Tag: longest plays

Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Washington

Michigan is 9-5 against the Washington Huskies. They first met on November 4, 1916, which was a 66-7 win for the Wolverines. The last time they met was on September 11, 2021, another victory for Michigan, this one by a score of 31-10.

1. Tyrone Wheatley 88-yard TD run (1992)
2. Rick Leach 76-yard TD pass to Curt Stephenson (1977)
3. Blake Corum 67-yard TD run (2021)
4. Chris Perry 57-yard TD run (2002)
5. Tyrone Wheatley 56-yard TD pass (1992)
6. Tyrone Wheatley 53-yard TD run (1991)
7. Elvis Grbac 49-yard TD pass to Tony McGee (1992)
8. John Navarre 45-yard TD pass to Braylon Edwards (2002)
9. Cade McNamara 33-yard pass to Cornelius Johnson (2021)
10. Rick Leach 32-yard TD pass to Stan Edwards (1977)

NOTE: I’m having a tough time finding stats pre-1977, so if you have any resources/updates for me to mix into the post, let me know.

Hit the jump for highlights of Wheatley’s 88-yarder and Leach-to-Stephenson.

Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Maryland

Michigan is 10-1 against the Terrapins after they started playing each other in 1985. The Terps eventually joined the Big Ten in 2014, winning that first game against the Brady Hoke-led Wolverines before losing five in a row.

1. Giles Jackson 97-yard kickoff return TD (2019)
2. A.J. Henning 81-yard kickoff return TD (2021)
3. David Long 80-yard interception return (2017)
4. Cade McNamara 77-yard TD pass to Donovan Edwards (2021)
5. Jehu Chesson 66-yard TD run (2015)
6. Tony Boles 64-yard TD run (1989)
7. Wilton Speight 56-yard pass to Chris Evans (2016)
8. Ty Isaac 53-yard TD run (2016)
9. Joe Kerridge 52-yard run (2014)
10. Shea Patterson 51-yard pass to Nico Collins (2018)
11. Shea Patterson 51-yard pass to Nico Collins (2019)

Hit the jump for some videos.

Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Michigan State

If you’re like me and you enjoy big plays, here are some great ones against the Spartans over the years:

1. Dennis Fitzgerald 99-yard kickoff return touchdown (1960)
2. Desmond Howard 95-yard kickoff return touchdown (1990)
3. Cade McNamara 93-yard touchdown pass to Andrel Anthony, Jr. (2021)
4. Drew Henson 81-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Knight (1999)
5. Derrick Alexander 80-yard punt return touchdown (1992)
6. Shea Patterson 79-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Peoples-Jones (2018)
7. Rob Lytle 75-yard touchdown run (1976)
8. Mike Sainristil 72-yard interception return touchdown (2023)
9. Anthony Thomas 69-yard touchdown run (1998)
10. Tom Hendricks 67-yard punt return touchdown (1954)

Hit the jump for some clips.

Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Indiana

Michigan has played Indiana 71 times throughout history and has a 61-10 record against the Hoosiers. Indiana had not beaten the Wolverines since 1987 . . . until the COVID-married 2020 season. And Michigan has won both meetings since.

Here are the longest plays for Michigan in the history of the contests:

1. Grant Mason 97-yard kickoff return (2004)
2. Tony Boles 91-yard TD run (1989)
3. Steve Breaston 83-yard punt return TD (2006)
4. Jim Smith 77-yard TD run (1975)
5. Leon Hall 76-yard punt return TD (2004)
6. Shea Patterson 76-yard TD pass to Nico Collins (2019)
7. Tom Brady 75-yard TD pass to Marquis Walker (2000)
8. Denard Robinson 74-yard TD pass to Roy Roundtree (2010)
9. Denard Robinson 72-yard TD run (2010)
10. Chuck Heater 71-yard TD run (1973)
11. Desmond Howard 71-yard kickoff return (1991)

Hit the jump for videos of Mason, Boles, and Hall.

Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Minnesota

Michigan has played Minnesota 104 times throughout history and has a 76-25-3 record against the Golden Gophers. They first played in 1892, and the winner of the game after each meeting earns the Little Brown Jug Trophy.

Here are the longest plays for Michigan in the history of the rivalry:

1. Steve Breaston 95-yard kickoff return TD (2005)
2. Chris Howard 86-yard TD run (1996)
3. Gilvanni Johnson 85-yard punt return TD (1985)
4. Carlos Brown 85-yard TD run (2007)
5. Darrell Harper 84-yard punt return TD (1959)
6. Courtney Avery 83-yard fumble return TD (2011)
7. Karan Higdon 77-yard TD run (2017)
8. Tom Brady 76-yard TD pass to Tai Streets (1998)
9. Lowell Perry 75-yard punt return TD (1951)
10. Steve Smith 75-yard TD run (1983)
11. Scott Dreisbach 75-yard TD pass to Amani Toomer (1995)

Hit the jump for videos of Breaston and Brown.