2005 Michigan Defense: Reconsidered
|
2005 Game |
Rushing |
Passing |
Total |
First Downs |
3rd/4th Down |
Red Zone |
Red Zone Points |
Plays |
Time |
Turnovers |
Sacks |
Punts |
Blocked Punts |
|
Northern Illinois |
211 |
200 |
411 |
20 |
4 of 8 |
3 |
10 |
57 |
24:51:00 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Notre Dame |
104 |
140 |
244 |
17 |
4 of 15 |
2 |
14 |
74 |
30:56:00 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
|
Eastern Michigan |
15 |
119 |
134 |
10 |
2 of 13 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
23:40:00 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
|
Wisconsin |
140 |
147 |
287 |
21 |
8 of 17 |
5 |
20 |
75 |
34:31:00 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
|
Michigan State |
173 |
282 |
455 |
21 |
8 of 14 |
4 |
17 |
68 |
29:28:00 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
264 |
139 |
403 |
23 |
9 of 18 |
5 |
23 |
80 |
32:50:00 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Penn State |
181 |
239 |
420 |
20 |
7 of 16 |
4 |
18 |
72 |
30:40:00 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
139 |
288 |
427 |
23 |
5 of 16 |
5 |
20 |
77 |
27:33:00 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
Northwestern |
89 |
326 |
415 |
18 |
2 of 15 |
2 |
3 |
66 |
21:59:00 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
|
Indiana |
63 |
147 |
210 |
9 |
3 of 15 |
1 |
7 |
58 |
23:50:00 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
|
Ohio State |
118 |
300 |
418 |
25 |
6 of 12 |
3 |
15 |
72 |
31:39:00 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Totals |
1379 |
2027 |
3406 |
182 |
52 of 147 |
31 |
132 |
681 |
290:18:00 |
19 |
17 |
60 |
1 |
|
Yards |
Ohio State |
Indiana |
Northwestern |
Iowa |
Penn State |
Minnesota |
MSU |
Wisconsin |
EMU |
Notre Dame |
N.Illinois |
Totals |
|
Negative |
1 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
64 |
|
Zero-5 yds. |
41 |
37 |
38 |
30 |
36 |
50 |
49 |
47 |
35 |
44 |
27 |
434 |
|
Six-9 yds. |
13 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
13 |
130 |
|
Ten-19 yds. |
13 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
87 |
|
20-29 yds. |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
23 |
|
30-39 yds. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
40-49 yds. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
50+ yds. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Totals |
72 |
58 |
66 |
72 |
72 |
80 |
79 |
70 |
54 |
74 |
57 |
754 |
Let's look at their competition:
Notre Dame (BCS-Fiesta Bowl): #9 nationally in total offense, #11 nationally in
scoring offense, #5 nationally in passing offense, current national
team ranking #6, #3 in total offense and #8 most efficient passer
Brady Quinn, #25 Wideout and #22 scorer All-American Jeff Samardzija,
#36 Wideout Maurice Stovall
Lost 10-17
at Michigan State: #3 nationally
in total offense, #9 nationally in scoring offense, #11 nationally
in rushing offense, #14 nationally in passing offense, ranked
#11 nationally when we played and currently ranked #29, #6 most
efficient passer and #12 in total offense Drew Stanton
Won 34-31 O.T.
at Northwestern (Sun Bowl): #4 nationally
in total offense, #20 nationally in scoring offense, #29 nationally
in rushing offense, #10 nationally in passing offense, ranked
#21 nationally when we played and currently ranked #27/#31, #6
running back and #5 scorer Tyrell Sutton, #4 in total offense
and #26 most efficient passer Brent Basanez
Won 33-17
Minnesota (Music City Bowl): #7 nationally in total offense, #15 nationally in
scoring offense, #1 nationally in rushing offense, currently ranked
#28, #3 running back Laurence Maroney, #43 running back and #12
scorer Gary Russell, #27 most efficient passer Bryan Capito, #5
Wideout Shaun Herbert
Lost 20-23
Northern Illinois: #17 nationally
in total offense, #32 nationally in scoring offense, #22 nationally
in rushing offense, #36 in passing offense, #46 scorer and #1
running back Garrett Wolfe
Won 33-17
Penn State (BCS-Orange Bowl): #30
nationally in total offense, #17 nationally in scoring offense,
#16 nationally in rushing offense, currently ranked #3
Won 27-25
at Iowa (Outback Bowl): #36 nationally
in total offense, #42 nationally in scoring offense, #35 nationally
in rushing offense, currently ranked #34/#36, #18 running back
Albert Young, #18 most efficient passer Drew Tate
Won 23-20 O.T.
