There can only be one. October 27, 1979. Celebrating the 100th year of Michigan Football
Michigan lead 21-14 late in the 4th quarter - I remember watching the alumni cheerleaders/male cheerleaders doing hand walks across the north end-zone when Tim Clifford connected on a long pass that almost tied the score. Moments later he found Dave Harangody for the tying touchdown - leaving Michigan just under a minute to avoid the tie.
John Wangler got M to near midfield with about 20 seconds left when his passed to Lawrence Reid in the flat - M was out of timeouts and Reid would not be able to get the sideline - he "fumbled" the ball via a lateral directly into the hands of Indiana head coach Lee Corso.
After a procedure penalty M had 6 seconds and 45 yards to go. Today this is a Hail Mary, for Michigan in 1979, that was a play action 20 yard pass to Carter, who split the safeties and scored!
Crazy!
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