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College Football Playoff

2024 College Football Playoff National Championship

Monday, January 8, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. CT No. 2 Washington vs. No. 1 Michigan NRG Stadium | Houston, Texas
#2 Washington
13
Final
34
#1 Michigan
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
UW #2 Washington (14-1) 3 7 3 0 13
UM #1 Michigan (15-0) 14 3 3 14 34

Attendance:
72,808
Kickoff Time:
6:46 p.m. CT
End of Game:
10:11 p.m. CT
Game Duration:
3:24


STATS, NOTES, QUOTES


 

GAME PROGRAM


 

HOUSTON, Texas - The No. 1 Michigan Wolverines defeated the No. 2 Washington Huskies, 34-13, capturing the program's first national championship in the College Football Playoff era, first overall national title since 1997 and 12th in program history.

Michigan rushed for 303 yards, including 229 in the first quarter alone behind 41 and 46-yard touchdown runs by Donovan Edwards, both of which rank second and third-longest ever in the CFP National Championship. Edwards, who is the first player to run for multiple 40+ yard touchdowns in the national championship game, finished the outing with 104 rushing yards and joined fellow RB Blake Corum in the century club. Corum racked up 134 yards, including two fourth-quarter TDs to seal the victory and be voted the Offensive Player of the Game. It was the first time in CFP history that a team produced multiple 100-yard rushers in the national championship game.

The Wolverines, who appeared in the Playoff Semifinals the previous two seasons, held Washington to one passing touchdown, while also allowing only 46 rushing yards from the Huskies. All 15 of Michigan's opponents were held under 25 points per game, making UM the first FBS team to limit 15 different teams under that threshold in a single season since Minnesota in 1903.

Sophomore DB Will Johnson was named Defensive Player of the Game after picking off a Washington pass to open the second half and collecting four total tackles, including a pair of solo stops. Fellow DB Mike Sainristil also collected an interception on the night, returning it 81 yards to set a CFP title game record. He also led the team with eight total tackles (six solo).

The 2023-24 campaign is the winningest season in Michigan history, as the Wolverines join the 2018-19 Clemson Tigers, 2019-20 LSU Tigers and 2023-23 Georgia Bulldogs as the fourth team in the CFP era to finish a season with a perfect 15-0 record. Michigan's victory also marked the second straight year (Georgia, 2022-23) and fourth time in the last five seasons (LSU, 2019-20; Alabama, 2020-21) that the top-ranked team went on to win the national title.


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 10:14 0-7 Michigan Donovan Edwards 41 yd rush (James Turner kick) 8-84
(04:42)
1st 03:56 3-7 Washington Grady Gross 25 yd field goal 14-67
(06:18)
1st 02:23 3-14 Michigan Donovan Edwards 46 yd rush (James Turner kick) 4-86
(01:27)
2nd 13:28 3-17 Michigan James Turner 31 yd field goal 5-65
(01:53)
2nd 00:42 10-17 Washington Jalen McMillan 3 yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) 11-61
(04:01)
3rd 11:55 10-20 Michigan James Turner 38 yd field goal 6-12
(03:00)
3rd 08:58 13-20 Washington Grady Gross 45 yd field goal 7-47
(02:57)
4th 07:09 13-27 Michigan Blake Corum 12 yd rush (James Turner kick) 5-71
(02:35)
4th 03:37 13-34 Michigan Blake Corum 1 yd rush (James Turner kick) 2-8
(00:52)


WASHINGTON STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 1 Rome Odunze
WR 2 Ja’Lynn Polk
TE 37 Jack Westover
OL 55 Troy Fautanu
RB 7 Dillon Johnson
OL 71 Nate Kalepo
OL 72 Parker Brailsford
OL 73 Roger Rosengarten
OL 77 Julius Buelow
TE 83 Devin Culp
QB 9 Michael Penix Jr.
POS. NO. DEFENSE
CB 1 Jabbar Muhammad
LB 11 Alphonzo Tuputala
S 20 Asa Turner
CB 25 Elijah Jackson
CB 3 Mishael Powell
LB 4 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
LB 5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
S 7 Dominique Hampton
LB 8 Bralen Trice
DL 91 Tuli Letuligasenoa
DL 99 Faatui Tuitele

