Postgame Notes: #7 Michigan 63, Hawaii 3
9/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
• Today's announced attendance of 110,222 marks the 266th consecutive game of more than 100,000 fans at Michigan Stadium. It is the largest crowd a Hawaii team has ever played in front of, surpassing its previous high of 107,145 at Ohio State in 2015.
• Michigan improved to 3-0 in the all-time series against Hawaii. U-M previously defeated the Rainbow Warriors, 27-10, in 1986 and, 48-17, in 1998 -- both previous meetings were in Honolulu.
• U-M now owns a 6-1 all-time record against teams in the Mountain West Conference since the league's inception in 1999. Today's contest marked the first season opener against a Mountain West program since 1964, when U-M topped Air Force 35-0 to start the season.
• Michigan improved to 112-22-3 all-time in season openers, including a 96-15-2 mark in season openers at home and seven straight. The Wolverines also improved to 114-18-2 all-time in home openers.
• Three Michigan players earned their first collegiate start: junior tight end Ian Bunting, senior guard Patrick Kugler and junior quarterback Wilton Speight.
• Thirty-one Wolverines made their collegiate debut today. Khaleke Hudson, David Long, Devin Bush Jr., Chris Evans, Devin Asiasi, Rashan Gary, Ben Bredeson, Sean McKeon, Michael Onwenu, Nolan Ulizio, Alex Malzone, Joe Hewlett, Kingston Davis, Louis Grodman, Joe Beneducci, Tyrone Wheatley Jr., Kekoa Crawford, Nate Schoenle, Garrett Miller, Carl Myers, Michael Dwumfour, Josh Uche, Michael Wroblewski, Reuben Jones, Lavert Hill, Ryan Tice, James Foug, Garrett Moores, Keith Washington, Jordan Glasgow, and Eddie McDoom saw playing time against Hawaii.
• Seventeen true freshmen appeared in today's game.
• NBA Hall of Famer and Nike's Jordan Brand namesake Michael Jordan served as Michigan's honorary captain, while former Wolverines Charles Woodson, the 1997 Heisman Trophy winner, and Lamarr Woodley, the 2006 Lombardi Award winner, participated in the pregame coin toss and were honored on the field during the first quarter.
• Michigan's 60-point margin of victory is the seventh largest in program history since 1920 -- and the largest since 1975 when the Wolverines defeated Northwestern 69-0.
• U-M had 11 players run the football and 11 players catch a pass against Hawaii.
• The Wolverines completed 85 percent of their passing attempts (17-of-20).
• Michigan was a perfect 7-of-7 on third-down opportunities.
• The defense forced five possessions that Hawaii went three-and-out; this does not include the two-play possession that ended with Delano Hill's 27-yard interception return for a touchdown.
• The Rainbow Warriors' only points in the contest came on a 55-yard field goal.
• Michigan scored on seven consecutive drives after its interception on the first offensive play. It is the just the fourth time in Michigan program history that U-M did not punt in a contest -- the first since 2009 against Delaware State.
• Junior quarterback Wilton Speight completed 10-of-13 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns. He more than tripled his previous high for passing yards (44), which he recorded last season vs. Ohio State. He also surpassed previous career highs in completions (6) and passing touchdowns (1).
• Freshman running back Chris Evans rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. He is the third Wolverine true freshman to surpass 100 rushing yards in his collegiate debut, joining Walter Cross (104 yard, Sept. 12, 1998) and Chris Perry (103 yards, Sept. 2, 2000); Evans and Perry both achieved the feat in the season opener.
• Senior fullback Khalid Hill and sophomore running back Karan Higdon also recorded their first collegiate touchdowns. Hill rushed the ball for four yards in the third quarter, while Higdon ran for five yards in the fourth.
• Sophomore wide receiver Grant Perry recorded his second career touchdown on a 12-yard reception in the first quarter. He owns touchdown receptions in consecutive games dating back to last season's Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl vs. Florida (Jan. 1, 2016).
• Senior tight end Jake Butt scored his eighth career touchdown on a 19-yard reception in the first quarter, moving him into a four-way tie of the sixth position among U-M's all-time leaders for receiving touchdowns by a tight end. He shares the spot with Ron Kramer (1954-56), Craig Dunaway (1980-82) and Bennie Joppru (1999-2002).
• Senior wide receiver Amara Darboh also posted his eighth career touchdown on a five-yard catch in the second quarter. Darboh extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 21 in a row.
• Freshman wide receiver Eddie McDoom carried the ball twice for 34 rushing yards and posted two receptions for 15 receiving yards in his collegiate debut.
• The Wolverines held Hawaii to just 72 total yards in the first half, including -16 rushing yards. Hawaii did not earn a first down until 4:53 remaining in the second quarter
• Senior linebacker Mike McCray posted two sacks -- the first of his career -- for losses of 10 and nine yards in the first and second quarters, respectively. After entering the season with just two career tackles, including one TFL, McCray led the Wolverines with nine tackles, 3.5 TFL today, two sacks and a forced fumble today.
• Michigan posted two interceptions for touchdowns in a single game for the fourth time in program history, joining Tom Seabron and Dave Devich (vs. Northwestern, Oct. 18, 1975), William Peterson and Anthony Jordan (vs. Eastern Michigan, Sept. 19, 1998) and Ian Gold and James Whitley (vs. Arkansas, Jan. 1, 1999). They were the 48th and 49th returns for touchdowns in program history.
• Senior safety Delano Hill recorded a second-quarter interception and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown. It is his first career interception and first career touchdown.
• Senior cornerback Channing Stribling returned a third-quarter interception 51 yards for a touchdown -- his third career interception and first touchdown. His 51-yard run tied the 15th-longest return for a touchdown in program history.
• It is also Michigan's first game with two defensive touchdowns since Brandon Herron posted a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown -- the longest in program history -- and a fumble recovery for a touchdown against Western Michigan on Sept. 3, 2011.
