Michigan 31, Illinois 14: Michigan 31, Illinois 14: Your comprehensive guide to our coverage

The Illini didn’t pick up a first down until three minutes into the second quarter, didn’t reach Michigan territory until the final minutes of the third quarter and finished with 214 total yards in the Wolverines' 31-14 win.

Yes, the defense won this one. And defensive coordinator Greg Mattison willingly and emotionally claimed the victory for his unit.

"We talk about it all the time, but there's a standard at Michigan, and you have to live up to that, and you're judged by it," Mattison said. "We (hadn't) come to that final point where you win a game on defense, and we said that this is our last away trip to do it. I couldn't be more proud of a group of guys."

AnnArbor.com had the game covered from pre-game to post-game. Here is a compilation of game day details you can find on our site:

Post-Game Coverage

• Boxscore | Big Ten standings

• Kyle Meinke column: Michigan football team wins a game with defense, completing the work started by Greg Mattison.

• Game story: Fitz Toussaint, defense carry Michigan football team at Illinois, 31-14.

• Denard Robinson goes down with another injury, but Devin Gardner picks up the save in relief

• Notebook: Red zone follies hamper otherwise dominant Michigan performance

• Associated Press: Another slow start dooms Illinois in fourth consecutive loss

• Photo gallery: Melanie Maxwell's favorite images from Saturday.

• Video: Greg Mattison, Brady Hoke and Ryan Van Bergen discuss Michigan's 31-14 win over Illinois

• Grade the Wolverines: Your chance to rate Michigan's performance on offense, defense, special teams, coaching and overall.

• Game balls: They go to Fitz Toussaint, J.T. Floyd and others.

In-Game Coverage

• We strung together live updates throughout the game. Check them out here.

• And you can also revisit our always-lively live chat. That transcript can be found here.

Pre-Game Coverage

• We asked you to predict the outcome of the game. Seventy-seven percent thought Michigan would win, but just 14 percent thought the Wolverines would win by "14 or more points." The most popular choice (34 percent) was Michigan by 7-13 points.

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• Big Ten scoreboard

• Top 25 scoreboard