When was the last Michigan kick/punt return for a TD?
After the Dileo near return, and in the midst of a Norfleet tenure which was supposed to be promising, and feels like it could be on the verge of a TD at any moment, I began to think...
When is the last time that Michigan returned a kick or punt for a TD? I'm likely forgetting something, but I can't remember a single instance since the Carr era. Has there been one more recently? If not, is this some sort of a record drought?
EDIT: Since my question was pretty quickly answered, here are some numbers. Records are only complete through 2009 on the ESPN site. They also apparently include blocks returned, as Brandon Graham shows up in 2009 with a 26-yd return for TD. I filtered out returns of less than 40 yards to get as accurate number as possible by limiting punt blocks.
There have been roughly 470 returns for TD since the last time that Michigan has taken one to the house, or about 4 per team. It may not be a record drought, but it seems like we haven't had production in a long, long time.
KR for Touchdowns (by year):
2013 - 16 (through 4 weeks)
2012 - 72
2011 - 68
2010 - 70
2009 - 84 (Stonum - 1)
PR for Touchdowns (by year):
2013 - 17 (through 4 weeks)
2012 - 49
2011 - 48
2010 - 36
2009 - 52
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:43 AM ^
Tay Odoms had a punt return at some point (maybe against Iowa?) I believe, and Stonum had a return for a TD on a kickoff against Notre Dame in '09. Those are the two that immediately come to mind.
Edit: Odoms' punt return was against Purdue in '08.
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:44 AM ^
Odoms had a punt return TD in 2008, I believe, against Purdue.
Stonum had a kickoff return TD in 2009 against Notre Dame.
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:45 AM ^
I believe in '09 against ND. I believe he returned a KO.
EDIT: Odoms against Purdue I think in '08, before Stonum's KO return. I thought that was correct when I first read it above, but turns out it was earlier than Stonum's.
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:43 AM ^
Stonum against ND in 09? The Tate Forcier game.
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:45 AM ^
Mcguffie purdue
September 23rd, 2013 at 1:24 PM ^
Mcguffie purdue!!!
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:46 AM ^
Stonum ran back a kickoff against ND in 09 and Odoms ran back a punt against Purdue in 08.
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:50 AM ^
Stonum vs. ND in 09
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:50 AM ^
Darryl Stonum I think
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:50 AM ^
Didn't Breaston run one back during 2008 Outback bowl game versus Florida?
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:51 AM ^
Should have refreshed my app and wouldn't have repeated what everybody else said
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:53 AM ^
Same here, it seems. Oh well, I think we covered this one pretty quickly. Well done, mgoblog.
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:51 AM ^
Stonum vs ND?
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:51 AM ^
Put us up by 11.
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:51 AM ^
I think Stonum had one against ND
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:53 AM ^
To be fair, I'd guess there are less returns for TDs in general in college football these days. I haven't looked up any stats to back it up, but based on observation and intuitive sense, I'd guess that's true. With kickoffs being moved to the 35 and the spread punt formation (grr...) there are just less opportunities to actually return a kick.
September 23rd, 2013 at 9:59 AM ^
touchbacks come out to the 25 on KO's.
September 23rd, 2013 at 10:00 AM ^
what percentage of teams have adopted the spread punt formation and what percentage have stayed in the dark ages?
September 23rd, 2013 at 11:07 AM ^
Probably just Michigan and Iowa.
September 23rd, 2013 at 10:23 AM ^
ever returned a punt and when?
September 23rd, 2013 at 10:24 AM ^
it was a KO, loser.
September 23rd, 2013 at 10:44 AM ^
Stonum at ND when Denard exploded for 500 yards.
September 23rd, 2013 at 10:45 AM ^
Punt would be breaston 2004.
September 23rd, 2013 at 10:56 AM ^
I THINK IT WAS IAN GOLD IN THE 2006 CMU GAME
September 23rd, 2013 at 11:03 AM ^
I think it was Tarryl Donum against someone in 2009
September 23rd, 2013 at 11:05 AM ^
Joe Reynolds - week 1 against CMU.
September 23rd, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
I'm not sure that a blocked punt counts as a return (does it?), or at least not in this sense. Weird that this thought didn't even come to me.
September 23rd, 2013 at 12:53 PM ^
It counts. I suppose it's not what we think of as a conventional return, but it's a TD all the same.
September 23rd, 2013 at 11:26 AM ^
For Green Bay in the Super Bowl
September 23rd, 2013 at 2:10 PM ^
I believe that the NCAA changed its rules on KO blocking to be similar to the NFL. No more wedges, etc.
September 23rd, 2013 at 7:34 PM ^
Even before the rule change, kickoff touchdowns were more rare than touchdowns on punt returns.
September 23rd, 2013 at 11:38 PM ^
Lloyd Brady @2:04 in video #1