Saturday, 10/08/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (12) Michigan | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Northwestern | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 47,330 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Michigan kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW20. | |
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, NW20 | 15:00 | Persa pass completion to the right to Dunsmore for 7 yards to the NW27. |
| 2-3, NW27 | 14:55 | Persa incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, NW27 | 14:46 | Persa incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-3, NW27 | 14:40 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Mich25. |
| Michigan - 14:29 | ||
| 1-10, Mich26 | 14:29 | Robinson rush right for 2 yards to the Mich28. |
| 2-8, Mich28 | 14:12 | Robinson rush for 6 yards to the Mich34. |
| 3-2, Mich34 | 13:36 | Robinson rush for 5 yards to the Mich39. |
| 1-10, Mich39 | 13:05 | Robinson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Mich39 | 12:47 | Toussaint rush right for 3 yards to the Mich42. |
| 3-7, Mich42 | 12:30 | Robinson pass completion to the middle to Hemingway for 48 yards to the NW10. |
| 1-10, NW10 | 11:50 | Toussaint rush middle for 1 yard to the NW9. |
| 2-9, NW9 | 11:15 | Robinson pass completion to the right to Watson for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:55 | Gibbons PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:55 | Michigan kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW20. | |
| Northwestern - 10:55 | ||
| 1-10, NW20 | 10:55 | Persa incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NW20 | 10:50 | Michigan penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NW35 | 10:50 | Schmidt rush for 5 yards to the NW40. |
| 2-5, NW40 | 10:30 | Persa pass completion to the left to Ebert for 14 yards to the Mich46. |
| 1-10, Mich46 | 10:15 | Persa incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Mich46 | 9:59 | Persa pass completion to the right to Dunsmore for 27 yards to the Mich19. |
| 1-10, Mich19 | 9:40 | Persa pass completion to the right to Green for 4 yards to the Mich15. |
| 2-6, Mich15 | 9:15 | Colter rush for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:50 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:50 | Northwestern kicks off. Gallon returns 12 yards to the Mich31. | |
| Michigan - 8:45 | ||
| 1-10, Mich31 | 8:45 | Robinson pass completion to the left to Hemingway for 26 yards to the NW43. |
| 1-10, NW42 | 8:35 | Smith rush middle for 2 yards to the NW40. |
| 2-8, NW40 | 8:04 | Robinson pass to the middle intercepted by Campbell and returned 31 yards. |
| Northwestern - 7:23 | ||
| 1-10, NW37 | 7:23 | Mark rush for 12 yards to the NW49. |
| 1-10, NW49 | 7:15 | Persa pass completion to the left to Mark for 4 yards to the Mich47. |
| 2-6, Mich47 | 6:45 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Dunsmore for 2 yards to the Mich45. |
| 3-4, Mich45 | 6:30 | Persa pass completion to the left to Ebert for 5 yards to the Mich40. |
| 1-10, Mich40 | 6:02 | Persa rush left for 6 yards to the Mich34. |
| 2-4, Mich34 | 5:30 | Smith rush left for 23 yards to the Mich11. |
| 1-10, Mich11 | 5:15 | Persa rush for 4 yards to the Mich7. |
| 2-6, Mich7 | 4:30 | Green rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:10 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:10 | Northwestern kicks off. Odoms returns 25 yards to the Mich35. | |
| Michigan - 4:05 | ||
| 1-10, Mich35 | 4:05 | Robinson rush for 4 yards to the Mich39. |
| 2-6, Mich39 | 3:47 | Robinson incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-6, Mich39 | 3:19 | Robinson pass completion to the middle to Hemingway for 8 yards to the Mich47. |
| 1-10, Mich47 | 3:11 | Robinson pass completion to the left to Gallon for 11 yards to the NW42. |
| 1-10, NW42 | 2:45 | Michigan penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, Mich48 | 2:17 | Robinson pass completion to the left to Gallon for 8 yards to the NW44. |
