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Michigan 10 Northwestern 9 - November 8, 2014 - Evanston, Mich. (23-10) - Video Highlights
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- De'Veon Smith ran for a career-high 121 yards and a touchdown, and Michigan beat Northwestern 10-9 Saturday after the Wildcats' Trevor Siemian slipped attempting a two-point conversion at the end of the game.
Siemian had just connected with Tony Jones in the left corner of the end zone on a 3-yard pass to make it a one-point game with three seconds left.
Rather than try for the tie, Northwestern went for the win. That plan backfired when Siemian slipped while dropping back as Michigan's Frank Clark closed in on him.
That capped another wild finish between these teams, with Michigan once again prevailing.
The Wolverines (5-5, 3-3 Big Ten) won in overtime two years ago and pulled out a triple-OT thriller last year after the field goal unit sprinted onto the field for the tying kick at the end of regulation.
This time, they gave their fading bowl hopes a boost and handed Northwestern (3-6, 2-4) its fourth straight loss in a game that was almost comical for all its missed chances.
Michigan finally grabbed a 7-0 lead on Smith's 3-yard run midway through the third quarter and eventually escaped with a much needed victory.
The Wolverines still have to win one of their two remaining games to become bowl eligible and end a difficult season on a more positive note.
Athletic director David Brandon recently resigned and coach Brady Hoke's future is in question. But for now, the focus is on getting to a bowl.
Considering the finale is at Ohio State on Nov. 29, the Wolverines can't afford a letdown against Maryland in two weeks.
Against Northwestern, they got two sacks from Mario Ojemudia and five in all by the defense.
Smith eclipsed his previous high of 115 yards against Appalachian State in the opener to lead Michigan on a day when Devin Gardner threw for 105 yards and two interceptions.
Siemian threw for 268 yards and a touchdown but got picked off twice as Northwestern continued its freefall.
After numerous missed opportunities by both sides, Michigan finally broke through midway through the third, taking a 7-0 lead on Smith's 3-yard touchdown plunge. That came after Northwestern's Tony Jones fumbled a punt and Jehu Chesson recovered at the 21.
The Wildcats had a chance later in the third when Ibraheim Campbell returned an interception 79 yards to the 15. But two plays for a loss and then an intentional grounding by Siemian put the ball on the 43 and Northwestern out of field goal range.
The Wildcats finally scored on a 21-yard field goal by Jack Mitchell with 7:26 left in the game, capping 95-yard drive. But Michigan's Matt Wile kicked a 37-yarder to make it 10-3 with 3:10 left.
Scoring Summary
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Michigan............ 0 0 7 3 - 10 Record: (5-5, 3-3 Big Ten)
Northwestern........ 0 0 0 9 - 9 Record: (3-6, 2-4 Big Ten)
Attendance: 42,429
Scoring Summary:
3rd 06:49 MICH - Smith, De'Veon 3 yd run (Wile, Matt kick)
2 plays, 21 yards, TOP 0:34, MICH 7 - NU 0
4th 07:26 NU - Mitchell, Jack 21 yd field goal
19 plays, 95 yards, TOP 6:39, MICH 7 - NU 3
03:10 MICH - Wile, Matt 37 yd field goal
9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 4:10, MICH 10 - NU 3
00:03 NU - Jones, Tony 3 yd pass from Siemian, Trevor (Siemian, Trevor pass failed)
14 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:00, MICH 10 - NU 9
Kickoff time: 2:35 pm End of Game: 5:47 pm Total elapsed time: 3:12
Officials: Referee: Ron Snodgrass; Umpire: Rick Nelson; Linesman: Rick Kruger;
Line judge: Jeff Szink; Back judge: Dennis Morris; Field judge: John Roggeman;
Side judge: Frank Steratore; Alternate: Jeff Latkiewicz;
Temperature: 45 Wind: WNW-18 Weather: Partly Sunny
Team Statistics
MICH NU
FIRST DOWNS................... 13 18
Rushing..................... 6 3
Passing..................... 7 14
Penalty..................... 0 1
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 147 -9
Rushing Attempts............ 35 35
Average Per Rush............ 4.2 -0.3
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 1 0
Yards Gained Rushing........ 168 60
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 21 69
NET YARDS PASSING............. 109 273
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 11-24-2 32-49-2
Average Per Attempt......... 4.5 5.6
Average Per Completion...... 9.9 8.5
Passing Touchdowns.......... 0 1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 256 264
Total offense plays......... 59 84
Average Gain Per Play....... 4.3 3.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 2-1 1-1
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 5-50 3-10
PUNTS-YARDS................... 7-267 6-209
Average Yards Per Punt...... 38.1 34.8
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 35.3 30.0
Inside 20................... 3 0
50+ Yards................... 1 0
Touchbacks.................. 1 1
