Michigan 42, Massachusetts 37
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Temperature:
60°
Head Official:
Michael Cannon
Attendance:
110187
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Denard Robinson threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as No. 22 Michigan shook off a slow start and survived a late scare for a 42-37 victory over Massachusetts, an FCS school, on Saturday.
Robinson was 10-of-14 for 241 yards and rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries.
Michael Shaw added 126 rushing yards and three touchdowns on just 12 carries.
Massachusetts (2-1) grabbed a 17-7 lead with 1:22 left before halftime on a pair of touchdown runs by Jonathan Hernandez, and the Wolverines (3-0) had flashbacks of their stunning upset loss to Appalachian State in 2007 at Michigan Stadium
But the Wolverines struck quickly, Robinson throwing 66 yards to Darryl Stonum for a touchdown. The Minutemen fumbled, and Robinson found Stonum for a 9-yard scoring pass and 21-17 lead with 20 seconds left in the half.
From there, the Wolverines got two touchdowns runs of 34 and 4 yards by Shaw. Robinson tacked on an 8-yard touchdown run, his fourth rushing touchdown of the season, for a 42-24 lead.
Kyle Havens countered with a 5-yard touchdown to Julian Talley as the Minutemen closed to 42-30 with 5:21 remaining. Then they blocked a Michigan punt. Havens threw a 7-yard touchdown to Andrew Krevis to cut the deficit to 42-37 with 2:08 remaining.
But the Wolverines held on to keep their record unblemished.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Massachusetts |
|
Michigan |
N/A |
Player |
Michael Shaw
|
- |
Attempts |
12 |
- |
Yards |
126 |
- |
Avg Yards |
10.5 |
- |
Touchdowns |
3 |
- |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Massachusetts |
|
Michigan |
N/A | Player |
Darryl Stonum
|
- |
Receptions |
3 |
- |
Yards |
121 |
- |
Avg Yards |
40.3 |
- |
Touchdowns |
2 |
- |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Massachusetts |
439 |
217 |
222 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Michigan
|
528 |
287 |
241 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |