PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Jabrill Peppers may only play one game in his home state.
So he was determined to make it memorable.
Giving No. 4 Michigan a first-quarter spark, he lifted a slow-starting U-M offense, which woke up quickly enough to thoroughly embarrass Rutgers78-0, Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium.
The win made them bowl eligible as soon as possible and was approaching all-time records for the 137-year-old program.
The nine rushing touchdowns tied a program record set in a 1939 game.
When they reached 70-0 in the fourth quarter, it was the third-largest margin of victory in program history, following a 130-point win in 1904 and an 85-pointer in 1939.