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11.24.13-Iowa Summary

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Nov. 24, 2013 On Ice Out Hawkeyes Freeze Wolverines In Second Half, 24-21 I By John Borton owans braced themselves against a near zero wind chill in Kinnick Stadium. In the end, it felt a whole lot colder for the visitors, stripped bare by a 17-point rally. The Hawkeyes rumbled back from a 21-7 halftime deficit, beating Michigan 24-21 on Mike Meyer's 34-yard field goal with 6:02 remaining in the game. 24 21 The Wolverines — who managed just 45 second-half yards and 158 on the day — saw one last chance to win it. Even that turned to a final frostbite, with redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner fumbling at the Iowa 31, the victim of a Hawkeye strip and recovery. An obviously distraught Gardner pinned the loss on himself afterwards. "I was trusted to have the ball," he explained. "I gave it back to the other team while we were going down to score, so …" So there would be no final-quarter thrills like a week earlier, although his teammates and coaches would certainly wave off the blame game. There's no question they shared the emotion of the teary-eyed Iowa linebacker Anthony Hitchens (left, with teammate Louis Trinca-Pasat) celebrated after recovering a fumble by Michigan redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner late in the fourth quarter, essentially sealing the win for the Hawkeyes. photo by lon horwedel quarterback, though. The Wolverines, who took advantage of Iowa turnovers and a stiff northerly breeze in building the lead, simply couldn't hold off the second-half onslaught when they couldn't move the football. U-M wound up with just 10 first downs, three in the second half. Gardner (13-of-28, 98 yards, two touchdowns) saw half a dozen passes dropped, while his counterpart Jake Rudock (19of-30, 239 yards, two TDs, three inter- ceptions) got a boost from some stickyfingered Hawkeyes. Meanwhile, Iowa's Mark Weisman (17 carries, 88 yards, one touchdown) outrushed Michigan's entire roster, which combined for 60 yards on 29 tries.

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