• 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 return 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.
