Michigan 63, Massachusetts 13
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 15, 2012
Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Temperature:
70°
Head Official:
Alex Kemp
Attendance:
110708
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No. 18 Michigan 63, Massachusetts 13: Denard Robinson threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as host Michigan overwhelmed Massachusetts.
Robinson accounted for 397 total yards by throwing for 291 on 16-of-24 passing and rushing for 106 yards on 10 carries to lead the Wolverines (2-1) to their 17th consecutive victory at Michigan Stadium in September.
Vincent Smith had a pair of short scoring runs and Fitzgerald Toussaint ran for 85 yards and a touchdown as Michigan bolted to a 42-13 halftime lead and rolled up 585 yards of total offense against the overmatched Minutemen.
UMass (0-3) scored its only touchdown on a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown by Christian Birt to pull within 21-10 early in the second quarter, but Robinson atoned for the turnover by throwing a 42-yard scoring pass to Devin Gardner and rushing 36 yards for a TD in a span of less than three minutes to build the lead to 35-10.
Mike Wegzyn threw for 141 yards and Michael Cox rushed for 76 yards on 18 carries for the Minutemen, who lost at Michigan 42-37 during the 2010 season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Robinson vaulted into fifth place on the school's career passing list, surpassing Jim Harbaugh and Tom Brady. He also had his 16th career 100-yard rushing game. ... UMass, in its first full season as an FBS member, has been outscored 145-19 in its first three games. ... The Wolverines improved to 31-1 all time against current members of the Mid-American Conference.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Massachusetts |
|
Michigan |
|
Deion Walker
| Player |
Drew Dileo
|
|
4 |
Receptions |
3 |
|
63 |
Yards |
91 |
|
15.8 |
Avg Yards |
30.3 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Massachusetts
|
236 |
89 |
147 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
| Michigan
|
585 |
294 |
291 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |