Michigan 31, Indiana 10
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 8, 2022
Where: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
Temperature:
50°
Head Official:
Jerry McGinn
Attendance:
50805
By Field Level Media
J.J. McCarthy passed for a career-best 304 yards and three touchdowns, two to Cornelius Johnson, as No. 4 Michigan downed Indiana 31-10 on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.
McCarthy completed 28 of 36 passes, while Blake Corum rushed for 124 yards on 25 carries and scored his 11th rushing touchdown this season. Ronnie Bell caught 11 passes for 121 yards and Luke Schoonmaker had nine receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown for the Wolverines (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten). Johnson added four catches for 58 yards.
Michigan's defense recorded seven sacks and held the Hoosiers (3-3, 1-2) scoreless in the second half. The Wolverines overcame a season-high 10 penalties.
Indiana's Connor Bazelak completed 25 of 49 passes for 203 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Emery Simmons led the receiving corps with seven catches for 57 yards.
The game was tied 10-10 at halftime.
The Wolverines scored a touchdown on the first possession. Corum weaved his way through the Indiana defense on a 50-yard run, then scored from a yard out on the next play.
Indiana tied it up with a 10-play, 76-yard drive. Cam Camper had a 33-yard reception during the drive and Bazelak threw an 11-yard pass to Josh Henderson to finish it off.
The Wolverines answered with a Jake Moody 44-yard field goal before the quarter ended. The Hoosiers tied it again with a 41-yard Charles Campbell field goal in the second quarter.
Moody had a 26-yard attempt blocked midway through the second quarter. The Wolverines returned the favor, blocking a 29-yard Campbell attempt on the ensuing drive.
The Wolverines took a 17-10 lead with 7:39 left in the third quarter on McCarthy's 29-yard pass to Johnson. That capped an 11-play, 98-yard drive.
Michigan had a chance to extend the lead later in the quarter but Devon Matthews intercepted a McCarthy pass in the end zone.
The Wolverines got some breathing room on McCarthy's 9-yard scoring pass to Schoonmaker with 9:43 remaining.
McCarthy connected with Johnson on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 2:54 left.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Michigan |
|
Indiana |
Blake Corum
|
Player |
Jaylin Lucas
|
25 |
Attempts |
4 |
124 |
Yards |
45 |
5.0 |
Avg Yards |
11.2 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Michigan |
|
Indiana |
Ronnie Bell
|
Player |
Emery Simmons
|
11 |
Receptions |
7 |
121 |
Yards |
57 |
11.0 |
Avg Yards |
8.1 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Michigan
|
469 |
165 |
304 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7.0 |
0 |
Indiana
|
222 |
19 |
203 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |