MICHIGAN FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART 2011
National Football Recruiting for 2012
Big Ten Football Recruiting for 2012
Observations on the Sugar Bowl win over Virginia Tech, 23-20
Michigan Offensive Highlights for 2011
Michigan Defensive Highlights for 2011
91st Michigan Football Bust December 12, 2012 (Robinson MVP) Banquet Video
Brady Hoke Press Conference on December 9
Molk wins Rimington, 1st Team All-American
Home Depot College Football Awards Show December 8
Michigan Accepts BCS Bowl Bid to meet Virginia Tech in Sugar Bowl on January 3, 2012
Brady Hoke named Big Ten Coach of the Year (Brady Hoke on winning the award)
College Football Coaching Changes 2011-2012
Brady Hoke Press Conference on November 29
Mike Martin Dave Molk Press Conferences on November 29
Observations on the win over Ohio, 40-34
Michigan vs. Ohio State Highlights 2011
75 Total Players Saw Action in 2011 in 13 games
| Offense | 31 |
| Defense | 25 |
| Special Teams | 59 |
| Total | 75 |
Inside Michigan Football I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
Brady Hoke Step Into My Office
Michigan Football Coaching Staff
Bar of Expectations are Higher at Michigan under Hoke
Getting to Know Michigan Football Freshmen II III
| Position | 1st Team | 2nd Team | Other Backups | 2012 Recruits/Probable Redshirts |
| QB | Robinson | Gardner | Bellomy | |
| Fullback | Hopkins | McColgan | Gyarmati | Houma/Kerridge |
| RB | Touissaint | Smith | Shaw | Hayes/Johnson/Rawls |
| WR X | Roundtree | Grady | Jackson/J.Robinson | Darboh |
| WR Z | Odoms | Hemingway | Gallon/Dileo | Chesson |
| Tight End | Koger | Watson | Moore/Kwiatkowski | Funchess/Williams |
| RT | Huyge | Schofield | Mealer/Gunderson | Kalis/Glasgow |
| RG | Omameh | Schofield | Mealer | Magnuson/Bars |
| C | Molk | Khoury | Burzynski | Miller |
| LG | Schofield | Burzynski | Barnum | Bryant/Stacey |
| LT | Lewan | Mealer | Schofield | Braden |
| Game-2011 | Rushing Yards | Passing Yards | Total Yards | First Downs | 3rd/4th Down Conversions | Red Zone Visits | Red Zone Points | Total Points | Total Plays | Tim of Possession | Turnovers | Sacks Allowed | Punts | Blocked Punts |
| Western Michigan | 190 | 98 | 288 | 17 | 4 of 7 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 18:15:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 114 | 338 | 452 | 16 | 3 of 9 | 3 | 21 | 35 | 50 | 22:59:00 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | 376 | 95 | 471 | 24 | 9 of 15 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 32:00:00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Diego State | 320 | 93 | 413 | 18 | 5 of 12 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 62 | 30:13:00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 363 | 217 | 580 | 32 | 6 of 11 | 9 | 44 | 58 | 73 | 36:20:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | 179 | 362 | 541 | 23 | 15 of 18 | 6 | 35 | 42 | 78 | 37:00:00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michigan State | 82 | 0 | 250 | 20 | 5 of 19 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 67 | 29:27:00 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Purdue | 339 | 196 | 535 | 25 | 8 of 15 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 70 | 36:25:00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Iowa | 127 | 196 | 323 | 22 | 8 of 18 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 75 | 30:06:00 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Illinois | 223 | 139 | 362 | 14 | 6 of 15 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 63 | 32:45:00 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 238 | 180 | 418 | 24 | 9 of 19 | 5 | 31 | 45 | 80 | 41:13:00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ohio | 277 | 167 | 444 | 23 | 6 of 13 | 4 | 24 | 40 | 67 | 35:10:00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 56 | 128 | 184 | 12 | 5 of 14 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 52 | 23:10:00 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 2884 | 2377 | 5261 | 270 | 89 of 185 | 58 | 290 | 433 | 844 | 406:17:00 | 22 | 17 | 47 | 1 |
| Michigan Player | WMU+ | WMU- | ND+ | ND- | EMU+ | EMU- | SDS+ | SDS- | Minn+ | Minn- | Nor+ | Nor- | MSU+ | MSU- | Pur+ | Pur- | Iow+ | Iow- | Ill+ | Ill- | Neb+ | Neb- | Ohio+ | Ohio- | Total+ | Total- | Net |
| Molk, Dave | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 16.5 | 2 | 14.5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 14.5 | 2 | 14 | 7.5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 130.5 | 38.5 | 92 |
| Lewan, Taylor | 10.5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 5.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9.5 | 1 | 101 | 38 | 63 |
| Huyge, Mark | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 9.5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 77.5 | 39.5 | 38 |
| Koger, Kevin | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 14.5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 81.5 | 35.5 | 46 |
| Schofield, Mike | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5.5 | 10 | 9.5 | 4 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 97 | 49.5 | 47.5 |
| Omameh, Patrick | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14.5 | 5 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 10 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6.5 | 14 | 7.5 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 112 | 70.5 | 41.5 |
| Barnum, Ricky | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Watson, Steve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| Mealer, Elliott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | -2.5 |
| Moore, Brandon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| OL/TE Totals (10) | 34.5 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 66 | 25 | 79 | 33 | 54.5 | 25.5 | 51.5 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 69 | 27.5 | 45 | 33 | 61.5 | 28.5 | 61.5 | 25.5 | 56.5 | 20 | 562.5 | 272.5 | 290 |
| Robinson, Denard | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9.5 | 11 | 1 | 7.5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6.5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 121.5 | 77 | 44.5 |
| Gardner, Devin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Touissaint, Fitzgerald | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5.5 | 3 | 18.5 | 6.5 | 22 | 4 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 102.5 | 24.5 | 78 |
| Smith, Vincent | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8.5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 40 |
| Shaw, Michael | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Hopkins, Stephon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 29 | 17.5 | 11.5 |
| McColgan, John | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Rawls, Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| RB/QB Totals (8) | 18.5 | 1.5 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 38.5 | 8.5 | 39 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3 | 34.5 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 38 | 25 | 31 | 14.5 | 290 | 104 | 186 |
| Hemingway, J.R. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| Roundtree, Roy | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Gallon, Jeremy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18.5 | 4 | 14.5 |
| Grady, Kevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | -2 |
| Jackson, Jeremy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dileo, Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Odoms, Martavious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| WR Totals (7) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 56 | 25.5 | 30.5 |
| Protection | 12 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 57 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 324 | 115 | 209 |
| Coordinator (RPS) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 155 | 136 | 19 |
| Downfield Success Rate | 56% | n/a | 50% | n/a | 59% | n/a | 53% | n/a | 73% | n/a | 59% | n/a | 40% | 0 | 66% | n/a | 69% | 0 | 66% | 0 | 66% | 0 | 77% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Offensive Rank | Big Ten Rank | Category | Defensive Rank | Big Ten Rank |
| 12th | 2nd | Rushing | 35th | 3rd |
| 90th | 7th | Passing | 17th | 6th |
| 33rd | 2nd | Total | 17th | 5th |
| 22nd | 2nd | Scoring | 7th | 3rd |
| 40th | 4th | Pass Efficiency | 35th | 6th |
| 26th | 3rd | Turnover Margin/Turnovers Gained | 26th | 1st |
| n/a | n/a | Sacks | 26th | 4th |
| 26th | 3rd | Sacks Allowed | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | Tackles for Loss | 73rd | 6th |
| 40th | 3rd | First Downs | 16th | 4th |
| 10th | 2nd | 3rd Down Conversions | 30th | 3rd |
| 46th | 5th | Red Zone | 4th | 1st |
| 23rd | 2nd | Time of Possession | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 MICHIGAN Football Player | # | Position | Depth | Class | Height | Weight | Status | 40 yd. | Vertical Jump | Bench Press Maximum in High School | ACT Composite/SAT I Total Score | Grade Point Average in High School |
| Robinson, Denard | 16 | QB | 1 | Jr. | 6'0" | 195 | Starter | 4.38 | 36" | 315 | 19 | 2.9 |
| Gardner, Devin | 7 | QB | 2 | So. | 6'4" | 205 | Backup | 4.63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bellomy, Russell | 3 | QB | 3 | Fr. | 6'3" | 189 | Redshirt | 4.6 | 30" | 260 | n/a | 4.1 |
| Kennedy, Jack | 14 | QB | 4 | Jr. | 5'11" | 185 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wilson, Steve | 4 | QB | 5 | So. | 5'11" | 180 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fry, Ben | 13 | QB | 6 | Fr. | 5'10" | 178 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Swieka, Alex | 8 | QB | 7 | Fr. | 6'1" | 210 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Denard Robinson was 142 of 258 for 2173 yards, 20 TDs, 15 interceptions (19 total turnovers), 14 sacks, and ran for 1176 yards on 221 carries for 16 TDs. He ranked #34 in the nation in passing efficiency (#5 in the Big Ten), #30 in rushing (#5 in the Big Ten) and #29 in total offense (#1 in the Big Ten). He and Russell Wilson were the two best quarterback in the Big Ten for 2011. As backup, Devin Gardner was 11 of 23 for 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 interception, 3 sacks, 25 runs for 44 yards and a TD plus a 2 yard reception. Nice story on Jack Kennedy. Russell Bellomy redshirted, but he did make the travel teams to Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern and MSU. Denard Robinson Interview on August 18th Denard Robinson Feature on Inside Football Denard Robinson Press Conference on August 31
ESPN Sport Science: Denard Robinson
Running Back (Tailback) Running Backs Coach: Fred Jackson
Touissaint
Smith/Shaw
| Toussaint, Fitzgerald | 28 | RB | 1 | So. | 5'10" | 195 | Starter | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Smith, Vincent | 2 | RB | 2 | Jr. | 5'6" | 172 | Backup | 4.4 | 29.5" | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shaw, Michael | 20 | RB | 3 | Sr. | 6'1" | 195 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rawls, Thomas | 38 | RB | 4 | Fr. | 5'10" | 219 | Recruit | 4.5 | 34" | 285 | 15 | 2.8 |
| Cox, Mike | 15 | RB | 5 | Jr. | 6'0" | 214 | Backup | 4.47 | 36" | n/a | n/a | 2.1 |
| Hayes, Justice | 5 | RB | 6 | Fr. | 5'10" | 176 | Recruit | 4.45 | 35" | 265 | 20 | 2.9 |
| Rasheed, Jihad | 18 | RB | 7 | Fr. | 5'10" | 172 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Swanson, O'Neill | 32 | RB | 7 | So. | 5'10" | 162 | Walk-on | 4.63 | 32" | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Fullback: Hopkins/McColgan/Gyarmati
| Hopkins, Stephen | 33 | Fullback | 1 | So. | 6'0" | 228 | Starter | 4.52 | n/a | 320 | n/a | n/a |
| McColgan, John | 49 | Fullback | 2 | Sr. | 6'1" | 240 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Gyarmati, Paul | 99 | Fullback | 3 | Jr. | 6'1" | 216 | Walk-on | 4.65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Kerridge, Joey | 36 | Fullback | 4 | Fr. | 6'0" | 231 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Fitzgerald Touissaint started 11 games, and had 1041 yards in 187 carries and 9 TDs plus 6 receptions for 28 yards and 2 TDs. Backup Vincent Smith had 50 carries for 298 yards, and caught 11 passes for 149 yards and 2 TDs and threw a 17 yard TD pass. Smith is small, but capable and tough. Vincent Smith: Little Big Man Senior Michael Shaw had 31 carries for 199 yards and 3 TDs, and started against Notre Dame. Stephon Hopkins moved to fullback, started the last 5 games had 10 carries for 40 yards and a 28 yard reception. Thomas Rawls had 13 carries for 79 yards, and may have a chance to redshirt. Mike Cox finally saw action on special teams against Ohio State, Nebraska, Purdue, Illinois and Iowa and had a 2 yard kickoff return to start the Sugar Bowl; he didn't dress for Minnesota, nor did he travel to Northwestern and is behind 5 guys this year. Walk-on John McColgan caught a nice 15 yard pass against Notre Dame; he did make the trip to Northwestern and Illinois and recovered a fumble on a punt return. McColgan won the Meyer Morton Award for Spring performance. McColgan had 2 tackles on punt return team. Paul Gyarmati has moved from Linebacker to Fullback, played against Minnesota and travelled to Northwestern. Walk-on Joey Kerridge will redshirt.
