ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Paul Bunyan is back in Ann Arbor after Michigan defeated Michigan State, 29-7.
Jim Harbaugh got his first win against Mel Tucker. Michigan entered the gae 0-2 against Mel Tucker and the Spartans but the maize and blue had a dominating performance against their in-state rival.
If you look at the stats from the game, Michigan demolished Michigan State. The Wolverines outgained the Spartans on Saturday 443-253 yards. The maize and blue had 27 first downs compared to MSU having 11.
Per usual, Michigan ran the ball down the Spartans’ throat. The Wolverines gained 276 yards on the ground. Blake Corum looked the Heisman part against the Wolverines’ bitter rival. Corum carried the ball 33 times for 177 yards.
The Michigan defense forced one turnover by Michigan State and Payton Thorne. The Wolverines allowed a meager 37 yards on the ground from the Spartans. The maize and blue defense wreaked havoc for majority of the game against Michigan State.
Here are our Michigan football players of the game from Saturday’s win against Michigan State.