ANN ARBOR -- Michigan lost just three fumbles all of last season. Five quarters into the 2019 season, the Wolverines have already surpassed that total.

Michigan lost two fumbles in the season opener against Middle Tennessee on Aug. 31: quarterback Shea Patterson coughed up the ball on the first offensive play of the game and Lavert Hill muffed a punt. The Wolverines recovered two of their own fumbles in that game.

Against Army on Saturday, Patterson again fumbled on Michigan's first drive. He lost the ball again in the final seconds of the first quarter. Both were recovered by Army.

On Michigan’s next possession, running back Ben VanSumeren lost another fumble, Michigan’s third of the day and fifth of the season. The game was tied at 7 at the time.

Army also fumbled twice, though Michigan recovered just one of them.

No team in the country lost fewer fumbles than Michigan last season. The Wolverines fumbled a total of 10 times, tied for the fifth fewest in the country.