September 7, 2024 Week 2 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Texas takes the belt, 31–12, on the road at Michigan.

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Recap

Texas dominated Michigan from start to finish in Ann Arbor, controlling the line of scrimmage and limiting the Wolverines to just 286 total yards and three turnovers. The Longhorns struck early with Quinn Ewers finding Gunnar Helm for a 21-yard touchdown in the first quarter, then built their lead to 17-3 by halftime with a Jerrick Gibson rushing TD and a field goal, capped by a late first-half scoring drive that ended with Ewers connecting with Matthew Golden for a 5-yard touchdown. Texas added another Golden touchdown reception in the third quarter as Ryan Wingo's 55-yard run set up the score, making it 31-3 and effectively putting the game away. Michigan's offense sputtered throughout, managing only a 37-yard field goal in the second half and a desperate fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Semaj Morgan that came far too late, as Davis Warren threw two interceptions and the Wolverines couldn't overcome Texas's superior execution and discipline.

Ewers to Gunnar Helm 21-yard TD in Q1 (4:14) - Texas scores first and takes control early
Jerrick Gibson 7-yard rushing TD in Q2 (8:24) - Extended Texas lead to double digits before halftime
Davis Warren interception to Andrew Mukuba in Q2 (6:56) - Michigan turnover stops drive, sets up Texas FG
Ryan Wingo 55-yard run in Q3 (4:32) - Set up Ewers-to-Golden TD that made it 31-3 and sealed the belt transfer

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

MichiganTexas

Total yards286389

Rushing yards82143

Passing yards204246

First downs1319

3rd down conv.3/1210/16

Turnovers30

Penalties–yards4–307–45

Time of possession28:4031:20

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 8:58	Texas	+43 yd	Bert Auburn 43 yd FG MISSED
Q1 14:07	Texas	+33 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Isaiah Bond for 33 yds to the MICH 46 for a 1ST down
Q1 7:20	Texas	+22 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 22 yds to the MICH 34 for a 1ST down
Q1 4:14	Texas	+21 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 21 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q1 2:50	Michigan	+22 yd	Davis Warren pass complete to C.J. Charleston for 22 yds to the TEX 41 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:23	Michigan	+37 yd	Dominic Zvada 37 yd FG GOOD
Q2 8:24	Texas	+7 yd	Jerrick Gibson run for 7 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q2 6:56	Michigan	+3 yd	Davis Warren pass intercepted Andrew Mukuba return for 3 yds to the MICH 37
Q2 2:40	Texas	+26 yd	Bert Auburn 26 yd FG GOOD
Q2 6:42	Texas	+20 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 20 yds to the MICH 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:06	Michigan	+6 yd	Davis Warren pass complete to Colston Loveland for 6 yds Colston Loveland fumbled, recovered by TEX Jahdae Barron J. Barron return for 2 yds
Q2 0:59	Texas	+23 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Jaydon Blue for 23 yds to the MICH 19 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:10	Texas	+5 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 5 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q3 15:00	Texas	+28 yd	Will Stone kickoff for 55 yds , Keshaun Harris return for 28 yds to the MICH 37 Michigan Penalty, Offensive Holding (Colston Loveland) to the MICH 18
Q3 9:39	Michigan	+24 yd	Davis Warren pass complete to Colston Loveland for 24 yds to the MICH 49 for a 1ST down
Q3 5:28	Michigan	+52 yd	Dominic Zvada 52 yd FG GOOD
Q3 5:05	Texas	+22 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 22 yds to the TEX 42 for a 1ST down
Q3 4:32	Texas	+55 yd	Ryan Wingo run for 55 yds to the MICH 3 for a 1ST down
Q3 2:39	Texas	+7 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Jaydon Blue for 7 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q3 2:32	Michigan	+0 yd	Davis Warren pass intercepted Derek Williams Jr. return for no gain to the MICH 48
Q4 4:18	Michigan	+22 yd	Davis Warren pass complete to Peyton O'Leary for 22 yds to the TEX 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:54	Michigan	+31 yd	Davis Warren pass complete to Semaj Morgan for 31 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Davis WarrenMichigan	22/33	204	6.2	1	2	47.6
Quinn EwersTexas	24/36	246	6.8	3	0	89.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Donovan EdwardsMichigan	8	41	5.1	0	12
Kalel MullingsMichigan	6	25	4.2	0	7
Benjamin HallMichigan	3	14	4.7	0	9
Davis WarrenMichigan	3	3	1.0	0	4
Alex OrjiMichigan	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Ryan WingoTexas	1	55	55.0	0	55
Jerrick GibsonTexas	10	36	3.6	1	11
Tre WisnerTexas	8	30	3.8	0	9
Jaydon BlueTexas	9	22	2.4	0	7
Quinn EwersTexas	4	0	0.0	0	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Colston LovelandMichigan	8	70	8.8	0	24
Semaj MorganMichigan	5	45	9.0	1	31
C.J. CharlestonMichigan	1	22	22.0	0	22
Peyton O'LearyMichigan	1	22	22.0	0	22
Tyler MorrisMichigan	2	17	8.5	0	12
Benjamin HallMichigan	2	12	6.0	0	7
Marlin KleinMichigan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Kendrick BellMichigan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Donovan EdwardsMichigan	1	2	2.0	0	2
Gunnar HelmTexas	7	98	14.0	1	22
Isaiah BondTexas	3	51	17.0	0	33
Matthew GoldenTexas	6	41	6.8	1	20
Jaydon BlueTexas	6	37	6.2	1	23
Tre WisnerTexas	2	19	9.5	0	18

