Michigan dominates New Mexico 34-17 in Week 1 opener
Michigan controlled the game from start to finish, defeating New Mexico 34-17 in Week 1 play. The Wolverines jumped out to an early lead with 14 first-quarter points and never relinquished control, though New Mexico kept the contest closer than the final margin suggested.
Justice Haynes was a key offensive weapon for Michigan, recording a 56-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and adding a 59-yard rush late in the game. Bryce Underwood connected with Channing Goodwin for a 39-yard completion in the second quarter to set up another score. Marlin Klein led all receivers with 93 receiving yards.
New Mexico's offense struggled to establish rhythm. DJ McKinney led the Lobos with 9 passing attempts and 5 rushing yards. Jack Layne threw an interception in the fourth quarter that effectively sealed the outcome. The Lobos managed only a touchdown in the second quarter while Michigan scored touchdowns in three of four quarters.
Despite the decisive 17-point defeat, New Mexico covered the 34.5-point spread, and the contest went over the 49.5-point total.
AI-generated recap · Aug 23, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Mexico | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
 Michigan | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | New Mexico | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 32-48 | 21-31 |
| Pass Yards | 217 | 251 |
| Rush Yards | 50 | 201 |
| Total Yards | 267 | 452 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 5-14 | 6-13 |
| Penalties | 1-5 | 8-65 |
| Possession | 33:02 | 26:58 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Semaj Morgan for 11 yds to the MICH 33 for a 1ST down
Justice Haynes run for 3 yds to the MICH 36
Justice Haynes run for 1 yd to the MICH 37
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Semaj Morgan for 7 yds to the MICH 44 for a 1ST down
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Channing Goodwin
Justice Haynes run for 56 yds for a TD (Dominic Zvada KICK)
Scottre Humphrey run for 1 yd to the UNM 19
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Scottre Humphrey
Scottre Humphrey run for 2 yds to the UNM 21
Daniel Hughes punt for 53 yds
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Donaven McCulley for 8 yds to the MICH 35
Jordan Marshall run for 1 yd to the MICH 36
Jordan Marshall run for 2 yds to the MICH 38 for a 1ST down
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Marlin Klein for 25 yds to the UNM 37 for a 1ST down
Jordan Marshall run for 3 yds to the UNM 34
Jordan Marshall run for 5 yds to the UNM 29
Justice Haynes run for 5 yds to the UNM 24 for a 1ST down
Micah Ka'apana run for 4 yds to the UNM 20
Jordan Marshall run for 4 yds to the UNM 16
Jordan Marshall run for 4 yds to the UNM 12 for a 1ST down
Justice Haynes run for 3 yds to the UNM 9
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Max Bredeson for 4 yds to the UNM 5
Justice Haynes run for 5 yds for a TD (Dominic Zvada KICK)
Scottre Humphrey run for 4 yds to the UNM 17
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 4 yds to the UNM 21
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Keagan Johnson
Daniel Hughes punt for 57 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MICH 23 , Semaj Morgan returns for 1 yd to the MICH 23
Justice Haynes run for 2 yds to the MICH 25
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Marlin Klein for 14 yds to the MICH 39 for a 1ST down
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Fredrick Moore
Justice Haynes run for 2 yds to the MICH 41
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Donaven McCulley for 7 yds to the MICH 48
Hudson Hollenbeck punt for 52 yds for a touchback
Keagan Johnson run for 4 yds to the UNM 24
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 9 yds to the UNM 33 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 9 yds to the UNM 42
Jack Layne run for 3 yds to the UNM 45 for a 1ST down
Damon Bankston run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNM 44
Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 1 yd to the UNM 45
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Zhaiel Smith
Daniel Hughes punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MICH 29
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Donaven McCulley
Semaj Morgan run for 3 yds to the MICH 32
