Michigan Monday: Game 2 at #18 Oklahoma
#15 Michigan (1-0) at #18 Oklahoma (1-0)
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium / Norman, Okla.
Saturday, Sept. 6 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Television: ABC | Radio: Learfield Michigan Sports Network
What You Need to Know
• This is the second meeting between Michigan and Oklahoma.
• The Wolverines are ranked 13th in the AFCA Coaches rankings and 15th in the AP media poll.
• Michigan is opening the 2025 season with consecutive night games for the first time in school history.
• Bryce Underwood completed 21-of-31 passes for 251 yards and one TD in his starting debut.
• Ernest Hausmann led the defense with eight tackles in the opener.
• Justice Haynes set career highs with 159 rushing yards on 16 carries and three TDs vs. New Mexico.
• Marlin Klein caught six passes for 93 yards and one TD vs. the Lobos.
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Michigan in Night Games
• U-M is 1-0 in night games this season.
• The matchup at Oklahoma will be the 83rd night game in school history.
• Michigan has compiled a 53-29 overall record in games starting after 5 p.m. local time, posting a 16-2 record at Michigan Stadium, a 29-17 mark on the road and an 8-10 record on a neutral site.
• The Wolverines have won 18 of their last 20 night games following the 34-17 victory over New Mexico to open the 2025 season.
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Wolverines and Sooners
• This will be the second meeting between the Wolverines and Sooners.
• The only previous match-up between the two programs came in the 1976 Orange Bowl, a 14-6 victory for Oklahoma.
• Both teams have entered the game ranked in the AP poll: #3 Oklahoma 14, #5 Michigan 6 (1976 Orange Bowl) and #15 Michigan at #18 Oklahoma (Saturday in Norman, Okla.).
• Michigan is no stranger to the Southeastern Conference and will face an SEC school for the 42nd time in school history.
• The Wolverines have a 27-13-1 all-time record against schools from the SEC.
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Wolverines in September
• Michigan has won 16 of its last 17 games in the ninth month of the year.
• The Maize and Blue's only setback during that stretch was a loss to No. 3 Texas last season at Michigan Stadium.
• Coach Sherrone Moore has a 4-1 record in September, earning a win against Bowling Green in 2023 and posting a 3-1 mark in 2024.
• U-M has a 33-4 record in the ninth month since 2015, including a 14-game winning streak from 2021-24.
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Game Note Nuggets
• The Wolverines travel to Norman, Okla., this weekend for a matchup with the No. 18-ranked Sooners. It marks U-M's first road matchup of the year with a top-25 team after three such contests last year (1-2; at Illinois, at Indiana, at Ohio State).
• As U-M readies for another night game kick, the program is riding a 13-game night game win streak (defined as: night games that kick off post-5 p.m. local time) dating back to Week 2 of the 2022 season (vs. Hawaii). The Wolverines have won 18 of their last 20 overall night games, including six consecutive road contests.
• Twelve (12) Wolverines made their collegiate debuts in the team's week one victory; another nine players made U-M debuts after earning playing time at previous institutions.
• Four players were first-time starters: Channing Goodwin (wide receiver) and Bryce Underwood (quarterback) on offense and Brandyn Hillman (defensive back) on defense, plus Andrew Marsh on special teams (kick returner).
• Underwood's 251 passing yards (21-of-31 attempts) set a new standard for passing yards by a freshman signal caller in his debut, surpassing the record of 179 set by Tate Forcier in 2009. The 251 passing yards represent the sixth-highest total for any U-M quarterback in their first career start.
• Oklahoma's quarterback John Mateer set a record of his own in the Sooners' Week One victory, throwing for 392 yards (30-of-37 attempts) and three touchdowns to set a quarterback debut passing yardage record. It was a career-high figure for Mateer.
• Tight end Marlin Klein set career highs in Michigan's win, pacing all U-M pass catchers in receptions (six), yards (93) and touchdowns (one) to set new single-game bests across the board. The touchdown came on the 17th catch of No. 17's career.
• Explosive plays were a struggle for the U-M offense in 2024, but the Wolverines ripped off six plays of 20-plus yards in game one. Channing Goodwin's 39-yard reception was the longest passing play, while Justice Haynes popped for 56 and 59-yard runs.
• Haynes' 56-yard touchdown came on the seventh play of the game and was longer than any offensive touchdown play for U-M in all of 2024.
• Overall, the team's total offensive output (452 yards) was its highest since Week 3 of the 2023 season (492 yards against UNLV).
• The defense limited big plays from the Lobos to two passing gains of 20 and 25 yards and 267 yards overall. New Mexico averaged just 1.8 yards per rush and lost 35 yards on sacks and tackles for loss.
• Twenty-five (25) different players recorded at least a share of a tackle or hurried the quarterback on defense, not including several players who made tackles on special teams plays.
• U-M forced three turnovers, with TJ Guy, Brandyn Hillman and Cole Sullivan – each recording the first interception of their respective careers.
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