Michigan 27 Northwestern 19 3OT - November 16, 2013 - Evanston, Ill. (22-8) - Video Highlights
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Brendan Gibbons sprinted onto the field as the final seconds ticked away in regulation, and with one big boot, he delivered what might have been the best play his coach has witnessed.
He also saved Michigan from another loss and helped send the Wolverines to one thrilling victory.
Gibbons tied it with a 44-yard field goal at the end of regulation and Devin Gardner scored on a 5-yard run to lift Michigan to a 27-19 triple-overtime win over Northwestern on Saturday.
Gardner scored on an option and ran it in on the two-point conversion to make it an eight-point game.
Northwestern had one more chance, but Trevor Siemian got sacked for a 14-yard loss by Jibreel Black on second down. Then, his desperation pass on fourth down got intercepted by Thomas Gordan in the end zone, giving the Wolverines (7-3, 3-3 Big Ten) their second win in five games and sending the Wildcats (4-6, 0-6) to their sixth straight loss.
None of that would have happened had Gibbons not converted in a chaotic finish at the end of regulation.
The field goal unit sprinted onto the field, and Gibbons nailed a 44-yarder as time expired to send the game to overtime tied at 9, a play that coach Brady Hoke might have been the best he's witnessed.
"The last play of regulation is a play that a lot of team may not follow through and be successful," he said. "That tells you about the discipline of these guys playing together. How they got on the field. How the guys that weren't on that team got off the field. It might be the best single play I've ever seen."
Jake Butt then gave the Wolverines a 16-9 lead with a one-handed grab on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Gardner, but Northwestern wasn't finished.
Kain Colter tied it when he plowed in from the 1 on first down, sending it to a second OT. A 36-yard field goal by Jeff Budzien then put Northwestern ahead, but Michigan answered.
After a wide-open Jeremy Gallon dropped a pass in the back of the end zone on third down at the 12, Gibbons tied it at 19 with a 29-yarder. And ultimately, it was Northwestern absorbing another brutal loss.
"It's pretty unbelievable," Budzien said. "It's shocking. It's depressing. If you had told me we'd be 4-6 at this time of year, I would have laughed at you."
All those twists at the end of regulation and in overtime happened after the Wolverines wasted two big chances in the fourth quarter.
With a 9-3 lead, Northwestern was pinned at its 3 when Brandon Williams shanked a 7-yard punt.
The ball hit off the side of his foot and landed at the 15 before bouncing back to the 10, but Michigan settled for a 28-yard field goal by Gibbons.
Then, with 5:44 left, Michigan decided to go for it on fourth-and-2 at the 5 rather than attempt a tying field goal.
Gardner rolled to his right on a keeper. Chi Chi Ariguzo had the initial hit and Nick VanHoose helped bring him down for a 1-yard loss, temporarily preserving the lead.
Gibbons' tying field goal at the end of regulation came after the Wolverines converted two fourth downs. The field goal unit had to sprint onto the field after a 16-yard pass to Gallon, with holder Drew Dileo sliding like a baseball player to his spot.
Northwestern was scrambling, too, and Gibbons got the kick off right as time expired.
"Coach Hoke said hurry hurry up, hurry up. We ran in and where's Drew (Dileo, holder)? He slides in there. (Long snapper Jareth) Glanda does a nice job with a wet ball. Drew did a great job putting it down and it's my job to make the kick. It happened."
Gardner completed 24 of 43 passes for 226 yards without an interception, although he could have had a few considering the Wildcats broke up 10 passes and dropped at least four. He was also sacked five times, a slight improvement over the seven he absorbed in each of the previous two games.
Gallon had 115 yards receiving. Derrick Green ran for 79, and Michigan finished with 137 after being held tominus-69 rushing in back-to-back losses to Michigan State.
Siemian threw for 137 yards for Northwestern. Kain Colter passed for 26 and ran for 78, and the Wildcats absorbed yet another brutal loss.
This one comes after they fell by three at Nebraska two weeks earlier when Cornhuskers' Jordan Westerkamp snagged Ron Kellogg III's tipped desperation heave with no time left.
It also continues a spiral that began when they blew a 10-point third-quarter lead and lost by 10 to Ohio State at home on Oct. 5.
Michigan got a reprieve. A Big Ten championship is out of reach, but finishing with double-digit wins is not.
