Michigan 52-17 UTEP (Sep 19, 2026) Final Score

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No. 19 Michigan3-052Final

Sat, Sep 19 · Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. · Crowd 110,668BTN

No. 19 Michigan routed UTEP 52-17.

We had Michigan favored. It won.

Next: UTEP lost to Oregon State 33-7, Sat Sep 26

Next: Michigan lost to Iowa 20-19, Sat Sep 26

Top comment in the game thread

THEY ARE UNLEASHING THE REVIEW CENTER

Q2 13:40 · r/CFB game thread · Sat, Sep 19

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Michigan a 95% chance, and the closing betting line (Michigan was a 34.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.

38 unanswered

Michigan · Q2 0:00Pick-six

Michigan · Q3 0:00

FinalMichigan 52-17 UTEPMichigan wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q1 6:51CARVER CHEEKS I BARELY EVEN KNOW 'ERr/CFB game threadIs Michigan going to do that thing this year where they play to their competition? Beat Oklahoma. Ohio state. But lose to like Rutgers ? (Or us)r/CFB game thread
Q1 5:35Michigan fans criticize Jason Beck's playcalling after Underwood's zero-yard runI don’t understand Jason Beck at all. UTEP’s secondary can’t cover our receivers. Bryce was connecting on pretty much every pass. They’re stacking the box with 8 players. Why…r/CFB game threadr/CFB yearns for the Minersr/CFB game thread
Q2 13:40Fans praise Marsh's catch and Big Ten's live replay broadcastQuoted at the top of the page.I wish the NFL was forced to so this in call review so we could all hear. Even if it would be about what vegas has for odds and who needs to winr/CFB game thread
Q2 6:12UTEP scores on Colson pass to Sperling, leading 14-7 as fans mock MichiganI’ve watched this game so many times: Michigan looks awful but wins somehow. It’s funny until they do this all the way to a 10 win season.r/CFB game thread
Q2 5:54Fans argue a holding call on Underwood's incomplete pass was gifted to MichiganIs the holding in the room with us?r/CFB game thread

Michigan’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (Michigan -34.5), at 99% for Michigan (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a Michigan or UTEP flair (2,069 and 40); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show Michigan’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

Every drive

Michigan scored on 7 of its 11 drives; UTEP on 3 of its 11.

Michigan’s drives are teal, UTEP’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

“My God, Oklahoma is a G6”

A fan of another team

When fans got loud

Busy

Fans had the most to say in the second quarter.

Jump to the loudest stretch

The jump was busy; the crowd was busy.

What it cost

Michigan’s chance to make the playoff rose from 13% to 18%.

Make the playoff

UTEP · lost0% → 0%

Michigan · won13% → ▲18%

Win the conference

UTEP · lost3% → ▼1%

Michigan · won4% → ▲8%

Before the game (September 18, 2026) → after this result, in our model.

Box score

Michigan 52, UTEP 17

Michigan covered −34.5 by 0.5. The total, 69, went over 48.5.

Team totals	UTEP	Michigan
Total yards	150	431
Passing	10 of 15, 93 yds	21 of 28, 246 yds
Rushing	32 for 57 yds	42 for 185 yds
First downs	9	27
Third down	2 of 12	9 of 13
Fourth down	1 of 2	2 of 2
Turnovers	1	2
Penalties	4 for 25 yds	4 for 44 yds
Time of possession	28:22	31:38

UTEP leaders

Passing EJ Colson 7 of 9, 86 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Tavorus Jones 9 for 34 yds; Raymond Moore III 6 for 18 yds
Receiving Carver Cheeks 1 for 45 yds, 1 TD; Lamar Sperling 1 for 18 yds, 1 TD

Michigan leaders

Passing Bryce Underwood 19 of 25, 223 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Savion Hiter 11 for 62 yds, 2 TD; Jordan Marshall 12 for 59 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Andrew Marsh 10 for 105 yds, 1 TD; JJ Buchanan 7 for 92 yds, 1 TD

No rain through the game

no rain recorded

September game-day temperatures at Michigan Stadium

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

First quarter, 14:46 left3:39 p.m.

UTEP 0, Michigan 0 · Michigan 99% to win

no rain

B.Underwood pass complete short left to A.Marsh for 7 yards to the U-M32, out of bounds

Where this weather comes from

Measured at Ann Arbor airport, 2.9 miles away, and Detroit/willow airport, 11 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last two games

UTEP · 1-1

Rated 212th in our preseason ratings, 197th now, up 15 spots.

1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

W 51-10 vs Texas Southern #207 of 668

won by 41 as a 27.5-point favorite

L 0-51 @ OklahomaTop 25 #19 of 668

lost by 51 as a 40.5-point underdog

Last two games

Michigan · 2-0

Rated 19th in our preseason ratings, 18th now.

Two straight wins, capped by a 7-point win over Oklahoma as a 5.5-point underdog.

W 17-10 vs OklahomaTop 25 #15 of 668

won by 7 as a 5.5-point underdog

W 13-12 vs Western Michigan #21 of 668

won by 1 as a 27.5-point favorite

Week by week

Michigan

Wk 1Wvs Western Michigan13-12
Wk 2Wvs Oklahoma17-10

UTEP

Wk 1Lat Oklahoma0-51
Wk 2Wvs Texas Southern51-10

Power rating by week

Michigan is rated 15.8 points ahead as of week 2. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: UTEP’s EPA/play against Michigan, 95 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

UTEP’s EPA/play against Michigan’s defense
UTEP offense, 2nd percentile · Michigan defense, 97th
UTEP’s passing EPA against Michigan’s defense
UTEP offense, 2nd percentile · Michigan defense, 95th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

UTEPMichigan

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Michigan fans are feeling it less than most fanbases this week (40th among FBS fanbases), and the other side is no happier.

Michigan favored by 34.5 · Total 48.5

How games like this usually go

Michigan by 34.5, and it went to form

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.

The market

The spread moved 2 points toward UTEP.

The total fell 1 point.

Home field

Michigan is worth +4.2 points (±4.1) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 53rd percentile.

86% at home, 68% on the road against FBS opponents (50-8 home, 25-12 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -1.2 at home vs. away over 95 games — inside the ±6.3 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 1,443 miles to get here.

No. 19 Michigan routs UTEP 52-17