Michigan Tale of the Tape … IU:9 top 10 rankings to Mich:1

[TomEric4756]

Indiana 8/10				Michigan NR
AVG	NCAA Rank	Category	NCAA Rank	AVG
476.2	8	Total Offense	127	299.4
191.9	30	Rushing Offense	62	165.1
284.3	19	Passing Offense	128	134.3
46.6	2	Scoring Offense	116	21.0
261.0	3	Total Defense	47	345.1
72.6	1	Rushing Defense	23	109.3
188.4	28	Passing Yards Allowed	95	235.8
13.7	7	Scoring Defense	57	23.3
1.11	10	Turnover Margin	102	-0.56
.505	7	3rd Down Conversion Pct	69	.400
.588	48	4th Down Conversion Pct	8	.769
.944	8	Red Zone Offense	96	.810
.842	65	Red Zone Defense	44	.806
229	4	First Downs Gained	119	143
137	14	First Downs Allowed	82	173
4.89	24	Fewest Penalties/Game	10	4.44
31:11	42	Time of Possession	60	30:28

 

[TomEric4756]

9 NCAA Top ten rankings to 1 … Perhaps flipping last year’s 52-7 outcome is in order.

https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2024/24-11-09-Notes_Michigan.pdf

 

[TomEric4756]

Pregame notes look a lot like the previously posted MSU post game notes.

Fishers Butkus upgrade didn’t make the cutoff time.

 

[TomEric4756]

Michigan 10 rankings of 60 or lower. IU has one.

 

[olympian97]

That’s interesting that IU has the #1 rush defense. I would assume the ranking is more related to the fact that most teams are having to abandon their run game to try to come back once our offense starts clicking and starts scoring at will and I believe that’s where UM will struggle against IU too because they are not built for a high scoring shootout. I do think our run defense is good though and the improvement of this team over the course of the season has been amazing and noticeable even if final scores of earlier games were comfortably in our favor. I remember moments being very frustrated and worried about our defense and I haven’t felt that since NW. I think if we played NW again the blowout would start earlier.

 

[vesuvius13]

The perception of IU compared to Michigan is what trips up many people. This is a game IU should handle Michigan like they have MSU and Nebraska. I am sure the coaches and players sill approach the game like Michigan can beat them but IU will win.