"We talked about sticking together and no better game than a game like that," Gardner said. "It showed we are sticking together."
Box Score:
Scoring Summary:
1st 08:45 MICH - Gibbons, Brendan 25 yd field goal
12 plays, 63 yards, TOP 6:15, MICH 3 - NU 0
02:47 NU - Budzien, Jeff 40 yd field goal
16 plays, 49 yards, TOP 5:58, MICH 3 - NU 3
2nd 00:00 NU - Budzien, Jeff 22 yd field goal
11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:33, MICH 3 - NU 6
3rd 02:35 NU - Budzien, Jeff 29 yd field goal
10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 3:15, MICH 3 - NU 9
4th 11:45 MICH - Gibbons, Brendan 28 yd field goal
4 plays, -1 yard, TOP 0:53, MICH 6 - NU 9
00:00 MICH - Gibbons, Brendan 44 yd field goal
13 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:18, MICH 9 - NU 9
OT 15:00 MICH - Butt, Jake 11 yd pass from Gardner, Devin (Gibbons, Brendan kick)
5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00, MICH 16 - NU 9
15:00 NU - Colter, Kain 1 yd run (Budzien, Jeff kick)
6 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00, MICH 16 - NU 16
15:00 NU - Budzien, Jeff 36 yd field goal
4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 0:00, MICH 16 - NU 19
15:00 MICH - Gibbons, Brendan 29 yd field goal
7 plays, 13 yards, TOP 0:00, MICH 19 - NU 19
15:00 MICH - Gardner, Devin 5 yd run (Gardner, Devin rush)
5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00, MICH 27 - NU 19
Kickoff time: 2:42 pm End of Game: 6:21 pm Total elapsed time: 3:39
Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonnier; Umpire: Steven Woods; Linesman: Michael Dolce;
Line judge: Jeff Baur; Back judge: Shawn Smith; Field judge: Joel Clay;
Side judge: Scott McElwee; Alternate: Mike Brown;
Temperature: 53 Wind: S15 mph Weather: Cloudy
Team Statistics
MICH NU
FIRST DOWNS................... 27 20
Rushing..................... 10 11
Passing..................... 16 8
Penalty..................... 1 1
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 139 143
Rushing Attempts............ 44 49
Average Per Rush............ 3.2 2.9
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 1 1
Yards Gained Rushing........ 187 181
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 48 38
NET YARDS PASSING............. 226 179
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 24-43-0 23-34-1
Average Per Attempt......... 5.3 5.3
Average Per Completion...... 9.4 7.8
Passing Touchdowns.......... 1 0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 365 322
Total offense plays......... 87 83
Average Gain Per Play....... 4.2 3.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-0 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 1-15 3-20
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-255 8-245
Average Yards Per Punt...... 42.5 30.6
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 37.3 30.4
Inside 20................... 3 3
50+ Yards................... 1 0
Touchbacks.................. 1 0
Fair catch.................. 1 3
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 3-189 3-195
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 63.0 65.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 41.0 38.3
Touchbacks.................. 1 1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 1-2-0 2-11-0
Average Per Return.......... 2.0 5.5
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-55-0 2-41-0
Average Per Return.......... 27.5 20.5
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............... 29:38 30:22
1st Quarter................. 9:02 5:58
2nd Quarter................. 5:09 9:51
3rd Quarter................. 7:31 7:29
4th Quarter................. 7:56 7:04
OT Quarter................. 0:00 0:00
Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 17 6 of 20
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 2 of 3 1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 5-6 4-4
Touchdowns.................. 2-6 1-4
Field goals................. 3-6 3-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-23 5-40
PAT Kicks..................... 1-1 1-1
Field Goals................... 4-5 4-4
Michigan Individual Statistics
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Green, Derrick 19 84 5 79 0 23 4.2
Smith, De'Veon 8 41 0 41 0 16 5.1
Gardner, Devin 17 62 43 19 1 22 1.1
Totals... 44 187 48 139 1 23 3.2
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Gardner, Devin 24-43-0 226 1 24 5
Totals... 24-43-0 226 1 24 5
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Gallon, Jeremy 10 115 0 24
Funchess, Devin 7 61 0 13
Butt, Jake 3 20 1 11
Chesson, Jehu 1 14 0 14
Dileo, Drew 1 6 0 6
Kerridge, Joe 1 6 0 6
Hayes, Justice 1 4 0 4
Totals... 24 226 1 24
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Wile, Matt 6 255 42.5 50 3 1
Totals... 6 255 42.5 50 3 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Gallon, Jeremy 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norfleet, Dennis 0 0 0 2 55 29 0 0 0
Gordon, Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals... 1 2 2 2 55 29 1 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Gibbons, Brendan 1st 08:45 25 yds - Good
Wile, Matt 2nd 07:33 51 yds - Missed
Gibbons, Brendan 4th 11:45 28 yds - Good
Gibbons, Brendan 4th 00:00 44 yds - Good
Gibbons, Brendan OT 15:00 29 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Wile, Matt 3 189 1 0 63.0
FUMBLES: Funchess, Devin 1-0.
