Michigan
2-0 , 0-0
Washington
0-2 , 0-0
Trio of Corum Touchdowns Pace Wolverines to Primetime Win Over Huskies
9/11/2021 11:59:00 PM | Football
» Blake Corum rushed for 171 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns, including a career-long 67-yard score in the second quarter.
» Hassan Haskins carried the ball 27 times for 155 yards and a TD.
» The Michigan defense held Washington to 50 yards on the ground.
» Jake Moody kicked a 52-yard field goal in the first quarter to start the U-M scoring.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: Michigan 31, Washington 10
Records: U-M (2-0), UW (0-2)
Attendance: 108,345
Next U-M Event: vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 18), 12 p.m. (TV: Big Ten Network)
• Postgame Press Conferences: Jim Harbaugh | Players
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan football team used a dominant rushing performance to leave Washington in the dust Saturday night (Sept. 11), riding the dynamic rushing duo of sophomore Blake Corum and senior Hassan Haskins to a 31-10 victory under the lights at Michigan Stadium.
Corum and Haskins led the Wolverines (2-0) with a combined 326 rushing yards and all four U-M touchdowns. The win gives the Maize and Blue an 8-2 all-time mark in night games at the Big House. It also improves U-M's record to 8-5 in the series against Washington, including a 4-1 mark at home.
Corum gave the Huskies fits on the night, finishing with a career-best 171 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns, while Haskins added an impressive 155 yards and a score of his own. The pair combined for 326 yards on the night.
Michigan's defense was impressive as well, highlighted by senior Aidan Hutchinson's 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble from Brad Hawkins. The Wolverines limited Washington to just 50 rushing yards in the contest and finished with four sacks.
With the score 3-0 in the second quarter -- thanks to a 52-yard Jake Moody field goal in the first quarter -- the Wolverines swung the momentum of a packed Michigan Stadium in their favor with a fake punt. Senior Michael Barrett gained a first down from three yards out to set up U-M's second scoring drive. Corum sprinted to a career-long 67-yard touchdown on the next play to give the U-M a 10-0 lead.
The Wolverines pushed their lead to 17-0 on their first drive of the second half, as Corum found the end zone from seven yards out for his second touchdown of the night with 10:52 remaining in the third quarter. After Washington ended U-M's shutout bid with a field goal five minutes later, Michigan responded with two more touchdowns in the fourth -- Haskins from six yards out at the 13:56 mark and Corum from four yards away with 1:48 left in regulation -- to put the game out of reach.
Corum's 171-yard performance means he has reached 100-plus rushing yards and recorded at least two touchdowns in consecutive games to start the season, and marks the most rushing yards in a single game since Haskins had 149 yards against Notre Dame (Oct. 26, 2019).
U-M will be in action again next Saturday (Sept. 18), when they host Northern Illinois for a noon kickoff at Michigan Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
Team Stats
U-W 0, U-M 3
U-M - Moody,Jacob 52 yd field goal 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:25
U-W 0, U-M 10
U-M - Corum,Blake 67 yd run (Moody,Jacob kick), 5 plays, 79 yards, TOP 02:29
U-W 0, U-M 17
U-M - Corum,Blake 7 yd run (Moody,Jacob kick), 8 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:01
U-W 3, U-M 17
U-W - Henry,Peyton 28 yd field goal 15 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:52
U-W 3, U-M 24
U-M - Haskins,Hassan 6 yd run (Moody,Jacob kick), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:58
U-W 10, U-M 24
U-W - Bynum,Terrell 22 yd pass from Morris,Dylan (Henry,Peyton kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:52
U-W 10, U-M 31
U-M - Corum,Blake 4 yd run (Moody,Jacob kick), 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 05:13
