Maize n Brew · Nov 7, 2018
Inside the Numbers: Revenge Tour stats are crazy good
Before the Wisconsin game, I took a look at Michigan’s performance in big games from previous years. I also pulled in statistics from Harbaugh’s run at Stanford and the Badgers’ recent run of success under Paul Chryst.
The idea behind the piece was to analyze Michigan’s offensive failures and put them into a context of “What is Harbaugh trying to do?” and “Is this even possible?” Now that the Wolverines have made it through the toughest part of their schedule without so much as a goosebump, it’s time to review.
What did Michigan do (besides win) in 2018 differently from 2017? While the numbers across the board are significantly better, I want to isolate three main areas:
