Texas beats Michigan 31–12 and takes the College Football Belt
The 5th reign for the program; it ends Michigan’s 243-day reign of 1 defense.
Texas took the lineal College Football Belt on September 7, 2024, beating Michigan 31–12 on the road in week 2. It is reign 323 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 5th for Texas.
Michigan had held it since January 8, 2024: 243 days and 1 defense.
Texas last held the belt in 2008, 5,789 days before this one; that reign lasted 7 days with 0 defenses.
The reign lasted 42 days and 4 defenses, ending October 19, 2024 against Georgia.
The game
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…