The University of Michigan football team (No. 19 AP, No. 21 USA Today) defeated the University of Minnesota Saturday (Oct. 27) to maintain possession of the Little Brown Jug, posting a 34-10 victory in front of 109,432 fans at Michigan Stadium. The Wolverines (7-2, 5-0 Big Ten) trailed for much of the first half, but a clock-controlling ground game that featured two backs with more than 100 yards rushing, mixed with an explosive passing attack, vaulted the Wolverines to a 34-0 run to close out the game.

Freshman quarterback Ryan Mallett (Texarkana, Ark./Texarkana [Texas] HS) completed 11-of-20 passing for 233 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore running back Brandon Minor (Richmond, Va./Varina HS) carried the load, tallying a career highs of 21 carries and 157 rushing yards and scoring one touchdown. Sophomore running back Carlos Brown (Franklin, Ga./Heard County HS) added a career game with 13 carries for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

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