A Notre Dame Streak Stays Alive in Michigan-Texas Thrashing

Notre Dame is still the last team to keep Michigan from doing something

Sep 7, 2024; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Jerrick Gibson (9) celebrates after scoring in the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

The Texas Longhorns football team did just about everything it wanted at Michigan on Saturday, routing the reigning national champions 31-12 at the Big House.

Texas scored early and often, and sometimes at will against the Wolverines in showing that it appears to be just as good, if not better, than advertised.

There is one thing Texas didn't accomplish against Michigan on Saturday though, and that something was actually last done by Notre Dame a decade ago.

Michigan quarterback Davis Warren found Semaj Morgan for a 31-yard touchdown pass with 1:54 to play in regulation to cut the Texas lead to 31-12. That score kept Michigan from being held without a touchdown - something that hasn't happened since Notre Dame's 31-0 rout of the Wolverines in 2014.

The last time Michigan failed to score a TD? Sept. 6, 2014 at Notre Dame. Lost 31-0. @ESPNStatsInfo

— Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) September 7, 2024

Some will be fast to remind you that Notre Dame should have won that game 37-0 if you recall.

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