How Alabama football, Michigan Wolverines match up on offense, defense

The Rose Bowl matchup between the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines is setting up to be one of the best College Football Playoff semifinal matchups in quite some time.

Not only is it a matchup of two of the best football programs in college football history but it will also feature two of the top coaches in the country, Alabama’s Nick Saban and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh.

Aside from the elite coaches roaming the sidelines, this matchup will also feature some of the top players in the sport, and after all, those are the guys who will make the plays in the game that determine the outcome.

With kickoff still three weeks away, let’s take a look at how the Tide and Wolverines matchup statistically.

Alabama’s offense, Michigan’s defense, by the numbers

Alabama offense (rank)

Michigan defense (rank)

Passing

228.5 yards/game (61)

152.6 yards/game allowed (2)

Rushing

172.69 yards/game (49)

86.62 yards/game allowed (6)

Scoring

35.1 points/game (19)

9.5 points/game allowed (1)

Total

401.2 yards/game (54)

239.2 yards/game allowed (2)

First downs

20.2 first downs/game (69)

12.7 first downs/game allowed (2)

Third down conversions

46.75% (14)

30.77% allowed (13)

Red zone conversions

94% (7), TD: 70% (20)

71.43% allowed (4), TD: 42.86% allowed (7)

Tackles for loss

78 allowed (100)

73 (41)

Sacks

43 allowed (125)

33 (25)

Michigan’s offense, Alabama’s defense, by the numbers

Michigan offense (rank)

Alabama defense (rank)

Passing

218.8 yards/game (75)

188.8 yards/game allowed (23)

Rushing

161.77 yards/game (60)

124.54 yards/game allowed (33)

Scoring

36.7 points/game (14)

18.4 points/game allowed (17)

Total

380.5 yards/game (68)

318.3 yards/game allowed (13)

First downs

20.5 first downs/game (64)

16.4 first downs/game allowed (11)

Third down conversions

46.71% (15)

33.89% allowed (25)

Red zone conversions

88.14% (39), TD: 71.9% (18)

81.58% allowed (53),…

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Author : Roll Tide Wire

Publish date : 2023-12-09 17:45:31

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