Jordan Marshall rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries to lead No. 21 Michigan to a 21-16 home victory over Purdue on Saturday in a Big Ten game.
Michigan (7-2, 5-1) won its third straight game and sixth of the last seven to maintain its conference title and its College Football Playoff hopes.
Quarterback Bryce Underwood completed 13 of 22 passes for 145 yards for Michigan, which rushed for 253 yards and overcame two turnovers.
Ryan Browne completed 19 of 24 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown for Purdue (2-7, 0-6), which has lost seven straight.
Purdue rushed for 139 yards and had the edge in time of possession at 32:55, but lost to Michigan for a seventh straight time. The last time Purdue beat Michigan was in 2009.
Leading by just 4 points in the second half, Michigan extended its lead to 21-10 with 10:03 remaining on a 9-yard touchdown run by Marshall, which ended a nine-play, 50-yard drive.
But Purdue responded, driving 67 yards in nine plays and cutting Michigan’s lead to 21-16 on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Browne to Malachi Thomas with 6:00 left. Two-point conversion failed.
Michigan took over at its own 25-yard line with 6:00 left and ended up running out the clock by driving the ball inside the Purdue 10-yard line.
With the game tied 7-7 late in the second quarter, Michigan took a 14-7 lead with 17 seconds left in the half on a 3-yard touchdown run by Marshall.
The score came after Michigan took over at the Purdue 32-yard line following a 21-yard punt by Purdue’s Jack McCallister.
Michigan opened the scoring with 1:25 seconds left in the first quarter on a 54-yard touchdown run by Marshall.
Purdue responded in the second, tying the game at 7-7 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Antonio Harris, which ended a 16-play, 75-yard drive that trailed 9:30.
–Field level media
