Meet Rutgers - Opponent #8

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2017 Record: 3-4 (2-2 B1G)
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123rd in Total Offense (301ypg, 22.6ppg)
122nd in Passing Offense (134ypg)
63rd in Rushing Offense (168ypg)
122nd in First Downs (109)
100th in 3rd Down Conversions (34.6%)
114th in Offense Efficiency
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62nd in Total Defense (384ypg, 23.6ppg)
70th in Pass Defense (225ypg)
60th in Rush Defense (159ypg)
T-124th in Sacks (7)
T-21st in Interceptions (9)
54th in Defensive Efficiency
27th in Special Teams Efficiency


History vs. Michigan:
Michigan Leads all-time series 2-1
Last meeting: 2016 at Rutgers - 78-0 Michigan

This Season:
vs #8 Washington - L 30-14
vs Eastern Michigan - L 16-13
vs Morgan State - W 65-0
at Nebraska - L 27-17
vs #11 Ohio State - L 56-0
at Illinois - W 35-24
vs Purdue - W 14-12​

Quarterback: Giovanni Rescigno 6'3" 227 lbs (RS Jr.)
The Michigan native, Rescigno has taken over the starting job and is 2-0. He has completed 16/30 (53%) of his passes with 199yds and 1 TD to 0 INTs. He also has 56yds rushing on 19 attempts (2.9ypc) with a long of 19.

Running Back: Gus Edwards 6'1" 235 lbs (RS Sr.)
Edwards has 487yds rushing on 107 carries (4.6ypc) with 5 TDs and a long of 74yds. He's also added 9 catches for 74yds with a long 33.

Wide Receivers: Janarion Grant 5'10" 172 lbs (RS Sr.) and Damon Mitchell 6'2" 217 lbs (RS Sr.)
Grant has recorded 16 catches for 167yds and 1 TD with a long of 40. Mitchell has 9 catches for 122yds with a long of 33. Melton has 24 receptions for 303yds and 1 TD with a long of 33.

Tight End: Jerome Washington 6'4" 253 lbs (RS So.)
Washingotn has caught 19 balls for 163yds and 1 TD with a long of 27.

Left Tackle: Tariq Cole 6'6" 319 lbs (RS Jr.)
18 career starts.

Left Guard: Dorian Miller 6'2" 296 lbs (RS Sr.)
29 career starts.

Center: Michael Maietti 6'1" 292 lbs (RS Fr.)
5 career starts.

Right Guard: Marcus Applefield 6'5" 305 lbs (RS Jr.)
8 career starts.

Right Tackle: Kamaal Seymour 6'6" 307 lbs (RS So.)
12 career starts.

Defensive Tackles: Sebastian Joseph 6'4" 299 lbs (RS Sr.) and Jon Bateky 6'3" 297 lbs (Jr.)
Joseph has 23 tackles with 2 for a loss and 1 sack, a pass deflection, forced fumble and blocked kick. Bateky has 19 tackles with 0.5 for a loss and a pass deflection.

Defensive Ends: Kemoko Turay 6'5" 247 lbs (RS Sr.) and Kevin Wilkins 6'2" 300 lbs (RS Jr.)​

Turay has 36 tackles with 3 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks as well as 2 fumble recoveries and a pass deflection. Wilkins has 24 tackles with 3 for a loss, 2 sacks and a pass deflection.

Outside Linebackers: Trevor Morris 6'1" 232 lbs (Jr.) and Ross Douglas 5'10" 201 lbs (RS Sr.)
Morris has 57 tackles with 2 for a loss and 1 pass deflection. The artist formerly known as Ross Taylor-Douglas so far, has totaled 27 tackles and 3 pass deflections.

Middle Linebacker: Deonte Roberts 6'1" 235 lbs (Jr.)
Roberts has recorded 51 tackles with 2.5 for a loss and he has 1 pass deflection and a forced fumble.

Cornerbacks: Isaiah Wharton 6'1" 204 lbs (RS Jr.) and Damon Hayes 6'1" 197 lbs (So.)
Wharton has 21 tackles with 0.5 for a loss and 6 pass deflections. Hayes has 21 tackles with 1 for a loss, 7 pass deflections and 1 INT.

Free Safety: K.J. Gray 6'1" 201 lbs (So.)
Gray has 40 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for a loss, a sack, 6 pass deflections and 2 INTs.

Strong Safety: Kiy Hester 6'0" 211 lbs (RS Jr.)
Hester has totaled 15 tackles with 8 pass deflections, and 2 INTs, one of which was returned for a TD.

Punter and Kicker: Ryan Anderson 6'1" 203 lbs (Sr.) and Andrew Harte 6'0" 190 lbs (RS Sr.)
Anderson has punted 48 times this year with an average of 44.3yds with a long of 64. 18 of his punts have gone for 50+ yards with 16 downed inside the 20. Harte is 4/6 on FGs with a long of 39.

Returner: Janarion Grant 5'10" 172 lbs (RS Sr.)
Grant has returned 9 punts for an average of 10.7yds with a long of 27. He also has 6 kick returns for an average of 20.3yds and a long of 31. Grant hasn't had much success returning kicks after his injury shortened season last year. He's still dangerous as he has a career kick return average of 25yds with 5 kick return TDs and a career punt return average of 11.3 with 3 punt return TDs.

Players to watch:​

Janarion Grant - PR/KR/WR
Kemoko Turay - DE
K.J. Gray - FS

Kiy Hester - SS
Ryan Anderson - P

Prediction:​

I truly cannot fathom an offensive TD for Rutgers in this game. I will give them points from our offense's inability to either dominate field position or give them great field position, whether it's via a turnover or a 3 & out followed by a nice Grant return.. Rutgers defense has been decent but they should be on the field for the vast majority of the game.

Michigan should be able to take a multiple score lead into the half (Something like 20-3) and wear them down down the stretch to put this one away soundly.

Michigan wins 38-6

This years predictions:
Week 1: Michigan/Florida 37-13 (33-17 actual)
Week 2: Michigan/Cincinnati 48-0 (36-14 actual)
Week 3: Michigan/Air Force 34-13 (29-13 actual)
Week 4: Michigan/Purdue 38-17 (28-10 actual)
Week 5: Michigan/MSU 27-10 (10-14 actual)
Week 6: Michigan/Indiana 27-13 (27-20 actual)
Week 7: Michigan/Penn St 16-17 (13-42 actual)​

 

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