Fitz Touissaint: Never Satisfied
| Scorer/Offensive Producer | Total Yards | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Return Yards | TD Points | Field Goal Points | Extra Points | Total Points | Turnovers |
| Robinson, Denard | 1176 | 1176 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19 |
| Touissaint, Fitzgerald | 1069 | 1041 | 28 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Gallon, Jeremy | 717 | 26 | 453 | 238 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Hemingway, JR | 699 | 0 | 699 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Smith, Vincent | 576 | 298 | 149 | 129 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Odoms, Martavious | 540 | 6 | 131 | 403 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Roundtree, Roy | 345 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Koger, Kevin | 252 | 0 | 244 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Shaw, Michael | 211 | 199 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dileo, Drew | 128 | 7 | 121 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Herron, Brandon | 123 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Grady, Kelvin | 132 | 0 | 75 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery, Courtney | 83 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rawls, Thomas | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hopkins, Stephon | 68 | 40 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd, J.T. | 59 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner, Devin | 55 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Jackson, Jeremy | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McColgan, John | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glanda, Jared | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watson, Steve | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Moore, Brandon | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark, Frank | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Furman, Josh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cox, Mike | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kovacs, Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibbons, Brendan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 0 |
| Martin, Mike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roh, Craig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hagerup, Will | -17 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | -25 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6392 | 2883 | 2367 | 1117 | 342 | 39 | 54 | 439 | 23 |
Top Michigan Running Backs 2011
Denard Robinson
Fitzgerald Touissaint
Vincent Smith
Michael Shaw
Stephon Hopkins
Thomas Rawls
Mike Cox
John McColgan
Other Possibilities/Redshirts: Justice Hayes, O'Neill Swanson, Jihad Rasheed and Ryan Kerridge
Wide Receiver-X
Roundtree
Jackson/J.Robinson
| Roundtree, Roy | 12 | X Wide Receiver | 1 | Jr. | 6'0" | 177 | Starter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Grady, Kelvin | 19 | X Wide Receiver | 2 | Sr. | 5'10" | 177 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jackson, Jeremy | 17 | X Wide Receiver | 2 | So. | 6'3" | 198 | Backup | 4.65 | 32" | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Robinson, Jerald | 83 | X Wide Receiver | 4 | Fr. | 6'1" | 206 | Redshirt | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Reynolds, Joe | 85 | X Wide Receiver | 5 | So. | 6'1" | 191 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Stonum, Darryl DC | 22 | X Wide Receiver | 6 | Sr. | 6'2" | 195 | Suspended | 4.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Keizer, Jonathan | 27 | X Wide Receiver | 7 | Fr. | 6'5" | 205 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Roy Roundtree had 19 catches for 355 yards including the game winner against the Irish plus he threw the seal block that allowed Vincent Smith to score with 1:12 to go on the screen pass. Kevin Grady had 4 catches for 64 yards. Jeremy Jackson had 3 catches for 36 yards, but took an ugly facemask penalty against Nebraska negating Stephon Hopkins TD. Redshirt Jerald Robinson played on special teams, and took a block in the back penalty in the Sugar Bowl on a kickoff return. Je'Ron Stokes left the team and transferred to Bowling Green. Baquer Sayed is no longer listed on the roster. Daryl Stonum is suspended indefinitely due to his second DUI since he joined the football team. Stonum will Redshirt in the 2011-2012 Season. Stonum was a great scout team receiver in 2011. Maybe Stonum won't return for 2012 Stonum Dismissed
| Hemingway, J.R. | 21 | Z Wide Receiver | 1 | Sr. | 6'1" | 222 | Starter | 4.4 | n/a | 275 | n/a | 3.5 |
| Gallon, Jeremy | 10 | Z Wide Receiver | 2 | So. | 5'8" | 185 | Backup | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dileo, Drew | 26 | Z Wide Receiver | 3 | So. | 5'10" | 172 | Backup | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.8 |
| Odoms, Martavious | 9 | Z Wide Receiver | 3 | Sr. | 5'8" | 173 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Robinson, Terrence | 82 | Z Wide Receiver | 5 | Sr. | 5'9" | 177 | Backup | 4.33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Barpal, Jordan | 35 | Z Wide Receiver | 6 | Jr. | 5'10" | 166 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: J.R. Hemingway led our receivers with 699 yards in 34 receptions and 4 TDs, and was named Sugar Bowl player of the game with 2 receptions, both for TDs, 45 and 18 yards. Jeremy Gallon had 31 catches for 453 yards, 3 TDs and a 64 yarder that set us up in the red zone at the 16 for the game winner against the Irish. He also has 2 carries for 19 yards in rushing. Drew Dileo had 9 catches for 121 yards and 2 TDs plus 2 carries for 7 yards on fake field goals. Senior Martavious Odoms had 7 catches for 131 yards and 2 TDs, and started the final three games of the year against Nebraska, Ohio State and the Sugar Bowl. Odoms in a cast on the first day of practice. Kelvin Grady Summer Internship D.J. Williamson transferred. Bo Dever to Walk-on
Wide Receivers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Jeff Hecklinski Generous with Wide Receiver Offers
Tight End
Koger-Co-Captain
Watson/Moore/Kwiatkowski
| Koger, Kevin | 86 | TE | 1 | Sr. | 6'4" | 258 | Co-Capt. | 4.65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Watson, Steve | 81 | TE | 2 | Sr. | 6'4" | 255 | Backup | 4.7 | n/a | 305 | n/a | 3.2 |
| Moore, Brandon | 89 | TE | 3 | Jr. | 6'5" | 255 | Backup | 4.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.2 |
| Kwiatkowski, Mike | 90 | TE | 4 | So. | 6'5" | 257 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Miller, Ricardo | 80 | TE | 5 | Fr. | 6'4" | 234 | Redshirt | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Allspach, Nate | 40 | TE | 6 | Fr. | 6'6" | 224 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Esterline, Dylan | 42 | TE | 6 | Fr. | 6'5" | 237 | Walk-on | 4.88 | n/a | 240 | 24 | 3.8 |
Comments: Senior Kevin Koger had 23 catches for 244 yards and 4 TDs; he was Offensive Co-Captain. Senior Steve Watson was used as an H-Back in the first few games, and backup to Koger. He caught his first TD pass and got his first start as a Wolverine against Northwestern. Brandon Moore was the third tight end, and caught a red zone pass for 9 yards against Purdue. Mike Kwiatkowski played against Minnesota and Purdue, but didn't make the travel team to Northwestern or Illinois. He did make the travel team to East Lansing. Ricardo Miller wasn't on the depth chart, but did play on special teams in all 13 games; he took a block in the back penalty on one punt return. Devin Funchess and A.J. Williams have committed for 2012. We have 2 other walk-ons with Esterline and Allspach. John Haarer is no longer on the roster. Chris Barnett couldn't cut it, and transferred. The Team Guy: Steve Watson Comes Full Circle
Michigan's New Offense to allow Koger to shine
Top Michigan Receivers 2011
| Receiver | Receptions | Yards | TDs |
| Hemingway, J.R. | 34 | 699 | 4 |
| Gallon, Jeremy | 31 | 453 | 3 |
| Koger, Kevin | 23 | 244 | 4 |
| Roundtree, Roy | 19 | 355 | 2 |
| Smith, Vincent | 11 | 149 | 2 |
| Dileo, Drew | 9 | 121 | 2 |
| Odoms, Martavious | 7 | 131 | 3 |
| Touissaint, Fitzgerald | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Grady, Kelvin | 5 | 75 | 0 |
| Jackson, Jeremy | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Hopkins, Stephon | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| McColgan, John | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Shaw, Michael | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Glanda, Jared | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Moore, Brandon | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Watson, Steve | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Gardner, Devin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 155 | 2377 | 22 |
Junior Hemingway
Jeremy Gallon
Martavious Odoms
Roy Roundtree
Drew Dileo
Vincent Smith
Kelvin Grady
Jeremy Jackson
Jerald Robinson
Terrence Robinson
Other Possibilities: Jordan Barpal, Joe Reynolds
Top Michigan Tight Ends
Kevin Koger
Steve Watson
Brandon Moore
Mike Kwiatkowski
Ricardo Miller
Other Possibilities: Dylan Esterline, Nate Allsbach
Comments on Receivers: 155 catches for 2377 yards, 22 TDs and 15 interceptions. Coach Borgess, Coach Hecklinski and the receivers were not the best passing team around, but did what was needed to win 11 games. Give them a B- for effort, blocking and clutch catches when we needed them. We averaged 12 catches and 183 yards per game as a unit. We ranked 7th in the Big Ten and 90th in the nation in passing offense. We lose Hemingway, Odoms, Koger annd Watson, and gain Stonum, Darboh, Chesson, Funchess and Williams so hopefully we'll be much improved in 2012.
