The Michigan Wolverines dominated to record a 50-6 home win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Week 13.
Michigan was fueled by a fantastic performance from running back Kalel Mullings, who rushed for three touchdowns.
The Wildcats (4-7, 2-6 Big Ten) are tied with the Maryland Terrapins for the second-worst overall record in the conference and now have some serious questions to answer.
The Wolverines (6-5, 4-4), meanwhile, clinched a bowl game in their “rebuilding” year.
Let’s look at the box score for this game and discuss how the game went.
Northwestern vs. Michigan box score
Northwestern vs. Michigan box score
Northwestern Wildcats box score
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Michigan Wolverines box score
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Northwestern vs. Michigan Game Summary
The Northwestern Wildcats were completely outmatched in this game as they tallied just eight first downs and had 127 total yards of offense. The team simply could not run the football, managing just 10 yards on 25 attempts (0.4 yards per carry).
They completed 50.0% of their passes and had a couple of interceptions.
The Michigan Wolverines recorded 50 points on 396 total yards. They ran for 201 yards and averaged 5.7 yards per carry.
The offense went 11-of-16 on third downs and converted their singular fourth down try as well.
Below is the scoring breakdown for this game.
- 6:44 1Q: Kalel Mullings 2 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Michigan
- 1:09 1Q: Dominic Zvada 56 Yard Field Goal | 10-0 Michigan
- 6:25 2Q: Luke Akers 28 Yard Field Goal | 10-3 Michigan
- 1:57 2Q: Luke Akers 26 Yard Field Goal | 10-6 Michigan
- 0:08 2Q: Davis Warren 3 Yard Passing TD to Colston Loveland | 17-6 Michigan
- 12:10 3Q: Kalel Mullings 10 Yard Rushing TD | 24-6 Michigan
- 5:12 3Q: Kalel Mullings 1 Yard Rushing TD | 31-6 Michigan
- 13:40 4Q: Donovan Edwards 20 Yard Rushing TD | 38-6 Michigan
- 5:22 4Q: Dominic Zvada 28 Yard Field Goal | 41-6 Michigan
- 4:28 4Q: Safety | 43-6 Michigan
- 4:10 4Q: Tavierre Dunlap 20 Yard Rushing TD | 50-6 Michigan
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