COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland football team welcomes No. 22 Michigan to College Park, Md., for the first time in history as the teams square off at noon on Big Ten Network. It is the first Big Ten Conference game of the season for both teams. Maryland has won five of its last seven conference openers.

Saturday's game is a blackout - all fans are encouraged to wear BLACK!

Live Coverage

Saturday's game will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network and streamed live on BTN2Go at noon ET. Justin Kutcher (pbp) and Petros Papadakis (color) will call the action. The game can also be heard on the Maryland Sports Radio Network with Johnny Holliday (pbp), Tim Strachan (color) and Scott McBrien (color) on the call. The game is also available on Sirius Radio channel 135, XM Radio channel 195 and SiriusXM channel 195.

Series History

Michigan leads, 3-1
Home: 0-0 / Away: 1-3
Neutral: 0-0

First Meeting: Sept. 28, 1985 / Away / L, 0-20
Last Meeting: Nov. 22, 2014 / Away / W, 23-16

Most points scored vs. Michigan:
Home: N/A
Away: 23 (23-16 win on Nov. 22, 2014)

Most points given up vs. Michigan:
Home: N/A
Away: 45 (17-45 loss on Sept. 29, 1990)

Number of Shutouts:
Maryland: 0, Michigan: 1

Largest Margin of Victory:
(7) 23-16 on Nov. 22, 2014
Largest Margin of Defeat:
(28) 17-45 on Spet. 29, 1990

A LIKELY STORY

After standout freshman and sophomore seasons in College Park, many wondered what junior cornerback and return specialist William Likely would do for an encore as a junior in 2015. He quickly answered, gobbling up a Big Ten record 233 punt return yards in the season-opener against Richmond before running back his second punt return for a touchdown in as many weeks against Bowling Green. Likely has 337 punt return yards through four games, placing him sixth on the program's single-season chart. He was named Big Ten Specialist of the Week for his efforts against Richmond, and has twice been named to the Paul Hornung Honor Roll (Week 1, Week 3).

Likely's Maryland Records:

• Single-game punt return yards (233 vs. Richmond, 9/5/15) - also a Big Ten record
• Single-season interception return yards (170 - 2014)
• Single-season interceptions returned for TD (2 - 2014)
• Single-game kickoff return yards (228 vs. Michigan State, 11/15/14)
• Co-single-season yards per kick return (31.0, 2014)
• Co-longest kickoff return (100 yds vs. Stanford, 12/30/14)
• Career yards per kickoff return (27.0, 2013-pres.)
• Career yards per punt return (16.0, 2013-pres.)

On The Offense

TERPS ON THE RUN

• The Maryland rushing attack is averaging 196.0 yards per game, due in large part to its ability to pick up large chunks at a time. Through four games in 2015, the Terps are averaging 5.9 yards per carry.

• Senior Brandon Ross passed Billy Lovett to move to 13th on Maryland's all-time rushing list and currently has 1,943 yards.

• Ross totaled 130 rushing yards at West Virginia, turning in his seventh career 100-yard rushing performance. 

• Ross is averaging 6.1 yards per carry - a mark that ranks fourth in the Big Ten.

ROWE THROUGH THE AIR

• Redshirt junior quarterback Caleb Rowe did not disappoint against USF in his first start since 2013, passing for four touchdowns and 297 yards. 

• Rowe's four touchdown passes were a career-high as he became the first Maryland quarterback to accomplish the feat since Danny O'Brien against NC State on Nov. 27, 2010.

• Rowe will start his third game of the season against Michigan Saturday.

YOUTH MOVEMENT

• The Terps have been the beneficiaries of a youth movement at offensive skill positions this season, as four different true freshmen have scored a touchdown: Avery Edwards, Ty Johnson, D.J. Moore and Jahrvis Davenport.

• It is the first time in Maryland history that four true freshmen have scored a touchdown in the same season.

• Edwards has caught a pass in every game and is tied for the team lead with two touchdown receptions.

• Davenport caught his first career pass against West Virginia and took it 46 yards to the end zone for the touchdown.

O-LINE CONSISTENCY

• Maryland features strong consistency on the offensive line, specifically on its flanks with tackles Michael Dunn and Ryan Doyle and guard Andrew Zeller. The trio has combined 84 starts over their careers along the offensive line. 

• Dunn, a former walk-on, leads the offense with 30 consecutive starts after starting every game since the start of the 2013 season.

On The Defense

GETTING TO THE QB

• The Maryland defense has racked up 17.0 sacks through its first four games, ranking second in the nation behind Penn State.

• The Terps totaled 6.0 sacks against USF - the most since notching 7.0 against Virginia Tech on Nov. 17, 2013.

• Junior defensive end Yannick Ngakoue is seventh nationally and third in the Big Ten with 1.4 sacks/g, posting 5.5 so far on the season.

• Ngakoue totaled three of his sacks against Bowling Green - a career-high.

TACKLE MACHINES

• Sophomore linebacker Jermaine Carter, Jr., and senior cornerback Sean Davis are the best tackling duo in the Big Ten Conference, combining for 81 tackles through four games.

• Carter shares the conference lead in tackles/g (11.5) with Riley Bullough of Michigan State. Carter was bolstered by a 14-tackle performance last week at West Virginia.

• Carter also leads the Big Ten with 7.5 solo stops per game.

• Davis is third in the Big Ten with 6.5 solo tackles per game.

EXPERIENCED SECONDARY

• Maryland's secondary has tremendous experience, featuring five players that have combined for 110 career starts: Sean Davis, A.J. Hendy, Alvin Hill, William Likely and Anthony Nixon.

• William Likely ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 1.3 pass breakups/game.

• Sean Davis leads the nation with three forced fumbles, having posted one in three of the first four games this season. He also intercepted two passes against USF.

MEDIA INFORMATION

For up-to-date game stories, statistics, schedules and results, and other Maryland athletic department information, please log-on to www.umterps.com on the Internet.

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