Week 1 · 2021
Western Michigan at Michigan
Sat 09/04/2021 12:00 PMMichigan StadiumMichigan pregame87% — Pregame win probability: 87% for Michigan. Michigan favored, and won.
77°11 mph SSW · 45% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Western Michigan
14
8–5
Michigan
47
12–2
Attendance
109,295
reported
Western MichiganWMU
MichiganMICH
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Kaleb Eleby | 20/37 | 191 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 59.6 |
| MICH | Cade McNamara | 9/11 | 136 | 12.4 | 2 | 0 | 94.8 |
| MICH | J.J. McCarthy | 4/6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 88.7 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Sean Tyler | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 22 |
| WMU | La'Darius Jefferson | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 1 | 8 |
| WMU | Kaleb Eleby | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 9 |
| WMU | Zahir Abdus-Salaam | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
| WMU | Jaxson Kincaide | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MICH | Blake Corum | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 1 | 30 |
| MICH | A.J. Henning | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 1 | 74 |
| MICH | Hassan Haskins | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 1 | 22 |
| MICH | Roman Wilson | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 |
| MICH | Donovan Edwards | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| MICH | Leon Franklin | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| MICH | Dan Villari | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
| MICH | Cade McNamara | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| MICH | J.J. McCarthy | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Corey Crooms Jr. | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 27 |
| WMU | Bryce Nunnelly | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 21 |
| WMU | Jaylen Hall | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 29 |
| WMU | Skyy Moore | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 |
| WMU | Sean Tyler | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
| WMU | Jaxson Kincaide | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Ronnie Bell | 1 | 76 | 76.0 | 1 | 76 |
| MICH | Daylen Baldwin | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 1 | 69 |
| MICH | Erick All | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
| MICH | Blake Corum | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 14 |
| MICH | Cornelius Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| MICH | A.J. Henning | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| MICH | Donovan Edwards | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MICH | Hassan Haskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Mike Sainristil | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Kaleb Eleby | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | J.J. McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | A.J. Thomas | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Ryan Selig | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Ali Fayad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Corvin Moment | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Delano Ware | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Therran Coleman | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Bricen Garner | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Andre Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | DaShon Bussell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Ralph Holley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WMU | Zaire Barnes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Dorian Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Jake Moertl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Marshawn Kneeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Braden Fiske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Kainoa Fuiava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Ken Aguirre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Daxton Hill | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MICH | Josh Ross | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | R.J. Moten | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Aidan Hutchinson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Gemon Green | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Nikhai Hill-Green | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Mike Morris | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Rod Moore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Brad Hawkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MICH | Christopher Hinton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Junior Colson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MICH | Kalel Mullings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Braiden McGregor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Caden Kolesar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MICH | DJ Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | David Ojabo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Donovan Jeter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | George Johnson III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | German Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Keshaun Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Mazi Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Michael Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH | Vincent Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Parker Sampson | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| MICH | Jake Moody | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 5/5 | 11 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Nick Mihalic | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
| MICH | Brad Robbins | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU | Bryce Nunnelly | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
| MICH | Blake Corum | 1 | 79 | 79.0 | 0 | 79 |
| MICH | Roman Wilson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICH | Ronnie Bell | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
Previous 5 meetings vs. Team
Michigan 5–0 vs Western Michigan
- 2018 · wk 2Western Michigan 3 @ Michigan 49
- 2011 · wk 1Western Michigan 10 @ Michigan 34
- 2009 · wk 1Western Michigan 7 @ Michigan 31
- 2002 · wk 3Western Michigan 12 @ Michigan 35
- 2001 · wk 5Western Michigan 21 @ Michigan 38
Previous meeting vs. Jim Harbaugh
Western Michigan 0–1 vs Jim Harbaugh
- 2018 · wk 2Western Michigan 3 @ Michigan 49
Previous meeting vs. Tim Lester
Michigan 1–0 vs Tim Lester
- 2018 · wk 2Western Michigan 3 @ Michigan 49
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