By now you’ve heard that Rutgers has improved dramatically. And as the Scarlet Knights enter Saturday’s Week 4 contest undefeated after three games for the first time since 2012, the numbers can tell you a lot – both about Rutgers and how Michigan football is doing. compared.
Here’s how Greg Schiano’s team is doing in numbers and how they stack up against the Wolverines.
Offense
| Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
| Michigan scoring the offense | 3rd (47 points per game) | 8th (11.3 points per game) | Rutgers scoring defense |
| Michigan rushed attack | 1st (350.33 ypg) | 49th (113 ypga) | Rutgers rushes in defense |
| Michigan pass offense | 112th (164.3 ypg) | 15th (145.7 ypga) | Rutgers passes the defense |
| Michigan Total Offense | 16th (514.7 ypg) | 15th (261 ypga) | Rutgers Total Defense |
| Michigan yards per set | 6th (7.88 ypp) | 19th (4.22 ypga) | Rutgers yards per game allowed |
| Michigan first downs | 33rd (23.3 pages) | 8th (13.3 apg) | Rutgers op. first stockings |
| Michigan third down conv. | 16th (52.94%) | 2nd (17.5%) | Rutgers op. third low conv. |
| Michigan fourth down conv. | 61st (57.14%) | 8th (13.3%) | Rutgers op. fourth down conv. |
| Conv. Michigan red zone | 31st (92.31%) | 24th (66.67%) | Rutgers op. red zone conv. |
| Michigan bags allowed | 4th (0.33 sapg) | 4th (4.67 spg) | rutgers bags |
| Michigan TFL licensed | 1st (2.33 tfla / g) | 13th (8.67 tfl / g) | Rutgers TFL |
| Michigan long scrum plays | 52nd (44 games over 10 meters) | 32nd (30 games over 10 meters) | Long play rutgers allowed |
| Michigan Penalties | 48th (51 yards / g) | 91st (45 yd / g) | Rutgers op. penalties |
| Upper Michigan | 31 (31:06) | 13 (33:36) | Top Rutgers |
Defense
| Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
| Michigan scoring defense | 8th (11.3 points per game) | 21st (41 points per game) | Rutgers attack |
| Michigan defense rushes in | 47th (112.67 ypga) | 81st (144.33 ypg) | Rutgers rushing offensive |
| Michigan Pass Defense | 30th (176.7 ypga) | 90th (206.7 ypg) | Rutgers passing offense |
| Michigan Total Defense | 51st (317 ypga) | 26th (289.3 ypg) | Rutgers Total Attack |
| Michigan yards per play allowed | 34th (4.54 yppa) | 107th (4.85 ypp) | Rutgers yards per set |
| Michigan opp. first stockings | 30 (15.7 apg) | 87th (20 pages) | Rutgers first downs |
| Michigan opp. third down conv. | 64th (36.17%) | 59th (42.22%) | Rutgers third down conv. |
| Michigan opp. fourth down conv. | 30th (15.7%) | 60th (62.5%) | Rutgers fourth in falling conv. |
| Michigan opp. red zone conv. | 105th (100%) | 86th (81.25%) | Rutgers red zone conv. |
| michigan ransack | 78th (1.67 s / g) | 30th (1.33 sa / g) | Rutgers bags allowed |
| Michigan TFL | 105th (4.33 tfl / g) | 121st (9 tfla / g) | Authorized TFL Rutgers |
| Michigan long scrums are allowed | 23rd (29 games over 10 meters) | 113th (30 games over 10 meters) | Rutgers plays long |
| Michigan opp. penalties | 81st (48.7 yd / g) | 4th (28.3 yd / g) | Rutgers sanctions |
| Michigan Revenue Margin | 31st (+ 0.67 / g) | 2nd (+ 2.67 / g) | Rutgers profit margin |
Special teams
| Rank (metric) | Rank (metric) | ||
| Michigan kicks off | 60th (63.24 yards) | 20th (59 meters) | Rutgers op. to start up |
| Michigan kick off return | 26th (28.3 yards / ret) | 61st (20 yds / ret) | Rutgers kick-off return cleared |
| Michigan by boat | 36th (45.17 yd / s) | 33rd (39.76 yds / p) | Rutgers op. small boat |
| Michigan punt return | 20th (15.63 yards / ret) | 14th (1.5 yards / ret) | Rutgers kick return allowed |
| Michigan goals | 1st (100%) | 42nd (66.7%) | Rutgers op. field objectives |
| Michigan PAT | 1st (100%) | 36th (100%) | Rutgers op. TAP |
| Michigan opp. to start up | 3rd (54.33 meters) | 86th (62.09 yards) | Rutgers kick off |
| Michigan kick-off return cleared | 4th (10.33 yards / ret) | 23rd (26.17 yd / ret) | Rutgers kick off returns |
| Michigan opp. small boat | 111th (45.37 yds / p) | 4th (51.71 yds / p) | Rutgers in a boat |
| Michigan kick return allowed | 39th (4 yards / ret) | 8th (20.88 yards / ret) | Rutgers punt return |
| Michigan opp. field objectives | 42nd (66.7%) | 61st (75%) | Rutgers Field Goals |
| Michigan opp. TAP | 36th (100%) | 1st (100%) | Rutgers PAT |
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