| 2-12, NW44 | 1:41 | Robinson rush for 8 yards to the NW36. |
| 3-4, NW36 | 1:06 | Robinson pass completion to the middle to Koger for 16 yards to the NW20. |
| NW18 | 0:03 | Michigan time out. |
| 1-10, NW20 | 0:03 | Gardner rush for 4 yards to the NW16. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan - 15:00 | ||
| 2-6, NW16 | 15:00 | Robinson pass to the right intercepted by Campbell and returned 10 yards. Northwestern penalized -10 yards. |
| Northwestern - 14:45 | ||
| 1-10, NW7 | 14:45 | Schmidt rush middle for 2 yards to the NW9. |
| 2-8, NW9 | 14:30 | Persa rush middle for 7 yards to the NW16. |
| 3-7, NW16 | 14:00 | Schmidt rush for 10 yards to the NW26. |
| 1-10, NW20 | 13:45 | Persa incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NW26 | 13:30 | Persa rush middle for -3 yards to the NW23. |
| 3-13, NW17 | 12:59 | Northwestern penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-18, NW19 | 12:53 | Schmidt rush middle for 6 yards to the NW25. |
| 4-12, NW25 | 12:25 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Mich28. |
| Michigan - 12:04 | ||
| 1-10, Mich28 | 12:04 | Toussaint rush middle for 4 yards to the Mich32. |
| 2-6, Mich32 | 11:50 | Michigan penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-16, Mich22 | 11:35 | Robinson rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-16, Mich22 | 10:50 | Robinson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-16, Mich22 | 10:11 | Hagerup punts. Mark returns 20 yards to the Mich41. |
| Northwestern - 9:58 | ||
| 1-10, Mich41 | 9:58 | Persa pass completion to the left to Dunsmore for 7 yards to the Mich34. |
| 2-3, Mich34 | 9:46 | Smith rush right for 2 yards to the Mich32. |
| 3-1, Mich32 | 9:16 | Smith rush right for 0 yards. |
| 4-1, Mich32 | 8:50 | Smith rush for -1 yard to the Mich33. |
| Michigan - 8:24 | ||
| 1-10, Mich33 | 8:24 | Robinson rush right for 1 yard to the Mich34. |
| 2-9, Mich34 | 8:15 | Toussaint rush middle for 8 yards to the Mich42. |
| 3-1, Mich42 | 7:45 | Toussaint rush middle for 0 yards. |
| Mich42 | 6:32 | Michigan time out. |
| Mich42 | 6:32 | Northwestern time out. |
| 4-1, Mich42 | 6:32 | Robinson rush right for 4 yards to the Mich46. |
| 1-10, Mich46 | 6:28 | Smith rush middle for 7 yards to the NW47. |
| 2-3, NW47 | 5:50 | Robinson rush for 17 yards to the NW30. |
| 1-10, NW30 | 5:22 | Toussaint rush middle for 5 yards to the NW25. |
| 2-5, NW25 | 4:48 | Robinson pass completion to the right to Gallon for 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:13 | Gibbons PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:13 | Michigan kicks off. Mark returns 15 yards to the NW18. | |
| Northwestern - 4:06 | ||
| 1-10, NW18 | 4:06 | Persa pass completion to the right to Dunsmore for 6 yards to the NW24. |
| 2-4, NW24 | 3:50 | Persa pass completion to the left to Ebert for 8 yards to the NW32. |
| 1-10, NW32 | 3:45 | Persa pass completion to the right to Ebert for 7 yards to the NW39. |
| NW39 | 3:10 | Northwestern time out. |
| 2-3, NW39 | 3:10 | Persa incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-3, NW39 | 3:06 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Dunsmore for 20 yards to the Mich41. |
| 1-10, Mich41 | 2:58 | Persa pass completion to the right to Jones for 39 yards to the Mich2. |
| 1-2, Mich2 | 2:50 | Smith rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:21 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:21 | Northwestern kicks off. Odoms returns 17 yards to the Mich22. | |
| Michigan - 2:16 | ||
| 1-10, Mich22 | 2:16 | Robinson rush left for -1 yard to the Mich21. |
| 2-11, Mich21 | 1:49 | Robinson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-11, Mich21 | 1:48 | Robinson pass completion to the right to Hemingway for 23 yards to the Mich44. |
| 1-10, Mich43 | 1:43 | Robinson pass completion to the right to Gallon for 13 yards to the NW44. |
| 1-10, NW44 | 1:35 | Robinson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NW44 | 1:17 | Robinson pass to the left intercepted by Peters and returned 25 yards. |
