Visual Recap: #4 U-M 56, Hawai'i 10
Sept. 10 • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Michigan Stadium
10. With the win, the Wolverines have compiled a 10-2 record in night games at Michigan Stadium.
42. U-M scored 42 first-half points, its most since scoring 43 points in the first half against Rutgers (Oct. 8, 2016).
12. Twelve Wolverines made their Michigan debuts during the game: kicker/punter Rhett Andersen, defensive back Nico Andrighetto, tight end Noah Howes, offensive lineman Connor Jones, tight end Marlin Klein, defensive back Joshua Luther, linebacker Jerome Nichols, wide receiver Zach Peterson, linebacker Deuce Spurlock, long snapper Greg Tarr, wide receiver Jake Thaw, quarterback Davis Warren.
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12. Twelve different players caught at least one pass, including the first career reception for Tyler Morris.
5. The last time U-M had five different ball carriers score a touchdown was Oct. 8, 2016, against Rutgers (Higdon, Hill, Isaac, Peppers, Henderson). Blake Corum, CJ Stokes, Isaiah Gash, Donovan Edwards, and Roman Wilson found pay dirt. It also marked the first career TDs for Gash and Stokes.
410. The offense posted 410 total yards in the first half. The last U-M team to record 400 yards in the first half was the 2012 squad, which registered 425 yards in the first half against Massachusetts. The 410 first-half yards rank as the fifth-most in program history. Michigan entered halftime with a 410-47 advantage in total yards.
• Hawai'i native Roman Wilson's 42-yard touchdown catch in the first half was the sixth of his career. It was the shortest of Wilson's last three touchdown catches (61 yards vs. Colorado State, 75 yards vs. Iowa). Wilson added a 21-yard rushing score in the first quarter, his first career touchdown on the ground.
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• In his first career start, quarterback J.J. McCarthy went 11-of-12 passing for 229 yards and three touchdowns (91.7 percent). Only Tate Forcier (12-for-12, Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Bowling Green) and Devin Gardner (13-for-14, Aug. 30, 2014) have registered higher single-game completion percentages with at least 10 passing attempts. McCarthy is up to eight career passing touchdowns passing and 11 overall.
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• Edge Mike Morris recorded the first solo sack of his career in the first half. Morris had earned a share of a sack last season against Wisconsin.
U-M will continue its non-conference home schedule with a matchup against Connecticut next Saturday (Sept. 17). Kickoff is scheduled for noon on ABC.
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