No. 16 Michigan needs late surge to hold off Illinois 42-25
By TERRY TOWERY - Oct. 12, 2019 04:32 PM EDT
Illinois' Sydney Brown (30) wraps up Michigan's Tru Wilson (13) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)
Illinois' Sydney Brown (30) wraps up Michigan's Tru Wilson (13) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)
Michigan's Ronnie Bell (8) run after a pass reception in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh gestures in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)
Michigan's Tru Wilson (13) runs the ball as Illinois' Sydney Brown (30) closes in during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)
Illinois coach Lovie Smith during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Michigan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Hassan Haskins ran for 125 yards and a touchdown, Zach Charbonnet added 116 yards rushing, and No. 16 Michigan needed a late surge to put away Illinois 42-25 on Saturday.

The Wolverines (5-1, 3-1 Big Ten) built a 28-0 lead by halftime, but turnovers and ineffective offense helped the Illini (2-4, 0-3) cut the lead to 28-25 with 12:50 left in the fourth quarter. Dre Brown ran in from a yard out and then converted a 2-point conversion for the Illini.

Michigan responded with a long drive capped by Shea Patterson's 5-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Patterson ran for a score after Michigan forced a turnover at the Illini 1 to seal it for Michigan.

Matt Robinson, starting for the injured quarterback Brandon Peters, a graduate transfer from Michigan, was 16 of 25 for 192 yards and one touchdown for Illinois. He also ran for a score.

Michigan racked up 489 yards total offense to Illinois' 256.

THE TAKEAWAY

Michigan: Coming off a 10-7 victory against Iowa, Michigan's offense looked a lot better, but Illinois' defense can do that to an opponent. Michigan lost two more fumbles, raising its season total to nine lost on a total of 17 fumbles.

Illinois: Credit the Illini for coming back against a good defense with a backup quarterback, but the turnovers helped a lot.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Michigan could lose a little ground after a sloppy performance, but probably not much if any.

UP NEXT

Michigan: Travels to No. 10 Penn State.

Illinois: Hosts No. 8 Wisconsin.

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