Fair catch.................. 3 2
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 3-194 2-124
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 64.7 62.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 41.0 42.0
Touchbacks.................. 0 1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 1-9-0 0-0-0
Average Per Return.......... 9.0 0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-15-0 3-71-0
Average Per Return.......... 15.0 23.7
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 2-2-0 2-82-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... -7 0
Possession Time............... 28:09 31:51
1st Quarter................. 5:51 9:09
2nd Quarter................. 8:13 6:47
3rd Quarter................. 8:51 6:09
4th Quarter................. 5:14 9:46
Third-Down Conversions........ 1 of 12 10 of 20
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-4 2-4
Touchdowns.................. 1-4 1-4
Field goals................. 1-4 1-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 6-59 0-0
PAT Kicks..................... 1-1 0-0
Field Goals................... 1-2 1-2
Michigan Individual Statistics
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Smith, De'Veon 18 122 1 121 1 34 6.7
Johnson, Drake 10 33 3 30 0 8 3.0
Gardner, Devin 4 13 7 6 0 6 1.5
TEAM 2 0 4 -4 0 0 -2.0
Funchess, Devin 1 0 6 -6 0 0 -6.0
Totals... 35 168 21 147 1 34 4.2
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Gardner, Devin 11-24-2 109 0 18 0
Totals... 11-24-2 109 0 18 0
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Darboh, Amara 4 41 0 16
Butt, Jake 3 35 0 16
Funchess, Devin 2 23 0 18
Kerridge, Joe 1 7 0 7
Chesson, Jehu 1 3 0 3
Totals... 11 109 0 18
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Hagerup, Will 7 267 38.1 57 3 1
Totals... 7 267 38.1 57 3 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Darboh, Amara 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hayes, Justice 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0
Ryan, Jake 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Godin, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals... 1 9 9 1 15 15 2 2 2
Field goal attempts
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Wile, Matt 2nd 00:15 41 yds - Blocked
Wile, Matt 4th 03:10 37 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Wile, Matt 3 194 0 0 64.7
FUMBLES: TEAM 1-1; Johnson, Drake 1-0.
Northwestern Individual Statistics
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Jackson, Justin 17 38 3 35 0 6 2.1
Green, Treyvon 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0
Long, Warren 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Alviti, Matt 3 5 7 -2 0 4 -0.7
Jones, Tony 1 0 5 -5 0 0 -5.0
Siemian, Trevor 11 15 52 -37 0 4 -3.4
Totals... 35 60 69 -9 0 6 -0.3
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Siemian, Trevor 32-49-2 273 1 19 5
Alviti, Matt 0-0-0 0 0 0 1
Totals... 32-49-2 273 1 19 6
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Prater, Kyle 8 86 0 19
Jones, Tony 7 59 1 17
Vitale, Dan 6 41 0 9
Dickerson, C. 4 40 0 16
Jackson, Justin 4 25 0 8
Carr, Austin 1 9 0 9
McHugh, Mike 1 7 0 7
Green, Treyvon 1 6 0 6
Totals... 32 273 1 19
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Gradone, Chris 2 71 35.5 47 0 0
Niswander, H. 4 138 34.5 43 0 1
Totals... 6 209 34.8 47 0 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Green, Treyvon 0 0 0 3 71 26 0 0 0
Campbell, I. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 79 79
Harris, Matthew 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Totals... 0 0 0 3 71 26 2 82 79
Field goal attempts
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Mitchell, Jack 3rd 12:15 36 yds - Missed
Mitchell, Jack 4th 07:26 21 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Mitchell, Jack 2 124 1 0 62.0
FUMBLES: TEAM 1-1.
Michigan Defensive Statistics
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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47 Ryan, Jake 6 5 11 0.5/1 . . 1-2 1 . . .
57 Clark, Frank 4 4 8 2.5/23 . . . 2 . 1.5/18 .
35 Bolden, Joe 5 2 7 . . . . . . . .
6 Taylor, Raymon 5 2 7 . . . . 2 . . .
15 Ross III, James 2 3 5 . . . . . . . .
96 Glasgow, Ryan 2 3 5 1.0/1 . . . . . . .
44 Hill, Delano 4 . 4 . . . . . . . .
22 Wilson, Jarrod 3 1 4 . . . . . . . .
2 Countess, Blake 3 1 4 . . . . . . . .
43 Wormley, Chris 2 2 4 0.5/10 . . . . . 0.5/10 .
53 Ojemudia, Mario 2 2 4 2.0/18 . . . . . 2.0/18 .
26 Lewis, Jourdan 3 . 3 . . . . 1 . . .
97 Beyer, Brennen 1 2 3 1.5/3 . . . . . 1.0/2 .
42 Gedeon, Ben 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
69 Henry, Willie 2 . 2 1.0/11 . . . . . 1.0/11 .
52 Jenk-Stone, R. . 2 2 . . . . . . . .
1 Funchess, Devin 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
99 Godin, Matt . 1 1 . . . 1-0 . . . .
86 Chesson, Jehu . . . . . 1-0 . . . . .
Northwestern Defensive Statistics
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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27 Harris, Matthew 6 2 8 0.5/0 1 . 1-3 1 . . .
