The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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ILLINOIS (4-4 OVERALL, 1-3 BIG TEN) Illinois earned its second Big Ten win under head coach Tim Beckman, upsetting Min- nesota 28-24 … The Illini led 14-0 in the first quarter, scoring touchdowns on two of their first three drives … Senior quarterback Reilly O'Toole went 14-of-21 passing for 188 yards and a touchdown through the air, and added 59 yards and a score on the ground … Despite giving up 21 unanswered points over a stretch, the Illini defense forced three turnovers and five three-and-outs in the win. MARYLAND (5-3, 2-2) Wide receiver Stefon Diggs caught a touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to pre- vent a shutout loss to Wiscon- sin … The Terps were thumped by the Bad- gers 52-7 in the first-ever meeting between the two schools … Not much went right for Maryland, but Diggs did pile up 163 all-pur- pose yards in the loss … Maryland lost a fumble and turned the ball over twice on downs leading to 14 points for Wisconsin in a mistake-laden day in Madison. MINNESOTA (6-2, 3-1) The Gophers fell 28-24 at Illi- nois, ending a four-game win- ning streak for the Golden Gophers and tak- ing away their chance at a 4-0 start in the Big Ten for the first time since 1967 … Running back David Cobb had a terrific day, carrying the ball 22 times for 118 yards and a pair of touchdowns. However, his fumble late in the RESULTS FOR OCT. 25 Michigan State 35, Michigan 11 Illinois 28, Minnesota 24 Ohio State 34, Penn State 27 (2 OT) Wisconsin 52, Maryland 7 Nebraska 42, Rutgers 24 Byes: Iowa, Northwestern, Purdue, Indiana SCHEDULE FOR NOV. 1 Wisconsin at Rutgers, Noon, ESPN Maryland at Penn State, Noon, ESPN2 Northwestern at Iowa, Noon, BTN Indiana at Michigan, 3:30 p.m.,BTN Purdue at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2 Illinois at Ohio State, 8 p.m., ESPN2/ABC Byes: Michigan State, Minnesota BIG TEN STANDINGS EAST DIVISION Overall Conference Division W-L % W-L % W-L % Michigan State 7-1 .875 4-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 Ohio State 6-1 .857 3-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 Maryland 5-3 .625 2-2 .500 1-1 .500 Rutgers 5-3 .625 1-3 .250 1-2 .333 Penn State 4-3 .571 1-3 .250 1-2 .333 Michigan 3-5 .375 1-3 .250 1-2 .333 Indiana 3-4 .429 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 WEST DIVISION Overall Conference Division W-L % W-L % W-L % Nebraska 7-1 .875 3-1 .750 2-0 1.000 Minnesota 6-2 .750 3-1 .750 2-1 .667 Iowa 5-2 .714 2-1 .667 1-0 1.000 Wisconsin 5-2 .714 2-1 .667 1-1 .500 Northwestern 3-4 .429 2-2 .500 1-2 .333 Purdue 3-5 .375 1-3 .250 1-2 .333 Illinois 4-4 .500 1-3 .250 1-3 .250 Updated through all games of October 25. AROUND THE