College Football Old School Game of the Week: Young Leads Texas to Victory in Rose Bowl Classic over Michigan

Texas quarterback Vince Young ran for 192 yards and four touchdowns while throwing for 180 yards and one touchdown in the 2005 Rose Bowl.

The 2005 Rose Bowl matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the Texas Longhorns came with a lot of controversy.

First, it was not the traditional Big 10 vs Pac 10 matchup and secondly, many college football experts believed that Texas had gotten the berth in the Rose Bowl only because Longhorns head coach Mack Brown basically campaigned to get the spot over the California Golden Bears, who had the same record as Texas and were a Pac 10 team.

But after the game was finished, the controversy was replaced with talk of having witnessed one of the greatest Rose Bowls of all time.

The Longhorns were making their first appearance in the "Granddaddy of them all" following their 10-1 season with their only loss being a 12-0 defeat to the Oklahoma Sooners.

Texas was led by Brown, who was in his seventh season as the Longhorns' head coach, having led Texas to its fourth straight season of at least 10 wins.

On the field, the Longhorns had a dynamic running attack which featured running back Cedric Benson, who won the Doak Walker award which is given to the best running back in the country, for his 1,774 yards and 19 touchdowns during the regular season and quarterback Vince Young who had run for 887 yards in the regular season.

With Young and Benson, the Longhorns were hoping to earn their second top 5 finish in the final rankings in four years.

On the other side was Michigan, who had won the Big 10 championship and earned a second trip to the Rose Bowl under head coach Lloyd Carr.

Carr's team was young as it featured freshman quarterback Chad Henne and freshman running back Michael Hart, but had the Fred Biletnikoff winner(the best wide receiver) in senior Braylon Edwards, who had caught 87 passes for 1,221 yards and 12 touchdowns, which included a 11-catch, 189-yard and three touchdown performance in a 45-37 triple overtime win over Michigan State(To read about that game, click on the link highlighted here:(https://oldschoolsportsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/college-football-old-school-game-of_28.html).

Michigan would get the ball to start the game as Steve Breaston would return the opening kickoff 44 yards to the Wolverines' 47-yard-line.

While Michigan would not take advantage of the great field position as they punted the ball to the Longhorns, Breaston's kick return would set the tone of the rest of the game when it came to kickoffs.

Texas would start its opening possession of the game at its 20-yard-line as Benson would carry for nine yards only to hyperextend his right knee on the play which would hamper his performance for the rest of the day.

The Longhorns would end up punting the ball back to Michigan but would get the ball back at their 15-yard-line following a Wolverines punt with 5:53 left in the first quarter.

From there, the Longhorns would put together the first scoring drive as they would travel 85 yards in 12 plays, culminating with a 20-yard touchdown run by Young off a quarterback draw to give Texas a 7-0 lead with 1:41 to go in the opening quarter.

After both teams went three-and-out on their ensuing possessions, the Wolverines got the ball at the 50-yard-line as Hart carried the ball three straight times for 13 yards until Henne fired a deep pass down the left side of the field for Edwards, who made the catch in the end zone for a 37-yard touchdown that with the extra point tied the game at seven just 73 seconds into the second quarter.

Braylon Edwards would catch 10 passes for 109 yards and score three touchdowns.

The Longhorns would get great field position to start its next drive as Ramonce Taylor returned the ensuing kickoff 40 yards to the Texas 42-yard-line as Young would lead the Texas offense to the Michigan 25-yard-line where they were faced with a 4th & 1.

Instead of attempting a field goal, Brown decided to go for the 1st down which he got when Michigan defensive end Pierre Woods jumped offsides giving the Longhorns a fresh set of downs at the Wolverines' 20-yard-line.

Three plays later, the Longhorns were in the end zone as Young threw a 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Thomas to give Texas a 14-7 lead with 4:16 left before halftime.