Right Tackle
Huyge
Mealer
| Huyge, Mark | 72 | RT | 1 | Sr. | 6'6" | 302 | Starter | 5 | n/a | 315 | 28 | 4.8 |
| Mealer, Elliott | 57 | RT | 2 | Sr. | 6'5" | 310 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Schofield, Mike | 75 | RT | 2 | So. | 6'7" | 299 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Gunderson, Erik | 69 | RT | 4 | So. | 6'8" | 312 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Glasgow, Graham | 61 | RT | 5 | Fr. | 6'6" | 314 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mateus, Kristian | 70 | RT | 5 | Fr. | 6'7" | 285 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Williams, Dallas | 62 | RT | 5 | Fr. | 6'3" | 314 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Changes in Offense, Positions come in stride for Huyge Mark Huyge started all 13 games, and did a good job overall. Elliot Mealer also saw action in the opener and Minnesota. Eric Gunderson came in against Nebraska, EMU and Purdue. Walk-ons Graham Glasgow (Glasgow explains switch) and Dallas Williams redshirted. Gary Yerden walked-on; however, he quit the team. Tony Posada has left the team, transferred to South Florida; he reported way overweight.
| Omameh, Patrick | 65 | RG | 1 | Jr. | 6'4" | 299 | Starter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mealer, Elliott | 57 | RG | 2 | Sr. | 6'5" | 310 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Patrick Omameh started all 13 games and did a good job, probably the most improved along with Schofield. Chris Bryant redshirted.
Center
Molk-Co-Captain
Khoury
| Molk, Dave | 50 | C | 1 | Sr. | 6'2" | 286 | Starter | 5 | n/a | 410 | 26 | 3 |
| Khoury, Rocko | 63 | C | 2 | Jr. | 6'4" | 287 | Backup | 5 | n/a | 315 | n/a | 3.6 |
| Miller, Jack | 60 | C | 3 | Fr. | 6'4" | 263 | Recruit | 4.8 | 30" | 315 | n/a | 3.8 |
Comments: Dave Molk started 12 games, played on one good leg in the Sugar Bowl and won the Rimington Award as the best Center in the nation. Khoury was the backup, and got some snaps against EMU; he also started the Sugar Bowl, but Molk came back in after the first series when Denard fumbled two of his 3 snaps. Recruit Jack Miller looked good in Fall practice, and made the travel teams to Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern and MSU and redshirted. Christian Pace took a medical scholarship due to knee issues. Dave Molk Interview
Left Guard
Schofield
Barnum/Burzynski
| Barnum, Ricky | 52 | LG | 1 | Jr. | 6'3" | 292 | Starter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Schofield, Mike | 75 | LG | 2 | So. | 6'7" | 299 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Burzynski, Joey | 56 | LG | 3 | Fr. | 6'1" | 284 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bryant, Chris | 58 | LG | 5 | Fr. | 6'4" | 341 | Redshirt | 5.3 | 24" | 395 | 21 | 3.6 |
Comments: Mike Schofield had 10 starts, and really came on with great improvement. Ricky Barnum was suspended for the first game, and didn't play in the last 5 games with a bad ankle; however, Barnum did start three games and made the trip to Illinois, but not Iowa. Walk-on Joey Burzinski played against Nebraska, EMU and Minnesota, and traveled to Illinois, Northwestern, Iowa and MSU.
Schofield part of Resurgent Michigan Power Play Unit
Left Tackle
Lewan
Schofield/Huyge
| Lewan, Taylor | 77 | LT | 1 | So. | 6'8" | 302 | Starter | 4.72 | 26.5" | 315 | n/a | n/a |
| Schofield, Mike | 75 | LT | 2 | So. | 6'7" | 299 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Gunderson, Erik | 69 | LT | 3 | So. | 6'8" | 312 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Taylor Lewan started all 13 games, and handled all the defensive ends he faced on pass rushes. He was hobbling during Sugar Bowl warm-ups so he played while not being 100%. He and Molk were our two best offensive linemen. Mealer came in against MSU.
Offensive Line: Our offensive line has done a nice job this year. The rushing attack continued improve, and we had two 1,000 yard rushers for the first time since 1976 with Touissaint and Robinson. Give this group and Coach Funk an A- for the season.
Top Michigan Offensive Linemen 2011
Dave Molk
Taylor Lewan
Mike Schofield
Mark Huyge
Patrick Omameh
Ricky Barnum
Elliott Mealer
Rocko Khoury
Joey Burzynski
Erik Gunderson
Redshirts and other backups: Chris Bryant, Jack Miller, Graham Glasgow, Kristian Mateus, and Dallas Williams
Captains on Offense: Molk and Koger
Offensive Line Coach Darrell Funk says Offensive Line Needs to be Physical, Nasty Group
Defense (Defensive Coordinator: Greg Mattison)
|
DE-Rush |
Roh | Clark | Black | Ojemudia |
|
NT-1 Technique DT-3 Technique |
Martin Heinager |
Campbell Washington |
Ash Wilkins |
Pipkins Rock/Godin |
| DE-5 Technique | VanBergen | Brink | Eddins | Strobel/Wormley |
| OLB-SAM | Ryan | Beyer | M.Jones | Ringer/Bolden/C.Gordon |
| ILB-MIKE | Demens | M.Jones | Fitzgerald | Ross |
| ILB-WILL | Morgan | Hawthorne | M.Jones | Jenkins-Stone |
| LCB | Floyd | Avery | Hollowell | Richardson |
| RCB | Countess | Taylor | Anderson | Hollowell |
| FS | T.Gordon | Woolfolk | Furman | Wilson/Clark |
| SS | Kovacs | Woolfolk/Van Slyke | Furman | Gant |
| Game-2011 | Rushing | Passing | Total | First Downs | 3rd/4th Down | Red Zone | Red Zone Points | Points | Plays | Time | Turnovers | Sacks | Punts | Blocked Punts |
| Western Michigan | 96 | 183 | 279 | 17 | 7 of 12 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 25:18:00 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 198 | 315 | 513 | 28 | 8 of 14 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 72 | 37:01:00 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | 207 | 29 | 236 | 12 | 5 of 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 27:45:00 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| San Diego State | 123 | 253 | 376 | 20 | 8 of 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 29:47:00 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 73 | 104 | 177 | 8 | 0 of 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23:38:00 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Northwestern | 107 | 331 | 438 | 26 | 4 of 13 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 70 | 22:03:00 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Michigan State | 213 | 120 | 333 | 16 | 7 of 14 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 63 | 30:33:00 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Purdue | 89 | 222 | 311 | 16 | 4 of 15 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 23:35:00 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Iowa | 131 | 171 | 302 | 15 | 5 of 16 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 56 | 29:54:00 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Illinois | 37 | 177 | 214 | 15 | 7 of 19 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 67 | 27:15:00 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 138 | 122 | 260 | 11 | 3 of 15 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 18:39:00 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Ohio | 137 | 235 | 372 | 18 | 6 of 14 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 24:50:00 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 163 | 214 | 377 | 22 | 7 of 18 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 74 | 36:50:00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1712 | 2476 | 4188 | 224 | 71 of 196 | 41 | 169 | 226 | 801 | 357:08:00 | 29 | 30 | 65 | 1 |
Captain on Defense: Martin
Defensive Responsibilities: Defensive Line (Defensive Line Coach: Jerry Montgomery)
Defensive End (Rush End)
Roh
Clark/Black
| Roh, Craig | 88 | DE-Rush | 1 | Jr. | 6'5" | 269 | Starter | 4.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Black, Jibreel | 55 | DE-Rush | 2 | So. | 6'2" | 260 | Backup | 4.9 | 28" | 325 | n/a | 3.5 |
| Clark, Frank | 57 | DE-Rush | 3 | Fr. | 6'2" | 228 | Backup | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Paskorz, Jordan | 94 | DE-Rush | 4 | Fr. | 6'3" | 246 | Redshirt | 4.74 | 34" | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Heitzman, Keith | 92 | DE-Rush | 5 | Fr. | 6'3" | 251 | Redshirt | 4.9 | n/a | 285 | n/a | 3.4 |
Comments: Junior Craig Roh had 32 tackles, 8 for loss including 4 sacks and a forced fumble in 13 games. He had a good game against MSU with 6 tackles, 2 for loss. Roh up to 266 lbs. Roh won the Matthei Award for his Spring performance. Frank Clark impressed, played on special teams and beat out Black for the first backup behind Roh; he finished with 10 tackles, .5 for loss including 5 in the Sugar Bowl with a critical interception that he returned 7 yards. Sophomore Jibreel Black had 18 tackles, 1.5 for loss, .5 sack and a forced fumble. Jake Ryan moves here in some situations. Jordan Paskorz did not make the travel team to Iowa, Northwestern or MSU. Keith Heitzman redshirted.
Nose Tackle (1 Technique)
Martin-Co-Captain
Campbell/Ash
| Martin, Mike | 68 | NT | 1 | Sr. | 6'2" | 304 | Co-Capt. | 4.9 | n/a | 460 | n/a | 4.9 |
| Campbell, Will | 73 | NT | 2 | Jr. | 6'5" | 322 | Backup | 5 | n/a | 425 | n/a | 3.2 |
| Ash, Richard | 54 | NT | 3 | Fr. | 6'3" | 301 | Redshirt | 4.85 | n/a | n/a | 16 | 2.5 |
Comments: Mike Martin had 63 tackles, 5.5 for loss in 13 games including 3 sacks and a safety; he was defensive Captain and All-Big Ten 2nd team; he will be a Top NFL Draft Pick. He was named as the #2 strongest player in NCAA Football for 2011 in ESPN's Bruce Feldman's Blog. Will Campbell was his backup and forced a fumble against the Irish, and had 14 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 2 sacks plus a tipped pass and a fumble recovery. Redshirt Richard Ash played against Minnesota and Purdue, but did not make the travel team to Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern or MSU.
Defensive Tackle (3 Technique)
Heinager
Campbell/Washington
| VanBergen, Ryan | 53 | DT | 1 | Sr. | 6'6" | 288 | Starter | 4.9 | n/a | 345 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Washington, Quinten | 76 | DT | 2 | So. | 6'4" | 302 | Backup | 5.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wilkins, Kenny | 41 | DT | 3 | Fr. | 6'3" | 280 | Redshirt | 4.72 | 32" | n/a | n/a | 3.1 |
| Rock, Chris | 95 | DT | 4 | Fr. | 6'5" | 267 | Redshirt | 4.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.5 |
| Schwab, Alex | 60 | DT | 4 | Jr. | 6'0" | 241 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Walk-on Senior Will Heinager had 23 tackles, 4 for loss, 1 sack in 12 games. He started at Defensive End the first two games, and Defensive Tackle the last 10; unfortunately, he was injured and didn't play in the Sugar Bowl. Quinten Washington was backup, and played against Notre Dame and EMU with one tackle. Redshirt Kenny Wilkins did not make the travel team to Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern or MSU. Chris Rock redshirted. Terry Talbott had back surgery on April 1 and had to take a medical scholarship.
