm) | 3rd (+1.08/gm) | Iowa turnover margin |
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Special teams
Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
Michigan kickoff | 39th (62.92 yds) | 18th (59.42 yds) | Iowa opp. kickoff |
Michigan kickoff return | 86th (18.81 yds/ret) | 16th (17.43 yds/ret) | Iowa kickoff return allowed |
Michigan punting | 19th (45.82 yds/p) | 32nd (40.82 yds/p) | Iowa opp. punting |
Michigan punt return | 39th (10.34 yds/ret) | 30th (5.43 yds/ret) | Iowa punt return allowed |
Michigan field goals | 9th (91.7%) | 111th (88.42%) | Iowa opp. field goals |
Michigan PAT | 1st (100%) | 87th (100%) | Iowa opp. PAT |
Michigan opp. kickoff | 24th (59.45 yds) | 28th (63.7 yds) | Iowa kickoff |
Michigan kickoff return allowed | 1st (12.08 yds/ret) | 19th (25.14 yds/ret) | Iowa kickoff return |
Michigan opp. punting | 110th (44.39 yds/p) | 28th (45.1 yds/p) | Iowa punting |
Michigan punt return allowed | 36th (5.86 yds/ret) | 65th (8.54 yds/ret) | Iowa punt return |
Michigan opp. field goals | 36th (68.8%) | 16th (88%) | Iowa field goals |
Michigan opp. PAT | 87th (100%) | 1st (100%) | Iowa PAT |
Mich. blocked punts/kicks | 18th (3) | 28th (2) | Iowa blocked punts/kicks |
Players to know
Player | Stats to Know | |
Quarterback | Spencer Petras Alex Padilla | 137/236 (58.1%), 1,532 yds, 9 TDs, 6 INTs 45/97 (46.4%), 598 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Running Back | Tyler Goodson | 238 car, 1,101 yds (4.63 ypc), 6 TDs (91.75 ypg) |
Wide Receivers | Sam LaPorta (TE) Keagan Johnson Nico Ragaini | 40 catches, 486 yds (12.15 ypc), 2 TDs 17 catches, 339 yds (19.94 ypc), 2 TDs 26 catches, 331 yds (12.73 ypc), 1 TDs |
Leading Tacklers | LB Jack Campbell LB Seth Benson DB Jack Koerner | 124 tackles 89 tackles 75 tackles |
Sacks Leaders | DL Lukas Van Ness DE Joe Evans DL Zach VanValkenburg | 6 sacks, 39 yds 6 sacks, 39 yds 3.5 sacks, 247yds |
TFL Leaders | DL Zach VanValkenburg DL Lukas Van Ness DE Joe Evans | 11.5 TFL, 52 yds 7.5 TFL, 42 yds 6 TFL, 39 yds |
Most passes broken up | CB Dane Belton LB Jack Campbell | 7 PBU 6 PBU |
Interception Leaders | CB Dane Belton CB Riley Moss | 5 INT, 0 yds 4 INT, 85 yds, 2 TD |
Field Goals | K Caleb Shudak | 22/25 FG attempts |
Punting | P Tory Taylor | 45.75 yds/punt |
Punt Returns | Charlie Jones | 34 ret, 288 yds (8.47 avg) |
Kick Returns | Charlie Jones | 23 ret, 605 yds (26.3 avg), 1 TD |
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