Charbonnet's 30+ carry game in perspective
Hasn't happened very often lately. Higdon had two games last year where he had over 30 rushing attempts.
Michigan is 47-7 in games where someone gets 30+ carries. 1949 is as far as the database goes back.
Source: Michigan Football SuperGuide: Statistical Record Book
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September 10th, 2019 at 7:53 PM ^
What a beast Mike Hart was! Especially that YPC!
September 10th, 2019 at 8:24 PM ^
We rode him into a pile of heap. He was a monster.
September 10th, 2019 at 11:00 PM ^
All four years had +30-carry games, amazing!
September 11th, 2019 at 12:36 AM ^
He even did it twice in one day! October 9, 2004 was clearly a special day.
September 11th, 2019 at 2:14 AM ^
Ernie Banks would agree!
September 10th, 2019 at 7:56 PM ^
Remember that time A Train went all Tommy Reese (before Tommy Reese) against NW?
If only Fitz Toussaint would have gotten 3 more carries against Penn State...
Also, feed Mike Hart.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:16 PM ^
ESPN could have made a 30 for 30 documentary about 30 carries for 30 yards.
September 10th, 2019 at 11:05 PM ^
How about Chris Perry - 51 carries!
September 10th, 2019 at 11:14 PM ^
If A-Train goes down at 198 yards, we beat NW and end up in the Rose Bowl with Carr's most talented offense ever. If we don't blow three double digit second half leads, we're playing Oklahoma for a national title.
September 10th, 2019 at 11:41 PM ^
Man you had to go there.. the F-ing Northwestern game. I don't think A-Train even got touched on that run before he fumbled. FML
September 11th, 2019 at 6:48 AM ^
The story of Michigan football in the Carr years. Could have/should have won or at least played for another 2 national titles.
So much talent, so much underachieving. Had legit top 5 teams every year, hampered by turtle play calls and shit luck. In many ways, it was a simple continuation of the Bo years...should’ve, could’ve, would’ve. It took a transcendent talent (one of the greatest players in CFB history - Mr. Woodson), to keep us from “michiganing” our way into another 10-3 season in 97.
Clemson learned to get out of their way with Dabo and Jesus. Unfortunately our football Jesus was only around for 3 years.
We need some fucking luck...and it won’t happen with this low variance football coaching where you turtle up after a few mistakes.
I’m an atheist, but it’s clear things around here need to change. I vote more Jesus...or Baal, Zeus, Yahweh, or whatever metaphysical force gets us some good mojo.
September 11th, 2019 at 9:25 AM ^
That was not a national title team. The D was bad.
September 11th, 2019 at 12:38 AM ^
I was at the nw game. That ending sucked.
September 11th, 2019 at 1:06 AM ^
I was at that Northwestern game. Still pisses me off. Also that fucking cat roar over the PA and the douche behind me who said “Shred Em Zach” the entire game made it that more special.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:02 PM ^
It isn't surprising that we would have a winning record in games with an absurd amount of carries. Obviously you cant run it that much if youre losing (Unless youre Army)
Mike Hart 12-0 in games with 30 carries. Chris Perry 51 carry game lol. 51 carries in a game with Edwards, Breaston, and Navarre is actually surprising. Wasn't even raining either
September 10th, 2019 at 11:11 PM ^
Just saw your note after posting mine
September 10th, 2019 at 11:15 PM ^
Carr was the HC. It's not that surprising.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:05 PM ^
I remember that Chris Perry 51-carry game. Brutal load.
September 10th, 2019 at 10:16 PM ^
At the end of the game as he was leaving the field I remember watching him walk up to a stomach high rope that was there to corral some press people and he just hopped over it like it was nothing after that performance. Was always amazed by that.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:08 PM ^
Damn i miss Biakabutuka, that game where he went 8.5 yards per carry against OSU lol.. wow
We just don't get gamebreakers like that any longer
September 10th, 2019 at 8:10 PM ^
How about Ron Johnson vs Wisconsin in 1968? Still the single game yardage record.
11.2 yards per on 31. Unstoppable that day.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:01 PM ^
Where do you find this stuff? LOL!!!
They look sooo ssslllllllooooooowwwwww! And those end zones... They're hideous!!!