44 Ariguzo, C. 5 3 8 . . . . . . . .
24 Campbell, I. 5 2 7 . . . 1-79 . . . .
10 Henry, Traveon 3 1 4 . . . . . . . .
18 Walker, Anthony 2 2 4 1.5/2 . . . 1 . . .
94 Lowry, Dean 3 . 3 . . . . 1 . . .
55 Smith, Drew 3 . 3 1.0/6 . 1-0 . . . . .
23 VanHoose, Nick 2 . 2 . . . . 1 1 . .
96 Chapman, Max 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
16 Igwebuike, G. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
1B Gibson, Deonte 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1
19 Dickerson, C. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
9 Hall, Jimmy 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
93 Kuhar, Greg 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
73 DePietro, Adam 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
7 Odenigbo, I. . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
13 Siemian, Trevor . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
90 Robbins, C.J. . . . . . . . 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 M27 12:05 Punt M43 09:53 Punt 5-16 2:12
MICH 1st M42 06:20 Downs M46 04:10 Punt 3-4 2:10
MICH 1st M47 01:29 Interception N16 13:25 Downs 6-37 3:04
MICH 2nd M34 12:20 Punt M50 10:06 Punt 6-16 2:14
MICH 2nd N44 06:47 Punt N37 04:19 Punt 3-7 2:28
MICH 2nd N31 02:54 Punt N20 01:32 Interception 3-11 1:22
MICH 2nd N35 00:49 Interception N24 00:15 Missed FG 5-11 0:34
MICH 3rd M25 15:00 Kickoff M25 13:40 Possession 0-0 1:20
MICH 3rd M25 00:00 Possession M27 13:40 Fumble 3-2 0:00
MICH 3rd M20 12:15 Missed FG M23 10:09 Punt 3-3 2:06
MICH 3rd M40 08:23 Downs M44 07:23 Punt 3-4 1:00
MICH 3rd N21 07:23 Fumble N00 06:49 *TOUCHDOWN 2-21 0:34
MICH 3rd M45 05:10 Punt N39 03:38 Interception 3-16 1:32
MICH 3rd M20 02:19 Punt N36 14:05 Punt 6-44 3:14
MICH 4th M26 07:20 Kickoff N20 03:10 *FIELD GOAL 9-54 4:10
MICH 4th M38 00:01 Kickoff M38 00:00 End of half 1-0 0:01
NU 1st N25 15:00 Kickoff N49 12:05 Punt 6-24 2:55
NU 1st N20 09:53 Punt M42 06:20 Downs 9-38 3:33
NU 1st N24 04:10 Punt N48 01:29 Interception 6-24 2:41
NU 2nd N16 13:25 Downs N19 12:20 Punt 3-3 1:05
NU 2nd N12 10:06 Punt N24 06:47 Punt 7-12 3:19
NU 2nd N01 04:19 Punt N06 02:54 Punt 3-5 1:25
NU 2nd N14 01:32 Interception N33 00:49 Interception 4-19 0:43
NU 2nd N35 00:15 Missed FG N35 00:00 End of half 1-0 0:15
NU 3rd M27 13:40 Fumble M19 12:15 Missed FG 4-8 1:25
NU 3rd M49 10:09 Punt M40 08:23 Downs 4-9 1:46
NU 3rd N21 00:00 Punt N21 07:23 Fumble 0-0 0:00
NU 3rd N21 06:42 Kickoff N14 05:10 Punt 3--7 1:32
NU 3rd M15 03:38 Interception M43 02:19 Punt 3--28 1:19
NU 4th N01 14:05 Punt M04 07:26 *FIELD GOAL 19-95 6:39
NU 4th N26 03:03 Kickoff M00 00:03 *TOUCHDOWN 14-74 3:00
MICH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 05:51 08:13 08:51 05:14 14:04 14:05 28:09
3rd Down Conversions 0/2 1/5 0/3 0/2 1/7 0/5 1/12
Avg Field Position M38 N44 M38 M32 M48 M36 M42
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
NU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 09:09 06:47 06:09 09:46 15:56 15:55 31:51
3rd Down Conversions 3/6 0/3 0/3 7/8 3/9 7/11 10/20
Avg Field Position N23 N15 M43 N13 N18 N42 N28
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/2
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