The unbeaten and 2nd ranked Washington Huskies take on the Michigan Wolverines in the National Championship. Here’s RealDawg.com’s Opponent First Look at the Michigan Team:
2023 Starting Lineup:
Offense:
QB – JJ McCarthy – JR – 6’3” 202 LBs – #9
RB – Blake Corum – SR – 5’ 8” 213 LBs -#2
WR – Roman Wilson – SR – 6’ 0” 192 LBs – #1
WR – Cornelius Johnson – SR – 6’ 3” 208 LBs – #6
TE – Colston Loveland – SO – 6’ 5” 245 LBs – #18
TE – AJ Barner – SR – 6’ 6” 251 LBs – #89
LT– Ladarius Henderson – SR – 6’ 4” 315 LBs – #73
LG– Trevor Keegan – SR – 6’ 6” 320 LBs – #77
C – Drake Nugent – SR – 6’ 2” 301 LBs – #60
RG– Trente Jones – SR – 6’ 4” 325 LBs – #53
RT– Karsen Barnhart – SR – 6’ 5” 316 LBs – #52
Defense:
EDGE – Braiden McGregor – JR – 6’ 6” 267 LBs – #17
DT – Kris Jenkins – SR – 6’ 3” 305 LBs – #94
DT – Mason Graham – SO – 6’ 3” 318 LBs – #55
EDGE – Jaylen Harrell – SR – 6’ 4” 242 LBs – #32
LB – Junior Colson – JR – 6’ 3” 247 LBs – #25
LB – Michael Barrett – SR – 6’ 0” 239 LBs – #23
CB – Josh Wallace – SR – 6’ 0” 190 LBs – #12
CB – Mike Sainristil – SR– 5’ 10” 182 LBs – #0
S – Makari Page – SR – 6’ 4” 208 LBs – #7
S – Rod Moore – JR – 6’ 0” 198 LBs – #9
CB – Will Johnson – SO – 6’ 2” 202 LBs – #2
2023 Season Offensive Recap:
36 Points per game, 218.9 Passing Yards per game, 159.5 Rushing Yards per game, 24 Passing TDs, 36 Rushing TDs
Week 1 East Carolina – Win – 30-3 – 280 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD – 122 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 2 UNLV – WIn – 35-7 – 313 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 179 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TD
Week 3 Bowling Green St – Win – 31-6 – 143 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 169 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 4 Rutgers – Win – 31-7 – 214 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 201 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 5 @ Nebraska – Win – 45-7 – 187 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD – 249 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TD
Week 6 @ Minnesota – Win – 52-10 – 241 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 191 Rushing Yards, 4 Rushing TD
Week 7 Indiana – Win – 52-7 – 244 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 163 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TD
Week 8 @ MSU – Win – 49-0 – 357 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 120 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 9 Purdue – Win – 41-13 – 335 Passing Yards, 0 Passing TD – 110 Rushing Yards, 5 Rushing TD
Week 10 @ Penn St – Win – 24-15 – 60 Passing Yards, 0 Passing TD – 227 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TD
Week 11 @ Maryland – Win – 31-24 – 141 Passing Yards, 0 Passing TD – 150 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TD
Week 12 Ohio St – Win – 30-24 – 182 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 156 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Big 10 CCG Iowa – Win – 26-0 – 147 Passing Yards, 0 Passing TD – 66 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Rose Bowl Alabama – Win – 27-20 – 221 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD – 130 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
2023 Season Defensive Recap:
10.2 Points per game allowed, 150 Passing Yards allowed, 102.6 Rushing Yards allowed, 7 Passing TDs allowed, 9 Rushing TDs allowed
Week 1 East Carolina – Win – 30-3 – 132 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 103 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 2 UNLV – WIn – 35-7 – 168 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 61 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 3 Bowling Green St – Win – 31-6 – 124 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 81 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 4 Rutgers – Win – 31-7 – 180 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 77 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 5 @ Nebraska – Win – 45-7 – 199 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 106 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 6 @ Minnesota – Win – 52-10 – 52 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 117 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 7 Indiana – Win – 52-7 – 140 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 92 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 8 @ MSU – Win – 49-0 – 133 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 49 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 9 Purdue – Win – 41-13 – 144 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 125 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 10 @ Penn St – Win – 24-15 – 74 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 164 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 11 @ Maryland – Win – 31-24 – 247 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 15 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 12 Ohio St – Win – 30-24 – 271 Passing Yards Allowed, 2 Passing TD Allowed – 107 Rushing Yards Allowed,1 Rushing TD Allowed
Big 10 CCG Iowa – Win – 26-0 – 120 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 35 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Rose Bowl Alabama – Win – 27-20 – 116 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 172 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
2023 Stat leaders:
Passing:
QB – JJ McCarthy – 230/314 2851 yards 22 TDs 4 Int 3 Rushing TDs
Rushing:
RB – Blake Corum – 237 carries 1111 yards 25 TD
RB – Donovan Edwards 113 carries 393 yards 3 TD
Receiving:
WR – Roman Wilson – 45 catches 735 yards 12 TD
WR – Cornelius Johnson – 44 catches 579 yards 1 TD
TE – Colston Loveland – 42 catches 585 yards 4 TD