at Wisconsin (Capital One Bowl): #43 nationally in total offense, #7 nationally in
scoring offense, #29 nationally in rushing offense, current team
ranking #14, #5 running back and #2 scorer Brian Calhoun, #19
most efficient passer John Stocco
Lost 20-23
Ohio State (BCS-Fiesta Bowl): #4 current team ranking, #34 rushing offense, #34
scoring offense, #52 total offense, #78 passing offense, #12 most
efficient passer and #45 in total offense Troy Smith, #16 running
back Antonio Pittman, #36 in receiving yards Santonio Holmes
Lost 21-25
Nebraska (Alamo Bowl): #95 ranked team in total offense
Lost 28-32
Conclusions:
1--We've played some pretty tough
competition, and had to deal with some outstanding offensive teams
and players!
2--57% of the offensive plays have
resulted in a zero to 5 yard gain and 66% of the offensive plays
have resulted in negative to very minimal positive yardage (5
yards or less) gains.
3--In all three losses, our offense
could have put the games away, but failed. In other words, in
our three losses, the defense played well enough for us to win,
but the offense let us down.
4--In our four losses, the offensive
big plays that really hurt us were:
a)Gary Russell's 61 yard run at
the end of the 4th quarter that led to the winning field goal
when we were "loafin."
b)Ernie Wheelright's 20 yard TD
pass from Cupito just before halftime moving a potential 13-3
or 13-6 halftime advantage to 13-10.
c)Jeff Samardzija's 26 yard TD pass
from Quinn to start the scoring that led to a 14-3 halftime advantage.
d)Santonio Holmes 26 yard TD pass
from Smith in the 4th quarter with 6:?? to go to put the Buckeyes
within range to win the game.
5--Our offense has created too many
big plays for opposing teams putting our defense in a "hole"
and not executing red zone opportunities; examples are:
a)Peko's 74 yard TD run after Henne's
fumble.
b)Zemaitis' 35 yard TD run after
Henne's fumble.
c)Henne's second half interception
against Minnesota that led to a game tying field goal at the beginning
of the second half, 13-13. Rivas missed two field goals of 34
and 42 yards with the game tied at 20.
d)Max Martin's fumble in the 4th
quarter while leading 13-9 giving the Badgers a red zone opportunity
at the 12 with 10 minutes to go in the game, and after regaining
the lead at 20-16, the offense's inability to possess the ball
and run out the clock. Zero red zone opportunities in the second
half.
e)Notre Dame: 3 red zones, 2 fumbles
and an interception (Zbikowski's 27 yard return), zero points
6--5 of 28 20+ yard plays have gone
for TDs, 2 defensive and one special teams.
7--We couldn't finish defensively
in our 4 losses: Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio State scored late
to win 3 of the 4 games, blame the Notre Dame loss strictly on
our offense although our lack of offense certainly contributed
in the other three losses.
Defensive Line
Defensive Line had 204 tackles
(25.89% of total team tackles), 45 for loss with 16 sacks, 7 forced
fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and 5 pass deflections in 12 games.
Our defensive line averaged giving up 137.3 net rushing yards
per game per opponent; this is 4th in the Big Ten and 45th nationally.
