Postgame Notes: #5 Michigan 51, Central Florida 14
9/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
• Today's matchup marks the first-ever contest between Michigan and Central Florida. U-M now owns a 23-5-1 all-time record against programs currently competing in the American Athletic Conference. This was the Knights' first trip to the state of Michigan since 2003.
• Michigan is now 6-2 all-time against schools from the state of Florida, with wins over UCF, Florida, Florida State and Miami.
• Zach Gentry and Nick Eubanks each made their career debuts this week, with Chase Winovich earning the first start of his career (defensive tackle).
• The last time U-M had back-to-back 50-plus point games was in 1992, when the Maize and Blue beat Houston, 61-7, on Sept. 26, 1992, and Iowa, 52-28, on Oct. 3, 1992.
• Michigan has combined for 114 total points in its first two games of the 2016 season -- the fourth most in program history. Overall, it is the 11th time the Wolverines have scored 100 or more points in the first two games of the season.
1. 1892 (142)
2. 1902 (136)
3. 1914 (127)
4. 2016 (114)
5. 1921 (109)
6. 1905 (109)
7. 1903 (107)
8. 1901 (107)
9. 1947 (104)
10. 1925 (102)
11. 2013 (100)
• Over his first two games, Wilton Speight has seven touchdown passes, tying him for the most TD passes in the first two games of a season by Michigan quarterback.
Wilton Speight (7) - 2016, Hawai'i (3) and UCF (4)
John Navarre (7) - 2000, BGSU (4) and Rice (3)
Devin Gardner (5) - 2013, CMU (1) and Notre Dame (4)
Tate Forcier (5) - 2009, WMU (3) and Notre Dame (2)
• UCF ran 91 plays from scrimmage in its opener against South Carolina State, a program high dating back to 2002. The Wolverines held UCF to just 68 plays run.
• UCF was a perfect 5-for-5 in fourth-down conversion attempts last weekend but could only convert 2-of-5 against the Wolverines.
• After scoring touchdowns on seven consecutive drives last weekend against Hawaii, Michigan's offense scored on six straight possessions during today's win over UCF.
• Eleven (11) different players ran the football and 11 caught a pass against Hawaii. U-M continued to spread the touches around today, with 11 rushers and 10 receivers making plays.
• The Michigan offense has not committed a penalty in 141 plays over the first two games of the season.
• The Michigan defense recorded 10 tackles-for-loss for the second straight week.
• After holding Hawaii out of the end zone last week, the Michigan defense denied the opponents from scoring a touchdown for the first 78:50 of the season before conceding an 87-yard touchdown run to UCF freshman running back Adrian Killins.
• After going 7-for-8 in the red zone today, Michigan is 13-for-14 in the red zone this season.
• Placekicker Kenny Allen was 3-for-3 on field goals today and scored a career-best 14 points. His three field goals move him into a tie for ninth place all-time at U-M with 21 career field goals.
• In his second career start, quarterback Wilton Speight had the first 300-yard game of his career, throwing for 312 yards and four touchdowns. His four touchdown passes mark the 21st time a Michigan quarterback has thrown four scores.
• Tight end Jake Butt had seven receptions with two touchdowns for the first multi-touchdown game of his career. Butt's seven receptions give him 100 for his career, moving him past Jerame Tuman (98) into third place for career receptions by a tight end. He has now caught a pass in 18 straight contests and 26 of his last 29 games overall, and he now ranks third among U-M's all-time tight ends in touchdown receptions.
• Fifth-year senior wide receiver Jehu Chesson has tallied at least one reception in 23 of his last 27 contests dating back to 2013. He caught four passes for 84 yards.
• Fifth-year senior wide receiver Amara Darboh topped 100 career receptions (102) with five catches for a career-best 111 yards and two touchdowns. He has made at least one catch in 25 of his last 27 contests.
• Senior fullback Khalid Hill scored two touchdowns on five carries to move his season total to three touchdowns.
• Freshman defensive end Rashan Gary and Ben Gedeon teamed up to sack UCF quarterback Justin Holman for a loss of 12 yards. This marks Gary's first career sack as a Wolverine as he finished with a career-best six tackles.
• Sophomore safety Jordan Glasgow recorded his first career fumble recovery in the third quarter, coming up with the ball after UCF muffed the kickoff.
• Senior defensive tackle Maurice Hurst recovered his first career fumble after Chase Winovich forced his first career fumble.
• Tyree Kinnel deflected UCF's punt on its opening possession of the game. The last time a Michigan player blocked a punt came from Mike McCray against Appalachian State on Aug. 30, 2014.
• Fifth-year senior defensive end Chris Wormley blocked UCF's first field goal attempt of the game from 50 yards out, marking the first blocked field goal of his career. It is the first blocked field goal for the Wolverines since Quintin Washington blocked one against South Carolina in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, 2013.
• Today's announced attendance of 109,295 marks the 267th consecutive game of more than 100,000 fans at Michigan Stadium and also displaces UCF's 2012 contest against Ohio State (attendance of 104,745) as the largest attended game in the program's history.