Bloomington, Ind. — Michigan survived Indiana.
The Wolverines needed two overtimes and relied on quarterback Jake Rudock, who threw six touchdowns, and consecutive big plays by defensive back Delano Hill to help Michigan to a 48-41 victory at Indiana on Saturday.
Michigan is now 17-1 at Memorial Stadium but was dangerously close to its first loss here since 1987.
Rudock was 33-of-46 for 440 yards and six touchdowns in the victory. And while Michigan’s defense struggled to stop Indiana the whole game, it was Hill’s two plays at the end that preserved the victory. Hill tackled Indiana quarterback Nate Sudfeld at the 2-yard line, and then on the final play, Sudfeld found Mitchell Paige who appeared to have the touchdown reception, but Hill broke up the play.