| Team Comparitive Statistics | ||
| Statistic | Northwestern | Michigan |
| Total First Downs | 10 | 20 |
| Rushing | 3 | 7 |
| Passing | 6 | 12 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 42 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 75 | 162 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 40 | 21 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 35 | 141 |
| Yards / Rush | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Net Yards Passing | 135 | 244 |
| Passes Attempted | 22 | 36 |
| Passes Completed | 16 | 23 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Completion Percentage | 72.7% | 63.9% |
| Yards / Completion | 8.4 | 10.6 |
| Interceptions / Attempt Pct. | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Total Offensive Plays | 52 | 78 |
| Total Net Yards | 170 | 385 |
| Yards / Play | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| Number Of Fumbles | 1 | 2 |
| Number Of Fumbles Lost | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles Lost Percentage | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Number Of Penalties | 9 | 7 |
| Penalty Yards | 61 | 62 |
| Yards / Penalty | 6.8 | 8.9 |
| Number Of Punts | 4 | 3 |
| Punt Yardage | 177 | 110 |
| Yards / Punt | 44.3 | 36.7 |
| Number Punt Returns | 1 | 1 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 8 |
| Yards / Punt Return | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| Number Kick-off Returns | 5 | 3 |
| Kick-off Returns Yards | 108 | 53 |
| Yards / Kick-off Return | 21.6 | 17.7 |
| Number Intercept. Returns | 0 | 1 |
| Intercept. Returns Yards | 0 | 2 |
| Yards / Kick-off Return | N.A. | 2.0 |
| Possession Time (Minutes) | 27.42 | 32.58 |
| Nbr. 3rd Down Conversions | 4 | 11 |
| 3rd Down Conv. Attempts | 13 | 20 |
| 3rd Down Convers. Pct. | 30.8% | 55.0% |
| Number Of Sacks By | 1 | 4 |
| Sacks By Yards | 11 | 35 |
| Yards / Sack | 11.0 | 8.8 |
| Attendance | N.A. | 106,048 |
| Offensive Individual Rushing Statistics | |||||||
| Player | Att | Gain | Lost | Net | TDs | Long | Net Per |
| Attempt | |||||||
| Howard | 18 | 93 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 30 | 5.0 |
| Floyd | 7 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 |
| Williams, C. | 7 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 2.4 |
| Thomas | 7 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1.9 |
| Griese | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1.0 |
| Overall | 42 | 162 | 21 | 141 | 0 | 30 | 3.4 |
| Offensive Individual Passing Statistics | ||||||||
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Cmp | Yds Per |
| Pct | Cmp | |||||||
| Griese | 36 | 23 | 0 | 244 | 2 | 37 | 63.9% | 10.6 |
| Overall | 36 | 23 | 0 | 244 | 2 | 37 | 63.9% | 10.6 |
| Offensive Individual Receiving Statistics | |||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | TD | Long | Yds Per |
| Reception | |||||
| Tuman | 5 | 79 | 2 | 37 | 15.8 |
| Shaw | 5 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 8.8 |
| Williams, C. | 4 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 10.0 |
| Woodson | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Streets | 2 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 13.0 |
| Thomas | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 10.0 |
| Howard | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Campbell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Floyd | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 |
| Overall | 23 | 244 | 2 | 37 | 10.6 |
| Offensive Individual Field Goal Statistics | |||||
| Player | FGs | FGs | Yds | Yds | FG |
| Made | Att | Made | Missed | Pct | |
| Baker | 3 | 3 | 19, 23, 26 | N.A. | 100.0% |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Offensive Individual Punting Statistics | ||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | Long | Yds Per |
| Punt | ||||
| Vinson | 3 | 110 | 42 | 36.7 |
| Overall | 3 | 110 | 42 | 36.7 |
| Offensive Individual Punt Return Statistics | ||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | Long | Yds Per |
| Return | ||||
| Woodson | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Overall | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Offensive Individual Kick-off Return Statistics | ||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | Long | Yds Per |
| Return | ||||
| Williams. C. | 2 | 38 | 26 | 19.0 |
| Shanski | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Overall | 3 | 53 | 26 | 17.7 |
| Offensive Individual Interception Return Statistics | ||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | Long | Yds Per |
| Return | ||||
| Woodson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Overall | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Scoring By Quarter | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
| Michigan | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Defensive Individual Statistics | |||||||||||
| Player | UT | AT | Total | Nbr. | Yards | Nbr. | Yards | Fumbles | Fumbles | Passes | INTs |
| TFL | TFL | SAC | SAC | Recovered | Forced | Broken Up | |||||
| Jones | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams, J | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renes | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sword | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson, K. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steele | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Copenhaver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feazell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frysinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendricks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Weathers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 46 | 10 | 56 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |