2021 Football Team

Overall Record: 12-2-0 Conference Record: 8-1-0
Conference Finish, East Division: 1st, Big Ten Champion
National Ranking: AP 3rd / ESPN 3rd
Coach: Jim Harbaugh
Captain: Josh Ross, Aidan Hutchinson, Ronnie Bell, Andrew Vastardis
All-Americans: Aidan Hutchison, Jake Moody
All-Conference: Aidan Hutchinson, David Ojabo, Daxton Hill, Jake Moody, Hassan Haskins
Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player: Aidan Hutchinson
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Andrew Vastardis (graduate), Josh Luther (undergraduate)
Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Andrew Stueber
Robert P. Ufer Bequest: Josh Ross, Brad Robbins
Roger Zatkoff Award: Josh Ross
Dick Katcher Award: Mazi Smith
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Hassan Haskins
Defensive Player of the Year: Aidan Hutchinson
Special Teams Player of the Year: Caden Kolesar
Offensive Skill Player of the Year: Erick All, Blake Corum, Cornelius Johnson, Mike Sainristil
Defensive Skill Player of the Year: Brad Hawkins, Daxton Hill, Vincent Gray, D.J. Turner
Specialaist of the Year: Jake Moody
Toughest Player of the Year: Hassan Haskins
Blue Collar Award: Andrew Vastardis
Rookie>of the Year - Offense: Andrel Anthony, Donovan Edwards, J. J. McCarthy
Rookie of the Year - Defense: Junior Colson, Rod Moore
Rookie of the Year - Special Teams: Rod Moore
Scout Teams Player of the Year (Offense): Davis Warren
Scout Teams Player of the Year (Defense): George Rooks
Most Improved Player (Offense): Cade McNamara, Luke Schoonmaker
Most Improved Player (Defense): David Ojabo, D.J. Warren
Most Improved Player (Special Teams): Tyler McLaurin
Assistant coaches: Ron Bellamy, Josh Gattis, Jay Harbaugh, Mike Hart, George Helow, Maurice Linguist, Mike McDonald, Sherrone Moore, Shaun Nua, Matt Weiss
Strength and Conditioning: Ben Herbert
Student Managers (Seniors):
Opponent Rank DateSiteResult Attend.
Western Michigan -/- 9/4 H W 47-14 100,295
Washington -/- 9/11 H W 31-10 108,345
Northern Illinois 25/- 9/18 H W 63-10 106,263
Rutgers 19/- 9/25 H W 20-13 106,943
Wisconsin 14/- 10/2 A W 38-17 74,855
Nebraska 19/- 10/9 A W 32-29 87,830
Northwestern 6/- 10/23 H W 33-7 109,449
Michigan State 6/8 10/30 A L 33-37 76,549
Indiana 9/- 11/6 H W 29-7 109,890
Penn State 9/23 11/13 A W 21-17 109,534
Maryland 8/- 11/20 A W 59-18 36,181
Ohio State 6/2 11/27 H W 42-27 111,156
Iowa 2/15 12/4 N* W 42-3 67,183
Georgia 2/3 12/31 B+ L 11-34 66,839
Total 501-243 1,272,862
* Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis
+ Orange Bowl - CFP semi-final
 


Starting Lineups Offense     
PositionPlayer
wide receiver Cornelius Johnson (14)
left tackle Zak Zintek (12)
Karsen Barnhart (2)
left guard

Trente Jones (2)
Chuck Filiaga (2)
Karsen Barnhart (1)
Jess Speight (1)

center Andrew Vastardis (14)
right guard Andrew Stueber (14)
right tackle Ryan Hayes (13)
O-Line Trevor Keegan (12)
tight end* Eric All (9)
Luke Schoonmaker (10)
Joel Honigford (4)
quarterback Cade McNamara (14)
tailback Hassan Haskins (14)
wide receiver# Mike Sainristill (5)
Roman Wilson (5)
Daylen Baldwin (5)
Ronnie Bell (1)
 
* includes games with 2 or three tight end starters
# includes games with 3 wide receivers


Starting Lineups Defense       
PositionPlayer
defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (14)
tackle
Chris Hinton (14)
tackle Mazi Smith (14)
defensive Line Mike Morris (5)
Kris Jenkins (4)
Julius Welschof (1)
linebacker Josh Ross (14)
linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green (6)
Jaylen Harrell (4)
Michael Barrett (1)
linebacker David Ojabo (5)
Junior Colson (7)
defensive back R.J. Moten (5)
D.J. Turner (8)
defensive back Vincent Gray (14)
cornerback Gemon Green (6)
Rod Moore (4)
strong safety Daxton Hill (14)
free safety Brad Hawkins (14)

View full 2021 roster (from all-time roster database)

Statistics (from MGOBLUE.Com)

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