Michigan has 1st and 3rd leading scorers

Submitted by tim4landg on November 21st, 2022 at 7:52 PM

After just 19 points against Illinois, Michigan fell to #9 this year in team scoring. In terms of individuals, though, we have the top and third slots. Moody has 122 points, on the strength 25 field goals, which leads FBS by 4. Corum is tied for third at 114 points, two behind Pittsburgh running back Israel Abanikanda, who has matched Corum's 19 touchdowns but also has one two-point conversion.

Moody scored 125 points last year. That was only 12th highest in the FBS last year but was the second-highest season total in Michigan history -- to Desmond Howard's 138 points in 1991.

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Brhino

November 21st, 2022 at 8:35 PM ^

I had to look it up.  Here's what I found:

Quarterback Elvis Grbac had 25 touchdown passes in 1991.  I guess quarterbacks don't get scoring credit for touchdowns thrown? Desmond Howard caught 19 of those, plus 2 rushing touchdowns, plus one each of kick and punt return touchdowns, for 23 total touchdowns which makes 138 points @ 6 points each.

So if Quarterbacks don't get scoring credit for scoring touchdowns, I imagine it's not hard for the leading wide receiver on a pass-heavy offense to be the team's leading scorer.

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jmblue

November 21st, 2022 at 9:35 PM ^

If you throw a TD pass, the player who catches it scores the points.

Nearly all of the top 50 scorers nationally (including all of the top 20) are either running backs or placekickers.  It's hard to really rack up the TD receptions as a WR.  Defenses can scheme to take one receiver away.  Jalin Hyatt, the national leader in receiving TDs, ranks just 31st nationally in scoring.  The only other WR in the top 50 in scoring is Houston's Nathaniel Dell, ranking 45th.

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