Postgame Notes: #2 Michigan 31, Maryland 24

11/18/2023 4:15:00 PM | Football

• Today's victory marked win 1,000 for the Michigan Football program. U-M is the first team at any level of football to achieve 1,000 wins.

• In the all-time series with Maryland (12 games), U-M is now 11-1 with an eight-game winning streak and a 5-0 mark in College Park.

• The Wolverines have been victorious in 23 straight Big Ten games dating to 2021, the longest streak in program history and the third-longest in Big Ten history.

• The Big Ten Conference does not recognize the 2021 or 2022 Big Ten championship games as conference matchups, so U-M is at 21 straight Big Ten wins. That figure surpassed the previous record, a mark held by Gary Moeller's 1990-92 teams (19).

• Michigan has been victorious in 27 consecutive regular-season games, the third-longest stretch in Big Ten history. Only the 1901-03 Michigan teams, which won 28 straight regular season games, have won more in program history.

• The Maize and Blue have now gone 11-0 in back-to-back season for the first time in Michigan Football history. It is just the sixth season in program history with at least 11 wins (1986, 1997, 2006, 2021, 2022).

• Michigan has been victorious in 11 straight road league games -- dating to Penn State in 2021 -- which marks the longest such streak for U-M since a 17-game win streak that occured between 1988 and 1992. There are only five longer streaks in Big Ten history.

• In quarterback 24 career starts, U-M is 23-1 for a win rate of 95.8 percent, the best mark by a starting quarterback in at least the last 10 seasons (minimum 20 starts). That stat lists above Trevor Lawrence (34-2; 94.4), Tua Tagovailoa (22-2, 91.7) and Trevone Boykin (22-2, 91.7).

• With 141 yards passing against Maryland, McCarthy (5,570 career pass yards) passed head coach (5,449 yards) for eighth on the program's all-time passing list. Shea Patterson (5,661 yards) ranks seventh on the list.

• Running back first-quarter rushing touchdown was his 19th of the season, passing his single-season total from 2022. He tied Hassan Haskins' (2021) single-season rushing touchdown record when he scored his 20th in the second quarter.

• Rushing for 94 yards on Saturday, Corum (3,380 yards) is now eighth on U-M's all-time rushing list, passing Rob Lytle (3,317 yards). He could tie Chris Perry for seventh all-time if he reaches 3,696 yards rushing.

• With two rushing scores today, Corum is at 51 for his career, good for second rank all-time at Michigan. Only Anthony Thomas (55) has more.

• U-M has scored three offensive touchdowns in every game this season.

• Tight end converted two fourth-down plays with receptions to move the chains. U-M was three-for-three on fourth-down opportunities in the game.

• Linebacker strip sack in the first quarter led to his third forced fumble of the season and the fourth of his career (tied-11th-most).

• Edge rusher recovered a Maryland fumble and ran it in four yards for his first career touchdown. It marked the fifth touchdown scored by the Michigan defense this season.

• U-M has forced at least one interception, fumble or turnover on downs on the first series of an opponent's drive in nine straight games -- and 10-of-11 overall.

• On the season, U-M has allowed five passing touchdowns to 14 interceptions.

• In the first quarter, linebacker blocked a punt near the goal line that Maryland's punter turned and kicked out of the back of the end zone, resulting in a safety. It was the first punt blocked by U-M this season and the first safety for the Wolverines since Dec. 29, 2018 vs. Florida in the Peach Bowl.

• Maryland's third-quarter rushing touchdown marked the first points U-M has allowed in any third quarter this season.

• Cornerback fourth-quarter interception shut down a Maryland comeback attempt. Sainristil recorded two picks in the second half for the first two-interception game of his career.

• For the second time in three games, punter had two of his punts downed inside the 10-yard line. The second such punt against Maryland was downed at the one-yard line, and helped lead to Michigan's second safety of the game.

• Previously ranking third in the Big Ten in total offense at 396.5 yards per game, Maryland could only muster 262 yards of offense against Michigan. U-M has allowed only one opponent over 300 total offensive yards all season (Nebraska, 305).

• The Wolverines have not allowed an opponent over 100 yards rushing in all but one half this season (first half vs. PSU; 107 yards).