Observations on the loss to Alabama, 14-41
Alabama took control early getting out to a 21-0 first quarter lead, and building it to 31-0 until Michigan scored late in the 2nd quarter. Alabama converted 4 red zones into 24 points, and scored 14 points off 2 Michigan turnovers in the first half. Michigan scored 7 points in one red zone trip at the end of the first half set up after a 71 yard pass play to the one foot line. The Wolverines were too far behind early to ever get back into the game.
Offense couldn't get a running game going, and ended up netting only 68 yards on 29 attempts. Denard Robinson was 11 of 26 for 200 yards and a TD, but threw two interceptions that resulted in 14 points for the Crimson Tide. Jeremy Gallon caught 4 passes for 107 yards. Devin Gardner caught a 44 yard TD pass. We had 268 yards of net offense, 11 first downs and were 3 of 13 on 3rd and 4th down conversions.
Defense allowed Alabama 431 yards in total offense, 232 on the ground with 20 first downs. T.J. Yeldon ran for 111 yards on 11 carries for a TD. Eddie Lacy ran for 35 yards and another TD. Jalston Fowler ran for another 67 yards. A.J. McCarron was 11 of 21 for 199 yards and 2 TDs. DeAndrew White caught a 51 yard TD. Michael Williams caught a 2 yard TD. We only forced Alabama to punt four times, had two sacks and forced one fumble. Alabama possessed the ball 3 minutes more resulting in 7 more offensive plays. Thomas Gordon led the defense with 9 tackles, many of them were TD saving and he forced a fumble. Jordan Kovacs and Desmond Morgan had 8 tackles each. Alabama was 3 of 10 on 3rd down conversions.
Will Hagerup punted 6 times for a 51.3 yard average, but Christion Jones ran 4 back for 58 yards. Dennis Norfleet ran back 8 kickoffs for a 21.8 yard average. Christion Jones has 4 punt returns for 58 yards. Alabama converted two of three field goal attempts including a 51 yarder.
Blake Countess, Brandon Moore, Taylor Lewan and Denard Robinson all left the game at some point with injuries; hopefully, they will all be o.k. We were physically whipped on both sides of the ball. 24 players on offense, 27 played on defense, and 11 on special teams so 62 of the 70 players on the travel team participated in the game at Dallas.
Brady Hoke Post-Game Press Conference
Player Participation Box Score
Observations on the First Half with Alabama
Brady Hoke Interview on Big Ten Network on August 31
Michigan Football Players Talk About Cowboy Stadium
Michigan Marching Band at Football Practice
Brady Hoke Press Conference on August 29
Greg Mattison Press Conference on August 28 Al Borges
First Official Depth Chart: August 27 (Alabama Game Notes for Michigan)
Inside Michigan Football Episode 1
Brady Hoke Press Conference on August 28 Jordan Kovacs Denard Robinson
Big Ten Network Preview: Top Storylines Tom Dienhart Taylor Lewan Denard Robinson Jordan Kovacs Brady Hoke Greg Mattison Al Borges Final Thoughts
2012 FSN Michigan Football Preview
Greg Mattison Press Conference on August 24 Al Borges Press Conference on August 24
Bryant, Ringer and Wormley to miss entire 2012 season
Brady Hoke Press Conference on August 21
Brady Hoke Press Conference on August 16
Greg Mattison Press Conference on August 14 Al Borges Press Conference on August 14
Brady Hoke Press Conference on August 12
Michigan Ranked #8 and Alabama #2 in Pre-Season AP Poll
Brady Hoke Press Conference on August 9
Greg Mattison Press Conference on August 8 Al Borges
Brady Hoke 1st Practice Press Conference
Countdown to Kickoff: Day 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Michigan Football Media Guide 2012
Meet the Freshmen More Meet the Freshmen Week 2 Meet the Freshmen Week 3 Meet the Freshman Week 4 (Freshman Update)
Big Ten Network Interview with Brady Hoke
Big Ten Media Day: July 27 Brady Hoke Denard Robinson Jordan Kovacs Taylor Lewan
6 Michigan Football Players faced/facing Court Issues: Will Campbell, Frank Clark, Josh Furman, Jerald Robinson, Marvin Robinson and Fitzgerald Touissaint
Touissaint pleads guilty to Visibly Impaired Driving
Plea Deal for Campbell (3 months probation)
3rd Wolverine Facing Court Issues in June and July: Robinson, Robinson and Campbell
Navy Seals help Team 133 with Mental Toughness (Details)
Observations on the Spring Scrimmage 2012