It was all Michigan, 58-0. They outgained Minnesota 580 to 177. Denard Robinson was 15-19 for 169 yards with 2 TDs. He rushed for 51 yards but on a season low 6 carries. He did have a TD. Michigan used its backs to take most of the load off of Robinson. Fitz Toussaint rushed 11 times for a career high 108 yards and a TD. Thomas Rawls rushed 10 times for 73 yards. Vincent Smith rushed for 60 yards. He ran for a TD, caught a TD, and threw for a TD. Michigan piled up 363 yards on the ground.
Michigan also kicked 3 field goals today, after having only 4 coming into the game. Effective field goal work after the atrocious field goal kicking during the Rich Rodriguez era.
The win was their largest margin of victory in a shutout since beating Indiana by the same score in 2000. It was their first shutout since beating Notre Dame 38-0 in 2007, and their first shutout in Big Ten play since beating Penn State 20-0 in 2001.
All the offense was nice, but the defense was nicer. They stifled Minnesota overall, got to the quarterback for a sack, and had an 83 yard fumble recovery and return for a TD. The defense is showing the ability to make some plays. That's the biggest thing of all since the offense can't score 58 every week. They have to have the ability to grind out a 17-14 win for example, something that was not possible the last 2 seasons.
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