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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 44, Purdue 13
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2012
Where: Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Temperature: 48°
Head Official: Bill LeMonnier
Attendance: 50105


Michigan 44, Purdue 13: Denard Robinson rushed for 235 yards and Fitzgerald Toussaint added a pair of scoring runs as the visiting Wolverines routed the Boilermakers.

Toussaint scored the game's first two touchdowns - both 1-yard runs, and Raymon Taylor returned an interception 63 yards for a score to give Michigan (3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) a 21-0 lead. The Wolverines led 28-10 at halftime.

Robinson's rushing total was his best in a Big Ten game. He broke Antwaan Randle-El's Big Ten record for rushing yards by a quarterback and moved into fourth place all-time among FBS players, trailing only Colin Kaepernick, Brad Smith and Pat White.

Michigan's defense shut down Purdue's explosive attack, which entered averaging 42.5 points. The Boilermakers (3-2, 0-1) managed only 213 total yards.

Purdue's Antavian Edison had four catches for 28 yards, extending his streak of games with a reception to 26.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Michigan leads the all-time series 44-14 and has won 21 of the past 26 meetings. … The Wolverines have won nine of their last 10 games following a week off, including wins over Purdue the past two years. … Michigan improved to 14-0 under coach Brady Hoke when scoring 20 or more points.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Michigan   Purdue
Denard Robinson Player Akeem Shavers
24 Attempts 10
235 Yards 34
9.8 Avg Yards 3.4
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Michigan   Purdue
Jeremy Gallon Player OJ Ross
3 Receptions 8
37 Yards 46
12.3 Avg Yards 5.8
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Michigan 409 304 105 4 3 2 2.0 0
Purdue 213 56 157 1 2 0 0.0 1