Michigan 42, Northwestern 24
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 8, 2011
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Temperature:
72°
Head Official:
Scott McElwee
Attendance:
47330
By SportsDirect Inc.
Denard Robinson overcame a shaky first half as No. 11 Michigan roared back for a 42-24 win at Northwestern on Saturday evening.
Robinson had three first-half passes intercepted as the Wolverines (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) went into halftime facing a 24-14 deficit, but the tables turned in the second half. Two turnovers by the Wildcats (2-3, 0-2) set up scoring drives of 47 and 58 yards.
Michigan opened the third period with consecutive 80-yard touchdown drives, capped by quarterback keepers from Robinson and Devin Gardner, respectively. Robinson finished the night 17-of-26 passing for 325 yards and a pair of scores, adding a game-high 117 yards and two more touchdowns on the ground.
Northwestern closed the first half with a flurry, taking a 21-14 lead on a 2-yard touchdown run by Adonis Smith and following a Brian Peters interception with a 20-yard field goal by Jeff Budzien as time expired in the second quarter.
The Wolverines improved to 6-0 for the sixth time since 1976. On each of the previous five occasions, the team finished the season playing the Rose Bowl.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Michigan
|
541 |
179 |
362 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
4.0 |
1 |
| Northwestern
|
438 |
107 |
331 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0.0 |
0 |