It looked like the Longhorns would get a chance to extend their lead after forcing a three-and-out on the Wolverines' ensuing drive but Taylor would fumble the football on the punt as Wolverines linebacker Roy Manning knocked the ball loose from Taylor, leading to a recovery by safety Anton Campbell at the Texas 34-yard-line.

Henne would complete passes of 16 yards to Breaston and nine yards to tight end Tyler Ecker before finding a wide open Edwards in the back of the end zone for an eight-yard touchdown to help tie the game at 14 with 20 seconds left in the first half.

Texas would run out the clock with a run by Benson for zero yards as both teams went into the locker room deadlocked at 14 with the Longhorns set to get the ball to start the second half.

After the first five plays netted just 12 yards, Young took off on a quarterback draw as he ran down the right sideline for a 60-yard touchdown to give Texas a 21-14 lead with 12:53 to go in the third quarter.

The Wolverines would get another long return by Breaston as he returned the ensuing kickoff 43 yards to the 50-yard-line as Henne would throw two incomplete passes to bring up 3rd & 10 when he completed a 10-yard pass to Breaston, who then turned upfield and ran it in for the touchdown that with the extra point once again tied the game, this time at 21.

Following a three-and-out by the Longhorns, the Wolverines got the ball at their 23-yard-line as they put together a 10-play, 77-yard drive which ended with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Henne to Edwards to give Michigan its first lead of the game at 28-21 with 6:29 remaining in the third quarter.

Texas would then drive from its 23-yard-line to the Michigan 47-yard-line until Young was intercepted by Wolverines linebacker Preston Burgess, who returned the pick 23 yards to the Longhorns' 45-yard-line where he was tackled by Young.

With a chance to make it a 17-point lead, the Wolverines could not travel past the Texas 27-yard-line where Garrett Rivas came on to kick a 44-yard field goal which extended Michigan's lead to 34-21 with 2:35 left in the third quarter.

Michigan wide receiver Steve Breaston returned six kickoffs for 223 yards, a Rose Bowl record.

After an exchange of punts, the Longhorns got the ball back at the 50-yard-line as an 18-yard pass from Young to tight end Bo Scaife and a roughing the passer penalty added 15 yards to a six-yard completion to Thomas put Texas at the Michigan six-yard-line.

The Michigan defense pushed the Longhorns back to the ten-yard-line to face a 3rd & goal when Young made a spectacular play when he spun out of a potential sack by Wolverines defensive end Pat Massey and ran it for a 10-yard touchdown that helped cut the Texas deficit to three points at 31-28 with 9:51 left in the fourth quarter.

The Longhorns were able to contain Breaston on the ensuing kickoff as he ran for 24 yards to the Michigan 25-yard-line as the Wolverines would drive 60 yards in 10 plays to set up a 32-yard field goal by Rivas which extended their lead to 34-28 with 6:09 remaining.

A 31-yard return by Taylor on the ensuing kickoff set the Longhorns up at their 31-yard-line for their next possession when Young completed a 19-yard pass to Tony Jeffery then hit Thomas for 27 yards to put Texas at the Michigan 23-yard-line.

That is when Young took off again as he ran into the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown for his fourth rushing touchdown of the game that with the extra point gave Texas a 35-34 lead with 4:56 to play in the game.

Breaston would strike once again on the ensuing kickoff as his 53-yard return put Michigan at the Texas 43-yard-line as three straight runs by Hart for 18 yards would set up 3rd & 2 when Henne threw an incomplete pass intended for Edwards.

This would lead to another Rivas field goal, this one from 42 yards out, which allowed the Wolverines to retake the lead at 37-35 with 3:04 left to play.

Following a 32-yard return by Taylor on the ensuing kickoff, the Longhorns would begin its next possession at their 34-yard-line with a chance to drive down for the winning score.

The drive would begin with a nine-yard run by Young, followed by a five-yard run by Benson to give Texas a 1st down at its 48-yard-line when Young completed an eight-yard pass to Scaife which put the Longhorns in Michigan territory.

Young would then run for 14 yards and a 1st down at the Michigan 30-yard-line as the quarterback would keep it himself on the next three plays, running for an additional 11 yards to put the Longhorns at the Wolverines' 19-yard-line with less than a minute to go.

From there, the Longhorns keep it conservative as Young handed off it to Benson on the next two plays until the clock wound down to two seconds when Brown called timeout and sent in the field goal unit to win the game with a 37-yard field goal.

Carr would then call back-to-back timeouts in hopes of icing kicker Dusty Magnum, a former walk-on who had earned a scholarship since he began kicking for the Longhorns in 2001.

As Mangum waited to attempt the kick, Brown went to his senior kicker and told him "You're the luckiest human being in the world because your last kick at Texas will win the Rose Bowl."

Finally, the field goal was attempted as Magnum's kick glazed the elbow of Michigan defensive back Ernest Shazor, then just misses the hands of Wolverines linebacker Roy Manning, to wobbly pass through the uprights as time expired, giving the Longhorns a 38-37 win.

Dusty Magnum kicks what would turn out to be the game-winning field goal.

The loss was a bitter pill for the Wolverines to swallow as they would finish the season with a 9-3 record and ranked #14 in the final AP poll and #12 in the final coaches poll.

The Wolverines would get one more trip to the Rose Bowl during Carr's tenure as Michigan head coach which ended after the 2007 season, which was a 32-18 loss to USC.

As for Texas, they would finish the season ranked #4 in the coaches poll and #5 in the AP poll as the Longhorns finished the season with a 11-1 record, their best since 1983.

Young and the Longhorns would return to the Rose Bowl one year later, this time against the Trojans in the BCS National Championship Game, where Young threw for 267 yards and ran for 200 yards and scored three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 19 seconds to go, to give Texas a 41-38 win and the Longhorns their first national championship since 1970(To real about that game, click on the link highlighted here: https://oldschoolsportsblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/college-football-old-school-game-of_13.html).

College Football Old School Game of the Week: Edwards Leads Michigan Back from 17-Point Deficit to Beat Sparty in 3OT Classic

 

Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards would catch 11 passes for 189 yards and score three touchdowns in the Wolverines' memorable win over Michigan State in 2004.

When it comes to who Michigan fans and observers believe is the greatest wide receiver in school history, many will argue for 3-time All American Anthony Carter or 1991 Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard.

But some can make a case for Braylon Edward, who is the all-time leader in career receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns in Michigan football history.

His signature performance came in 2004 when the #12 ranked Wolverines hosted their instate rivals, the Michigan State Spartans in one of the greatest games in which the winner receives the Paul Bunyan Trophy.

Michigan came into the game with a 7-1 record, having won their previous six games after losing to Notre Dame 28-20 in their second game of the season.

The Wolverines were led by head coach Lloyd Carr, who was in his 10th season as the head coach of "Big Blue" hoping to lead Michigan back to the Rose Bowl for the second straight year and third time during his tenure.

The Wolverines were led by Edwards, who had back-to-back 1,000 yard receiving seasons going in to his senior year in 2004.

Despite the fact that he had a true freshman in Chad Henne at quarterback and freshman Mike Hart at running back, Edwards was still a force as he had caught 56 passes for 706 yards and eight touchdowns up to this point in the season.

While the Wolverines were looking at Pasadena, the Spartans were just hoping to reach any bowl game as they entered the game with a 4-3 record under second-year head coach John L. Smith.

The Spartans entered their annual showdown with Michigan as 11-point underdogs as they traveled to the "Big House" a place where the Spartans had not won since their memorable 1990 upset over then #1 Michigan.

After forcing the Wolverines to punt on their opening possession, the Spartans got the ball at their 20-yard-line and picked up a 1st down until they faced a 2nd & 13 at their 28-yard-line.

