It’s yet another giant matchup between Michigan football and Ohio State, as the two teams are likely to match up as top 5 teams on Saturday in Ann Arbor, pending Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings.
In a lot of ways, it’s strength-on-strength, with the high-flying Ohio State offense matching up against the stout Wolverine defense. But the other side of the ball features a susceptible Buckeyes pass defense against a Michigan offense that doesn’t often try to pass, but has had success when it does.
The two 10-1 teams meet up with ESPN College GameDay and Fox Big Noon Kickoff both in town. Here is how they match up.
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Offense
Rank (metric)
Rank (metric)
Michigan scoring offense
15th (36.9 ppg)
16th (19 ppg)
Ohio State scoring defense
Michigan rushing offense
15th (218.36 ypg)
11th (102.27 ypga)
Ohio State rushing defense
Michigan passing offense
71st (229.5 ypg)
99th (251.7 ypga)
Ohio State passing defense
Michigan total offense
24th (447.9 ypg)
44th (354.7 ypga)
Ohio State total defense
Michigan yards per play
38th (6.28 ypp)
21st (4.99 ypga)
Ohio State yards per play allowed
Michigan first downs
45th (22.2 pg)
71st (20.7 apg)
Ohio State opp. first downs
Michigan third down conv.
26th (44.87%)
91st (41.1%)
Ohio State opp. third down conv.
Michigan fourth down conv.
49th (59.09%)
48th (47.06%)
Ohio State opp. fourth down conv.
Michigan red zone conv.
11th (92.45%)
68th (83.33%)
Ohio State opp. red zone conv.
Michigan sacks allowed
5th (0.82 sapg)
12th (3.18 spg)
Ohio State sacks
Michigan TFL allowed
1st (2.18 tfla/gm)
19th (7.27 tfl/gm)
Ohio State TFL
Michigan long scrimmage plays
84th (147 10+ yd plays)
76th (155 10+ yd plays)
Ohio State long plays…
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