| Northwestern - 1:05 | ||
| 1-10, NW48 | 1:05 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Colter for 17 yards to the Mich35. |
| 1-10, Mich36 | 0:58 | Persa pass completion to the left to Ebert for 13 yards to the Mich23. |
| 1-10, Mich23 | 0:52 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Colter for 16 yards to the Mich7. |
| 1-7, Mich7 | 0:46 | Persa rush left for 4 yards to the Mich3. |
| 2-3, Mich3 | 0:30 | Persa incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-3, Mich3 | 0:06 | Persa incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-3, Mich3 | 0:02 | Budzien 20 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Northwestern kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Mich20. | |
| Michigan - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Mich20 | 15:00 | Smith rush left for -1 yard to the Mich19. |
| 2-11, Mich19 | 14:50 | Toussaint rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-11, Mich19 | 14:05 | Robinson pass completion to the middle to Roundtree for 17 yards to the Mich36. |
| 1-10, Mich36 | 13:35 | Toussaint rush middle for 4 yards to the Mich40. |
| 2-6, Mich40 | 13:11 | Robinson pass completion to the middle to Roundtree for 57 yards to the NW3. |
| 1-3, NW3 | 12:30 | Toussaint rush middle for 2 yards to the NW1. |
| 2-1, NW1 | 12:10 | Robinson rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-1, NW1 | 11:23 | Robinson rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:52 | Gibbons PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:52 | Michigan kicks off. No return. Ball on 50. | |
| Northwestern - 10:52 | ||
| 1-10, NW40 | 10:52 | Persa rush for -1 yard to the NW39. |
| 2-11, NW39 | 10:35 | Persa sacked by Martin for -5 yards to the NW34. |
| 3-16, NW34 | 9:50 | Persa incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-16, NW34 | 9:36 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Mich20. |
| Michigan - 9:27 | ||
| 1-10, Mich20 | 9:27 | Robinson rush middle for 25 yards to the Mich45. |
| 1-10, Mich45 | 9:18 | Robinson pass completion to the right to Roundtree for 9 yards to the NW46. |
| 2-1, NW46 | 8:45 | Robinson rush middle for -1 yard to the NW47. |
| 3-2, NW47 | 8:08 | Robinson rush middle for 4 yards to the NW43. |
| 1-10, NW43 | 7:34 | Shaw rush for 3 yards to the NW40. |
| 2-7, NW40 | 7:03 | Robinson pass completion to the middle to Koger for 20 yards to the NW20. |
| 1-10, NW20 | 6:30 | Shaw rush for 1 yard to the NW19. |
| 2-9, NW19 | 6:07 | Gardner pass completion to the left to Smith for 6 yards to the NW13. |
| 3-3, NW13 | 5:29 | Robinson rush for 12 yards to the NW1. |
| 1-1, NW1 | 4:54 | Toussaint rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-1, NW1 | 4:30 | Toussaint rush middle for 0 yards. |
| NW1 | 3:06 | Michigan time out. |
| 3-1, NW1 | 3:06 | Gardner rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:58 | Gibbons PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:58 | Michigan kicks off. Schmidt returns 23 yards to the NW32. Northwestern penalized -10 yards. | |
| Northwestern - 2:50 | ||
| 1-10, NW18 | 2:50 | Persa pass completion to the left to Dunsmore for 5 yards to the NW23. |
| 2-5, NW23 | 2:46 | Persa pass completion to the right to Jones for 12 yards to the NW35. |
| 1-10, NW35 | 2:27 | Persa pass completion to the left to Ebert for 6 yards to the NW41. |
| 2-4, NW41 | 2:07 | Persa pass to the middle intercepted by Hawthorne. No return. |
| Michigan - 1:51 | ||
| NW48 | 1:51 | Northwestern time out. |
| 1-10, NW47 | 1:51 | Robinson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NW47 | 1:43 | Robinson rush middle for 25 yards to the NW22. |
| 1-10, NW22 | 1:36 | Robinson rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NW22 | 0:57 | Gardner pass completion to the right to Jackson for 18 yards to the NW4. |
| 1-4, NW4 | 0:15 | Robinson rush right for 1 yard to the NW3. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan - 15:00 | ||
