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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 45, Illinois 0
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 13, 2012
Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Temperature: 50°
Head Official: John O'Neill
Attendance: 110922

No. 25 Michigan 45, Illinois 0: Heisman hopeful Denard Robinson tallied 287 total yards and accounted four touchdowns as the Wolverines drubbed the visiting Fighting Illini.

Michigan (4-2, 2-0 Big Ten) produced 527 yards of offense. The shutout marked the Wolverines’ first since last season’s 58-0 victory over Minnesota.

Illinois (2-5, 0-3) recorded only 134 yards of total offense. Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase left after taking a big hit in the first half and did not return. Backup quarterback Reilly O'Toole threw for only 25 yards with an interception.

Robinson rushed for 128 yards and two scores and completed 7 of 11 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He became the fourth quarterback in FBS history with 4,000 yards rushing and is only 447 yards shy of former West Virginia quarterback Pat White's record of 4,480.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Illinois has been outscored 163-45 in its past four games. … Illinois had one first down in the second half. ... Robinson also went over 10,000 combined yards (10,065) - he has 6,032 yards passing.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Illinois   Michigan
Donovonn Young Player Denard Robinson
16 Attempts 11
49 Yards 128
3.1 Avg Yards 11.6
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Receiving
Illinois   Michigan
Josh Ferguson Player Jeremy Gallon
3 Receptions 1
20 Yards 71
6.7 Avg Yards 71.0
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Illinois 134 105 29 0 0 0 0.0 0
Michigan 527 353 174 6 1 1 3.0 1