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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 10, 2011
Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Temperature: 60°
Head Official: Tom Tomczyck
Attendance: 114804

Denard Robinson threw three of his four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter - including a 16-yard touchdown strike to Roy Roundtree with 2 seconds remaining - to lift Michigan to a stunning 35-31 come-from-behind victory over Notre Dame on Saturday in the first night game at Michigan Stadium.

Robinson had three turnovers, including two interceptions in the second half. But trailing 24-7 entering the fourth quarter, Robinson led the Wolverines to touchdowns on four of their final five possessions, including the last one, which began at the Wolverines’ 20-yard line.

The critical play on the final drive was Robinson’s 64-yard pass to Jeremy Gallon, who caught the ball short and dashed up field before being pushed out of bounds at the 16.

That play set up the decisive score, a perfectly thrown ball from Robinson to Roundtree on the right side of the end zone.

The loss was a hard one to swallow for Notre Dame, which took a 31-28 lead with 30 seconds left on Tommy Rees’ 29-yard touchdown pass to Theo Riddick.

The Irish fell to 0-2 for the first time since starting the 2007 season 0-5. And much like last week’s 23-20 loss against South Florida, the Irish beat themselves with turnovers. They had four turnovers against Michigan a week after turning the ball over five times against the Bulls.

Robinson, a Heisman trophy candidate, finished with 338 passing yards and 108 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Wolverines, who won despite being outgained 513-452.

Rees went 27-of-39 for 315 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Michael Floyd finished with 159 yards on 13 receptions.

Michigan’s Junior Hemingway had a game-high 165 receiving yards on three catches, including a 43-yard touchdown. He also had a 77-yard reception.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Notre Dame   Michigan
Cierre Wood Player Denard Robinson
25 Attempts 16
134 Yards 108
5.4 Avg Yards 6.8
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Notre Dame   Michigan
Michael Floyd Player Junior Hemingway
13 Receptions 3
159 Yards 165
12.2 Avg Yards 55.0
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Notre Dame 513 198 315 4 1 3 1.0 0
Michigan 452 114 338 5 0 2 0.0 1