The 78-0 home loss really is amazing and probably deserves to be talked about more because the stats are pretty astronomical.
-Rutgers didn’t have a first down until the 9:06 mark of the 4th quarter.
-They only had two first downs all game. They were 0-17 on third downs.
-They allowed 600 yards of offense in a game where Michigan was trying to run the clock out.
-They allowed 9 rushing TD’s, 2 passing. Michigan ran for 481(8.6 per carry) yards in a game where everyone knew they were going to run every play.
-They only had 22 yards of total offense, less than Jabril Peppers averaged per run.
-They only had 5 yards passing.
-Only one player had a reception(he had all 5 of their receiving yards).
-They threw 18 times, so they averaged 0.3 yards per pass.
-Chris Laviano(1/8, 6 yards) had a 0.9 QB rating. Zach Allen, who was 1/10 and threw for negative 1 yard and beat him with a 1.3 rating.
-Rutgers ran 36 times for 34 yards. 0.9 ypc.
-Somehow they lost by 78 and were even on turnovers.
It’s video game stuff that happened in real life.
The box score is pretty amazing:
Michigan vs. Rutgers - Box Score - October 8, 2016 - ESPN