Michigan and Florida’s Citrus Bowl matchup in Orlando, Fla., was supposed to play out as an evenly matched struggle between top defenses from the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference.
Someone forgot to tell the Wolverines.
Jake Rudock threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and Michigan’s defense dominated throughout in the No. 17 Wolverines’ 41-7 victory over No. 19 Florida on Friday.
“I would say this was the best game we’ve played all year,” Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh said. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen our offense play better. Our defense was magnificent.”
There were some questions surrounding how effective Rudock would be after being knocked out of Michigan’s regular-season finale against Ohio State with a left shoulder injury.