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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MichiganAP No. 10 12

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TexasAP No. 3 31

AP poll, week 2: Texas No. 3 at Michigan No. 10 · No. 1 that week: Oklahoma State. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Texas took the belt here, ending Michigan’s run of 243 days and 1 defense (reign #322) and starting reign #323. It lasted 42 days and 4 defenses, until Georgia took it on October 19, 2024.

For Texas this was its 12th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 4 times before — and it took it back here.

This is the only time Michigan and Texas have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

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

Michigan

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Davis Warren	22/33	204	6.2	1	2	47.6

Texas

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Quinn Ewers	24/36	246	6.8	3	0	89.6

Rushing

Michigan

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Donovan Edwards	8	41	5.1	12
Kalel Mullings	6	25	4.2	7
Benjamin Hall	3	14	4.7	9
Davis Warren	3	3	1.0	4
Alex Orji	2	-1	-0.5	0

Texas

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ryan Wingo	1	55	55.0	0	55
Jerrick Gibson	10	36	3.6	1	11
Tre Wisner	8	30	3.8	0	9
Jaydon Blue	9	22	2.4	0	7
Quinn Ewers	4	0	0.0	0	8

Receiving

Michigan

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Colston Loveland	8	70	8.8	0	24
Semaj Morgan	5	45	9.0	1	31
C.J. Charleston	1	22	22.0	0	22
Peyton O'Leary	1	22	22.0	0	22
Tyler Morris	2	17	8.5	0	12
Benjamin Hall	2	12	6.0	0	7
Marlin Klein	1	7	7.0	0	7
Kendrick Bell	1	7	7.0	0	7
Donovan Edwards	1	2	2.0	0	2

Texas

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gunnar Helm	7	98	14.0	1	22
Isaiah Bond	3	51	17.0	0	33
Matthew Golden	6	41	6.8	1	20
Jaydon Blue	6	37	6.2	1	23
Tre Wisner	2	19	9.5	0	18

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Defense

Michigan

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Makari Paige	6	4	0	1	0
Jaishawn Barham	5	5	0	0	1
Jyaire Hill	5	5	1	0	0
Zeke Berry	4	4	1	0	1
Derrick Moore	4	3	1	0	1
Josaiah Stewart	4	2	0.5	0	0
Will Johnson	3	3	0	0	0
Ike Iwunnah	3	2	0	0	0
Mason Graham	3	2	0.5	0	0
Ernest Hausmann	3	1	0	0	1
Rayshaun Benny	2	2	0	0	1
Aamir Hall	2	2	0	0	0
TJ Guy	2	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Rolder	2	1	0	0	0
Josh Priebe	1	1	0	0	0
Tommy Doman	1	1	0	0	0
Peyton O'Leary	1	1	0	0	0
Cole Sullivan	1	1	0	0	0
Quinten Johnson	1	0	0	0	0
Wesley Walker	1	0	0	0	0
Kenneth Grant	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Brandt	0	0	0	1	0

Texas

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
David Gbenda	7	3	0	0.5	0	0
Anthony Hill Jr.	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
Derek Williams Jr.	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jaylon Guilbeau	5	2	0	1	1	0
Andrew Mukuba	4	3	0	0	1	0
Jahdae Barron	4	2	0	0	1	0
Morice Blackwell Jr.	4	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Taaffe	4	1	0	0	0	1
Vernon Broughton	3	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Muhammad	3	2	0	0	0	0
Liona Lefau	3	1	0	0	0	0
Trey Moore	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jermayne Lole	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jelani McDonald	2	1	0	0	0	0
Colin Simmons	1	1	1	1	0	1
Alfred Collins	1	1	0	0	1	0
Will Stone	1	1	0	0	0	0
Barryn Sorrell	1	0	0	0	0	3
Justice Finkley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Michigan

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Colston Loveland	1	1	0

Texas

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jahdae Barron	0	0	1

Interceptions

Michigan

No recorded stats in this category.

Texas

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

Kick Returns

Michigan

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jordan Marshall	3	51	17.0	19	0
Keshaun Harris	1	18	18.0	18	0

Texas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Matthew Golden	2	37	18.5	19	0

Kicking

Michigan

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dominic Zvada	2/2	100.0	52	0/0	6

Texas

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Bert Auburn	1/2	50.0	26	4/4	7

Punt Returns

Michigan

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

Texas

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

Michigan

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy Doman	2	64	32.0	0	0	36

Texas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Michael Kern	3	118	39.3	0	1	42

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401628347) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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