All's Late Touchdown Catch the Difference in Michigan Win at No. 23 Penn State

Saturday, November 13

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Erick All (Michigan Photography)

All's Late Touchdown Catch the Difference in Michigan Win at No. 23 Penn State

11/13/2021 4:48:00 PM | Football

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» Erick All's 47-yard touchdown reception -- the first of his career -- late in the fourth quarter was the game-winner in a 21-17 triumph over No. 23 Penn State.
» Roman Wilson caught a pair of touchdowns, from 21 yards and 1 yard out, for his first two scores of the season.
» The U-M defense collected seven sacks, with Aidan Hutchinson (three) and David Ojabo (two) accounting for five of them.

Site: State College, Pa. (Beaver Stadium)
Score: #9 Michigan 21, #23 Penn State 17
Records: U-M (9-1, 6-1 B1G), PSU (6-4, 3-4 B1G)
Attendance: 109,534
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Nov. 20 -- at Maryland (College Park, Md.), 3:30 p.m. (TV: ABC)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan football team earned a 21-17 win over No. 23-ranked Penn State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday (Nov. 13).

The Wolverines fell behind 3-0 on a PSU field goal at the 9:56 mark of the first quarter, but U-M responded with two touchdowns to take a 14-6 lead over Penn State (6-4, 3-4 Big Ten) early in the third quarter. The defense held the Nittany Lions to just one touchdown, which came in the fourth quarter but swung the score to 17-14 in favor of Penn State with six minutes to play.

Erick All's 47-yard catch and run in the fourth quarter marked the winning touchdown. Quarterback Cade McNamara had multiple passing touchdowns for the third straight week, finishing with three passing scores. The first two were recorded by Roman Wilson, his first scores of the season.

Running back Hassan Haskins recorded his fourth 100-yard rushing game in the last five weeks with 156 yards on 31 carries.

The Michigan defense registered seven sacks and 12 tackles for loss. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson had a career-high three sacks and three tackles for loss, while linebacker David Ojabo added two sacks.

In the first half alone, Michigan's defense combined for five sacks, forcing two Penn State field goals.

The Big Ten sacks leader Ojabo recorded his ninth of the season on PSU's opening drive. He combined with Hutchinson to take quarterback Sean Clifford down twice, but the Nittany Lions were able to convert on two third-down conversions. On fourth-and-six Penn State used a fake punt for a first down as kicker Jordan Stout threw an 18-yard completion to Curtis Jacobs. A split-sack from Junior Colson and Hutchinson, Michigan's third of of the game, forced a Penn State field goal, a 42-yarder from Stout at 9:56, and 3-0 PSU lead.

It marked the first time the Wolverines had not scored first in a game this season; U-M was the last team in the nation to not trail in the first quarter.

Penn State pushed its luck on another fake on their next drive, as Stout had a tough angle for a field goal. The holder threw to ball to Stout, who was tackled for an 18-yard loss and fumbled the ball. Daxton Hill scooped up the ball and ran for nine yards.

Hutchinson put up Michigan's fourth sack, forcing a Penn State punt to open the second quarter. Cornelius Johnson picked up a first down on a 22-yard reception to put the ball at the PSU 33. On fourth-and-two, Haskins got the two yards for the first down to sustain the drive. McNamara connected with Haskins for another first down as the Wolverines' time-consuming drive continued with the ball on the 21.

Out of a Penn State timeout, McNamara threw a 21-yard reception to Wilson in the end zone for a touchdown, and the Wolverines grabbed the lead 7-3 with 5:49 remaining in the first half. The TD Wilson's first of the year and is the sixth receiver McNamara has hit for a touchdown this season. The drive was 15 plays, 90 yards and lasted 7:30. It is the second touchdown drive of 15+ plays for Michigan (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) this season (17 plays vs. Rutgers). Jake Moody converted on the PAT to give Michigan the lead, 7-3 at 5:49.

On the final drive of the half, Parker Washington caught a 33-yard pass to the 48 and advanced to the 25 to set up a 1st and 10 with one minute remaining before halftime. With 37 seconds left, Ojabo forced a fumble, but it was recovered by Clifford and brought up 4th and 19. This time Stout kicked the ball and nailed a 52-yard field goal to pull PSU to 7-6 at the end of the first half.

Ojabo now has at least a share of a sack in five straight games. It is the first time Michigan reached three sacks in the first quarter since 2016 -- which also occurred versus Penn State.

On the opening drive of the second half, Michigan had the ball moving.

Haskins picked up 18 yards on two rushing plays, followed by a Johnson 25-yard catch. Haskins added a 12-yard rush for another 1st down and got the ball to the 28 on a three-yard run, but a false start pushed the bll back to the PSU 22. McNamara made up for it with a nine-yard completion to Wilson at the 13. All rushed for 12 yards to get the ball on the one-yard line. Wilson caught his second touchdown on the drive of nine plays and 75 yards.. Moody's PAT was good to push Michigan ahead 14-6.

A quick three-and-out followed with Michigan collecting its sixth sack of the game from Hutchinson and Julius Welschof. With nothing coming of Michigan's next possession, Penn State came up empty when Stout missed a 43-yard field goal attempt at 6:46.

Midway through the fourth quarter, PSU was finally able to break the Michigan defense for a touchdown. Tyler Warren caught a two-yard TD pass from Clifford, and PSU's two-point conversion was successful to knot the game at 14 at the 7:35 mark.

McNamara was sacked and stripped of the ball, recovered by Penn State at the U-M 16 to put Nittany Lions in position to take the lead for the first time since the first quarter. The defense held firm and Stout converted on a 31-yard field goal to put the Nittany Lions on top 17-14 with 5:55 left in regulation

Michigan's biggest drive of the season started on its 25-yard line. Haskins got it started with a 17-yard rush and added three carries of four, four and two yards for another first down. It gave him a new career record of 27 attempts and 132 yards.

After another carry from Haskins, this one of one yard, McNamara connected with All, who rambled 47 yards down the right sideline for a Michigan touchdown, a six-play, 75-yard drive that took just 2:26 of the clock. It was All's first career touchdown. Moody added the PAT as Wolverines went up 21-17 with 3:29 on the clock.

On the ensuing drive, and facing a fourth-and-two with 2:56 on the clock, Penn State went for it but and incomplete pass gave Michigan the ball back on downs. The Wolverines ran out the clock to cap the victory.

U-M will be on the road again next Saturday (Nov. 20), when they take on Maryland in College Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ABC.