Defensive End (Strong Side End-5 Technique)
VanBergen
Brink
| Heinager, Will | 39 | DE-Strong | 1 | Sr. | 6'6" | 295 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Brink, Nate | 67 | DE-Strong | 2 | Fr. | 6'5" | 263 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Eddins, Chris | 93 | DE-Strong | 3 | Fr. | 6'5" | 265 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Ryan VanBergen had 46 tackles, 13 for loss, 6 sacks, a forced fumble, 4 tipped passes plus 3 fumble recoveries in 13 games. He started at 3 Technique Defensive Tackle the first two games and the Sugar Bowl, and Defensive End for the other 10 games. Walk-on Nate Brink has been the big surprise in Fall Camp, and backed up with one tackle for loss; however, he was injured and couldn't play in the Sugar Bowl. Walk-on Chris Eddins did not make the travel team to Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern or MSU. Brink Reps with First Unit.
Defensive Line: This was the biggest defensive line in Michigan Football History: VanBergen 290, Martin 310, Heinager 295 and Roh 270 with reserves of Brink 265, Campbell 320, Washington 310 and Black 260
Top Michigan Defensive Linemen 2011
| Defensive Lineman | Total Tackles | Tackles for Loss | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Interceptions | Pass Deflections/Blocked Kicks | Role/Status |
| Martin, Mike | 63 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NT Starter |
| VanBergen, Ryan | 46 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | DE Starter |
| Roh, Craig | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DE Starter |
| Heinager, Will | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | DT Starter |
| Black, Jibreel | 18 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DE Backup |
| Campbell, Will | 14 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | NT Backup |
| Clark, Frank | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | DE Backup |
| Brink, Nate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DE Backup |
| Washington, Quinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DT Backup |
| Totals | 205 | 36 | 17.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Totals |
Mike Martin
Ryan VanBergen
Craig Roh
Will Heinager
Jibreel Black
Will Campbell
Quinten Washington
Frank Clark
Nate Brink
Other Possibilities or Redshirts: Richard Ash, Chris Eddins, Keith Heitzman, Jordan Paskorz, Chris Rock, Alex Schwab and Kenny Wilkins
| Year | Sacks |
|
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 |
30 18 21 29 32 42 24 21 |
| 2003 | 29 |
| 2002 | 42 |
| 2001 | 50 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 1999 | 29 |
| 1998 | 37 |
| DE-5 Tech | DT-1 Tech | DT-3 Tech | DE-Rush |
| VanBergen, Ryan | Martin, Mike | Heinager, Will | Roh, Craig |
|
Brink, Nate |
Campbell, Will |
Washington, Quinton |
Black, Jibreel |
| Eddins, Chris | Ash, Richard | Wilkins, Kenny |
Clark, Frank |
|
Heitzman, Keith |
Rock, Chris |
Paskorz, Jordan |
|
Comments on Defensive Line: Give the defensive line and Coach Montgomery an A- for execution in 13 games. There was great improvement on the defensive line. 2012 pledges include Matt Godin, Mario Ojemudia, Ondre Pipkins, Tom Strobel and Chris Wormley with VanBergen, Martin and Heinager exiting.
Defensive Responsibilities: Linebackers (Linebackers Coach: Mark Smith)
Outside Linebacker-SAM
Ryan
Beyer/M.Jones
| Ryan, Jake | 90 | OLB-SAM | 1 | Fr. | 6'3" | 230 | Starter | 4.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Beyer, Brennan | 97 | OLB-SAM | 2 | Fr. | 6'3" | 225 | Backup | 4.7 | 33" | 290 | n/a | 3.8 |
| Jones, Mike | 27 | OLB-SAM | 3 | Jr. | 6'2" | 224 | Backup | 4.5 | 36" | 305 | 910 | 3.2 |
| Gordon, Cameron | 4 | OLB-SAM | 4 | So. | 6'3" | 222 | Injured | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Ryan had 37 tackles, 10 for loss, 3 sacks, a tipped pass, a force fumble and two fumble recoveries in 13 games. Ryan won the Maultbesch Award for Spring performance. Brennan Beyer had 10 tackles, one on special teams; he injured his knee against Nebraska and didn't play against the Buckeyes; however, he did play in the Sugar Bowl. Mike Jones moved to SAM as a backup. Cam Gordon played for the first time all season at SAM in the Iowa game early, but sat and watched most of the time. He did make the trips to Illinois, Northwestern and MSU, and made his 4 tackles on the kickoff team against MSU, Ohio State and Purdue.
Inside Linebacker-WILL
Morgan
Hawthorne/M.Jones
| Hawthorne, Brandin | 7 | ILB-WILL | 1 | Jr. | 6'0" | 214 | Starter | 4.5 | 35.5" | n/a | 17/1110 | 3.5 |
| Morgan, Desmond | 44 | ILB-WILL | 2 | Fr. | 6'1" | 220 | Backup | 4.65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Herron, Brandon | 58 | ILB-WILL | 3 | Sr. | 6'2" | 221 | Injured | 4.43 | 37.4" | 330 | n/a | 3 |
| Poole, Antonio | 40 | ILB-WILL | 4 | Fr. | 6'2" | 212 | Redshirt | n/a | 33" | 285 | n/a | 3.4 |
Comments: Desmond Morgan won the starting job at WILL, and had 59 tackles for the season, 3 for loss, a sack plus 4 more tackles on special teams with a fumble recovery. Morgan earned his 8th start of the season in the Sugar Bowl. Brandin Hawthorne had 40 tackles, 2 for loss, a sack, one tackle on kickoff coverage, an interception and a pass break up; he started four games and got another 3 tackles on special teams. Hawthorne had been slowed with an ankle sprain earlier in the season. Mike Jones is backup up Morgan and Hawthorne. Brandon Herron was the surprise starter at the WILL position in the opener, and didn't disappoint with 8 tackles, a 94 yard TD interception and a 29 yard fumble recovery for a second TD. He hurt his quad and didn't play again, but did make the trip to Iowa and saw limited action on kickoff team.
Inside Linebacker-MIKE
Demens
M.Jones
| Demens, Kenny | 25 | ILB-MIKE | 1 | Jr. | 6'1" | 248 | Starter | 4.6 | n/a | 375 | n/a | 3.6 |
| Fitzgerald, J.B. | 42 | ILB-MIKE | 2 | Sr. | 6'3" | 241 | Backup | 4.7 | n/a | 235 | n/a | 3.4 |
| Bell, Isaiah | 34 | ILB-MIKE | 3 | So. | 6'1" | 250 | Backup | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Evans, Marell | 51 | ILB-MIKE | 4 | Jr. | 6'3" | 237 | Ineligible | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Kenny Demens led the defense with 94 tackles, 5 for loss, 3 sacks, 2 pass break ups and a forced fumble in 13 games to lead the defense in tackles. Mike Jones was the first backup at MIKE, and contributed 4 tackles. J.B. Fitzgerald had 10 tackles, 6 on kickoff team, a big forced fumble in the Sugar Bowl and served as Demen's 2nd backup. Marell Evans has had grade issues with his transfer from Hampton so he could have played, but was unable to; he may be asking for a 6th year to play in 2012. Isaiah Bell didn't play a down in the 2010 or 2011 seasons on defense or special teams. Apparently, Kellen Jones didn't make the roster; rumors have him dealing with some legal difficulties, perhaps an assault charge, and he was accepted at Oklahoma in a transfer. J.B. Fitzgerald Interview Demens has rent issues Marell Evans Journey
| ILB-WILL | ILB-MIKE | OLB-SAM |
| Morgan, Desmond | Demens, Kenny | Ryan, Jake |
| Hawthorne, Brandin | Jones, Mike | Beyer, Brennan |
| Jones, Mike | Fitzgerald, J.B. |
Jones, Mike |
| Herron, Brandon | Bell, Isaiah | Gordon, Cam |
|
Poole, Antonio |
Evans, Marell |
|
Top Michigan Defensive Linebackers 2011
| Defensive Linebacker | Total Tackles | Tackles for Loss | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Interceptions | Pass Break Ups/Blocked Kicks | Role/Status |
| Demens, Kenny | 94 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ILB-MIKE Starter |
| Morgan, Desmond | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ILB-WILL Backup |
| Hawthorne, Brandin | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ILB-WILL Starter |
| Ryan, Jake | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | OLB-SAM Starter |
| Beyer, Brennan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OLB-SAM Backup |
| Herron, Brandon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ILB-WILL Backup |
| Fitzgerald, J.B. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ILB-MIKE Backup |
| Jones, Mike | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ILB-WILL Backup |
| Totals | 257 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Totals |
Kenny Demens
Desmond Morgan
Jake Ryan
Brandin Hawthorne
Mike Jones
J.B. Fitzgerald
Cameron Gordon
Brandon Herron
Other Possibilities or Redshirts: Isaiah Bell, Jordan Paskorz, Antonio Poole
Comments on Linebackers: Give Mark Smith a B for linebacking improvement especially with starting two freshmen in Desmond Morgan and Jake Ryan. Kenny Demens, Jake Ryan, Desmond Morgan rotated with Brandin Hawthorne, J.B. Fitzgerald, Brennan Beyer and Mike Jones in reserve. Cam Gordon had a back injury, and has played some on special teams. Brandon Herron injured his quad and Marell Evans has grade transfer issues; otherwise, they could have contributed. Paul Gyarmati has moved to fullback. Antonio Poole redshirted; he was behind other Freshman Frank Clark and Desmond Morgan. Royce Jenkins-Stone, Joe Bolden, James Ross and Caleb Ringer have pledged for 2012, and all have a chance to make an impact especially Bolden and Ringer because they enrolled in January and will see action in the Spring.