|
Defensive Line |
Tackles |
Tackles for Loss |
Sacks |
Forced Fumbles |
Fumble Recoveries |
Pass Deflections |
Status |
|
Woodley, Lamarr |
48 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
DE-starter |
|
Watson, Gabe |
40 |
5.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
NT-Starter |
|
Branch, Alan |
31 |
8.5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
DE-starter |
|
Massey, Pat |
31 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
DT-starter |
|
Woods, Pierre |
24 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
DE-backup |
|
Jamison, Tim |
10 |
3.5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DE-backup |
|
Biggs, Rondell |
8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
DE-backup |
|
Van Alstyne, Jeremy |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DE-backup |
|
Johnson, Will |
5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DT-backup |
|
Taylor, Terry |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NT-backup |
|
Sarantos, Paul |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DE-backup |
|
Totals |
204 |
44.5 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
Totals |
|
Defensive Linebacker |
Tackles |
Tackles for Loss |
Sacks |
Forced Fumbles |
Fumble Recoveries |
Interceptions |
Pass Break Up |
Status |
|
Harris, David |
88 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
ILB-Mike |
|
Burgess, Prescott |
81 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
OLB-SAM |
|
Graham, Chris |
42 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
ILB-Will |
|
Thompson, John |
19 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ILB-backup |
|
Crable, Shawn |
14 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
OLB-backup |
|
McClintock, Scott |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ILB-backup |
|
Logan, Brandon |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ILB-backup |
|
Moore, Dan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ILB-backup |
|
Myers, Kyle |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ILB-backup |
|
Cartwright, Chip |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OLB-backup |
|
Totals |
258 |
19 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
Totals |
|
Defensive Back |
Tackles |
Tackles for Loss |
Sacks |
Forced Fumbles |
Fumble Recoveries |
Interceptions |
Pass Break Ups |
Status |
|
Mason, Grant |
85 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
SCB |
|
Hall, Leon |
61 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
WCB |
|
Engelmon, Brandent |
43 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
SS |
|
Barringer, Willis |
43 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
FS |
|
Adams, Jamar |
27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
SS-backup |
|
Harrison, Brandon |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
FS-backup |
|
Trent, Morgan |
22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
WCB-backup |
|
Hood, Darnell |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SCB-backup |
|
Campbell, Anton |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SS-backup |
|
Stewart, Charles |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
SCB-backup |
|
Carl, Mike |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SS-backup |
|
Totals |
326 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
25 |
Totals |
Our pass defense was #4 in the Big
Ten and #51 nationally allowed 14touchdowns and 211.55 yards per
game, and our pass efficiency defense was #3 in the Big Ten and
#38 nationally. Michigan was also #3 in the Big Ten and #31 nationally
in turnover margin including #23 nationally in fumble recoveries.
Total Defense was ranked 38th nationally, and 3rd in the Big Ten
allowing 347.64 yards per game and surrendering 19 TDs. Our scoring
defense ranked 22nd nationally which ranks us 4th in the Big Ten.
Coach Jim
Herrmann and defensive backs coach, Ron
English, have done a magnificent job getting the most out
of the talent the players possess. Don't blame the defensive backfield
for giving up 300 yards against Ohio State; no pash rush and no
containment of Smith was the problem. Our backs can't cover forever
back there. Defensive line coach, Steve
Stripling, has some work to do, but improvement has been there.
Defensive Unit Comparison
|
Unit |
Percent of Tackles |
Total Tackles |
Tackles for Loss |
Sacks |
Force Fumbles |
Fumble Recoveries |
Interceptions |
Pass Break Ups |
|
Defensive Backs |
41.37% |
326 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
25 |
|
Linebackers |
32.74% |
258 |
19 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
|
Line |
25.89% |
204 |
45 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
Totals |
100% |
788 |
74 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
43 |
Our Offense: Are they any good?
|
Yards |
Ohio State |
Indiana |
Northwestern |
Iowa |
Penn State |
Minnesota |
MSU |
Wisconsin |
EMU |
Notre Dame |
N.Illinois |
Totals |
|
Negative |
4 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
60 |
|
Zero-5 yds. |
40 |
47 |
54 |
42 |
47 |
34 |
33 |
38 |
39 |
51 |
52 |
477 |
|
Six-9 yds. |
9 |
16 |
15 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
14 |
18 |
9 |
13 |
130 |
|
Ten-19 yds. |
6 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
17 |
5 |
13 |
120 |
|
20-29 yds. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
|
30-39 yds. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
40-49 yds. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
50+ yds. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Totals |
61 |
83 |
88 |
68 |
75 |
63 |
68 |
75 |
84 |
73 |
81 |
819 |
1--65% of our plays are minimal
gains: negative to 5 yards
2--8 plays of 23 20+ yards have
gone for TDs, one was special teams