No. 14 Michigan 48, Indiana 41 (2 OT)
The Sports Xchange
Nov 14, 2015
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Wide receiver Jehu Chesson caught four touchdown passes among his 10 receptions for 207 yards - including a 5-yarder on the final play of regulation - as No. 14 Michigan defeated Indiana 48-41 in double overtime Saturday.
It was a defensive play by safety Delano Hill at the goal line in the second overtime, however, that was the difference for the Wolverines. Hill broke up a pass intended for Hoosiers wide receiver Mitchell Paige on fourth-and-goal from the 2 to seal the victory.
Jake Rudock completed 33 of 46 passes for a career-high 440 yards and a career-best six touchdowns while Chesson's totals were also career highs.
Michigan (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) trailed 34-27 with a fourth-and-goal play from the 5 and 6 seconds to play in regulation when Rudock found Chesson over the middle.
Indiana got the ball first in overtime and scored on a 1-yard dive by tailback Jordan Howard, who gained a season-high 238 yards on 35 carries and scored two touchdowns against a Michigan defense that was allowing only 80.6 yards per game on the ground.
Howard came into the game needing 39 yards to go over 1,000 for the season and reached the milestone after five carries.
Michigan, though, had a particularly easy time against Indiana in each of the two overtime periods. In the first, Rudock hit tight end Jake Butt for a 21-yard TD pass on the second play and wide receiver Amara Darboh beat defender Rashard Fant for a 25 yard TD hookup from Rudock on the first play of the second overtime.
Darboh had eight catches for 109 yards and one touchdown.
The Hoosiers (4-6, 0-6) dropped their sixth game in a row -- all in conference -- with four of the setback coming against teams ranked in the Top 15. Indiana hadn't beaten Michigan since 1987.
On Indiana's drive in the second overtime, Howard gained 17 yards on the first play but the Hoosiers ended up with fourth-and-goal at the 2. Indiana ran 18 times in a row before Nate Sudfeld dropped back and tried to hit Paige at the goal line, but the pass was batted out of his hands by Hill.
NOTES: Indiana K Griffin Oakes tied a school record with four field goals - from 39, 36, 51 and 24 yards - and 16 for 18 on the season. ... The 41 points were the most scored against Michigan this season. The previous high had been 27 by Michigan State.
Nov 14, 2015
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Wide receiver Jehu Chesson caught four touchdown passes among his 10 receptions for 207 yards - including a 5-yarder on the final play of regulation - as No. 14 Michigan defeated Indiana 48-41 in double overtime Saturday.
It was a defensive play by safety Delano Hill at the goal line in the second overtime, however, that was the difference for the Wolverines. Hill broke up a pass intended for Hoosiers wide receiver Mitchell Paige on fourth-and-goal from the 2 to seal the victory.
Jake Rudock completed 33 of 46 passes for a career-high 440 yards and a career-best six touchdowns while Chesson's totals were also career highs.
Michigan (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) trailed 34-27 with a fourth-and-goal play from the 5 and 6 seconds to play in regulation when Rudock found Chesson over the middle.
Indiana got the ball first in overtime and scored on a 1-yard dive by tailback Jordan Howard, who gained a season-high 238 yards on 35 carries and scored two touchdowns against a Michigan defense that was allowing only 80.6 yards per game on the ground.
Howard came into the game needing 39 yards to go over 1,000 for the season and reached the milestone after five carries.
Michigan, though, had a particularly easy time against Indiana in each of the two overtime periods. In the first, Rudock hit tight end Jake Butt for a 21-yard TD pass on the second play and wide receiver Amara Darboh beat defender Rashard Fant for a 25 yard TD hookup from Rudock on the first play of the second overtime.
Darboh had eight catches for 109 yards and one touchdown.
The Hoosiers (4-6, 0-6) dropped their sixth game in a row -- all in conference -- with four of the setback coming against teams ranked in the Top 15. Indiana hadn't beaten Michigan since 1987.
On Indiana's drive in the second overtime, Howard gained 17 yards on the first play but the Hoosiers ended up with fourth-and-goal at the 2. Indiana ran 18 times in a row before Nate Sudfeld dropped back and tried to hit Paige at the goal line, but the pass was batted out of his hands by Hill.
NOTES: Indiana K Griffin Oakes tied a school record with four field goals - from 39, 36, 51 and 24 yards - and 16 for 18 on the season. ... The 41 points were the most scored against Michigan this season. The previous high had been 27 by Michigan State.
