Michigan disappoints at Oklahoma, loses 24-13

The Michigan Wolverines moved to 1-1 on the season after a 24-13 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman on Saturday night. The Sooners were not perfect, but made all the plays that counted as they moved to 2-0 on the season.

It was a rough outing for freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood in his first road start, going 9-for-24 for 142 yards. Michigan had 288 yards of total offense, 75 of which came on the first play of the second half on a touchdown run from Justice Haynes.

Here is the recap from Norman.

First quarter

Michigan won the opening coin toss and deferred, putting its defense in action first in Norman. Oklahoma marched right down the field on the opening drive, going 75 yards in 12 plays – converting two third-and-longs and a fourth-and-1 – and capping things off with a 9-yard touchdown pass from John Mateer to wide receiver Deion Burks. After the extra point, the Sooners had a 7-0 lead with 10 minutes to go in the first quarter.

U-M’s first drive of the game went 28 yards in 5 plays, headlined by a 19-yard completion from Bryce Underwood to wide receiver Semaj Morgan on the first play from scrimmage. It did not go much further than that, leading to a Hudson Hollenbeck punt, which got a Michigan bounce and was downed at the OU 6-yard line with 6:33 on the clock. The Sooners were called for a false start on first down, moving the ball back to the 3-yard line. On the next play, Mateer found Burks for a 34-yard gain down the right sideline. Three snaps later, Isaiah Satenga dropped a pass on third-and-6, a break for the Michigan defense. Oklahoma would punt down to the 12-yard line with 5:14 to go.

Michigan responded with a 7-play, 50-yard drive that went to the Oklahoma 38-yard line, but it stalled and the Wolverines elected to punt. Hollenbeck’s kick went into the end zone, giving the Sooners the ball at the 20-yard line with 56 seconds remaining in the quarter. After an 18-yard pickup, Mateer threw an interception to Wolverine defensive back TJ Metcalf, giving Michigan the ball back at its own 38-yard line with 28 seconds left. The quarter ended with the team facing a second-and-8 from the U-M 40.

Oklahoma 7, Michigan 0

Second quarter

Michigan’s drive that carried over from the first quarter went nowhere, leading to its first three-and-out of the night. U-M punted back to OU with 14:01 left on the clock, with the Sooners taking over at their 23-yard line. Eight plays and 25 yards later, Oklahoma punted back to Michigan down to the 14-yard line, where the Wolverines would take over with 9:25 left in the quarter.

The Wolverines were helped on the next drive by a roughing the punter penalty that kept them alive and helped them string together 13 plays for 72 yards. However, Dominic Zvada missed a field goal attempt from 32 yards out with 3:17 left on the clock, leaving the score 7-0 in favor of the Sooners.

Oklahoma seized the momentum and put together its second scoring drive of the night, a 10-play, 80-yard march that ended in a 2-yard rush from Mateer. After the extra point, the Oklahoma lead was extended to 14-0 with 22 seconds remaining. The clock would run out with the Sooners ahead by two scores.

Oklahoma 14, Michigan 0

Third quarter

Michigan got the ball on offense to start the second half and struck immediately. On the first play from scrimmage, Justice Haynes exploded for a 75-yard touchdown run. After the extra point, the Wolverines had trimmed the deficit to 14-7 with 14:49 remaining. On the following possession, the defense forced a three-and-out, giving way to a punt down to the Michigan 26-yard line, where U-M would start with 13:36 on the clock.

The Wolverines went three-and-out themselves, leading to a punt to Oklahoma’s 49-yard line with 12:07 left in the quarter. The Sooners went 51 yards in 5 plays, headlined by a 36-yard connection from Mateer to Satenga. Mateer closed out the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run, which put the Sooners up 21-7 with 10:12 to go in the third.

Michigan went three-and-out on its next drive, but OU muffed the punt and the Wolverines recovered, giving them the ball back at the Oklahoma 31-yard line with 8:03 to play. They would settle for a field goal from 42 yards out to trim the lead to 21-10, Oklahoma, with 6:33 to play in the quarter. Four plays and 15 yards later, Oklahoma punted back to Michigan, who took over on its 23-yard line with 4:44 remaining.

Michigan generated a big play on its next drive, a 44-yard pass from Underwood to Donaven McCulley that set U-M up in scoring territory. However, the Wolverines would settle for another field goal, this time from 32 yards out. Michigan trimmed the lead to 21-13 with 1:24 to go. Oklahoma started its next drive at its own 25-yard line and ended the fourth quarter with an 8-point lead.

Oklahoma 21, Michigan 13

Fourth quarter

The Sooners drove 51 yards in 10 plays, but missed a 42-yard field goal attempt. Michigan took over at the 24-yard line with 12:32 to play. Five plays and 8 yards later, U-M was punting the ball back to Oklahoma, who took over at their 19-yard line with 10:11 remaining. Oklahoma salted the game away on a 16-play, 78-yard drive and tacked on a field goal at the end to go up 24-13. Michigan was unable to respond, and Mateer kneeled out the clock to seal the win.

Oklahoma 24, Michigan 13

Michigan at Oklahoma box score, final stats