#23 Michigan 42 Iowa 17 - November 17, 2012 - Ann Arbor, Mich. (21-8) - Video Highlights
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Denard Robinson made his highly anticipated return to the field and wasn't in a position to call plays for his first snap.
The spectacular quarterback lined up at running back behind Devin Gardner, who accounted for six touchdowns to help the 23rd-ranked Wolverines rout Iowa 42-17 Saturday.
''It was different,'' Robinson acknowledged.
Michigan coach Brady Hoke said Robinson didn't have a problem changing positions after missing two-plus games with nerve damage in his right elbow.
''I think it tells you about what kind of kid he is, what kind of young man he is, his growth, his character, his integrity,'' Hoke said. ''This kid had some unbelievable moments here and at Michigan Stadium and has had some moments that weren't so good, but he's grown from within.
''Devin said the other day, he has been the face of Michigan football.''
Gardner, though, has given the Wolverines (8-3, 6-1 Big Ten) a right arm and nimble feet to count on during a three-game winning streak.
He threw three TDs and ran for three scores, becoming the first Michigan quarterback to account for six TDs in a game since 1983, when Steve Smith had as many passing and rushing scores in a game at Minnesota.
''If Denard hadn't gotten hurt, I would still be playing receiver and we would be winning games in a different fashion,'' Gardner said. ''I'm just thankful I've taken advantage of the opportunity.''
Another Wolverine, running back Thomas Rawls, is going to get a chance to play a lot against rival Ohio State next week because of an injury.
Fitzgerald Toussaint took an option pitch early in the game from Robinson and his left leg snapped gruesomely between his ankle and knee as he was tackled by two Hawkeyes. Toussaint was sent to a hospital for surgery.
''It was heartbreaking to see Fitz in so much pain,'' Gardner said. ''Fitz is a really tough guy and I've never seen his face grimacing like that.''
The Wolverines didn't need Toussaint to beat Iowa, but it will be more difficult for them beat the Buckeyes for a second straight year without him next week.
The hapless Hawkeyes (4-7, 2-5) allowed Michigan to score on its first six possessions and couldn't stop the Wolverines until Gardner threw an interception early in the fourth quarter.
''Defensively, we didn't have any answers for anything they did,'' coach Kirk Ferentz said.
Iowa was officially eliminated from postseason contention by losing its fifth straight game for the first time since 2000.
The Hawkeyes will need to upset Nebraska next week to avoid their longest losing skid since dropping the last eight games of the 1999 season, which was Ferentz's first season as head coach.
''We're getting what we deserve,'' receiver Keenan Davis said. ''We're not playing well enough to win games.''
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta has publicly supported Ferentz, who under contract through the 2020 season.
Michigan, meanwhile, has a shot to have a second straight double-digit win season in Hoke's second season in charge of college football's winningest program. Hoke is the first coach to avoid losing a home game in his first two years with the Wolverines since Fielding Yost in the early 1900s.
''Seniors got to go in the tunnel and sing 'The Victors' for the last time in this stadium,'' Hoke said. ''We put a lot of emphasis on that because of the struggles and what they go through when you look at a guy who has been here for or five years.''
The Wolverines lost five home games when their fifth-year seniors were freshman in 2008 during Rich Rodriguez's debut season and fourth-year players experienced three setbacks in Ann Arbor in their first year.
''Guys stuck it and really became Michigan Men,'' fifth-year senior receiver Roy Roundtree said. ''I feel like coach Hoke really emphasized don't let no one come to your house and take over.''
Hoke also has stressed the importance of winning Big Ten titles and says anything short of that goal is failing.
To earn a spot in the Big Ten title game to have a chance to end an eight-year drought without a conference championship, Michigan has to win at Ohio State for the first time since 2000 and has to hope the Hawkeyes can stun the Cornhuskers next week at home.
The Wolverines, though, have found a QB to help them close out this season and to generate high hopes for next year.