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Marlin Klein
Hudson Hollenbeck punt for 39 yds , Austin Brawley returns for no gain to the UNM 29
Jack Layne pass intercepted TJ Guy return for no gain to the UNM 17
Semaj Morgan run for 11 yds to the UNM 6 for a 1ST down
Jordan Marshall run for 3 yds to the UNM 3
Jordan Marshall run for no gain to the UNM 3
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Channing Goodwin
Dominic Zvada 21 yd FG GOOD
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 12 yds to the UNM 30 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Scottre Humphrey
Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 14 yds to the UNM 44 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass complete to Scottre Humphrey for 8 yds to the MICH 48
Scottre Humphrey run for 3 yds to the MICH 45 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Zhaiel Smith
Jack Layne pass complete to Deshaun Buchanan for 7 yds to the MICH 38
(04:50) Shotgun Layne,Jack pass incomplete short left to Johnson,Keagan thrown to UOM25, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UOM Pass Interference (Edmond,Jo'Ziah) 9 yards from UOM38 to UOM29, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 11 yds to the MICH 18 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass complete to Deshaun Buchanan for 5 yds to the MICH 13
Scottre Humphrey run for 3 yds to the MICH 10
James Laubstein run for 1 yd to the MICH 9
D.J. McKinney pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 9 yds for a TD (Luke Drzewiecki KICK)
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Damon Bankston
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Keagan Johnson
Jack Layne pass complete to Damon Bankston for 2 yds to the MICH 27
Luke Drzewiecki 44 yd FG GOOD
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Justice Haynes for 2 yds to the MICH 23
Bryce Underwood sacked by Brett Karhu for a loss of 2 yards to the MICH 21
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Channing Goodwin for 39 yds to the UNM 40 for a 1ST down
Justice Haynes run for 6 yds to the UNM 34
(01:03) PENALTY UOM False Start (McCulley,Donaven) 5 yards from NM 34 to NM 39. NO PLAY.
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Donaven McCulley for 9 yds to the UNM 30 for a 1ST down
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Semaj Morgan for 7 yds to the UNM 23
Justice Haynes run for 8 yds to the UNM 15 for a 1ST down
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Marlin Klein for 15 yds for a TD (Dominic Zvada KICK)
J. Layne takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Scottre Humphrey run for 16 yds to the UNM 41 for a 1ST down
Scottre Humphrey run for 3 yds to the UNM 44
(13:51) PENALTY NM False Start (Aliane,Malik) 5 yards from NM 44 to NM 39. NO PLAY.
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Scottre Humphrey
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Dorian Thomas
Daniel Hughes punt for 55 yds
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Marlin Klein for 27 yds to the MICH 33 for a 1ST down
Michigan Penalty, Illegal Formation (Yards) declined
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Kendrick Bell for 30 yds to the UNM 34 for a 1ST down
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Channing Goodwin
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Channing Goodwin for 10 yds to the UNM 24 for a 1ST down
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Andrew Marsh
Justice Haynes run for 3 yds to the UNM 21
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Marlin Klein
Dominic Zvada 39 yd FG GOOD
Jack Layne pass complete to Zhaiel Smith for 9 yds to the UNM 34
(09:39) Shotgun Layne,Jack sacked for loss of 12 yards to the NM 22 (Barham,Jaishawn) PENALTY UOM Targeting (Barham,Jaishawn) 15 yards from NM 34 to NM 49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Scottre Humphrey run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Michael Buckley
Jack Layne pass complete to Michael Buckley for 20 yds to the MICH 30 for a 1ST down
D.J. McKinney run for 3 yds to the MICH 27
Jack Layne pass complete to D.J. McKinney for 1 yd to the MICH 26
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 10 yds to the MICH 16 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 2 yds to the MICH 18
(05:35) PENALTY UOM Offside (Moore,Derrick) 5 yards from UOM18 to UOM13. NO PLAY.