Defensive Responsibilities: Defensive Backs (Defensive Backs Coach: Curt Mallory)
Defensive Back-Wideside (LCB )
Floyd
Avery/Taylor
| Floyd, J.T. | 8 | RCB | 1 | Jr. | 6'0" | 185 | Starter | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Avery, Courtney | 5 | RCB | 2 | So. | 5'11" | 173 | Backup | 4.55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Taylor, Ramon | 6 | RCB | 3 | Fr. | 5'10" | 169 | Recruit | 4.45 | 32" | n/a | 17 | 2.7 |
| Anderson, Tony | 17 | RCB | 4 | Sr. | 5'11" | 195 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Backey, Al | 38 | RCB | 5 | So. | 5'10" | 181 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hollowell, Delonte | 24 | RCB | 6 | Fr. | 5'9" | 164 | Redshirt | 4.66 | 38" | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: J.T. Floyd had 48 tackles, 8 pass break ups, a forced fumble and 2 interceptions in 12 games. Courtney Avery started 3 games, and backed up Floyd; however, he did start the Sugar Bowl as a 3rd defensive back. He had 21 tackles plus another 5 tackles on special teams (kickoffs), 1.5 for loss including 0.5 sack, 2 interceptions, 2 pass break ups, a forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries including a 83 yarder for a TD. J.T. Tony Anderson was honorary Captain against Northwestern. Anderson Chose the Michigan Difference over the Ivy League
Defensive Back-Shortside (RCB)
Countess
Taylor/Hollowell
| Wolfolk, Troy | 29 | LCB | 1 | Sr. | 6'0" | 191 | Starter | 4.41 | n/a | 275 | 1400 | 2.9 |
| Countess, Blake | 18 | LCB | 2 | Fr. | 5'10" | 176 | Recruit | 4.47 | 37" | 285 | 22 | 3.1 |
| Talbott, Terrence | 37 | LCB | 4 | So. | 5'11" | 178 | Backup | 4.47 | 39" | 300 | n/a | n/a |
Comments: True Freshman Blake Countess unseated 6th year Senior Troy Woolfolk as starter, and had 41 tackles, 3 on special teams and 5 pass break ups. Ramon Taylor played in the EMU game, and got his first tackle on a kickoff, but took a personal foul penalty; he got a second tackle against Nebraska. Delonte Hollowell made the travel team to Iowa, and got his first tackle as a Wolverine on the kickoff team; he ended up with 5 tackles, 4 on special teams and a fumble recovery. Terrence Talbott played on special teams in the first two games, but did not make the travel team to Northwestern. Apparently, Terrence Talbott had left the team, but has returned. Gregg Brown did not make the travel team to Northwestern, and has left the team to transfer; he did see limited action early on special teams after enrolling January, 2011. Cullen Christian transferred to Pittsburgh to reunite with Coach Gibson and be closer to home, but Coach Gibson is off to Arizona. We have Terry Richardson committed for 2012. Who else will we add? Perhaps, Yuri Wright and/or Armani Reeves?
Strong Safety
Kovacs
Van Slyke/Furman
| Kovacs, Jordan | 32 | SS | 1 | Jr. | 6'0" | 197 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Robinson, Marvin | 3 | SS | 2 | So. | 6'2" | 200 | Backup | 4.6 | 38" | 335 | n/a | 3 |
| Cavanaugh, Matt | 28 | SS | 3 | Jr. | 5'10" | 190 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Johnson, Zach | 36 | SS | 4 | Sr. | 6'2" | 205 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zeller, Charlie | 19 | SS | 5 | Fr. | 5'11" | 185 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Carter, Tamani | 20 | SS | 6 | Fr. | 5'11" | 175 | Redshirt | 4.48 | 40" | 295 | 20 | 3.3 |
Comments: Jordan Kovacs Feature on Big Ten Network Jordan Kovacs led the defensive backfield with 75 tackles, 8 for loss including 4 sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble that Brandon Herron returned for a 29 yard TD and a pass break up. Apparently, Kovacs hurt his knee and didn't play against Purdue, and wasn't 100% against Iowa, Nebraska or Ohio State. Jared Van Slyke has two tackles plus a pass break up, and backed up Kovacs and Woolfolk along with Furman. Walk-on Floyd Simmons was also a factor at Safety, and did make the travel team to Illinois, Iowa Northwestern and MSU; he had a big game against Nebraska with a forced fumble on a kickoff, and he now has 3 tackles for the season. Simmons was our leading special teams tackler in 2010. Matt Cavanaugh played on special teams and has 10 tackles to lead our special teams corps. Zac Johnson also made the travel team to Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern and MSU. Tamani Carter redshirted. Marvin Robinson had 10 tackles, one on special teams and a forced fumble; he started against the Irish, but did not make the travel team to Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern or MSU due to a concussion in practice? or so we've been told. Marvin Robinson charged with 2nd degree home invasion (Court appearance November 16) ESPN story
| Gordon, Thomas | 30 | FS | 1 | So. | 5'11" | 208 | Starter | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Furman, Josh | 14 | FS | 3 | Fr. | 6'2" | 208 | Backup | 4.36 | 40" | n/a | 17 | 2.4 |
| Van Slyke, Jared | 31 | FS | 3 | Sr. | 6'2" | 195 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Simmons, Floyd | 23 | FS | 5 | Jr. | 6'0" | 194 | Walk-on | 4.5 | 33" | n/a | n/a | 3.7 |
Comments: Thomas Gordon had 61 tackles, 6 on special teams, 1 for loss, 2 forced fumbles, a team leading 4 fumble recoveries, 2 pass break ups and an interception. Gordon didn't play at all against Iowa as Troy Woolfolk was given the start, but Woolfolk was the backup against Nebraska; he contributed 30 tackles for the season and got his first pass break up of the season against the Huskers. Josh Furman was one of the leading tacklers on special teams; he had 8 tackles and blocked a punt. Carvin Johnson had 12 tackles, played on special teams against the Irish and EMU; however, he left the team to seek a transfer (probably to Arizona to reunite with Tony Gibson) due to the move of Woolfolk to Free Safety that moved him from 2nd to 3rd sting. Ray Vinopal transferred to Pittsburgh.
Top Michigan Defensive Backs 2011
| Defensive Back | Total Tackles | Tackles for Loss | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Interceptions | Pass Break Ups/Blocked Kicks | Role/Status |
| Kovacs, Jordan | 75 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | SS Starter |
| Gordon, Thomas | 61 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | FS Starter |
| Floyd, J.T. | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | RCB Starter |
| Countess, Blake | 41 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | LCB Starter |
| Woolfolk, Troy | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | FS Backup |
| Avery, Courtney | 21 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | RCB Backup |
| Johnson, Carvin | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | FS Backup/Transfer |
| Robinson, Marvin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SS Backup/Suspended |
| Van Slyke, Jared | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SS Backup |
| Furman, Josh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SS Backup |
| Hollowell, Delonte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LCB Backup |
| Taylor, Ramon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LCB Backup |
| Totals | 302 | 12 | 4.5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | Totals |
J.T. Floyd
Blake Countess
Courtney Avery
Ramon Taylor
Delonte Hollowell
Tony Anderson
Terrence Talbott
Top Michigan Safeties 2011
Jordan Kovacs
Thomas Gordon
Troy Woolfolk
Josh Furman
Jared Van Slyke
Matt Cavanaugh
Floyd Simmons
Other Possibilities or Redshirts: Tamani Carter, Al Bakey, Zac Johnson, Marvin Robinson and Charlie Zeller
Comments on Defensive Backs: Overall, you'd have to be pleased with the defensive back play especially since we had little depth. As a group, they had over 35% of the total team defensive tackles, 6 interceptions (two in the red zone), 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 7 forced fumbles, 7 fumble recoveries, 23 pass break ups and only a few big plays, Moore (Countess) and Posey (Woolfolk) against Ohio, TD of 54 yards against Nebraska (T.Gordon), TD of 48 yards against Purdue (Woolfolk) and Knile Davis' 44 yard play against Iowa. White did get 11 receptions in the first game, but broke no big plays. Floyd had 13 catches, but zero TDs. We had a hard time handling Virginia Tech's big wide receivers, but we contained them without any TDs or big plays. Give Mallory and the DBs an A- for for scheme and execution in 13 games. Chris Spielman's analysis of "head up" on tackling is something we need to do more.
