Game Week Countdown - Indiana #3

 The 2010 M-IU game was another that came right down to the end. This time Michigan had Denard Robinson to bail out the defense.

Indiana scored first, and 7-0 turned out to be their only lead on the day. But every time M took the lead - IU came right back and matched them. This was a classic RichRod's defense game.

After the Hoosier TD - Robinson ran for a 72 yard score on the second play of Michigan's ensuing possession. The defense got a rare stop and Robinson lead another TD drive - ending with a pass to Roy Roundtree for the 14-7 lead.

Michigan could have gone up two scores - Robinson hit Roundtree again for a 72 yard gain - but he was tackled at the IU 2. Robinson went under center on first down - rather than his usual shot-gun snap - and missed the exchange - IU recovered to keep it 14-7.

The Hoosiers went 99 yards in 13 plays to tie it at 14.

After Michigan jumped back in front - IU scored on the final play of the half to go to the locker rooms tied at 21.

Michigan started the second half off quickly with another 70 yard strike from Robinson, this time on a slant to Junior Hemingway for a 28-21 lead less than a minute into the 3rd quarter.

The defenses forced consecutive punts, then IU tied it back up another scoring drive.

The tie lasted for less than a minute. Vincent Smith swept around end for a 56 yard score to make it 35-28 with 6:10 left in the 3rd quarter.

The 4th quarter was mostly scoreless. IU mounted a scoring drive with just over 7 minutes left, culminating a 13 play six minute drive with a Ben Chappell TD pass, his 3rd of the day, to tie things back up with 75 seconds remaining.

Three Robinson runs and a 42 yard pass to Hemingway put Michigan on the 4 yard line with 17 seconds left.

 

 Robinson did it again - M wins 42-35. Each team had over 550 yards of offense. IU dominated in time of possession, with nearly 42 minutes. Robinson ran for 217 and passed for 277, threw 3 TD passes and rand for 2 more.