September 10th, 2019 at 9:56 PM ^
WD - you are an awesome old soul! That 1968 UW game was my first at UM with my Dad, which was a big deal replacing Mom in his season ticket seats. Ron Johnson that year was oustanding, maybe the greatest single season in rushing history for the Wolverines. Big bruising back who had no quit and the stamina of an elite race horse. Thanks for the memory!
September 10th, 2019 at 10:28 PM ^
That 1 yd td hurt his average lol
September 10th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
37 for 313 versus #2 OSU
what a monster
September 10th, 2019 at 9:03 PM ^
it inspired me to go back and watch the full game tonight while i am working on my side business at my pc..
September 10th, 2019 at 11:25 PM ^
What a difference three weeks and a different rivalry game makes. “Tim” Biakabutuka carries 37 times for 191 yards (5.2 YPC) in a 28-25 loss at Michigan State on November 4, 1995, and three weeks later he carries 37 times again, but then it was for 313 yards (8.5 YPC) in a 31-23 win over Ohio State!
September 11th, 2019 at 1:14 PM ^
Most awesome performance I've ever seen in person.
I was 14, sitting next to two beefy Buckeyes trying to hold back tears when Woodson made the game clinching pick.
"I can't believe those motherfuckers are going to the Rose Bowl," one of them pouted, referring to Northwestern.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:19 PM ^
This is the glass half full I take from this passed weekend:
At most other schools not named Michigan, we do not have a true freshman 5 Star RB able to step in and carry this load and eek out just enough for us to get the win.
Hoping there are some other freshmen that have yet to put their stamp on this season inspired by the performance of their classmate; and that they too can be an integral part of a successful season.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:21 PM ^
1998-2007 was quite a stretch.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:34 PM ^
So was 2008 - 2013...in a way worse way.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:21 PM ^
I feel better now.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:31 PM ^
So we’ve won 21 straight in which a running back has gotten 30+ carries, and yet here we are questioning why we don’t throw it more... run the damn ball more Jim!
September 10th, 2019 at 9:08 PM ^
One point of order being that you don't run the ball 30 times if it isn't working, or you lose your job, so these numbers only mean so much.
September 10th, 2019 at 8:51 PM ^
Mike Hart did it twice in one day!
September 10th, 2019 at 8:58 PM ^
Against two different teams, no less. Now that's toughness!
September 10th, 2019 at 9:02 PM ^
Hm, not sure why it did that with the date. I'll have to go fix that.
edit: 10/2 was at Indiana. Swapped those two dates on the database.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:04 PM ^
Today's kids are soft! They won't throw a double header...
September 10th, 2019 at 8:55 PM ^
Nice data. Damn, look at the names on that list !
September 10th, 2019 at 9:00 PM ^
Michigan has, I believe, won the last 29 games in which a Michigan player rushed for 100 yards.
You have to go back to the October 12, 2013 Penn State game to find that streak broken (though Gardner gave it his best shot... and it was an OT loss).
I know, speed in space, this isn't want we want to hear, but if you can spread the defense and open the run game you can create passing lanes as well.
September 11th, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^
Yeah, that was the game of the infamous rushing stat...
September 10th, 2019 at 9:14 PM ^
I didn’t realize Hart had so many carries so early as a freshman. That is remarkable.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:23 PM ^
87% win percentage?! Well, that settles it. Charbonnet needs 30+ carries every game. I've solved all our problems.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:23 PM ^
Mike Hart not coaching at M is criminal.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:32 PM ^
You could get what you want next season if the Harbaughs leave
September 10th, 2019 at 9:28 PM ^
With Tom Brady at QB, a stud WR corps (Terrell, Walker, Knight...), and an OL loaded with future NFL players (including Hutch), the A-Train was somehow regularly held to modest YPC numbers in the 1999 season.
Mike DeBord, ladies and gentlemen.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:43 PM ^
Stud in development. What frosh in America could man-up to 33 carries versus Army ? Heck, like none. We have something special in the works. Need Wilson back and Turner to pick it up, but those 3 are the rising bedrock for the 2019 season.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:47 PM ^
Hey I remember the most recently loss on that list. I may or may not have punched the cinder block wall in my Markley dorm room when A-Train fumbled.
September 10th, 2019 at 9:50 PM ^
Zach is in some very good company.
September 10th, 2019 at 10:31 PM ^
I mean, that sure is a stat. Sadly it's the third least efficient day on the list, and also the only against a team not currently in a power 5 conference or Notre Dame.