| 2-3, NW3 | 15:00 | Shaw rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:55 | Gibbons PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:55 | Michigan kicks off. Mark returns 13 yards to the NW19. | |
| Northwestern - 14:41 | ||
| 1-10, NW19 | 14:41 | Schmidt rush middle for 6 yards to the NW25. |
| 2-4, NW25 | 14:25 | Persa pass completion to the right to Schmidt for 6 yards to the NW31. |
| 1-10, NW31 | 14:05 | Persa pass completion to the right to Ebert for 10 yards to the NW41. |
| 1-10, NW41 | 13:50 | Smith rush middle for 2 yards to the NW43. |
| 2-8, NW43 | 13:30 | Michigan penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Mich42 | 13:06 | Persa pass completion to the left to Ebert for 5 yards to the Mich37. Ebert fumbles, Gordon of Michigan recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Michigan - 12:40 | ||
| 1-10, Mich42 | 12:40 | Robinson rush right for -7 yards to the Mich35. |
| 2-17, Mich35 | 12:15 | Robinson pass completion to the left to Shaw for 10 yards to the Mich45. |
| 3-7, Mich45 | 11:30 | Robinson pass completion to the right to Gallon for 20 yards to the NW35. |
| 1-10, NW36 | 11:00 | Robinson rush middle for -2 yards to the NW38. |
| 2-12, NW38 | 10:17 | Shaw rush for 10 yards to the NW28. |
| 3-2, NW28 | 9:48 | Robinson rush middle for -2 yards to the NW30. |
| 4-4, NW30 | 9:13 | Gibbons 47 yards field goal attempt - BLOCKED by DiNardo. |
| Northwestern - 8:54 | ||
| 1-10, NW31 | 8:54 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Colter for 5 yards to the NW36. |
| 2-5, NW36 | 8:40 | Persa pass completion to the right to Ebert for 8 yards to the NW44. |
| 1-10, NW44 | 8:13 | Mark rush for 7 yards to the Mich49. |
| 2-3, Mich49 | 8:00 | Persa pass completion to the left to Ebert for 7 yards to the Mich42. |
| 1-10, Mich42 | 7:42 | Persa incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Mich42 | 7:28 | Persa pass completion to the right to Ebert for 4 yards to the Mich38. |
| 3-6, Mich38 | 7:12 | Persa incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Mich38 | 7:02 | Persa sacked by Kovacs for -10 yards to the Mich48. |
| Michigan - 7:02 | ||
| 1-10, Mich48 | 7:02 | Northwestern penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NW38 | 6:50 | Shaw rush for 7 yards to the NW31. |
| 2-3, NW31 | 6:05 | Robinson rush middle for 2 yards to the NW29. |
| 3-1, NW29 | 5:31 | Toussaint rush middle for 3 yards to the NW26. |
| 1-10, NW26 | 4:40 | Robinson rush right for 4 yards to the NW22. |
| 2-6, NW22 | 4:06 | Toussaint rush for -2 yards to the NW24. |
| 3-8, NW24 | 3:22 | Robinson pass completion to the right to Hemingway for 18 yards to the NW6. |
| 1-6, NW6 | 2:55 | Shaw rush left for 3 yards to the NW3. |
| 2-3, NW3 | 2:30 | Toussaint rush left for -2 yards to the NW5. |
| NW5 | 2:24 | Northwestern time out. |
| 3-5, NW5 | 2:24 | Robinson rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:19 | Gibbons PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:19 | Michigan kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW20. | |
| Northwestern - 2:19 | ||
| 1-10, NW20 | 2:19 | Persa incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NW20 | 2:12 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Schmidt for 9 yards to the NW29. Northwestern penalized -14 yards. |
| 3-15, NW15 | 2:02 | Persa pass completion to the right to Schmidt for 7 yards to the NW22. |
| 4-8, NW22 | 1:45 | Michigan penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NW37 | 1:18 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Schmidt for 10 yards to the NW47. |
| 1-10, NW49 | 1:11 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Schmidt for 18 yards to the Mich33. |
| 1-10, Mich33 | 0:50 | Persa sacked by Campbell for -7 yards to the Mich40. |
| Mich40 | 0:41 | Northwestern time out. |
| 2-17, Mich40 | 0:41 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Smith for 7 yards to the Mich33. |
| 3-10, Mich33 | 0:25 | Persa pass completion to the middle to Jones for 19 yards to the Mich14. |
| 1-10, Mich14 | 0:10 | Colter incomplete pass. |
| 2-10, Mich14 | 0:09 | Colter rush middle for 13 yards to the Mich1. |










