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Sarah Zientarski
Issue date: 10/25/05 Section: Sports
The Michigan Wolverines football team went down to the wire for the fifth straight conference game Saturday, beating the Iowa Hawkeyes 23-20 in overtime.
Junior tailback Jerome Jackson skirted across the goal-line on a one-yard run up the middle to give the Wolverines their third win in Big Ten play.
The Hawkeyes controlled the ball first in overtime and the Wolverines defense stepped up holding Iowa to just a field goal.
Michigan then took over and handed the ball off to Jackson on first down for a two-yard gain. On second down and eight from the Iowa 23, sophomore quarterback Chad Henne connected on an 18-yard pass to senior wide receiver Jason Avant, giving the Wolverines first and goal from the Hawkeyes' five-yard line.
The Wolverines went to Jackson on the next three plays; the first rush went for four yards and the last for the touchdown.
The Maize and Blue win snaps Iowa's 22-game home winning streak.
The game started off a little shaky for the Wolverine defense. Iowa's offense was given the ball on their 15-yard line after a punt and put together a quick 85-yard scoring drive.
To cap off the drive from the Michigan 13-yard line, Hawkeyes quarterback Drew Tate completed a short pass to wide receiver Herb Grigsby, who took it to the end-zone, giving Iowa the early 7-0 lead.
The Wolverines tied the game at seven early in the second quarter on a drive that started on their own 32-yard line.
Henne hooked up with Avant on a five-yard touchdown pass to the back of the end zone for the score.
It didn't take the Hawkeyes offense long to regain the lead. On their next possession, Tate and Grigsby connected again, this time on a four-yard touchdown pass.
Tate took over on the scoring drive, completing all eight of his passes for 81 yards. He ended the game completing 27 of 39 passes for 287 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
The Hawkeyes took the 14-7 lead into halftime.
On Iowa's first possession of the second half, Tate threw his only interception to Wolverine freshman safety Brandon Harris, who then returned it for 11 yards. The Michigan offense received excellent field position to start their drive on Iowa's 42-yard line. Then Michigan went to the ground as freshman running back Kevin Grady got the next three calls, leading to fourth down and three from the Iowa 35.
Junior tailback Jerome Jackson skirted across the goal-line on a one-yard run up the middle to give the Wolverines their third win in Big Ten play.
The Hawkeyes controlled the ball first in overtime and the Wolverines defense stepped up holding Iowa to just a field goal.
Michigan then took over and handed the ball off to Jackson on first down for a two-yard gain. On second down and eight from the Iowa 23, sophomore quarterback Chad Henne connected on an 18-yard pass to senior wide receiver Jason Avant, giving the Wolverines first and goal from the Hawkeyes' five-yard line.
The Wolverines went to Jackson on the next three plays; the first rush went for four yards and the last for the touchdown.
The Maize and Blue win snaps Iowa's 22-game home winning streak.
The game started off a little shaky for the Wolverine defense. Iowa's offense was given the ball on their 15-yard line after a punt and put together a quick 85-yard scoring drive.
To cap off the drive from the Michigan 13-yard line, Hawkeyes quarterback Drew Tate completed a short pass to wide receiver Herb Grigsby, who took it to the end-zone, giving Iowa the early 7-0 lead.
The Wolverines tied the game at seven early in the second quarter on a drive that started on their own 32-yard line.
Henne hooked up with Avant on a five-yard touchdown pass to the back of the end zone for the score.
It didn't take the Hawkeyes offense long to regain the lead. On their next possession, Tate and Grigsby connected again, this time on a four-yard touchdown pass.
Tate took over on the scoring drive, completing all eight of his passes for 81 yards. He ended the game completing 27 of 39 passes for 287 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
The Hawkeyes took the 14-7 lead into halftime.
On Iowa's first possession of the second half, Tate threw his only interception to Wolverine freshman safety Brandon Harris, who then returned it for 11 yards. The Michigan offense received excellent field position to start their drive on Iowa's 42-yard line. Then Michigan went to the ground as freshman running back Kevin Grady got the next three calls, leading to fourth down and three from the Iowa 35.