By the numbers: Michigan football vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Last week’s game at Wisconsin ended up being a rout in favor of the Wolverines. Will the maize and blue be able to make it two on the road?
This one is a little more daunting, as Nebraska, despite the 3-3 record, has shown a pulse all season-long, more getting into its own way than anything. The Wolverines have shown few weaknesses thus far, with still just the one half against Rutgers being the lone two quarters in which Michigan hasn’t been thoroughly dominant.
Conversely, Nebraska has a stellar offense, save for its porous offensive line. Adrian Martinez has been in beast mode all season and the Michigan defense has yet to face a top-rated offense this year.
This is how the two rank against each other according to the numbers.
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Offense
Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
Michigan scoring offense | 12th (39.8 ppg) | 13th (15.5 ppg) | Nebraska scoring defense |
Michigan rushing offense | 7th (255 ypg) | 43rd (122.17 ypga) | Nebraska rushing defense |
Michigan passing offense | 112th (181.6 ypg) | 43rd (199.8 ypga) | Nebraska passing defense |
Michigan total offense | 40th (436.8 ypg) | 42nd (322 ypga) | Nebraska total defense |
Michigan yards per play | 22nd (6.74 ypp) | 36th (4.88 ypga) | Nebraska yards per play allowed |
Michigan first downs | 80th (20 pg) | 23rd (16.5 apg) | Nebraska opp. first downs |
Michigan third down conv. | 47th (43.75%) | 69th (37.35%) | Nebraska opp. third down conv. |
Michigan fourth down conv. | 32nd (66.67%) | 5th (20%) | Nebraska opp. fourth down conv. |
Michigan red zone conv. | 13th (95%) | 6th (67.4%) | Nebraska opp. red zone conv. |
Michigan sacks allowed | 2nd (0.2 sapg) | 60th (1.83 spg) | Nebraska sacks |
Michigan TFL allowed | 1st (2.2 tfla/gm) | 9th (6.67 tfl/gm) | Nebraska TFL |
Michigan long scrimmage plays | 97th (59 10+ yd plays) | 69th (65 10+ yd plays) | Nebraska long plays allowed |
Michigan penalties | 30th (44.3 yds/gm) | 77th (51.7 yds/gm) | Nebraska opp. penalties |
Michigan TOP | 40th (31:01.4) | 33rd (31:41.5) | Nebraska TOP |
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Defense
Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
Michigan scoring defense | 6th (12.8 ppg) | 50th (34.3 ppg) | Nebraska scoring offense |
Michigan rushing defense | 33rd (115 ypga) | 14th (235.5 ypg) | Nebraska rushing offense |
Michigan passing defense | 16th (170.6 ypga) | 40th (266.5 ypg) | Nebraska passing offense |
Michigan total defense | 14th (285.8 ypga) | 11th (502 ypg) | Nebraska total offense |
Michigan yards per play allowed | 17th (4.48 yppa) | 24th (6.69 ypp) | Nebraska yards per play |
Michigan opp. first downs | 16th (16 apg) | 21st (24 pg) | Nebraska first downs |
Michigan opp. third down conv. | 38th (35.06%) | 27th (47.25%) | Nebraska third down conv. |
Michigan opp. fourth down conv. | 39th (40%) | 39th (69.23%) | Nebraska fourth down conv. |
Michigan opp. red zone conv. | 98th (88.89%) | 87th (80%) | Nebraska red zone conv. |
Michigan sacks | 35th (2.6 s/gm) | 121st (3 sa/gm) | Nebraska sacks allowed |
Michigan TFL | 77th (5.4 tfl/gm) | 115th (6.33 tfla/gm) | Nebraska TFL allowed |
Michigan long scrimmage plays allowed | 12th (47 10+ yd plays) | 19th (84 10+ yd plays) | Nebraska long plays |
Michigan opp. penalties | 118th (38.6 yd/gm) | 38th (46.2 yd/gm) | Nebraska penalties |
Michigan turnover margin | 12th (+1/gm) | 61st (0/gm) | Nebraska turnover margin |
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Special teams
Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
Michigan kickoff | 66th (62.79 yds) | 130th (65.35 yds) | Nebraska opp. kickoff |
Michigan kickoff return | 60th (21.45 yds/ret) | 93rd (22.63 yds/ret) | Nebraska kickoff return allowed |
Michigan punting | 60th (43.6 yds/p) | 115th (45.47 yds/p) | Nebraska opp. punting |
Michigan punt return | 15th (15.92 yds/ret) | 128th (23 yds/ret) | Nebraska punt return allowed |
Michigan field goals | 29th (88.9%) | 7th (36.4%) | Nebraska opp. field goals |
Michigan PAT | 1st (100%) | 52nd (100%) | Nebraska opp. PAT |
Michigan opp. kickoff | 2nd (55.71 yds) | 46th (63.47 yds) | Nebraska kickoff |
Michigan kickoff return allowed | 1st (7.75 yds/ret) | 119th (15 yds/ret) | Nebraska kickoff return |
Michigan opp. punting | 107th (44.93 yds/p) | 122nd (38.32 yds/p) | Nebraska punting |
Michigan punt return allowed | 33rd (4 yds/ret) | 125th (1.14 yds/ret) | Nebraska punt return |
Michigan opp. field goals | 49th (71.4%) | 114th (50%) | Nebraska field goals |
Michigan opp. PAT | 52nd (100%) | 123rd (88.5%) | Nebraska PAT |
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