Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
· NCAA - FootballKalel Mullings runs for career-high 3 TDs, Michigan beats Northwestern 50-6 to become bowl eligible
“That’s goal No. 1 of any college football team," quarterback Davis Warren said. “It means a lot to get another game.”
The Wolverines (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) needed the victory to secure a spot in the postseason because they will be heavy underdogs next week against rival and second-ranked Ohio State on the road.
“We understand what’s in front of us, but we’re going to celebrate the win,” Warren said.
The Wildcats (4-7, 2-6) likely knocked themselves out of contention for a bowl by losing for the fourth time in five games.
Michigan's Aamir Hall made a diving interception on the opening drive and Mullings had a 2-yard run on the ensuing possession for his first of three scores. He had two touchdown runs in the third quarter.
Luke Akers made field goals on consecutive drives in the second quarter to cut Northwestern's deficit to 10-6 and the Wolverines scored the next 40 points.
“I told the team it was poor," Wildcats coach David Braun said. "It was embarrassing. We got dominated in all three phases of the game tonight.”
Warren started the scoring barrage with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Colston Loveland with eight seconds left in the first half.
“That really gave us some momentum going into the half,” Warren said.
Donovan Edwards and Tavierre Dunlap each had a 20-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter when the Wolverines also had a field goal and safety in their highest-scoring game since they had 52 points twice last season.
Warren had career highs with 26 completions and 35 passing attempts for 195 yards, his second-highest total, with a touchdown and an interception.
Northwestern's Jack Lausch was 10 of 21 for 106 yards and matched a career high with two interceptions.
The Wildcats were held to 10 yards rushing, including 33 yards they lost on six sacks.
“They couldn’t get the run game going and there was very little they could do in the pass game,” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said. “It seemed like they were just searching and couldn’t do much because our defense was playing so well.”
The top-rated quarterback played at Belleville High School, where Stalions was a volunteer coach for the team during the playoffs. Earlier this fall, Stalions was a volunteer defensive coordinator at Detroit Mumford High School.
Michigan: It was a good week for college football's winningest program. Sherrone Moore landed Underwood, a desperately needed quarterback, and led the team to a win to earn a bowl bid after postseason play was put in doubt by losing four of the previous five games
Michigan: The Buckeyes (10-1, 7-1, CFP No. 2) host The Game on Saturday and are expected to easily break a three-game losing streak against the three-time defending Big Ten champions.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Wildcats at Wolverines 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 6:44 | Kalel Mullings 2 Yd Run (Dominic Zvada Kick) | |
FG | 1st Period 1:09 | Dominic Zvada 56 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 2nd Period 6:25 | Luke Akers 28 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 2nd Period 1:57 | Luke Akers 26 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 2nd Period 0:08 | Colston Loveland 3 Yd pass from Davis Warren (Dominic Zvada Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 12:10 | Kalel Mullings 10 Yd Run (Dominic Zvada Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 5:12 | Kalel Mullings 1 Yd Run (Dominic Zvada Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 13:40 | Donovan Edwards 20 Yd Run (Dominic Zvada Kick) | |
FG | 4th Period 5:22 | Dominic Zvada 28 Yd Field Goal | |
SF | 4th Period 4:28 | Team Safety | |
TD | 4th Period 4:10 | Tavierre Dunlap 20 Yd Run (Charlie Mentzer Kick) |
Statistics
NU | MICH | |
---|---|---|
8 | 1st Downs | 25 |
5-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 11-16 |
0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
127 | Total Yards | 396 |
117 | Passing | 195 |
12/24 | Comp/Att | 26/35 |
4.9 | Yards per pass | 5.6 |
10 | Rushing | 201 |
25 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
0.4 | Yards per rush | 5.7 |
2-14 | Penalties | 1-15 |
2 | Turnovers | 1 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
24:19 | Possession | 35:41 |
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