Michigan football vs. Penn State

Michigan football drove the field early and often against Penn State, thanks in large part to the run game, which accumulated 412 yards on Saturday. The Wolverine defense stymied the Nittany Lion offense, save for one big play by quarterback Sean Clifford in the first half.

It was the first top-10 matchup of the year for the maize and blue, and the first ranked matchup, at that, and the Wolverines passed the first test with flying colors.

If you were at the game or watching on TV, there were certainly things that you may have missed. The folks at MGoBlue.com compiled some facts and things you may not have known about the game, which you can check out below.

Facts/tidbits

• Today’s announced attendance of 110,812 marks the 305th consecutive game at Michigan Stadium with a crowd in excess of 100,000.
• In-game ceremonies included special recognitions for the 25th anniversary of the 1997 national championship team, the 25th anniversary of Charles Woodson’s 1997 Heisman Trophy, the 15th anniversary of coach Lloyd Carr’s 2007 Dodd Trophy, the dedication of the Michigan Stadium tunnel to be renamed the Lloyd Carr Michigan Stadium Tunnel, and the presentation of Aidan Hutchinson’s 2021 Lott Trophy.
• Honorary captains for today’s game were two in number. Fred Upton is a longtime serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Michiganders since 1987. A U-M grad (1975), he is finishing his 18th term in congress and will retire upon its completion in 2023. Upton and head coach Jim Harbaugh have worked together through Harbaugh’s involvement with Legal Services Corporation (LSC).
• Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic competitor in history, with 28 career medals in swimming while competing for the United States at the Summer Olympic Games. Phelps holds records for Olympic gold medals won (23), medals in individual events (16) and gold medals won at one Olympics (eight), among many individual event records in and out of Olympic…