Michigan 27, Iowa 14
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Blake Corum rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, J.J. McCarthy threw for 155 yards and a touchdown and No. 4 Michigan defeated Iowa 27-14.
The Wolverines (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten Conference) were able to consistently move the ball against the Hawkeyes (3-2, 1-1), who came into the game leading the nation in scoring defense and ranked sixth in total defense and rushing defense. Michigan had 327 yards, including 172 rushing yards.
Four of Michigan's first five drives ended in points. Ronnie Bell had a 16-yard touchdown run on the opening possession. Jake Moody's two second-quarter field goals gave the Wolverines a 13-0 halftime lead, then McCarthy threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Edwards on Michigan's opening possession of the third quarter.
Corum's 20-yard touchdown run with 1:19 left in the game closed the scoring for the Wolverines.
It was the sixth 100-yard rushing game of Corum's career. Corum, who had 29 carries, was coming off a career-high 243 yards in last weekend's 34-27 victory over Maryland.
Michigan continued its defensive mastery of the Hawkeyes, who have scored just 20 points combined in the last three games against the Wolverines.
Iowa didn't score until Kaleb Johnson's 2-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter, cutting the Michigan lead to 20-7. The Hawkeyes got to the Michigan 6 on their next possession, but Spencer Petras' pass to Sam LaPorta went for only 1 yard on fourth-and-2.
Petras, who finished with 246 passing yards, threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Luke Lachey with eight seconds left in the game for Iowa's final points.
THE TAKEAWAY
McCarthy, who completed 18 of 24 passes, was steady in his first road start, rarely challenged by an Iowa defense that had been opportunistic with turnovers the last two weeks.
Iowa's offense, which showed some life in wins over Nevada and Rutgers in the last two weeks, made too many mistakes. One first-half possession into Michigan territory ended with three consecutive overthrows by Petras, and another drive was stalled by a holding penalty that negated a 17-yard run by Johnson.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Mich | Iowa |
| Mich |
TD |
9:53 |
Ronnie Bell 16 yard TD run (Jake Moody Extra Point) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
Mich | Iowa |
| Mich |
FG |
8:28 |
Jake Moody 44 yard field goal |
10 |
0 |
| Mich |
FG |
0:09 |
Jake Moody 35 yard field goal |
13 |
0 |
| Third Quarter |
Mich | Iowa |
| Mich |
TD |
7:51 |
Donovan Edwards 12 yard TD pass from J.J. McCarthy (Jake Moody Extra Point) |
20 |
0 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Mich | Iowa |
| Iowa |
TD |
14:56 |
Kaleb Johnson 2 yard TD run (Drew Stevens Extra Point) |
20 |
7 |
| Mich |
TD |
1:19 |
Blake Corum 20 yard TD run (Jake Moody Extra Point) |
27 |
7 |
| Iowa |
TD |
0:08 |
Luke Lachey 5 yard TD pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens Extra Point) |
27 |
14 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Michigan |
Iowa |
| First downs |
25 |
17 |
| Rushing |
15 |
5 |
| Passing |
8 |
9 |
| Penalty |
2 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-11, 36% |
3-10, 30% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
0-2, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
42-172 |
24-35 |
| Passing Yards |
155 |
246 |
| Return Yards |
15 |
14 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
18-24-0 |
21-31-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-21 |
4-31 |
| Punts |
4 |
5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-50 |
5-59 |
| Michigan Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. McCarthy |
18 |
24 |
155 |
1 |
0 |
| Iowa Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| S. Petras |
21 |
31 |
246 |
1 |
0 |
| Michigan Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Corum |
29 |
133 |
4.6 |
1 |
| D. Edwards |
5 |
29 |
5.8 |
0 |
| R. Bell |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
1 |
| J. McCarthy |
5 |
-14 |
-2.8 |
0 |
| Iowa Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Williams |
8 |
34 |
4.3 |
0 |
| K. Johnson |
12 |
32 |
2.7 |
1 |
| S. Petras |
4 |
-31 |
-7.8 |
0 |
| Michigan Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Schoonmaker |
4 |
45 |
11.3 |
0 |
| A. Anthony |
1 |
29 |
29.0 |
0 |
| R. Wilson |
4 |
28 |
7.0 |
0 |
| D. Edwards |
4 |
21 |
5.3 |
1 |
| R. Bell |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| B. Corum |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| C. Johnson |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Iowa Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Lachey |
4 |
84 |
21.0 |
1 |
| N. Ragaini |
4 |
55 |
13.8 |
0 |
| B. Brecht |
2 |
38 |
19.0 |
0 |
| S. LaPorta |
5 |
24 |
4.8 |
0 |
| M. Pottebaum |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| A. Wick |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| L. Williams |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| A. Bruce IV |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| G. Williams |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Michigan Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Iowa Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Michigan Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Robbins |
4 |
172 |
43.0 |
| Iowa Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| T. Taylor |
5 |
241 |
48.2 |
| Michigan Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Henning |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
| Iowa Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Bruce IV |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
| Michigan Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Johnson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Iowa Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Johnson |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Michigan Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Iowa Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