But right now, Michigan and its fans have only one game in mind.
Early in the fourth quarter, the crowd at the Big House started to chant: ''Beat O-HI-O! Beat O-HI-O!''
Like Hoke, maize-and-blue clad fans don't say ''State,'' when referring to the rival Buckeyes.
Hoke didn't like what he heard.
''I said to somebody next to me, 'We need to beat Iowa,''' he recalled.
That didn't prove to be difficult.
The Wolverines did what they wanted through the air and on the ground against the Hawkeyes, who were shut down offensively after kicking a field goal to make it 14-10 early in the second quarter.
Gardner was 18 of 23 for 314 yards with TD passes to Roy Roundtree, Vincent Smith and Devin Funchess. Gardner ran for 37 yards, scoring on three short runs to lead a barrage of points that finally ended late in the third quarter.
Robinson ran 13 times for 98 yards, including a 40-yard sprint that included quite a juke along the sideline in the senior's last home game. He took some snaps, but didn't throw a pass.
''I just wanted to get on the field and do whatever I could to help our team,'' Robinson said. ''That's how I've been my whole career.''
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Michigan............ 7 21 14 0 - 42 Record: (8-3, 6-1 Big Ten)
Iowa................ 7 3 0 7 - 17 Record: (4-7, 2-5 Big Ten)
Attendance: 113,016
Scoring Summary:
1st 08:27 MICH - Gardner, Devin 1 yd run (Gibbons, B. kick)
12 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:41, IOWA 0 - MICH 7
01:44 IOWA - Krieger Coble,H 16 yd pass from Vandenberg, J. (Meyer, Mike kick)
14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:43, IOWA 7 - MICH 7
2nd 13:05 MICH - Roundtree, Roy 37 yd pass from Gardner, Devin (Gibbons, B. kick)
7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:39, IOWA 7 - MICH 14
09:26 IOWA - Meyer, Mike 27 yd field goal
8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:39, IOWA 10 - MICH 14
05:20 MICH - Gardner, Devin 1 yd run (Gibbons, B. kick)
8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:06, IOWA 10 - MICH 21
00:40 MICH - Smith, Vincent 18 yd pass from Gardner, Devin (Gibbons, B. kick)
7 plays, 87 yards, TOP 2:13, IOWA 10 - MICH 28
3rd 08:41 MICH - Gardner, Devin 3 yd run (Gibbons, B. kick)
11 plays, 81 yards, TOP 6:19, IOWA 10 - MICH 35
04:33 MICH - Funchess, Devin 29 yd pass from Gardner, Devin (Gibbons, B. kick)
6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:45, IOWA 10 - MICH 42
4th 02:12 IOWA - Weisman, Mark 13 yd pass from Vandenberg, J. (Meyer, Mike kick)
7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:42, IOWA 17 - MICH 42
Kickoff time: 12:01 End of Game: 3:07 Total elapsed time: 3:06
Officials: Referee: Dennis Lipski; Umpire: Jeff Carr; Linesman: Mike Carr;
Line judge: Dave Chesney; Back judge: Kevin Schwarzel; Field judge: Ed Rohan;
Side judge: Bobby Sagers;
Temperature: Mid 50s Wind: Calm Weather: Partly cloudy
Team Statistics
IOWA MICH
FIRST DOWNS................... 17 23
Rushing..................... 10 9
Passing..................... 6 13
Penalty..................... 1 1
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 128 199
Rushing Attempts............ 34 39
Average Per Rush............ 3.8 5.1
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 0 3
Yards Gained Rushing........ 151 201
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 23 2
NET YARDS PASSING............. 181 314
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 19-26-0 18-23-1
Average Per Attempt......... 7.0 13.7
Average Per Completion...... 9.5 17.4
Passing Touchdowns.......... 2 3
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 309 513
Total offense plays......... 60 62
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.2 8.3
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-0 1-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 3-21 3-35
PUNTS-YARDS................... 4-165 1-43
Average Yards Per Punt...... 41.2 43.0
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 41.2 29.0
Inside 20................... 1 0
50+ Yards................... 1 0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Fair catch.................. 1 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 3-188 7-424
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 62.7 60.6
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 45.0 35.7
Touchbacks.................. 1 2