That is when quarterback Drew Stanton handed the ball off to running back Deandra Cobb, who bursted through the middle for a 72-yard touchdown run to give Michigan State a 7-0 lead just 3:35 into the game.

Michigan would respond with an eight-play, 80-yard drive, with the Wolverines passing the ball only once on the drive as Hart carried the ball five times for 42 yards, including the seven-yard touchdown which tied the game at 7 midway through the first quarter.

Michigan running back Mike Hart would carry the ball 33 times for 224 yards and one touchdown.

Back would come the Spartans as their begin their next possession at their 21-yard-line with Stanton completing a 15-yard pass to Terry Love to start the drive, then finding Eric Knott for 21 yards and a 1st down at the Michigan 43-yard-line.

Following an incomplete pass, Stanton would run for 11 yards and another 1st down, then after two runs by the quarterback that picked up six yards, Stanton connected with Agim Shabij for eight yards and a 1st down at the Wolverines' 18-yard-line.

An eight-yard pass to Knott followed by a Michigan pass interference penalty put the Spartans at the Wolverines five-yard-line when Stanton ran it in for a five-yard touchdown to give Michigan State a 14-7 lead with 2:56 left in the first quarter.

The Spartans would get an excellent opportunity to extend the lead when after forcing the Wolverines to go three-and-out, Michigan State linebacker Marshall Campbell blocked the punt to give the Spartans the ball at the Michigan 30-yard-line.

However, the Spartans would lose three yards on the next three plays, forcing them to settle for a 50-yard field goal attempt by Dave Rayner which sailed wide right and no good to keep it 14-7 as the first quarter came to an end.

Following another Michigan three-and-out, the Spartans had the ball at their seven-yard-line when Stanton connected with Knott for nine yards on 2nd & 13, then ran for 19 yards and a 1st down at the Michigan State 35-yard-line, which was followed by a 17-yard run by Jason Teague to give the Spartans a 1st down at the Michigan 48-yard-line.

It appeared that the Spartans were going to put another touchdown on the scoreboard after Stanton hit Jason Randall for 29 yards, then ran for 15 yards to set up 1st & goal at the Michigan four-yard-line.

But after Cobb picked up three yards on 1st down, Stanton was stopped for no gain on 2nd down, which was followed by Michigan linebacker LaMar Woodley dropping Cobb for a five-yard loss on third down, forcing the Spartans to settle for a 22-yard field goal by Rayner which increased Michigan State's lead to 17-7 with 9:10 left in the second quarter.

Both teams would trade punts until the Wolverines got the ball at their 45-yard-line with 3:10 left in the first half when Hart ran for 11 yards to pick up a Michigan 1st down, which was followed by back-to-back completions of 11 yards each, first to Jason Avant, and then to Edwards to give Michigan a 1st down at the Spartans' 22-yard-line.

However, the Wolverines would go backwards as a false start penalty followed by a quarterback sack pushed the Wolverines back to the Michigan State 36-yard-line to set up 2nd & 24.

An incomplete pass followed by a 19-yard pass to Edwards would set up Garrett Rivas' 34-yard field goal with 49 seconds left before halftime that cut the Spartans' lead to 17-10.

The Spartans would run out the clock to end the first half with a 17-10 lead and were set to get the ball to start the second half.

However, Stanton would not lead the Spartans in the second half as he was knocked out of the game after seprating his right shoulder toward the end of the first half and was replaced by Damon Dowdell at quarterback.

Dowdell and the Spartans would be forced to punt following their opening possession of the first half, giving the ball back to the Wolverines at their 13-yard-line.

The Wolverines would drive to the Spartans' 26-yard-line when Henne connected with Edwards for a five-yard pass, only to have Edwards lose the ball when he was hit by Spartans cornerback Jaren Hayes, leading to a fumble that was recovered by safety Eric Smith to give Michigan State the ball at its 21-yard-line.

