Postgame Notes: #19 Michigan 45, #8 Notre Dame 14

• Today's announced attendance of 111,909 marks the 291st consecutive game at Michigan Stadium with a crowd in excess of 100,000.

• In the 44th meeting between these two programs, Michigan improved to 25-18-1 all-time. This was the ninth nighttime meeting between U-M and Notre Dame, and the home team has won each contest (U-M is 3-0 at Michigan Stadium).

• Michigan is now 5-2 at home and 8-7-1 overall when playing a higher-ranked Notre Dame squad, and the Wolverines have a 10-14-1 record in games that both teams were ranked. Both teams were in the AP top 20 (No. 19 Michigan, No. 8 Notre Dame) for this game.

• Tonight's game marked the last scheduled contest between the Irish and Wolverines until 2033-34, though it is not the only break in the series. The game has been played in 33 of the last 42 seasons overall.

• Michigan's 31-point win (45-14) marks its third-largest margin of victory against Notre Dame in series history, trailing 38-0 wins in 2003 and 2007.

• The 45 points scored by the Wolverines are their second-most against Notre Dame behind the 47 they scored in 2006 in a 47-21 win in South Bend, Indiana.

• Since 1997, the home team has gone 15-3 in the series, with wins in six straight matchups.

• Prior to tonight's game, Notre Dame had held its opponents under 30 points for 20 straight games, the longest streak in the FBS. The streak had spanned the entire tenure of defensive coordinator Clark Lea. Michigan scored 45 points in the game.

• The U-M offense produced five drives of 50 yards or longer in the game: one on 9 plays for 65 yards in 4:09; one on 8 plays for 59 yards in 3:24; one on 7 plays for 60 yards in 3:05; one on 6 plays for 75 yards in 2:50; and one on 4 plays for 64 yards in 1:49.

• Shea Patterson threw two touchdown passes in the game, marking his fourth game this year with multiple passing scores and his 11th as a Wolverine

• Dylan McCaffrey recorded his first passing touchdown of the season -- and third of his career -- with a 26-yard throw to Mike Sainristil in the fourth quarter.

• Freshman wide receiver Mike Sainristil recorded his longest career reception with a 34-yard catch in the second quarter. He added his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 26-yard play.

• Running back Hassan Haskins made his first career start at running back and had 20 rushing attempts, breaking his previous career-best mark of 13 carries in a single contest.

• Haskins passed the 100-yard rushing mark for the second time in the last three weeks, finishing with 149 yards on the ground. Haskins' 149 yards rushing are the most by a U-M player this season and the most by any Wolverine since Karan Higdon had 156 against Western Michigan (Sept. 8, 2018).

• Running back Zach Charbonnet passed the 500-yard rushing mark this season with his fourth carry of the game, a 35-yard run. His two rushing touchdowns gave him his third multi-touchdown game of the year. He leads Michigan with nine TDs this season.

• Senior running back Tru Wilson scored his first touchdown of the season and the second of his career with a 27-yard run in the fourth quarter. Wilson was one yard shy of a career-long run.

• On defense, the Wolverines limited Notre Dame to 47 yards rushing on 31 carries. The last time the Wolverines held a team to less than 50 yards rushing was Oct. 5, 2019 vs. Iowa. Over the last five games, Michigan has held its opponent under 65 yards rushing four times.

• Sophomore linebacker Cameron McGrone recorded a season-high 12 tackles, including six solo tackles and six assists.

• Five different players broke up at least one pass for U-M: defensive backs Daxton Hill, Lavert Hill and Josh Metellus; lineman Aidan Hutchinson; and linebacker Jordan Glasgow.

• Freshman defensive back Daxton Hill picked up his first fumble recovery on a partially blocked punt, creating a turnover after the ball was touched by Notre Dame linebacker Jonathan Jones in the first quarter. Hill added another fumble recovery in the fourth quarter.

• With his two-yard sack in the third quarter, defensive lineman Kwity Paye has registered at least a share of a tackle for loss in six straight appearances. He has a 10.0 in those six games.

• Tonight's contest marks Jim Harbaugh's first victory over the Irish as Michigan's coach. He improved his overall record against Notre Dame to 5-3 as a player (2-0) and a coach (2-2 at Stanford, 1-1 at U-M).