WASHINGTON RESERVES

0 - Giles Jackson, 0 - Jaivion Green, 10 - Ralen Goforth, 11 - Jalen McMillan, 12 - Tristan Dunn, 12 - Denzel Boston, 13 - Kamren Fabiculanan, 20 - Tybo Rogers, 21 - Daniyel Ngata, 23 - Leroy Bryant, 24 - Makell Esteen, 38 - Jack McCallister, 4 - Germie Bernard, 42 - Carson Bruener, 45 - Maurice Heims, 46 - Sekai Asoau-Afoa, 48 - Jacob Lane, 52 - Voi Tunuufi, 54 - Drew Fowler, 55 - Jacob Bandes, 56 - Geirean Hatchett, 6 - Richard Newton, 68 - Ulumoo Ale, 8 - Will Nixon, 85 - Josh Cuevas, 86 - Griffin Waiss, 88 - Quentin Moore, 89 - Jaden Green, 9 - Thaddeus Dixon, 95 - Grady Gross.

MICHIGAN STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 1 Roman Wilson
TE 18 Colston Loveland
RB 2 Blake Corum
OL 52 Karsen Barnhart
OL 53 Trente Jones
WR 6 Cornelius Johnson
OL 60 Drake Nugent
OL 73 LaDarius Henderson
OL 77 Trevor Keegan
WR 8 Tyler Morris
QB 9 J.J. McCarthy
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DB 0 Mike Sainristil
DB 12 Josh Wallace
DE 17 Braiden McGregor
DB 2 Will Johnson
LB 23 Michael Barrett
LB 25 Junior Colson
DB 3 Keon Sabb
DE 32 Jaylen Harrell
DL 55 Mason Graham
DB 9 Rod Moore
DL 94 Kris Jenkins

MICHIGAN RESERVES

0 - Darrius Clemons, 10 - Alex Orji, 10 - Zeke Berry, 15 - Ernest Hausmann, 18 - Ja’Den McBurrows, 19 - Tommy Doman, 20 - Kalel Mullings, 22 - Tavierre Dunlap, 26 - Jake Thaw, 28 - Quinten Johnson, 30 - Jimmy Rolder, 31 - Leon Franklin, 32 - James Turner, 33 - German Green, 35 - Caden Kolesar, 36 - Keshaun Harris, 37 - Danny Hughes, 39 - Joe Taylor, 4 - Micah Pollard, 40 - Christian Boivin, 42 - T.J. Guy, 44 - Max Bredeson, 49 - William Wagner, 5 - Josaiah Stewart, 58 - Giovanni El-Hadi, 7 - Makari Paige, 7 - Donovan Edwards, 74 - Reece Atteberry, 75 - Andrew Gentry, 78 - Myles Hinton, 78 - Kenneth Grant, 79 - Jeffrey Persi, 8 - Derrick Moore, 80 - Eamonn Dennis, 81 - Peyton O’Leary, 82 - Semaj Morgan, 86 - Zach Peterson, 88 - Matthew Hibner, 89 - AJ Barner, 91 - Cameron Brandt, 95 - Trey Pierce, 99 - Cam Goode.


 
2024 College Football Playoff National Championship

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Blake Corum
Blake Corum
Sr., RB, Michigan

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Will Johnson
Will Johnson
So., DB, Michigan


TEAM STATISTICS UW UM
First downs 17 16
Rushing 2 10
Passing 13 6
Penalty 2 0
Rushes-Yards 20-46 38-303
Passing Yards 255 140
Passes Comp-Att-Int 27-51-2 10-19-0
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 71-301 57-443
Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-17 2-27
Punts (Number-Avg) 5-47.8 5-46.8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 1-4 1-12
Penalties-Yards 5-30 5-45
3rd Down Conversions 2-of-14 1-of-10
4th Down Conversions 2-of-5 0-of-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Washington - Dillon Johnson, 11-33; Jalen McMillan, 1-9; Will Nixon, 2-7; Tybo Rogers, 1-2; Ja Lynn Polk, 1-1; Michael Penix Jr., 3- -5.