After both teams punted on their ensuing possessions, the Spartans got the ball back at the Michigan 45-yard-line when Dowdell completed a 22-yard pass to Aaron Alexander for a 1st down at the Wolverines' 23-yard-line, which was followed by four straight running plays that picked up 14 yards as the third quarter came to an end with the Spartans still ahead 17-10.

Michigan State running back Deandra Cobb would run for 205 yards on 22 carries and score two TDs.

Two more running plays would leave the Spartans one yard short of the end zone as 4th down approached when Smith decided to send in the field goal unit as Rayner made a 19-yard field goal to increase Michigan State's lead to 20-10 with 13:30 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Then after forcing another Michigan three-and-out, the Spartans got the ball at their 27-yard-line where they picked up one 1st down before going backwards and facing a 3rd & 12 when Cobb exploded for his second long touchdown run of the game, a 64-yarder to increase the Spartans' lead to 27-10 with 8:43 left in the fourth quarter.

Following the Cobb touchdown, the Wolverines got the ball back at their seven-yard-line desperately needing a score in hopes of staging a comeback from 17 points down.

That is when Edwards, who had been held to 40 yards on four catches, took over the game.

After a four-yard run by Hart to start the drive, Edwards made a seven-yard catch to give Michigan a 1st down at its 18-yard-line.

A 13-yard run by Hart followed by a 11-yard pass from Henne to Avant put the Wolverines at their 42-yard-line when Henne connected with Edwards for a 46-yard gain to put Michigan at the Michigan State 12-yard-line.

However, the Spartans' defense would allow only five more yards on the next three plays forcing a 4th & 5 from the Michigan State seven-yard-line.

Knowing his team could still needed two scores, Carr opted for the field goal, which Rivas made from 24 yards out to cut the Spartans' lead to 27-13 with 6:27 left in the fourth quarter.

Michigan then lined up for an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff which looked it like it was going to be recovered by Michigan State's Jeremy Scott, only for him to lose control of the football, which was eventually recovered by Michigan's Brian Thompson to recover the onside kick at the Wolverines' 38-yard-line(The kick did go 10 yards by the way).

Hart would then run for 11 yards which become a 26-yard play as Spartans linebacker David Herron was called for a face mask penalty to put the Wolverines at the Michigan State 36-yard-line.

That is when Henne went deep and threw a bomb for Edwards, who outjumped Jaren Hayes in the right corner of the end zone to make the 36-yard touchdown catch to make it a 27-20 game with 6:12 remaining in regulation.

Having scored 10 points in just 15 seconds, Carr decided to kick it deep on the ensuing kickoff and was rewarded with a defensive stop as the Spartans punted the ball back to the Wolverines, who took over at the Michigan State 47-yard-line following a 16-yard return by Steve Breaston with 3:13 left in regulation.

Hart would run for 26 yards to begin the drive to give Michigan a 1st down at the Spartans' 21-yard-line when Henne went lofted a pass toward the right corner of the end zone where Edwards once again outjumped Hayes to make the catch for the touchdown that went with Rivas' extra point tied the game at 27 with 2:59 left in the fourth quarter.

With their 17-point lead evaporated, the Spartans took over at their 20-yard-line and looked to Cobb in hopes of leading Michigan State down the field for a game-winning score.

After he was dropped for a four-yard-loss on 1st down, Cobb would run for 25 yards and a 1st down at the Michigan State 41-yard-line.

A false start penalty pushed the Spartans back five yards as Cobb would carry the ball on the next two plays, gaining only four yards to set up 3rd & 11 when Dowdell's pass for Matt Trannon fell incomplete, forcing the Spartans to punt and give the Wolverines the ball at their 20-yard-line with 54 seconds left.

However, Carr decided to play conservative as Hart, would carry the ball three straight times, picking up seven yards to force a Michigan punt as the Spartans spent their last two timeouts in order to give their offense one last chance at winning the game before the end of regulation.

