Michigan football vs. Iowa: First half recap, box score
Michigan football and the Iowa Hawkeyes met on Saturday night in Indianapolis with the Big Ten Championship on the line.
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Here’s a recap of how the first two quarters of play went from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
First quarter
Iowa won the coin toss and elected to defer, putting Michigan’s offense on the field to start the football game. The Wolverines went three and out on the first drive of the game, followed by a 10-play, 59-yard Iowa drive that resulted in a missed 33-yard field goal attempt. That kept the game tied at 0-0 with 8:35 to go in the quarter.
Michigan shook itself awake and got on the board first thanks to a 67-yard touchdown run from redshirt freshman running back Blake Corum. The scoring drive went 80 yards in four plays to give the Wolverines a 7-0 lead with 6:38 left in the first.
The Wolverines pulled out the play call of their season so far on their next offensive possession. Freshman running back Donovan Edwards threw a 75-yard touchdown to wideout Roman Wilson on the first play of the drive to put Michigan up 14-0 after the extra point.
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Iowa put itself on the board with 1:26 left in the quarter a 22-yard field goal on the following drive to narrow the lead to 14-3. McNamara threw an interception that bounced off the hands of sophomore tight end Erick All.
The quarter would end with the Wolverines up 14-3.
Second quarter
Neither team scored in the second quarter, but there were plenty of punts and miscues if you are into that sort of thing. The Wolverines had their fair share of missed chances, whether it was ill-advised punt return decisions, penalties and more. Still, Michigan found itself with a 14-3 lead at the half.
Michigan football box score
