Michigan 28, Rutgers 21 · Box Score

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Final · Week 9 · Sat, Oct 31, 2026

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MICH	7	7	7	7	28
RUTG	3	10	0	8	21

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Team stats

MICH		RUTG
23	First downs	9
427	Total yards	249
266	Passing yards	123
22-27	Comp-Att	3-12
9.9	Yards per pass	10.3
161	Rushing yards	126
45	Rushes	26
3.6	Yards per rush	4.8
12-16	3rd down	3-10
0-0	4th down	0-0
7-90	Penalties-yards	5-35
0	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
39:06	Time of possession	20:54
2	Sacks	1
4	Tackles for loss	2
1	QB hurries	2
3	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
1	Passing TDs	1
3	Rushing TDs	1
4	Kicking points	7

Advanced stats

MICH		RUTG
+0.29	EPA per play	+0.14
47%	Success rate	23%
1.20	Explosiveness	2.36
-0.02	Rushing EPA per play	+0.10
36%	Rushing success rate	24%
+0.81	Passing EPA per play	+0.19
64%	Passing success rate	20%
46%	Standard downs success	26%
53%	Passing downs success	18%
2.92	Line yards per rush	2.79
0.89	Second-level yards	0.92
0.20	Open-field yards	2.24
18%	Stuff rate	20%
83%	Power success	100%
18%	Havoc caused	7%
6	Scoring chances	4
4.67	Points per chance	5.25
Own 27	Avg. starting field position	Own 29
3	Explosive plays	4
92%	Postgame win expectancy	8%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q113:15
MichiganPUNT
7-0
Q11:46
RutgersFG
(01:44) #29 D.Pizzaro field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #21 R.McCann, LS: #58 M.O’Connor), clock 01:46
Drive: 10 plays, 47 yds
7-3
Q213:16
MichiganTD
Shotgun #23 J.Marshall rush middle for 2 yards gain to the RU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:16 kick attempt good #99 T.Butkowski kick attempt good (H: #33 C.Brown, LS: #49 N.Crawford)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
14-3
Q211:31
RutgersTD
(11:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Surace pass complete deep middle to #4 J.Houston caught at MICH40, for 80 yards to the MICH00 QB hurried by #18 T.Bowles TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:31, 1ST DOWN #29 D.Pizzaro kick attempt good (H: #21 R.McCann, LS: #58 M.O’Connor)
Drive: 3 plays, 75 yds
14-10
Q23:21
RutgersFG
(03:20) #29 D.Pizzaro field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #21 R.McCann, LS: #58 M.O’Connor), clock 03:21
Drive: 7 plays, 56 yds
14-13
Q38:56
MichiganTD
(08:55) Shotgun #14 T.Carr rush middle for 15 yards gain to the RU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:56, 1ST DOWN #99 T.Butkowski kick attempt good (H: #33 C.Brown, LS: #49 N.Crawford)
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds
21-13
Q411:43
RutgersTD
(11:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thevenin rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:43 #2 B.Black III pass attempt Successful
Drive: 5 plays, 63 yds
21-21
Q44:24
MichiganTD
(04:23) Shotgun #14 T.Carr rush middle for 9 yards gain to the RU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:24, 1ST DOWN #99 T.Butkowski kick attempt good (H: #33 C.Brown, LS: #49 N.Crawford)
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds
28-21

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Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Tommy Carr	22/27	266	9.9	1	0	92.1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Savion Hiter	20	76	3.8	0	11
Tommy Carr	12	54	4.5	2	15
Bryson Kuzdzal	6	37	6.2	0	12
Jordan Marshall	5	0	0.0	1	3
Team	2	-6	-3.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
JJ Buchanan	5	63	12.6	1	30
Andrew Marsh	7	51	7.3	0	13
Salesi Moa	1	44	44.0	0	44
Hogan Hansen	3	42	14.0	0	16
Mason Bonner	1	27	27.0	0	27
Jalen Hoffman	2	17	8.5	0	9
Jordan Marshall	1	15	15.0	0	15
Savion Hiter	1	4	4.0	0	4
Bryson Kuzdzal	1	3	3.0	0	3

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Benny Patterson	7	3	0	1	0	0
Chris Bracy	6	4	1	1	0	0
Mason Curtis	4	3	0	0	1	0
Jyaire Hill	3	3	0	0	0	0
Zeke Berry	2	2	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel Staehling	2	2	0	0	0	0
Enow Etta	2	1	1	1	1	0
Troy Bowles	2	1	0	1	0	1
Trey Pierce	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lugard Edokpayi	1	1	0	0	0	0
Smith Snowden	1	0	0	0	1	0
Nate Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Team	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Trey Butkowski	0/2	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Cameron Brown	2	93	46.5	0	0	50