Northwestern Individual Statistics
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Colter, Kain 19 88 10 78 1 19 4.1
Trumpy, Mike 11 42 0 42 0 12 3.8
Green, Treyvon 11 35 5 30 0 6 2.7
Long, Warren 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0
Siemian, Trevor 7 14 23 -9 0 7 -1.3
Totals... 49 181 38 143 1 19 2.9
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Siemian, Trevor 19-28-1 153 0 26 2
Colter, Kain 4-6-0 26 0 11 0
Totals... 23-34-1 179 0 26 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Jones, Christian 7 54 0 26
Jones, Tony 5 35 0 11
Trumpy, Mike 3 31 0 12
Lawrence, Rashad 3 26 0 17
Dickerson, Cameron 2 20 0 15
Colter, Kain 2 7 0 6
Vitale, Dan 1 6 0 6
Totals... 23 179 0 26
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Gradone, Chris 2 65 32.5 41 0 0
Williams, Brandon 6 180 30.0 41 3 0
Totals... 8 245 30.6 41 3 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Jones, Tony 2 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harris, Matthew 0 0 0 2 41 22 0 0 0
Totals... 2 11 11 2 41 22 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Budzien, Jeff 1st 02:47 40 yds - Good
Budzien, Jeff 2nd 00:00 22 yds - Good
Budzien, Jeff 3rd 02:35 29 yds - Good
Budzien, Jeff OT 15:00 36 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Budzien, Jeff 3 195 1 0 65.0
FUMBLES: None
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 4 13 1.0/9 . . . . . 1.0/9 .
11 Avery, Courtney 6 2 8 . . . . . . . .
6 Taylor, Raymon 6 1 7 . . . . . . . .
48 Morgan, Desmond 3 4 7 . . . . . . . .
30 Gordon, Thomas 3 4 7 1.0/5 . . 1-0 1 . . .
57 Clark, Frank 4 2 6 1.0/1 . . . . . . .
76 Washington, Quinton 1 5 6 . . . . . . . .
18 Countess, Blake 3 2 5 . . . . . . . .
55 Black, Jibreel 2 3 5 1.0/14 . . . . . 1.0/14 .
69 Henry, Willie 1 4 5 . . . . . . . .
35 Bolden, Joe 2 2 4 1.0/1 . . . . . . .
47 Ryan, Jake 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
4 Gordon, Cameron 2 1 3 1.0/8 . . . . . . .
39 Houma, Sione 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
22 Wilson, Jarrod 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
53 Ojemudia, Mario 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
43 Wormley, Chris . 2 2 . . . . . . . .
54 Ash, Richard 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
8 Stribling, Channing 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
86 Chesson, Jehu 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
97 Beyer, Brennen . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
52 Jenkins-Stone, Royce . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
92 Heitzman, Keith . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
Northwestern Defensive Statistics
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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10 Henry, Traveon 7 6 13 2.0/3 . . . . . . .
46 Proby, Damien 9 2 11 . . . . 1 . . .
45 Ellis, Collin 3 3 6 0.5/3 . . . 1 . 0.5/3 .
23 VanHoose, Nick 2 4 6 1.0/1 . . . 1 . . .
97 Scott, Tyler 4 1 5 1.0/13 . . . 1 . 1.0/13 .
44 Ariguzo, Chi Chi 3 2 5 1.5/9 . . . 1 . 1.0/8 .
9 Hall, Jimmy 3 1 4 . . . . . . . .
27 Panico, Mike 3 . 3 . . . . . . . .
2C Harris, Matthew 3 . 3 . . . . 1 . . .