Defensive:
LB – Junior Colson – 89 tackles 2 TFL 2 PBU
LB – Michael Barrett – 61 tackles 3.5 TFL 3 Sacks 2 PBU
CB – Mike Sainristil – 36 tackles 4 TFL 5 INT 6 PBU 2 TD
CB – Will Johnson – 23 tackles 1 TFL 3 INT 4 PBU
EDGE – Braiden McGregor – 26 Tackles 9 TFL 4.5 Sacks 3 PBU
EDGE – Jaylen Harrell – 30 tackles 9 TFL 6.5 Sacks 1 PBU
National Stat Leaders:
Rushing TDs – Blake Corum – 25 TDs – 1st in country
Interceptions – Mike Sainristil – 5 INT – tied 5th in country
Now lets compare the 2023 Washington Huskies:
2023 Season Offensive Recap:
37.6 Points per game, 350 Passing Yards per game, 123.6 Rushing Yards per game, 37 Passing TDs, 28 Rushing TDs
Week 1 Boise St – Win – 56-19 – 490 Passing Yards, 6 Passing TD – 78 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 2 Tulsa – WIn – 30-40 – 454 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD – 109 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TD
Week 3 @Michigan St – Win – 41-7 – 536 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 177 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 4 Cal – Win – 59-32 – 389 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 140 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 5 @ Arizona – Win – 31-24 – 363 Passing Yards, 0 Passing TD – 111 Rushing Yards, 4 Rushing TD
Week 6 Oregon – Win – 36-33 – 316 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 99 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 7 Arizona St – Win – 15-7 – 275 Passing Yards, 0 Passing TD – 13 Rushing Yards, 0 Rushing TD
Week 8 @ Stanford – Win – 42-33 – 369 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 91 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 9 @ USC – Win – 52-42 – 335 Passing Yards, 0 Passing TD – 110 Rushing Yards, 5 Rushing TD
Week 10 Utah – Win – 35-28 – 332 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 125 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 11 @ Oregon St – Win – 22-20 – 162 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 110 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 12 Washington St – Win – 24-21 – 204 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 102 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Pac 12 CCG Oregon – Win – 34-31 – 324 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 157 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Sugar Bowl Texas – Win – 37-31 – 430 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 102 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
2023 Season Defensive Recap:
24.1 Points per game allowed, 267.1 Passing Yards allowed, 137.1 Rushing Yards allowed, 23 Passing TDs allowed, 21 Rushing TDs allowed
Week 1 Boise St – Win – 56-19 – 264 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 138 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 2 Tulsa – WIn – 30-40 – 150 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 168 Rushing Yards Allowed, 0 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 3 @Michigan St – Win – 41-7 – 208 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 53 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 4 Cal – Win – 59-32 – 363 Passing Yards Allowed, 3 Passing TD Allowed – 139 Rushing Yards Allowed, 2 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 5 @ Arizona – Win – 31-24 – 232 Passing Yards Allowed, 3 Passing TD Allowed – 110 Rushing Yards Allowed, 0 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 6 Oregon – Win – 36-33 – 337 Passing Yards Allowed, 2 Passing TD Allowed – 204 Rushing Yards Allowed, 2 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 7 Arizona St – Win – 15-7 – 196 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 145 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 8 @ Stanford – Win – 42-33 – 367 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 128 Rushing Yards Allowed, 3 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 9 @ USC – Win – 52-42 – 312 Passing Yards Allowed, 3 Passing TD Allowed – 203 Rushing Yards Allowed, 3 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 10 Utah – Win – 35-28 – 267 Passing Yards Allowed, 2 Passing TD Allowed – 115 Rushing Yards Allowed, 2 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 11 @ Oregon St – Win – 22-20 – 169 Passing Yards Allowed, 0 Passing TD Allowed – 148 Rushing Yards Allowed, 2 Rushing TD Allowed
Week 12 Washington St – Win – 24-21 – 317 Passing Yards Allowed, 3 Passing TD Allowed – 64 Rushing Yards Allowed,0 Rushing TD Allowed
Pac 12 CCG Oregon – Win – 34-31 – 239 Passing Yards Allowed, 3 Passing TD Allowed – 124 Rushing Yards Allowed, 1 Rushing TD Allowed
Sugar Bowl Texas – Win – 37-31– 318 Passing Yards Allowed, 1 Passing TD Allowed – 180 Rushing Yards Allowed, 3 Rushing TD Allowed
2023 Stat leaders:
Passing:
QB – Michael Penix – 336/504 4648 yards 35 TDs 9 Int 3 Rushing TDs
Rushing:
RB – Dillon Johnson – 222 carries 1162 yards 16 TD
Receiving:
WR – Rome Odunze – 87 catches 1553 yards 13 TD
WR – Jalynn Polk – 65 catches 11122 yards 9 TD
WR – Jalen McMillan 39 catches 526 yards 4 TD
WR – Germie Bernard 34 catches 419 yards 2 TD
TE – Jack Westover – 41 catches 391 yards 4 TD
Defensive:
S – Dom Hampton – 99 tackles 2 INT 6 PBU
LB – Eddie Ulofoshio – 90 tackles 8 TFL 3 Sacks 1 INT 2 PBU
LB – Carson Breuner – 80 tackles 1.5 TFL 1 INT 3 PBU
EDGE – Braylen Trice – 46 tackles 11.5 TFL 7 Sacks 2 PBU
CB – Jabbar Muhammad – 44 tackles 5 TFL 2 Sacks 3 INT 15 PBU
CB – Mishael Powell – 38 tackles 2.5 TFL 3 INT 6 PBU
National Stat Leaders:
Passing Yards – Michael Penix – 4648 yards – 1st in country
Passing TDs – Michael Penix – 35 TDs – 3rd in country
Receiving Yards – Rome Odunze – 1553 yards – 2nd in country
Passes Defended – Jabbar Muhammad – 18 passes defended – 4th in country