Scottre Humphrey run for 3 yds to the MICH 10
Jack Layne pass complete to Deshaun Buchanan for 5 yds to the MICH 5 for a 1ST down
James Laubstein run for 4 yds to the MICH 1
James Laubstein run for a loss of 2 yards to the MICH 3
(02:37) Shotgun Layne,Jack pass incomplete short right to Johnson,Keagan thrown to UOM00 PENALTY UOM Pass Interference (Hill,Jyaire) 1 yard from UOM03 to UOM02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Dorian Thomas
James Laubstein run for a loss of 1 yard to the MICH 3
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 3 yds for a TD (Luke Drzewiecki KICK)
(01:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Marshall,Jordan rush right for 12 yards gain to the UOM34 (Williams,Abraham) PENALTY UOM Holding (Sprague,Andrew) 10 yards from UOM22 to UOM12. NO PLAY.
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Channing Goodwin
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Marlin Klein for 7 yds to the MICH 19
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Jordan Marshall for 5 yds to the MICH 24
Hudson Hollenbeck punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Austin Brawley at the UNM 41
Scottre Humphrey run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNM 38
Jack Layne pass complete to Jack Layne for 2 yds to the UNM 40
D.J. McKinney run for 2 yds to the UNM 42
Jack Layne pass intercepted
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Semaj Morgan for 8 yds to the MICH 28
Justice Haynes run for 2 yds to the MICH 30 for a 1ST down
Jordan Marshall run for 3 yds to the MICH 33
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Donaven McCulley for 7 yds to the MICH 40 for a 1ST down
Justice Haynes run for 59 yds to the UNM 1 for a 1ST down
Justice Haynes run for 1 yd for a TD (Dominic Zvada KICK)
Damon Bankston run for 3 yds to the UNM 28
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Michael Buckley
Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 9 yds to the UNM 37 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass complete to Dorian Thomas for 6 yds to the UNM 43
Jack Layne run for 10 yds to the MICH 47 for a 1ST down
Damon Bankston run for 5 yds to the MICH 42
Jack Layne pass complete to Michael Buckley for 25 yds to the MICH 17 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass intercepted
Jordan Marshall run for 3 yds to the MICH 6
Jordan Marshall run for 1 yd to the MICH 7
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Marlin Klein for 5 yds to the MICH 12
Hudson Hollenbeck punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Michael Buckley at the UNM 44
Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 5 yds to the UNM 49
Jack Layne pass incomplete to Dorian Thomas
Deshaun Buchanan run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
Jack Layne sacked by Cole Sullivan for a loss of 7 yards to the UNM 43
Justice Haynes run for no gain to the UNM 43
Bryce Underwood pass incomplete to Marlin Klein
Bryce Underwood pass complete to Justice Haynes for 8 yds to the UNM 35
Bryce Underwood sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the UNM 38
Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for a loss of 1 yard to the UNM 37
(01:58) No Huddle-Shotgun Layne,Jack pass incomplete deep right to Johnson,Keagan thrown to UOM39 PENALTY UOM Pass Interference (Dotson,Elijah) 15 yards from NM 37 to UOM48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jack Layne sacked by Dominic Nichols for a loss of 7 yards to the UNM 45
Damon Bankston run for 11 yds to the MICH 44
Jack Layne pass complete to Cade Keith for 4 yds to the MICH 40
Jack Layne pass complete to Damon Bankston for 6 yds to the MICH 34 for a 1ST down
(00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun Layne,Jack pass incomplete deep left to Smith,Zhaiel thrown to UOM10 PENALTY UOM Offside (Edokpayi,Lugard) 5 yards from UOM34 to UOM29. NO PLAY.
Jack Layne pass complete to Cade Keith for 1 yd to the MICH 28
Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 5 yds to the MICH 23 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass complete to Damon Bankston for 6 yds to the MICH 17
Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 5 yds to the MICH 12 for a 1ST down
Jack Layne pass complete to Damon Bankston for 7 yds to the MICH 5
Jack Layne sacked by Troy Bowles for a loss of 11 yards to the MICH 16