Things you might not have known about Michigan football’s Rose Bowl win

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It wasn’t the prettiest win, but a win it was, as Michigan football took down upstart Fresno State, 30-10, in the 2024 season opener.

The offense wasn’t exactly up to par compared to the past few seasons, but the defense still looked incredible.

If you were at the game or watched it on TV, you may know a lot about what happened, but certainly not the whole story. That’s where the Michigan athletic department has us covered with more facts and stats and trivia that you might not have known!

Today’s announced attendance of 110,665 marks the 316th consecutive crowd of 100,000-plus at Michigan Stadium.

Today’s matchup marked the first-ever meeting between Michigan and Fresno State. U-M is now 1-0 in the all-time series.

Today’s honorary captains were Jack and Jackie Harbaugh, the parents of former head coach Jim Harbaugh, and several members of the 2023 National Championship team.

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach Sherrone Moore picked up his second win as head coach of the program. Moore was acting head coach in four games in 2023 (vs. Bowling Green, at Penn State, at Maryland, vs. Ohio State) and was credited with the victory against the Falcons.

U-M is now up to 29 straight regular season wins (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 won 23 straight contests at Michigan Stadium, the third-longest streak in U-M history and longest since 1969-73 under Bo Schembechler.

The Wolverines are 119-23-3 in season openers all-time, with an 8-2 mark over the last 10 seasons and a 1-0 mark under Moore.

Today’s victory was the 119th home opener win in U-M history. Michigan has a 101-15-2 record in home openers.

The Wolverines have won 11 consecutive night games including a 6-0 mark in 2023.

Eight players made their…

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Publish date : 2024-09-01 04:04:10

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