Michigan Ohio State loss includes notable milestones and trivia

Are you a Michigan football fan looking for interesting facts and/or silver linings from the 27-9 loss to Ohio State? Well, do we have the thing for you!

The Wolverines got bullied by the Buckeyes in a reversal of fortune and outcome, which certainly led to many Michigan fans turning off their televisions for good on Saturday. But, if you're a football junkie and want to know more about The Game, well, the sports information department in Ann Arbor still has us covered!

Here is the interesting trivia following the Michigan-Ohio State game.

Facts and stats

• Today's announced attendance of 111,373 marked the 329th consecutive game with a crowd of over 100,000 at Michigan Stadium.

• Today's honorary captain, Jake Long (2003-07 at U-M), was a two-time first-team All-American and two-time Big Ten Lineman of the Year with the Wolverines. The No. 1 pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2008, he played nine NFL seasons and was twice named All-Pro (first-team in 2010).

• Today's loss drops U-M to 62-53-6 across 121 meetings in the all-time series. The Wolverines lost their first matchup in this rivalry since 2019, ending a four-game winning streak, which was tied for the program's third-longest streak in series history (tied with 1988-91; longer streaks: 1922-27, six straight; 1901-09, nine straight).

• The team that has won the rushing battle in this game has won the contest in 24 consecutive matchups (2001-present; 2020 not contested).

• This weekend's edition of The Game was the 50th matchup between the two teams in which both programs were ranked (rankings began in 1936; 89 meetings). It was the sixth straight edition of the rivalry in which OSU entered as the higher-ranked program (U-M 4-2 in that stretch).

• The Wolverines faced a top-10 Ohio State team for the 13th straight meeting (each year since 2011). It was the 12th time since 2000 that OSU entered as a top-five team, and the sixth straight year OSU entered as a top-three team.

• The Wolverines finish the regular season with 59 plays (36 passing, 23 rushing) of 20-plus yards on offense, including four in today's game.

• OSU's defense entered the game averaging 6.1 tackles for loss per game, but U-M limited the Buckeyes to three.

• Defensive back Jyaire Hill's first-quarter interception was his first of the season and the second of his career. The Michigan defense has forced at least one turnover in 11 of 12 games this season.

• Linebacker Jimmy Rolder led the Wolverines with 12 tackles, a career-high mark.

• Other Wolverines setting career highs in tackles today included TJ Metcalf (10), Zeke Berry (8), and Jaden Mangham (7).

• With converted field goals of 45, 25, and 49 yards, Dominic Zvada now has 17 career makes from 40-plus yards at Michigan. This ties Jake Moody for the most such field goals in program history.

This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Facts, stats, and silver linings from Michigan's loss to Ohio State