Michigan's 114 points in first two games most since 1914

Submitted by SchrodingersCat on

Michigan has combined for 114 total points in its first two games of the 2016 season -- the fourth most in program history. Overall, it is the 11th time the Wolverines have surpassed 100-or-more points in the first two games of the season.

1. 1892 (142) 
2. 1902 (136) 
3. 1914 (127) 
4. 2016 (114) 
5. 1921 (109) 
6. 1905 (109) 
7. 1903 (107) 
8. 1901 (107) 
9. 1947 (104) 
10. 1925 (102) 
11. 2013 (100)

Source: http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091016aad.html

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Jamezz23

September 11th, 2016 at 10:34 AM ^

I wouldn't look into the running game struggling as much as people are. Their goal was to stuff out run, they loaded the box and tested our passing game. All teams just took notice that playing us that way probably won't work out

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LSAClassOf2000

September 11th, 2016 at 10:33 AM ^

One interesting thing to me here about this is list is that, other than 2013, the next nearest instance is 1947 and then after that it is 1925. It sort of gives you respect for how difficult this can be in football sometimes, even against decidedly lesser competition like the modern OOC schedule most years. 

 

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Formerly Yoda

September 11th, 2016 at 10:44 AM ^

that's why u keep the starters in. when the cfb committee looks back they say, oh mich won 51-14. u put in the backups and it's 37-21, doesn't look nearly the same

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PeterKlima

September 11th, 2016 at 12:12 PM ^

you know our coach says over and over again that you only get better at football by playing football. He also runs two a days in pads as much as possible. Do you think Harbaugh feels his seniors are set and don't need any more work? This game clearly gave them some things to work on as UCF appears to have a pulse unlike Hawaii.

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PeterKlima

September 11th, 2016 at 12:49 PM ^

I stand up for not judging college kids from behind the keyboard. Let's just stop giving kids a hard time. That includes football players getting caught with weed, breaking team rules, getting in fights,... We are grown men. They're kids.



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Ronnie Kaye

September 11th, 2016 at 2:51 PM ^

When I was a "kid," I never destroyed an innocent party's property (which in the case in question was someone's livliehood) for kicks nor was I even tempted to do it. You are an apologist and were probably an arrogant, destructive douche yourself at that age.

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kawter

September 11th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^

Playing a school from Hawaii that played in Australia and then flew back to Hawaii and then to Ann Arbor. Then playing a team that didn't have a win all last season.

Hasn't happened since 1621



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tasnyder01

September 11th, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^

yes, our counting numbers were high, but those teams were ranked, uh, rank.

(I do think UCF is going to be better than expected.  They have good athletes, and Scott Frost was the former Oregon OC.)

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sdogg1m

September 11th, 2016 at 12:59 PM ^

When Coach Harbaugh said dream big, no lie I thought about the team breaking the record for largest margin of victory against Ohio State. I hope the players have that same dream as well.

Good start to the season.

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