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 1-14-0 1-0-0
Average Per Return.......... 14.0 0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-124-0 2-33-0
Average Per Return.......... 24.8 16.5
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 1-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 29:37 30:23
1st Quarter................. 8:35 6:25
2nd Quarter................. 6:46 8:14
3rd Quarter................. 2:59 12:01
4th Quarter................. 11:17 3:43
Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 14 9 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 3 2 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 3-4 4-4
Touchdowns.................. 2-4 4-4
Field goals................. 1-4 0-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 2-7
PAT Kicks..................... 2-2 6-6
Field Goals................... 1-1 0-0
Iowa Individual Statistics
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Weisman, Mark 16 71 8 63 0 14 3.9
Vandenberg, J. 8 42 7 35 0 15 4.4
Garmon, Greg 10 38 8 30 0 12 3.0
Totals... 34 151 23 128 0 15 3.8
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Vandenberg, J. 19-26-0 181 2 37 2
Totals... 19-26-0 181 2 37 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Fiedorowicz, CJ 8 99 0 37
Garmon, Greg 3 40 0 20
Krieger Coble,H 3 24 1 16
Weisman, Mark 3 11 1 13
Martin-Manley,K 2 7 0 5
Totals... 19 181 2 37
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Kornbrath, C. 4 165 41.2 60 1 0
Totals... 4 165 41.2 60 1 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Hyde, Micah 1 14 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
Cotton, Jordan 0 0 0 4 117 36 0 0 0
Reisen, Jacob 0 0 0 1 7 7 0 0 0
Totals... 1 14 14 5 124 36 1 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Meyer, Mike 2nd 09:26 27 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Meyer, Mike 3 188 1 0 62.7
FUMBLES: Fiedorowicz, CJ 1-0.
Michigan Individual Statistics
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Robinson, D. 13 98 0 98 0 40 7.5
Gardner, Devin 9 37 0 37 3 19 4.1
Toussaint, F. 3 31 0 31 0 14 10.3
Rawls, Thomas 8 22 0 22 0 8 2.8
Smith, Vincent 3 9 0 9 0 6 3.0
Hayes, Justice 2 4 0 4 0 3 2.0
TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Totals... 39 201 2 199 3 40 5.1
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Gardner, Devin 18-23-1 314 3 51 0
Totals... 18-23-1 314 3 51 0
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Gallon, Jeremy 5 133 0 51
Roundtree, Roy 5 83 1 37
Reynolds, Joe 3 22 0 12
Robinson, D. 2 24 0 20
Funchess, Devin 1 29 1 29
Smith, Vincent 1 18 1 18
Dileo, Drew 1 5 0 5
Totals... 18 314 3 51
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Hagerup, Will 1 43 43.0 43 0 0
Totals... 1 43 43.0 43 0 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Gallon, Jeremy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norfleet, D. 0 0 0 2 33 19 0 0 0
Totals... 1 0 0 2 33 19 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Wile, Matt 7 424 2 0 60.6
FUMBLES: Michigan-Gardner, Devin 1-0.
Iowa Defensive Statistics
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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18 Hyde, Micah 5 3 8 . . . 1-0 1 . . .
20 Kirksey, C. 4 4 8 . . . . . . . .
19 Lowery, B.J. 4 2 6 . . . . . . . .
21 Law, Nico 5 . 5 . . . . . . . .
44 Morris, James 4 . 4 . . . . . . . .
90 Trinca-Pasat, L 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
10 Sleeper, Collin 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
5 Miller, Tanner 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
97 Cooper, Darian 3 . 3 . . . . . . . .
54 Bigach, Steve 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .
79 Alvis, Dominic 2 . 2 . 1 . . . . . .
52 Alston, Quinton 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
98 Hardy, Mike 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
23 Cotton, Jordan 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
95 Ott, Drew 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
39 Perry, Travis 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
99 Gaglione, Joe 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
71 Davis, Carl . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
Michigan Defensive Statistics
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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15 Ross III, James 9 3 12 . . . . . . . .
