2004 FBL vs. Michigan State -- Postgame Notes
10/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Today's announced attendance was 111,609. The crowd is the third largest in Michigan stadium history and marks the 185th consecutive game with a crowd of more than 100,000.
By coming back from a 17-point deficit to beat Michigan State 45-37 today in three overtimes, the Wolverines matched the second-best come-from-behind win in U-M history. The last time the Wolverines came back to win from 17 down was an 18-17 victory (Aug. 26, 1995) over Virginia in Lloyd Carr's first contest as head coach. The largest comeback in Michigan history was the Wolverines' 38-35 victory over Minnesota (Oct. 10, 2003) when they won after trailing by 21.
With its 45-37 triple overtime victory, Michigan improved to 64-28-5 against Michigan State all-time. The record includes a 47-18-3 mark in Ann Arbor and a 32-16-3 record in Michigan Stadium.
With its 45-37 overtime victory, Michigan has now won seven straight games against Michigan State in Michigan Stadium.
With today's win, U-M maintains a perfect record for the month of October with five wins.
For the second straight game, Michigan answered its opponent's opening-drive score with a touchdown of its own to tie the score.
Today's triple-overtime contest gives U-M a perfect 3-0 record in overtime games, and it marks the first time the Wolverines have participated in a game going longer than one overtime. Michigan is 2-0 at home in overtime play.
Senior wide receiver Braylon Edwards was named the ABC Chevrolet "Player of the Game." Edwards contributed 211 yards overall with 189 receiving and one rush for 22. Michigan State's Player of the Game was DeAndra Cobb, who had 22 carries for 205 yards and had two touchdowns on runs of 72 and 64 yards.
Edwards set a career high for touchdowns in one game with his third touchdown in the third overtime.
Edwards' three touchdowns broke his tie with Desmond Howard (1989-91) to put him second overall on the Michigan leader board with 35 career touchdowns. Edwards needs two more to tie the all-time career best of 37 set by Anthony Carter (1979-82). He also added to his current record of career receptions at U-M to 224 and broke Anthony Carter's career receiving yardage record of 3,076 (1979-82). Edwards finished the game with 3,206.
Edwards set a career high with a 22-yard rush in the first quarter.
Edwards' touchdown catch in the third overtime set a career high of yards in a single game with 189.
Senior safety Ernest Shazor served as Michigan's special teams captain for today's game.
Shazor's 10 stops in today's contest set a career best in season tackles with 64, topping his previous best of 57 which he set last season.
Senior inside linebacker Lawrence Reid made seven tackles on the day to reach the 50-tackle plateau for the second straight season.
Senior inside linebacker Scott McClintock led the Wolverines in tackles against Michigan State with 12. He had seven solos including two for loss (nine yards).
Junior wide receiver Jason Avant's reception in the second quarter extended his games with a reception streak to 21.
Avant's touchdown in double overtime marked his first touchdown this season and the third of his career.
Avant made five receptions for 47 yards to surpass the 1,100-yard mark in his career. Avant now has 78 receptions for 1,146 yards as a Wolverine.
Sophomore placekicker Garrett Rivas set a career best for points in one game with 13, hitting all three field goal attempts, and going 4-for-4 on PATs.
With his 13 points in today's contest, Rivas continues to lead the Wolverines in points this season with 72.
Sophomore safety Ryan Mundy's seven tackles against Michigan State put him at an even 50 for his career.
Freshman running back Michael Hart became the first player at U-M to rush for 200 yards in three straight games and the second player in U-M history to rush for 200 yards three times in a career. Hart ran for 234 yards at Illinois (Oct. 16), 206 at Purdue (Oct. 23) and 224 today against Michigan State.
Hart became the first freshman at U-M to top 1,000 rushing yards in a season. Hart reached the 1,000-yard mark on a 13-yard first-quarter run. He now has 220 carries for 1,160 yards this season.
With his seven-yard touchdown in the first quarter, Hart has now scored in six straight games.
Freshman quarterback Chad Henne completed four touchdown passes for the 15th time in Michigan history. Ten other Wolverines have reached this milestone, with Henne being the only true freshman to do so.
With two, Henne became the first player in Wolverine history to throw multiple touchdowns in overtime. Tom Brady (1996-99) was the only other Michigan player to complete a touchdown pass after regulation with one in the Orange Bowl win against Alabama (Jan. 1, 2000).
