Michigan Monday: Game 2 vs. Texas
#10 Michigan (1-0) vs. #3 Texas (1-0)
Michigan Stadium / Ann Arbor, Mich.
Saturday, Sept. 7 | Noon
Television: Fox | Radio: Learfield Michigan Sports Network
What You Need to Know
• This will be the second meeting between Michigan and Texas.
• The Wolverines have scored 30+ points in 16 of their last 19 contests.
• U-M has won 41 of its last 44 games and has a 23-game winning streak at Michigan Stadium.
• The Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, Dominic Zvada kicked three field goals from 45+ yards in his U-M debut (45, 53, 55).
• Will Johnson matched the school record with his second career interception for a TD against Fresno State (86 yards).
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Michigan vs. SEC Schools
• Michigan is no stranger to the Southeastern Conference and will face an SEC school for the 40th time in school history.
• The Wolverines have a 26-12-1 all-time record against schools from the SEC.
• This will be the 18th time that Michigan faces a Southeastern Conference school in a bowl game.
• The most recent bowl match-up with the SEC came in the 2023 CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl, a 27-20 overtime victory over Alabama on New Year's Day.
• The Wolverines have yet to face Louisiana State in a cross-conference match-up; U-M has played both Missouri (2-2) and Texas A&M (2-1) in the past but those games were prior to their inclusion in the SEC.
• The match-up with Texas takes place prior to their first official conference game as a member of the SEC.
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Game Promotions
• Maize Out
• Giveaway - Maize Poms
• Hero of the Game - Melvin Sancrant
• On-Field DJ - DJ Skee
• Band Halftime Show - Carnival
Full 2024 Promotions Schedule
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Wolverines and Longhorns
• This will be the second meeting between the Wolverines and Longhorns.
• It will be the first-ever matchup during the regular season; the two programs are scheduled to play in Austin on Sept. 11, 2027.
• Texas won the only previous meeting, a 38-37 affair on a last-second field goal in the 91st Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, 2005.
• Michigan linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary spent two seasons as the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas (2015-16) under Charlie Strong.
• The Wolverines have seven players that hail from the state ofTexas: RB Tavierre Dunlap (Del Valle), DL Enow Etta (Keller), OL Blake Frazier (Austin), DL Ike lwunnah (Garland), DB Ricky Johnson (Houston), QB Alex Orji (Sachse) and DB Max Reyes (Southlake).
• Saturday's game is also a matchup between two of the nation's top five winningest teams: Michigan (1st, 1005 wins) and Texas (4th, 949).
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The TEAM
• Michigan has the nation's longest winning streak at 16 games; won a school record 15 contests in 2023 en route to the national championship and posted a 30-10 win over Fresno State in the 2024 season opener.
• U-M has won 41 of its last 44 football games dating back to the start of the 2021 season.
• The Wolverines have won a record 29 consecutive regular-season games; surpassing the 28-game streaks held by Michigan (1901-03) and Ohio State (2005-07) for the longest winning streaks in Big Ten history.
• The Maize and Blue are in the midst of a school record 25-game winning streak against conference teams, which includes the past three Big Ten Championship Games; surpassing the 19-game mark set from 1990-92 under coach Gary Moeller.
• The Wolverines have been victorious in 11 straight road league games (dating to Penn State, 2021 ), the longest streak for the program since Michigan won 17 games from 1988-92; tied for the fifth-longest streak in Big Ten history.
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Game Notes Nuggets
• U-M's 2024 schedule includes four foes ranked in the preseason AP Top 25. The Wolverines will face the first of those four opponents this weekend against Texas (No. 4 in preseason poll). The other three opponents are No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Oregon, and No. 23 USC.
• Michigan has won 29 straight regular season games (dating to 2021), the most by any Big Ten team in conference history (previous: 28; 1901-03 Michigan, 2005-07 Ohio State).
• U-M has 23 straight wins at Michigan Stadium, the third-longest stretch in program history and longest since 1969-73 under Bo Schembechler.
• The following players were named to 2024 Preseason Award Watch Lists: Donovan Edwards, Colston Loveland, Semaj Morgan, Alex Orji, Davis Warren on offense; Jaishawn Barham, Mason Graham, Kenneth Grant, Will Johnson on defense; William Wagner and Dominic Zvada as specialists.
• Graham, Loveland, and Johnson each earned preseason All-America honors (first team) from at least two outlets.
• Running back Donovan Edwards caught two passes last weekend including a touchdown, bumping him to 70 career receptions, fourth-most all-time among running backs. With 13 more catches, he'll tie B.J. Askew (1999-2002) for third-most all-time; Jamie Morris has the record with 99 career catches (1984-86).
• Edwards is also 96 yards from the career receiving yards record by a back (810; held by Anthony Thomas, 1997-2000).
• Running back Kalel Mullings set new career-highs in carries (15) and rushing yards (92) against the Bulldogs.
• Signal caller Davis Warren made his first start at quarterback and connected with Colston Loveland for his first career touchdown pass. Alex Orji also threw his first career touchdown, the first score of the game to Edwards.
• When he caught his career-high eighth reception against Fresno State, Colston Loveland became the first tight end with eight-plus catches in a game since Erick All (2021, 10 catches vs. Michigan State).
• Loveland is 29 receiving yards shy of 1,000 for his career. He would be the sixth tight end in program history to reach 1,000 receiving yards.
• Michigan's defense received top marks from Pro Football Focus (PFF). The unit is tied-20th in overall defense (83.8), 17th in pass rush (74.9), and ninth in run defense (90.8).
• Fresno State was limited to nine total rushing yards, including -16 in the second half. That figure (nine rushing yards allowed) was the third-lowest across the FBS in week one. U-M did not allow a 100-yard rusher across all of the 2023 season.
• Edge rusher Josaiah Stewart enjoyed his second multi-sack game as a Wolverine (2.0) with 3.0 tackles for loss in total. He was one of 21 players across the FBS with two or more sacks last weekend.
• Defensive lineman Rayshaun Benny recorded the second sack of his career last weekend, and tied for the team lead with five total tackles.
• Defensive linemen accounted for 16 of the team's 69 pass breakups last year, led by Kenneth Grant's five, plus two of the team's 18 interceptions (26.1 percent of all breakups/interceptions). Grant got right back in the PBU column again to start the 2024 season with a pass breakup in the fourth quarter.
• Defensive back Will Johnson recorded an 86-yard interception returned for a touchdown in the game's final minutes, marking the second of his career (at Minnesota, 2023). One more pick-six would give Johnson the career record at Michigan.
• Kicker Dominic Zvada converted field goal tries of 45, 53, and 55 yards in his Wolverine debut. He became the second-ever U-M kicker with two makes from 50-plus yards in the same game (Quinn Nordin vs. Florida, 2017), and his 55-yarder is the sixth-longest in program history.
• The only made field goal longer than Zvada's 55-yarder across week one in the FBS was the 59-yarder made Georgia Tech's Ryan Fitzgerald.
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