Final: Michigan football team falls to Purdue 38-36
Dances with Wolverines? Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier dances on the Michigan Stadium field while warming up for today's clash with Purdue. (Photo: Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com)
Purdue 38, Michigan 36: Tate Forcier was sacked on a two-point conversion try after Brandon Minor scored his third touchdown, a 1-yard run. The touchdown came four plays after Junior Hemingway returned a punt 43 yards to the Purdue 11-yard line.
Purdue 38, Michigan 30: Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott scored on an 8-yard run as the Boilermakers extended their lead. Big play of the four-play, 69-yard drive: A 56-yard pass play to Jeff Lindsay.
Michigan 30, Purdue 24: Sophomore running back Ralph Bolden scored his third touchdown, a 10-yard run, as Purdue drove 91 yards on 14 plays.
Michigan 30, Purdue 17: Forcier fought 3 yards for a touchdown to complete a six-play, 46-yard drive. The big play: A Forcier-to-Greg Mathews pass for 28 yards.
Michigan 24, Purdue 17: Bolden ran for his second touchdown of the game, a 19-yard run, one play after Purdue recovered a fumble by Forcier.
Michigan 24, Purdue 10: Roy Roundtree caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from Forcier. Michigan drove 92 yards in eight plays. At that point, Roundtree had seven catches for 103 yards, the first time since the Western Michigan game on Sept. 5 that a Michigan receiver had more than 100 yards in a game.
Michigan 17, Purdue 10: Brandon Minor broke free again, racing a career-long 55 yards up the left sideline to give Michigan its first lead of the day. Minor had 101 yards rushing and two touchdowns on his first six carries.
Running back Brandon Minor races 55 yards for his second touchdown of the first half against Purdue. (Photo: Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com)
Michigan 10, Purdue 10: Jason Olesnavage kicked a career-best 51-yard field goal to tie the game. A 57-yard kickoff return by Darryl Stonum gave Michigan good field position.
Purdue 10, Michigan 7: Carson Wiggs kicked a 41-yard field goal with 7:42 to play in the first quarter to give the Boilermakers the lead again.
Michigan 7, Purdue 7: Minor snaked his way through the Purdue defense and scored on a 22-yard run to cap an 81-yard, seven-play drive.
Purdue 7, Michigan 0: Four big plays and a quick touchdown for Purdue on its opening drive. Ralph Bolden scored on a 35-yard pass from quarterback Joey Elliott. Bolden also had a 22-yard run on the 80-yard drive.
Pregame: Purdue (3-6 overall, 2-3 in the Big Ten Conference) hasn't won at Michigan Stadium since 1966 and is coming off a 37-0 loss to Wisconsin. Michigan (5-4, 1-4) lost last week at Illinois, 38-13. We'll update this story throughout the game. You can also join our live chat, led by Pete Bigelow and Michael Rothstein.
Big Ten Network: The Big Ten Network is televising four games at noon today. The Purdue at Michigan game is on the network's main channel. The other games on Big Ten Network channels are: Western Michigan at Michigan State, Illinois vs. Minnesota and Indiana vs. Wisconsin.
Comments
wondering
Sat, Nov 7, 2009 : 4:15 p.m.
This is my last entry today. Michigan has disgraced and disgusted me. No more. They owe us an apology. Bill Martin owes an apology. The regents owe us an apology and RR needs to humble himself before the fans and take the 4mil responsilbilty and beg our forgiveness. Sorry for spelling erros. I have to go and enjoy the rest of my day. I suggest you all do the same. It is not worth blogging about; to me.
wondering
Sat, Nov 7, 2009 : 4:11 p.m.
real deal. You are up 24 to ten and then you lose. Where was the momentum? Where was the fight that we want to get a bowl game? Where was the drive to keep an awesome record in tact? Where the he-- was everybody. This shows me M is not cable of fortitude. SAD, very SAD.
wondering
Sat, Nov 7, 2009 : 4:05 p.m.
Sorry, it took so long. I know you were trying to be supportive, it's not your fault. RR did it again