35 Bolden, Joe 5 1 6 2.0/4 . . . . . . .
47 Ryan, Jake 4 2 6 1.0/3 1 . . . . . .
25 Demens, Kenny 4 1 5 1.0/2 . . . . . . .
11 Kovacs, Jordan 3 2 5 1.0/1 . . . . . 1.0/1 .
30 Gordon, Thomas 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . . .
57 Clark, Frank 2 1 3 2.0/8 . . . . . 1.0/6 .
14 Furman, Josh 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .
55 Black, Jibreel 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . . .
8 Floyd, J.T. 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
5 Avery, Courtney 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
76 Washington, Q. 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
73 Campbell, W. . 2 2 . . . . . . . .
36 Kerridge, Joe . 2 2 . . . . . . . .
4 Gordon, Cameron 1 . 1 1.0/8 . . . . . . .
3 Robinson, M. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
20 Wilson, Steve 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
88 Roh, Craig . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
2 Smith, Vincent . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
7 Hawthorne, B. . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
23 Simmons, Floyd . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
Drive Chart
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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IOWA 1st I25 15:00 Kickoff I28 13:08 Punt 3-3 1:52
IOWA 1st I25 08:27 Kickoff M00 01:44 *TOUCHDOWN 14-75 6:43#
IOWA 2nd I36 13:05 Kickoff M09 09:26 *FIELD GOAL 8-55 3:39#
IOWA 2nd I24 05:20 Kickoff I27 02:53 Punt 3-3 2:27
IOWA 2nd I32 00:40 Kickoff M46 00:00 End of half 3-22 0:40
IOWA 3rd I29 08:41 Kickoff I34 07:18 Punt 3-5 1:23
IOWA 3rd I34 04:33 Kickoff I40 02:57 Punt 3-6 1:36
IOWA 4th I12 14:15 Interception M07 08:11 Downs 10-81 6:04#
IOWA 4th M45 05:54 Punt M00 02:12 *TOUCHDOWN 7-45 3:42#
IOWA 4th I45 02:12 Kickoff M36 00:41 Downs 7-19 1:31
MICH 1st M30 13:08 Punt I00 08:27 *TOUCHDOWN 12-70 4:41#
MICH 1st M21 01:44 Kickoff I00 13:05 *TOUCHDOWN 7-79 3:39
MICH 2nd M25 09:26 Kickoff I00 05:20 *TOUCHDOWN 8-75 4:06#
MICH 2nd M13 02:53 Punt I00 00:40 *TOUCHDOWN 7-87 2:13#
MICH 3rd M19 15:00 Kickoff I00 08:41 *TOUCHDOWN 11-81 6:19#
MICH 3rd M40 07:18 Punt I00 04:33 *TOUCHDOWN 6-60 2:45
MICH 3rd M23 02:57 Punt I32 14:15 Interception 7-45 3:42
MICH 4th M07 08:11 Downs M16 05:54 Punt 3-9 2:17
MICH 4th M36 00:41 Downs M34 00:00 End of half 1--2 0:41
IOWA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 08:35 06:46 02:59 11:17 15:21 14:16 29:37
3rd Down Conversions 1/3 1/3 0/2 4/6 2/6 4/8 6/14
Avg Field Position I25 I30 I31 I37 I28 I35 I31
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/2 1/1 0/2 1/3
MICH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 06:25 08:14 12:01 03:43 14:39 15:44 30:23
3rd Down Conversions 3/3 3/4 3/4 0/1 6/7 3/5 9/12
Avg Field Position M25 M19 M27 M21 M22 M25 M23
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1 2/2