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Makari PaigeMichigan	6	4	0	0	1	0
Jaishawn BarhamMichigan	5	5	0	0	0	1
Jyaire HillMichigan	5	5	0	1	0	0
Zeke BerryMichigan	4	4	0	1	0	1
Derrick MooreMichigan	4	3	0	1	0	1
Josaiah StewartMichigan	4	2	0	0.5	0	0
Will JohnsonMichigan	3	3	0	0	0	0
Ike IwunnahMichigan	3	2	0	0	0	0
Mason GrahamMichigan	3	2	0	0.5	0	0
Ernest HausmannMichigan	3	1	0	0	0	1
Rayshaun BennyMichigan	2	2	0	0	0	1
Aamir HallMichigan	2	2	0	0	0	0
TJ GuyMichigan	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jimmy RolderMichigan	2	1	0	0	0	0
Josh PriebeMichigan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy DomanMichigan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Peyton O'LearyMichigan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cole SullivanMichigan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Quinten JohnsonMichigan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wesley WalkerMichigan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kenneth GrantMichigan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron BrandtMichigan	0	0	0	0	1	0
David GbendaTexas	7	3	0	0.5	0	0
Anthony Hill Jr.Texas	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
Derek Williams Jr.Texas	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jaylon GuilbeauTexas	5	2	0	1	1	0
Andrew MukubaTexas	4	3	0	0	1	0
Jahdae BarronTexas	4	2	0	0	1	0
Morice Blackwell Jr.Texas	4	1	0	0	0	0
Michael TaaffeTexas	4	1	0	0	0	1
Vernon BroughtonTexas	3	2	0	0	0	0
Malik MuhammadTexas	3	2	0	0	0	0
Liona LefauTexas	3	1	0	0	0	0
Trey MooreTexas	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jermayne LoleTexas	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jelani McDonaldTexas	2	1	0	0	0	0
Colin SimmonsTexas	1	1	1	1	0	1
Alfred CollinsTexas	1	1	0	0	1	0
Will StoneTexas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Barryn SorrellTexas	1	0	0	0	0	3
Justice FinkleyTexas	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Colston LovelandMichigan	1	1	0
Jahdae BarronTexas	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Andrew MukubaTexas	1	3	0
Derek Williams Jr.Texas	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jordan MarshallMichigan	3	51	17.0	19
Keshaun HarrisMichigan	1	18	18.0	18
Matthew GoldenTexas	2	37	18.5	19

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dominic ZvadaMichigan	2/2	100.0	52	0/0	6
Bert AuburnTexas	1/2	50.0	26	4/4	7

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Semaj MorganMichigan	1	8	8.0	8	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy DomanMichigan	2	64	32.0	0	0	36
Michael KernTexas	3	118	39.3	0	1	42

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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