Michigan - Blake Corum, 21-134, 2 TD; Donovan Edwards, 6-104, 2 TD; J.J. McCarthy, 4-31; Kalel Mullings, 3-21; Alex Orji, 2-15.
Passing: Washington - Michael Penix Jr., 27-51-2, 255, 1 TD.

Michigan - J.J. McCarthy, 10-18-0, 140.
Receiving: Washington - Jalen McMillan, 6-33, 1 TD; Rome Odunze, 5-87; Jack Westover, 5-42; Ja’Lynn Polk, 4-37; Will Nixon, 3-7; Dillon Johnson, 2-24; Devin Culp, 1-14; Tybo Rogers, 1-11.

Michigan - Colston Loveland, 3-64; Roman Wilson, 3-54; Cornelius Johnson, 3-25; Semaj Morgan, 1- -3.
Punting: Washington - Jack McCallister, 5-239, 47.8.

Michigan - Tommy Doman, 5-234, 46.8.
Returns: Washington - Punt: Giles Jackson, 1-0; Kickoff: Daniyel Ngata, 1-17; Intercept: None.

Michigan - Punt: None; Kickoff: Semaj Morgan, 2-27; Intercept: Will Johnson, 1-0; Mike Sainristil, 1-81.
Field Goals: Washington - Grady Gross, 2-2 (25 Good, 45 Good).

Michigan - James Turner, 2-2 (31 Good, 38 Good).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Washington - Dominique Hampton (6-4-10, 0, 0); Carson Bruener (3-3-6, 0, 1.0-1); Alphonzo Tuputala (4-1-5, 0, 0); Elijah Jackson (4-1-5, 0, 0); Edefuan Ulofoshio (4-0-4, 0, 0); Bralen Trice (2-1-3, 0, 0); Kamren Fabiculanan (2-0-2, 0, 1.0-3); Jabbar Muhammad (2-0-2, 0, 0); Tuli Letuligasenoa (1-1-2, 0, 0); Ulumoo Ale (1-1-2, 1.0-4, 1.0-4); Thaddeus Dixon (1-1-2, 0, 0); Maurice Heims (1-0-1, 0, 0); Richard Newton (1-0-1, 0, 0); Drew Fowler (1-0-1, 0, 0); Tybo Rogers (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jacob Bandes (1-0-1, 0, 0); Asa Turner (1-0-1, 0, 0); Voi Tunuufi (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jack Westover (1-0-1, 0, 0); Faatui Tuitele (0-1-1, 0, 0).

Michigan - Mike Sainristil (6-2-8, 0, 0); Junior Colson (4-2-6, 0, 0); Keon Sabb (2-4-6, 0, 0); Josaiah Stewart (4-1-5, 0, 0); Josh Wallace (3-2-5, 0, 0); Michael Barrett (3-1-4, 0, 0); Will Johnson (2-2-4, 0, 0); Rod Moore (2-2-4, 0, 0); Makari Paige (2-1-3, 0, 0); Mason Graham (1-2-3, 0, 0); Kenneth Grant (2-0-2, 1.0-12, 1.0-12); Kris Jenkins (1-1-2, 0, 0); Ernest Hausmann (0-2-2, 0, 0); Micah Pollard (1-0-1, 0, 0); Cam Goode (0-1-1, 0, 0); Joe Taylor (0-1-1, 0, 0); Eamonn Dennis (0-1-1, 0, 0); Jaylen Harrell (0-1-1, 0, 0).