• Michigan Records Within Reach

    The 2012 football media guide is available for perusal so I perused. Here are a few notable records that could be reached this season.  As usual, I don’t think any of the records go much past the mid-1940s, although they list a few of Harmon’s stats in the late 1930s and occasionally offer “pre-modern” data.  Some of the defensive records only date to the 1960s. Roy Roundtree has caught a ball in 19 straight games.   Braylon has the career record with an impressive 38.  Obviously Treezy won’t catch him, but if he runs the season out including the B1G title game and a bowl, he could up 3rd all-time with 33 straight, just ahead up Marquise Walker with 32. U-M tracks plays which I assume are downs in which someone touches the ball.  Naturally it’s all quarterbacks.  Denard (1126) trails Chad Henne (1567) by 441 but participated in 479 last season and 547 in 2012.  If he’s healthy it should happen.  Did you know that Will Hagerup’s 2010 effort was second all-time for season punting average?  I didn’t.  Now, I’d like to see Harry Kipke’s stats in here but nonetheless, assuming Hagerup earns the job back from Matt Wile, you’d have to think that Zoltan Mesko’s season standard of 44.46 yards/punt (left) is obtainable with a good bounce or two.  …