Defensive Summary
| Defensive Player | WMU | ND | EMU | SDS | Minn. | Nwst | MSU | Purd. | Iowa | Ill. | Neb. | OSU | Virginia Tech | Total |
| Demens, Kenny | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 94 |
| Kovacs, Jordan | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 75 |
| Gordon, Thomas | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 67 |
| Martin, Mike | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 63 |
| Morgan, Desmond | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 63 |
| Floyd, J.T. | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 48 |
| VanBergen, Ryan | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 46 |
| Countess, Blake | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 44 |
| Hawthorne, Brandin | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Ryan, Jake | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| Roh, Craig | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| Woolfolk, Troy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Avery, Courtney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Heinager, Will | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Black, Jibreel | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Johnson, Carvin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Campbell, Will | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Beyer, Brennan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fitzgerald, J.B. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Robinson, Marvin | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cavanaugh, Matt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Furman, Josh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Clark, Frank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Herron, Brandon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Robinson, Terrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Hollowell, Delonte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Simmons, Floyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wile, Matt | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jones, Mike | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gordon, Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Smith, Vincent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| McColgan, John | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Slyke, Jared | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hemingway, J.R. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Watson, Steve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Taylor, Ramon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gallon, Jeremy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington, Quentin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brink, Nate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pomarico, Tom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Koger, Kevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hagerup, Will | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaw, Michael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Schofield, Mike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Huyge, Mark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 67 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 50 | 75 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 59 | 51 | 59 | 81 | 858 |
| Defensive Unit | Percent of Total Tackles | Total Tackles | Tackles for Loss | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Interceptions | Pass Break Ups/Blocked Kicks |
| Backs | 35.32% | 302 | 12 | 4.5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Linebackers | 30.06% | 257 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Line | 23.98% | 205 | 36 | 17.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Special Teams-Other | 10.64% | 91 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 100% | 855 | 68 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 35 |
Summary of MGoBlog's Upon Further Review
| Michigan Player | WMU+ | WMU- | ND+ | ND- | EMU+ | EMU- | SDS+ | SDS- | Minn+ | Minn- | Nor+ | Nor- | MSU+ | MSU- | Pur+ | Pur- | Iow+ | Iow- | Ill+ | Ill- | Neb+ | Neb- | Ohio+ | Ohio- | Total+ | Total- | Net |
| VanBergen, Ryan | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 11 | 4 | 14.5 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 17.5 | 2 | 112 | 25.5 | 86.5 |
| Martin, Mike | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 15.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 11 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 9.5 | 3 | 138.5 | 28.5 | 111 |
| Roh, Craig | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 6.5 | 1 | 7.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 66 | 18 | 48 |
| Heinager, Will | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 50 | 27.5 | 22.5 |
| Brink, Nate | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | -5.5 |
| Black, Jibreel | 2 | 2.5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 24.5 | 14.5 |
| Campbell, Will | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 15 |
| Clark, Frank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| DL Totals (8) | 17.5 | 9 | 40 | 24.5 | 44.5 | 18 | 42.5 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 30.5 | 5 | 33 | 18.5 | 29.5 | 10 | 41 | 19 | 55.5 | 13.5 | 30.5 | 1.5 | 50 | 10.5 | 451.5 | 145.5 | 306 |
| Ryan, Jake | 8.5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | 7 | 9.5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 8.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 5.5 | 3 | 73 | 42 | 31 |
| Demens, Kenny | 7.5 | 5 | 13 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 83.5 | 56.5 | 27 |
| Hawthorne, Brandin | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 32.5 | -6.5 |
| Herron, Brandon | 5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.5 | -4.5 |
| Fitzgerald, J.B. | 2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Beyer, Brennan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | -9 |
| Jones, Mike | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Morgan, Desmond | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 9 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 37 | 54 | -17 |
| LB Totals (8) | 24 | 24.5 | 27 | 21.5 | 12.5 | 22.5 | 26.5 | 18 | 12 | 5.5 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 12.5 | 24.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 235.5 | 215.5 | 20 |
| Floyd, J.T. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 6.5 | 46 | 43 | 3 |
| Woolfolk, Troy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0 |
| Avery, Courtney | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23.5 | 15.5 | 8 |
| Gordon, Thomas | 4.5 | 2 | 4.5 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 43 | 25.5 | 17.5 |
| Kovacs, Jordan | 13.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5.5 | 4 | 56.5 | 19.5 | 37 |
| Johnson, Carvin | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 12 | -8.5 |
| Robinson, Marvin | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | -9 |
| Taylor, Ramon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Countess, Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 26 | 33 | -7 |
| DB Totals (9) | 27 | 15 | 17 | 25.5 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 25 | 18 | 10.5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13.5 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9.5 | 16.5 | 32.5 | 7 | 18 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 26.5 | 166.5 | 158.5 | 8 |
| Pressure | 15 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 157 | 92 | 65 |
| Coverage | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 169 | 149 | 20 |
| Tackling | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 57 | -6 |
| Coordinator (RPS) | 10 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 106 | 101 | 5 |
Analysis: This season, 25 players played on Michigan's defense. The best player was Mike Martin with plus 111 using the Upon Further Review summaries on MGoBlog, Ryan VanBergen had 86.5, Craig Roh had 48, Jordan Kovacs had 37, Jake Ryan had 31, Kenny Demens had 27, Will Heinager had 22.5, Thomas Gordon had 17.5, Will Campbell had 15, Jibreel Black had 14.5, and Courtney Avery had 8. True Freshmen Desmond Morgan and Blake Countess came in with -17 and -7, but showed improvement throughout the year.
Special Teams (Special Teams Coordinator: Dan Ferrigno)
| Special Teams-Other | Role | Total Tackles | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Blocked Kicks |
| Cavanaugh, Matt | Kickoff Return | 10 | |||
| Furman, Josh | Punt Returns | 8 | 1 | ||
| Gordon, Thomas | Kickoff Return | 6 | |||
| Fitzgerald, J.B. | Kickoff Return | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Avery, Courtney | Kickoff Return | 5 | 2 | ||
| Hollowell, Delonte | Kickoff | 5 | 1 | ||
| Morgan, Desmond | Kickoff Return | 4 | |||
| Wile, Matt | Kickoff Return | 4 | |||
| Simmons, Floyd | Kickoffs | 4 | 1 | ||
| Robinson, Terrence | Kickoff Return | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gordon, Cameron | Kickoffs | 4 | |||
| Countess, Blake | Kickoff Return | 3 | |||
| McColgan, John | Punt Returns | 3 | 1 | ||
| Smith, Vincent | Kickoff Return/Interception | 3 | |||
| Hawthorne, Brandin | Kickoff Return | 3 | |||
| Clark, Frank | Kickoff Return | 2 | |||
| Hemingway, J.R. | Punt Returns | 2 | |||
| Watson, Steve | Interception | 2 | |||
| Gallon, Jeremy | Interception | 2 | |||
| Beyer, Brennan | Kickoff Return | 1 | |||
| Hagerup, Will | Punt Returns | 1 | |||
| Herron, Brandon | Kickoff Return | 1 | |||
| Johnson, Carvin | Punt Returns | 1 | |||
| Koger, Kevin | Interception | 1 | |||
| Pomarico, Tom | Punt Returns | 1 | |||
| Robinson, Marvin | Punt Returns | 1 | |||
| Schofield, Mike | Interception | 1 | |||
| Huyge, Mark | Fumble | 1 | |||
| Shaw, Michael | Kickoffs | 1 | |||
| Taylor, Ramon | Kickoff Return | 1 | |||
| Totals | n/a | 91 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| National Rank | Big Ten Rank | Category |
| 54th | 4th | Kickoffs |
| 100th | 10th | Kickoff Returns |
| 107th | 12th | Net Punting |
| 52nd | 5th | Punt Returns |
|
PK |
Gibbons |
Wile |
Pauloski/Broekhuisen/Ross/Smith | |
| P | Wile | Hagerup | Broekhuisen | Allen |
| Kickoffs | Wile | Gibbons | Pauloski/Broekhuisen/Ross/Smith | |
| Snapper | Glanda/Pomarico | Morales | Graman | |
| Holder | Dileo | Gallon | Van Slyke | |
| Punt Returns | Gallon | Dileo | Odoms/Countess/Hemingway/Taylor | |
| Kickoff Returns | V.Smith | Odoms | Gallon/Grady/Dileo/Rawls/J.Robinson |
| Gibbons, Brendan | 34 | PK | 1 | So. | 6'1" | 241 | Starter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wile, Matt | 45 | PK | 1 | Fr. | 6'2" | 208 | Starter | n/a | n/a | n/a | 29 | 4 |
| Broekhuisen, Seth | 46 | PK | 3 | So. | 6'1" | 200 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hagerup, Will | 43 | PK | 4 | So. | 6'4" | 225 | Suspended | 4.8 | 28" | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Pauloski, Kris | 93 | PK | 5 | So. | 6'3" | 204 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ross, Jeremy | 96 | PK | 6 | Fr. | 5'5" | 150 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Smith, Christopher | 31 | PK | 6 | Fr. | 6'0" | 177 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Wile had 64 kickoffs for a 63.0 yard average, 14 touchbacks and 3 out of bounds. The kickoff coverage team improved. They ranked 57th nationally and 5th in the Big Ten. They did take a penalty against MSU for not being lined up correctly. Some of the players spotted on the kickoff coverage included: Brennan Beyer, Matt Cavanaugh, Troy Woolfolk, Carvin Johnson, Courtney Avery, Brandon Herron, Frank Clark, Matt Wile, Cam Gordon, Floyd Simmons, Delonte Hollowell, etc. Courtney Avery and Floyd Simmons forced fumbles against Nebraska and Ohio State, and J.B. Fitzgerald force a critical fumble in the Sugar Bowl. Terrence Robinson scooped up the fumble on the last play of the Notre Dame game, but he fumbled just before the goal line so it was ruled as a touchback.
Gibbons won the Placekicking duties for extra points and field goals from 43 yards and in, and Wile will kick from 44 yards and out. Gibbons was 54 of 55 on extra points, and hit 13 of his 17 field goal attempts including the game winner in overtime at the Sugar Bowl. Will Campbell was in at offensive guard on the extra point team. Matt Wile strong Fall Camp may lead to history: Placekicking, Kickoffs and Punting! Broekhuisen Not Giving Up
Long Snapper
Pomarico/Glanda
| Glanda, Jareth | 54 | Snapper | 1 | So. | 6'3" | 255 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pomarico, Tom | 91 | Snapper | 1 | Sr. | 6'4" | 240 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Morales, George | 66 | Snapper | 3 | Jr. | 6'0" | 236 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Graman, Curt | 94 | Snapper | 4 | So. | 6'5" | 200 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Tom Pomarico was the long snapper for punts, and has put two on the ground this year. Jared Glanda was the long snapper for extra points and field goals.
Holder
Dileo
| Dileo, Drew | 26 | Holder | 1 | So. | 5'10" | 172 | Starter | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.8 |
| Gallon, Jeremy | 10 | Holder | 2 | So. | 5'8" | 185 | Backup | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Van Slyke, Jared | 31 | Holder | 3 | Sr. | 6'2" | 195 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Drew Dileo was our holder for 13 games, and came up with two big fake field goal runs setting up red zone first downs for our offense to convert two TDs. In the Sugar Bowl, he completed an unlikely 11 yard pass to snapper Jared Glanda for a first down after it was tipped by Virginia Tech. On the dark side, he muffed the extra point against Iowa. Jeremy Gallon was our backup.
Punter
Wile
Hagerup
| Wile, Matt | 45 | P | 1 | Fr. | 6'2" | 208 | Recruit | n/a | n/a | n/a | 29 | 4 |
| Hagerup, Will | 43 | P | 2 | So. | 6'4" | 225 | Suspended | 4.8 | 28" | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Broekhuisen, Seth | 46 | P | 3 | So. | 6'1" | 200 | Walk-on | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Will Hagerup was suspended the first 4 games, and punted 27 times for a mediocre 36 yard average, 5 inside the 20, one touchback and 7 fair catches. He also fumbled a snap against Ohio State which led to a drive at our 32, and resulted in a field goal. As a result of two poor Sugar Bowl punts of 24 and 26 yards, he was replaced by Matt Wile. Wile had 17 punts for a 41.6 yard average including a 58 yarder in the Sugar Bowl, four fair caught and four downed inside the 20. Wile looked much better than Hagerup. Our net punting ranked 107th in the nation and 12th in the Big Ten.
| Gallon, Jeremy | 10 | PR | 1 | So. | 5'8" | 185 | Starter | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dileo, Drew | 26 | PR | 2 | So. | 5'10" | 172 | Backup | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.8 |
| Countess, Blake | 18 | PR | 3 | Fr. | 5'10" | 176 | Recruit | 4.47 | 37" | 285 | 22 | 3.1 |
| Hemingway, J.R. | 21 | PR | 3 | Sr. | 6'1" | 222 | Backup | 4.4 | n/a | 275 | n/a | 3.5 |
| Odoms, Martavious | 9 | PR | 3 | Sr. | 5'8" | 173 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Taylor, Ramon | 6 | PR | 6 | Fr. | 5'10" | 169 | Recruit | 4.45 | 32" | n/a | 17 | 2.7 |
Comments: Jeremy Gallon had 19 returns for 192 yards, and many fair catches; he made much better decisions and recovered a fumble that hit off J.T. Floyd against San Diego State. We ranked 54th nationally in punt returns and 5th in the Big Ten. Drew Dileo backed him up and had two fair catches against Minnesota. On the punt return team, I observed Steve Watson, J.B. Fitzgerald, John McColgan, Floyd Simmons, Thomas Gordon, Josh Furman, Blake Countess, Tom Pomarico, Jeremy Gallon, Gregg Brown, etc.