94 Lowry, Dean 2 1 3 1.0/13 . . . . . 1.0/13 .
96 Chapman, Max 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .
98 Gibson, Deonte 2 1 3 1.0/1 . . . . . 1.0/1 .
24 Campbell, Ibraheim 2 . 2 . . . . 2 . . .
99 Carter, Chance 1 1 2 1.0/2 . . . 1 . . .
92 Hampton, Will . 2 2 . . . . 1 . . .
93 Kuhar, Greg . 2 2 . . . . . . . .
25 Perkins, Jordan 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
55 Smith, Drew . 1 1 0.5/1 . . . . . . 1
3A Bryant, C.J. . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
82 Scanlan, Andrew . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
7 Odenigbo, Ifeadi . 1 1 0.5/2 . . . . . 0.5/2 .
4 Williams, Jarrell . 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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MICH 1st M29 15:00 Kickoff N08 08:45 *FIELD GOAL 12-63 6:15#
MICH 1st M26 02:47 Kickoff N46 14:14 Punt 6-28 3:33
MICH 2nd N48 12:24 Punt N47 11:16 Punt 3-1 1:08
MICH 2nd M46 09:28 Punt N34 07:33 Missed FG 5-20 1:55
MICH 2nd M13 04:53 Punt M21 03:33 Punt 4-8 1:20
MICH 3rd M05 12:24 Punt M17 09:50 Punt 5-12 2:34
MICH 3rd M13 08:12 Punt N48 05:50 Punt 6-39 2:22
MICH 3rd M25 02:35 Kickoff N48 14:04 Punt 8-27 3:31
MICH 4th N10 12:38 Punt N11 11:45 *FIELD GOAL 4--1 0:53#
MICH 4th M30 09:28 Punt N05 05:39 Downs 9-65 3:49#
MICH 4th M22 02:18 Punt N27 00:00 *FIELD GOAL 13-51 2:18
MICH OT N25 15:00 Possession N00 15:00 *TOUCHDOWN 5-25 0:00#
MICH OT N25 15:00 Possession N12 15:00 *FIELD GOAL 7-13 0:00#
MICH OT N25 15:00 Possession N00 15:00 *TOUCHDOWN 5-25 0:00#
MICH OT M00 00:00 Interception M00 00:00 0-0 0:00
NU 1st N28 08:45 Kickoff M23 02:47 *FIELD GOAL 16-49 5:58
NU 2nd N12 14:14 Punt N15 12:24 Punt 3-3 1:50
NU 2nd N20 11:16 Punt N29 09:28 Punt 3-9 1:48
NU 2nd N34 07:33 Missed FG N50 04:53 Punt 6-16 2:40
NU 2nd N39 03:33 Punt M05 15:00 *FIELD GOAL 11-56 3:33#
NU 3rd N19 15:00 Kickoff M41 12:24 Punt 7-40 2:36
NU 3rd N44 09:50 Punt N48 08:12 Punt 3-4 1:38
NU 3rd N11 05:50 Punt M12 02:35 *FIELD GOAL 10-77 3:15#
NU 4th N01 14:04 Punt N03 12:38 Punt 3-2 1:26
NU 4th N25 11:45 Kickoff N46 09:28 Punt 4-21 2:17
NU 4th N05 05:39 Downs N37 02:18 Punt 7-32 3:21
NU OT M25 15:00 Possession M00 15:00 *TOUCHDOWN 6-25 0:00#
NU OT M25 15:00 Possession M19 15:00 *FIELD GOAL 4-6 0:00#
NU OT M25 15:00 Possession M38 00:00 Interception 4--13 0:00
MICH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 09:02 05:09 07:31 07:56 14:11 15:27 29:38
3rd Down Conversions 0/1 0/4 0/2 0/6 0/5 0/8 3/17
Avg Field Position M27 M37 M14 M47 M33 M30 M31
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/3 0/0 2/3 2/3
NU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 05:58 09:51 07:29 07:04 15:49 14:33 30:22
3rd Down Conversions 2/4 2/6 1/4 0/3 4/10 1/7 6/20
Avg Field Position N28 N26 N24 N10 N26 N17 N21
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/2
