Michigan's 78-0 Beatdown of Rutgers Is Your Box Score of the Week
By Ty Duffy
Michigan played its first road game at Rutgers. It got ugly for the Scarlet Knights and stayed ugly, in a 78-0 Wolverines win. This was Michigan’s largest margin of victory since beating Chicago 85-0 in 1939.
Here are some highlights from the box score.
- Michigan out-gained Rutgers 600-39
- Rutgers gained 39 total yards on 54 plays, an average of 0.72 yards/play
- Rutgers had 2 first downs the entire game, which came when it was well out of hand. The Scarlet Knights went 0-17 on third down conversions. They punted 16 times.
- The Wolverines ran for 481 yards on 56 carries. They scored nine rushing touchdowns.
- Jabrill Peppers had 74 yards and 2 touchdowns on three offensive touches. He also had a punt return for a touchdown that was called back for a penalty.
Your move, Urban.