Kickoff Returns
Odoms
Gallon/V.Smith/Grady/Dileo
| Smith, Vincent | 2 | KR | 1 | Jr. | 5'6" | 172 | Starter | 4.4 | 29.5" | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Odoms, Martavious | 9 | KR | 2 | Sr. | 5'8" | 173 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dileo, Drew | 26 | KR | 3 | So. | 5'10" | 172 | Backup | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.8 |
| Gallon, Jeremy | 10 | KR | 3 | So. | 5'8" | 185 | Backup | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Grady, Kelvin | 19 | KR | 3 | Sr. | 5'10" | 177 | Starter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hayes, Justice | 5 | KR | 4 | Fr. | 5'10" | 176 | Redshirt | 4.45 | 35" | 265 | 20 | 2.9 |
| Rawls, Thomas | 38 | KR | 4 | Fr. | 5'10" | 219 | Backup | 4.5 | 34" | 285 | 15 | 2.8 |
| Robinson, Jerald | 83 | KR | 4 | Fr. | 6'1" | 206 | Backup | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Stonum, Darryl DC | 22 | KR | 5 | Sr. | 6'2" | 195 | Suspended | 4.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Comments: Martavious Odoms had 19 for 403 yards. Vincent Smith had 7 returns for 129 yards, Kevin Grady had 3 returns for 57 yards, Jeremy Gallon had 3 for 46 yards, Kevin Koger had one for eight yards and Mike Cox had a 2 yarder to start the Sugar Bowl. As a team, we averaged 19.45 on 33 kickoffs which ranked us 100th nationally and 10th in the Big Ten. I observed these players participating on the kickoff return team: Steve Watson, Kevin Koger, Ricardo Miller, Jared Van Slyke, Junior Hemingway, Floyd Simmons, Jeremy Jackson, Vincent Smith, Kevin Grady, etc.
Special Teams Comments: Give Coach Ferrigno a B+ for improved special teams play. We are a much better team on punt returns, punt coverage, and kickoff coverage. We still need more improvement in placekicking extra points, field goals, punting and kickoff returns. 59 players have played on Special Teams in 2011-2012: Tony Anderson, Courtney Avery, Brennan Beyer, Jibreel Black, Nate Brink, Gregg Brown, Will Campbell, Matt Cavanaugh, Frank Clark, Blake Countess, Mike Cox, Kenny Demens, Drew Dileo, J.B. Fitzgerald, J.T. Floyd, Josh Furman, Jeremy Gallon, Brendon Gibbons, Jareth Glanda, Cameron Gordon, Thomas Gordon, Paul Gyarmati, Brandin Hawthorne, Will Heinager, J.R. Hemingway, Delonte Hollowell, Stephon Hopkins, Mark Huyge, Jeremy Jackson, Carvin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Mike Jones, Kevin Koger, Jordan Kovacs, John McColgan, Mike Martin, Elliott Mealer, Ricardo Miller, Desmond Morgan, Tom Pomarico, Joe Reynolds, Jerald Robinson, Marvin Robinson, Terrence Robinson, Craig Roh, Roy Roundtree, Jake Ryan, Mike Schofield, Michael Shaw, Floyd Simmons, Vincent Smith, Terrence Talbott, Ramon Taylor, Jared Van Slyke, Quinton Washington, Steve Watson, Matt Wile and Troy Woolfolk
| Allspach, Nate | 40 | TE | 6 | Fr. | 6'6" | 224 |
| Anderson, Tony | 17 | RCB | 4 | Sr. | 5'11" | 195 |
| Backey, Al | 38 | RCB | 5 | So. | 5'10" | 181 |
| Barpal, Jordan | 35 | Z Wide Receiver | 6 | Jr. | 5'10" | 166 |
| Brink, Nate | 67 | DE-Strong | 2 | Fr. | 6'5" | 263 |
| Broekhuisen, Seth | 46 | P/PK | 3 | So. | 6'1" | 200 |
| Burzynski, Joey | 56 | LG | 3 | Fr. | 6'1" | 284 |
| Cavanaugh, Matt | 28 | SS | 3 | Jr. | 5'10" | 190 |
| Eddins, Chris | 93 | DE-Strong | 3 | Fr. | 6'5" | 265 |
| Esterline, Dylan | 42 | TE | 6 | Fr. | 6'5" | 237 |
| Fry, Ben | 13 | QB | 6 | Fr. | 5'10" | 178 |
| Glanda, Jareth | 54 | Snapper | 1 | So. | 6'3" | 255 |
| Glasgow, Graham | 61 | RT | 5 | Fr. | 6'6" | 314 |
| Graman, Curt | 94 | Snapper | 4 | So. | 6'5" | 200 |
| Gunderson, Erik | 69 | LT/RT | 3 | So. | 6'8" | 312 |
| Gyarmati, Paul | 99 | Fullback | 3 | Jr. | 6'1" | 216 |
| Heinager, Will | 39 | DE-Strong | 1 | Sr. | 6'6" | 295 |
| Johnson, Zach | 36 | SS | 4 | Sr. | 6'2" | 205 |
| Keizer, Jonathan | 27 | X Wide Receiver | 7 | Fr. | 6'5" | 205 |
| Kennedy, Jack | 14 | QB | 4 | Jr. | 5'11" | 185 |
| Kerridge, Joey | 36 | Fullback | 4 | Fr. | 6'0" | 231 |
| Kovacs, Jordan | 32 | SS | 1 | Jr. | 6'0" | 197 |
| Kwiatkowski, Mike | 90 | TE | 4 | So. | 6'5" | 257 |
| Mateus, Kristian | 70 | RT | 5 | Fr. | 6'7" | 285 |
| McColgan, John | 49 | Fullback | 2 | Sr. | 6'1" | 240 |
| Morales, George | 66 | Snapper | 3 | Jr. | 6'0" | 236 |
| Pauloski, Kris | 93 | PK | 5 | So. | 6'3" | 204 |
| Pomarico, Tom | 91 | Snapper | 1 | Sr. | 6'4" | 240 |
| Rasheed, Jihad | 18 | RB | 8 | Fr. | 5'10" | 172 |
| Reynolds, Joe | 85 | X Wide Receiver | 5 | So. | 6'1" | 191 |
| Ross, Jeremy | 96 | PK | 6 | Fr. | 5'5" | 150 |
| Schwab, Alex | 60 | DT | 4 | Jr. | 6'0" | 241 |
| Simmons, Floyd | 23 | FS | 5 | Jr. | 6'0" | 194 |
| Smith, Christopher | 31 | PK | 6 | Fr. | 6'0" | 177 |
| Swanson, O'Neill | 32 | RB | 8 | So. | 5'10" | 162 |
| Swieka, Alex | 8 | QB | 7 | Fr. | 6'1" | 210 |
| Van Slyke, Jared | 31 | FS/Holder | 3 | Sr. | 6'2" | 195 |
| Williams, Dallas | 62 | RT | 5 | Fr. | 6'3" | 314 |
| Wilson, Steve | 4 | QB | 5 | So. | 5'11" | 180 |
| Zeller, Charlie | 19 | SS | 5 | Fr. | 5'11" | 185 |
16 Walk-ons played in 13 games, four starters with Kovacs, Pomarico, Glanda and Heinager. We added 3 new players during Iowa Week.
October 1-Observations on the win over Minnesota, 58-0
October 8-Observations on the win over Northwestern, 42-24
October 15-Observations on the 4th loss in a row to the Spartans, 14-28
October 29-Observations on the win over Purdue, 36-14
November 5-Observations on the loss to Iowa, 16-24
November 12-Observations on the win over Illinois, 31-14
November 19-Observations on the win over Nebraska, 45-17
November 26-Observations on the win over Ohio, 40-34
January 3-Observations on the Sugar Bowl win over Virginia Tech, 23-20
| Legends | Leaders |
| Michigan State | Wisconsin |
| Michigan | Penn State |
| Nebraska | Purdue |
| Iowa | Ohio State |
| Northwestern | Illinois |
| Minnesota | Indiana |
Schedule Comments: 8 home games in a 12 game schedule gave us a big advantage; this is the first time since 1976 that we've had our first five games at home, and the first time we've ever won all 8 games at home. Big Ten All Conference Team 2011
| Position | 1st Team | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | Honorable Mention |
| QB | Wilson | Robinson | Cousins | Persa-Colter/Vandenburg/Gray/Martinez |
| RB | Burkhead | Coker | Touissaint | n/a |
| RB | Ball | Redd | Bell | n/a |
| WR | Jenkins | Toon | Moye | Hemingway |
| WR | McNutt | Cunningham | Ebert | McKnight/Davis |
| TE | Dunsmore | Linthicum | Pederson | Stoneburner/Koger/Cotton |
| OT | Oglesby | Adams | Zusevics | Netter/Okoli/Barham |
| OT | Reiff | Lewan | Allen | Wagner/Kelly/Jones |
| OG | Zeitler | Frederick | Long | Mulroe/Troutman |
| OG | Foreman | Gettis | Mewhort | Norwell/Bunders/McDonald |
| C | Molk | Brewster | Caputo | Konz/Ferentz |
| PK | Maher | Wiggs | Fera | Ewald/Basil/Meyer/Dimke/Conroy/Welch |
| P | Maher | Webster | Fera | Buchanan/Nortman/Guthrie |
| DE | Mercilus | Binns | Buchanon | Gholston/Rush |
| DT | Worthy | Short | Daniels | Butrym |
| DT | Still | Martin | Steinkuler | Hankins/Pickelman/Hill |
| DE | Simon | Crawford | VanBergen | Meredith/Roh |
| LB | David | Bullough | Taylor | Brown/Morris/Holland/Nielsen/Kirksey |
| LB | Hodges | Borland | Sweat | Allen/Demens/Compton/Beckford/Thomas |
| DB | Dennard | Allen | Fenelus | Floyd/Dennard/Hawthorne/Howard |
| DB | Prater | Lewis | Peters | Lynn/Maybin/Royston/Wilson |
| SS | Adams | Barnett | Hyde | Kovacs/Moeller/Astorino/Cassidy |
| FS | Henry | Sukay | Robinson | Bernstein |
| PR/KR | Abbrederis | Abdullah | Powell | Hall/Martin/Mostert |
| Position | Michigan | MSU | Ohio State | Wisconsin | Nebraska | Penn State | Iowa | Northwestern | Illinois | Purdue | Indiana | Minnesota |
| QB | Robinson | Cousins | Miller | Wilson | Martinez | Bolden | Vandenburg | Persa/Colter | Scheelhause | Henry | Kiel | Gray |
| RB | Touissaint | Baker/Bell | Herron | Ball | Burkhead | Redd | Coker | Trumpy | Ford | Bolden | Hughes | n/a |
| FB | Hopkins | Anderson | Boren | White | Cooper | Suhey | Rogers | n/a | Ross | Wilson | n/a | |
| WR | Hemingway | Martin | Brown | Toon | Enunwa | Brown | Davis | Brown | n/a | Siller | Turner | n/a |
| WR | Roundtree/Odoms | Cunningham | Posey | n/a | Kinnie | Moye | McNutt | Ebert | Jenkins | Edison | Belcher | McKnight |
| TE | Koger | Linthicum | Stoneburner | n/a | Reed | Haplea | Herman | Dunsmore | n/a | Holmes | Bolser | Lair |
| RT | Huyge | Fanoti | Shugarts | n/a | Hardrick | Barham | Zusevics | Ward | Allen | Mondek | McDonald | n/a |
| RG | Omameh | McDonald | Mewhort | n/a | Rodriquez | Troutman | MacMillan | Bartels | n/a | Plue | Evers | n/a |
| C | Molk | Jackson | Brewster | Konz | Caputo | n/a | Ferentz | Burkett | Pocic | Drey | Matte | n/a |
| LG | Schofield | Foreman | Norwell | Zeitler | Kvale | n/a | Gettis | Mulroe | n/a | Schmeig | Damisch | n/a |
| LT | Lewan | France | Adams | Wagner | Sirles | Okoli | Reiff | Netter | n/a | Kelly | Pagan | n/a |
| DE | Roh | Gholston | Simon | Nzegwu | Meredith | Crawford | Daniel | Browne | n/a | Maci | Johnson | n/a |
| DT | VanBergen | Worthy | Goebel | Butrym | Crick | Still | Daniels | Arnfelt | n/a | Short | Replogle | n/a |
| NT | Martin | White | Hankins | Kohout | Steinkuhler | Hill | Nardo | DiNardo | n/a | Gaston | Black | n/a |
| DE | Heinager | Rush | Thomas | n/a | Carter | Massaro | Binns | Watt | n/a | Gooden | Phillis | n/a |
| OLB | Ryan | Allen | Sweat/Shazier | Borland | Fisher | Hodges | Kirksey | Johnson | n/a | Lucas | Beckum | n/a |
| ILB-MIKE | Demens | Bullough | Sabino | Armstrong | David | Carson | Nielsen | Nwabuisi | n/a | Beckford | Thomas | n/a |
| ILB-WILL | Morgan | Norman | Klein | Taylor | Compton | Mauti | Morris | McNaul | n/a | Holland | Hoobler | n/a |
| DB | Countess | Adams | Howard | Fenelus | Dennard | Lynn | Hyde | Matthews | n/a | Johnson | Kiles | n/a |
| DB | Floyd | Dennard | Allen | Smith | Evans | Morris | Prater | Mabin | n/a | Allen | Barnett | Rallis |
| SS | Kovacs | Lewis | Johnson/Barnett | Johnson | Cassidy | Astorino | Sleeper | Arnold | n/a | Link | Drane | n/a |
| FS | T.Gordon/Woolfolk | Robinson | Moeller | Henry | Stafford | Sukay | Miller | Peters | n/a | Evans | Adkins | n/a |
| PK | Gibbons/Wile | Conroy | Basil | Welch | Bondi | Wagner | Meyer | Budzien | Dimke | Wiggs | Ewald | n/a |
| P | Wile | Sadler | Buchanan | n/a | Maher | Fera | Guthrie | Williams | n/a | Webster | Hagerup | n/a |
| Returning Starters | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 15 |
| Players on Watch | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Coach | Hoke | Dantonio | Fickell | Bielema | Pelini | Paterno | Ferentz | Fitzgerald | Zook | Hope | Wilson | Kill |
| Season | 1st | 5th | 1st | 6th | 4th | 46th | 13th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
| Non-Conference | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Miami-FL | Oregon St. | Washington | Alabama | Iowa St. | Boston College | Arizona St. | Notre Dame | Virginia | USC |
| Non-Conference | San Diego St. | Central Michigan | Colorado | Northern Illinois | Fresno St. | Temple | Pittsburgh | Army | Western Michigan | Rice | Ball State | Miami-OH |
| Non-Conference | Western Michigan | Florida Atlantic | Toledo | UNLV | Wyoming | Eastern Michigan | Louisiana-Monroe | Rice | Arkansas St. | Middle Tennessee | North Texas St. | New Mexico St. |
| Non-Conference | Eastern Michigan | Youngstown St. | Akron | South Dakota | Tenn.-Chattanooga | Indiana St. | Tennessee Tech | Eastern Illinois | South Dakota St. | Southeast Missouri St. | South Carolina St. | North Dakota St. |
Michigan Football Visitors: Official and Unofficial
Freshman Who Played in 13 Games (9)
Brennan Beyer
Gregg Brown
Frank Clark
Blake Countess
Delonte Hollowell
Desmond Morgan
Thomas Rawls
Ramon Taylor
Matt Wile
Freshman who may be eligible to Redshirt (10)
Russell Bellomy
Chris Bryant
Tamani Carter
Justice Hayes
Keith Heitzman
Delonte Hollowell
Jack Miller
Antonio Poole
Thomas Rawls
Chris Rock
Sophomores who may Redshirt (2)
Marvin Robinson
Terrence Talbott
Seniors who may return in 2012 (1)
Darryl Stonum
Freshman Who Traveled to Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern and MSU (10)
Russell Bellomy
Brennan Beyer
Frank Clark
Blake Countess
Delonte Hollowell
Jack Miller
Desmond Morgan
Thomas Rawls
Ramon Taylor
Matt Wile
| Smith, Vincent | 2 |
| Bellomy, Russell | 3 |
| Robinson, Marvin | 3 |
| Gordon, Cameron | 4 |
| Wilson, Steve | 4 |
| Avery, Courtney | 5 |
| Hayes, Justice | 5 |
| Taylor, Ramon | 6 |
| Gardner, Devin | 7 |
| Hawthorne, Brandin | 7 |
| Floyd, J.T. | 8 |
| Swieka, Alex | 8 |
| Odoms, Martavious | 9 |
| Gallon, Jeremy | 10 |
| Roundtree, Roy | 12 |
| Fry, Ben | 13 |
| Furman, Josh | 14 |
| Kennedy, Jack | 14 |
| Cox, Mike | 15 |
| Robinson, Denard | 16 |
| Anderson, Tony | 17 |
| Jackson, Jeremy | 17 |
| Countess, Blake | 18 |
| Rasheed, Jihad | 18 |
| Grady, Kelvin | 19 |
| Zeller, Charlie | 19 |
| Carter, Tamani | 20 |
| Shaw, Michael | 20 |
| Hemingway, J.R. | 21 |
| Stonum, Darryl DC | 22 |
| Simmons, Floyd | 23 |
| Hollowell, Delonte | 24 |
| Demens, Kenny | 25 |
| Dileo, Drew | 26 |
| Jones, Mike | 27 |
| Keizer, Jonathan | 27 |
| Cavanaugh, Matt | 28 |
| Toussaint, Fitzgerald | 28 |
| Wolfolk, Troy | 29 |
| Gordon, Thomas | 30 |
| Smith, Christopher | 31 |
| Van Slyke, Jared | 31 |
| Kovacs, Jordan | 32 |
| Swanson, O'Neill | 32 |
| Hopkins, Stephen | 33 |
| Bell, Isaiah | 34 |
| Gibbons, Brendan | 34 |
| Barpal, Jordan | 35 |
| Johnson, Zach | 36 |
| Kerridge, Joey | 36 |
| Talbott, Terrence | 37 |
| Backey, Al | 38 |
| Rawls, Thomas | 38 |
| Heinager, Will | 39 |
| Allspach, Nate | 40 |
| Poole, Antonio | 40 |
| Wilkins, Kenny | 41 |
| Esterline, Dylan | 42 |
| Fitzgerald, J.B. | 42 |
| Hagerup, Will | 43 |
| Morgan, Desmond | 44 |
| Wile, Matt | 45 |
| Broekhuisen, Seth | 46 |
| McColgan, John | 49 |
| Molk, Dave | 50 |
| Evans, Marell | 51 |
| Barnum, Ricky | 52 |
| VanBergen, Ryan | 53 |
| Ash, Richard | 54 |
| Glanda, Jareth | 54 |
| Black, Jibreel | 55 |
| Burzynski, Joey | 56 |
| Clark, Frank | 57 |
| Mealer, Elliott | 57 |
| Bryant, Chris | 58 |
| Herron, Brandon | 58 |
| Miller, Jack | 60 |
| Schwab, Alex | 60 |
| Glasgow, Graham | 61 |
| Williams, Dallas | 62 |
| Khoury, Rocko | 63 |
| Omameh, Patrick | 65 |
| Morales, George | 66 |
| Brink, Nate | 67 |
| Martin, Mike | 68 |
| Gunderson, Erik | 69 |
| Mateus, Kristian | 70 |
| Huyge, Mark | 72 |
| Campbell, Will | 73 |
| Schofield, Mike | 75 |
| Washington, Quinten | 76 |
| Lewan, Taylor | 77 |
| Miller, Ricardo | 80 |
| Watson, Steve | 81 |
| Robinson, Terrence | 82 |
| Robinson, Jerald | 83 |
| Reynolds, Joe | 85 |
| Koger, Kevin | 86 |
| Roh, Craig | 88 |
| Moore, Brandon | 89 |
| Kwiatkowski, Mike | 90 |
| Ryan, Jake | 90 |
| Pomarico, Tom | 91 |
| Heitzman, Keith | 92 |
| Eddins, Chris | 93 |
| Pauloski, Kris | 93 |
| Graman, Curt | 94 |
| Paskorz, Jordan | 94 |
| Rock, Chris | 95 |
| Ross, Jeremy | 96 |
| Beyer, Brennan | 97 |
| Gyarmati, Paul | 99 |