A short punt by Adam Finley gave the Spartans the ball at the 50-yard-line with three seconds left, just enough time to throw a "Hail Mary" pass.

That is when Dowdell threw a deep pass intended for Cobb, when the running back drew a pass interference penalty on Michigan cornerback Leon Hall to give Michigan State 15 yards and a 1st down at the Wolverines' 35-yard-line, but more importantly one untimed play allowing them to send in Rayner to attempt a game-winning 52-yard field goal.

But Rayner's kick was short as the game would move into overtime with the score tied 27-27.

Michigan quarterback Chad Henne would complete 24 of 35 passes for 273 yards and throw four touchdown passes.

The Wolverines got the ball first and got eight yards on their first two plays to set up 3rd & 2 when Hart was stopped one yard short of the 1st down by Michigan State cornerback Roderick Maples, forcing Michigan to settle for a 33-yard field goal by Rivas to give Michigan its first lead of the game at 30-27.

Now it was the Spartans' turn in overtime as they knew if they scored a touchdown they would win the game.

Cobb ran the ball twice, picking up 12 yards and a 1st down at the Michigan 13-yard-line until Dowdell threw an incomplete pass on 1st down, which was followed by a nine-yard run by Cobb to set up 3rd & 1 when Michigan linebacker Roy Manning dropped Cobb for a two-yard-loss, forcing the Spartans to settle for a 23-yard field goal by Rayner to tie the game at 30 and send it to a second overtime.

Michigan State would get the ball to start the second overtime period as Dowdell connected with Shabaj for 15 yards on 1st down to give the Spartans 1st & goal at the Michigan 10-yard-line.

That is when Teague ran the ball three straight times with the last carry being an one-yard touchdown to give the Spartans a 37-30 lead.

Needing a touchdown to stay alive, Henne connected with Avant for six yards to start the drive, then found Edwards for 11 yards and a 1st down at the Spartans' eight-yard-line.

Three plays later, Henne found Avant in the end zone for a five-yard touchdown that with Rivas' extra point tied the game at 37 and sent it into a third overtime with Michigan set to get the ball to start the third overtime session.

Two plays would pick up just one yard to set up 3rd & 9 when Henne found Edwards on a crossing route for a 24-yard touchdown to put Michigan ahead 43-37.

Then it was time to go for two as overtime rules in 2004 stated that a team must attempt a two-point conversion after they score a touchdown in the third overtime or beyond.

Henne would find Tim Massaquoi in the back of the end zone for the two point conversion to make it 45-37 in favor of Michigan.

Needing a touchdown and a two-point conversion to force a fourth overtime period, the Spartans' third overtime drive went downhill quickly as an incomplete pass and an offensive pass interference penalty pushed the Spartans back 15 yards to set up 2nd & 25 from the Michigan 40-yard-line.

Dowdell would connect with Trannon for 17 yards on 2nd down then threw an incomplete pass to set up a do-or-die 4th & 8.

Dowdell would throw a pass intended for Aaron Alexander, but the pass would fall incomplete to end the game with the Wolverines prevailing 45-37 after three overtime periods.

The Spartans never recovered from their heartbreaking loss to Michigan as they would drop three of their last four regular season games to finish with a 5-7 record while Michigan would go on to win the Big 10 conference title and earn a second straight trip to the Rose Bowl, where they would fall 38-37 to the Texas Longhorns.

As for Edwards, he would finish the season with 97 catches for 1,330 yards and 15 touchdowns which earned him the Fred Biletnikoff Award given to the best receiver in college football.

Edwards would then go on to an eight-year career in the NFL which he played for four different teams with his best season coming in 2007 with the Cleveland Browns as he caught 80 passes for 1,289 yards and scored 16 touchdowns that year.

To this day, Edwards remains the all-time leader in receptions, yards, and touchdown receptions at the University of Michigan.

College Football Old School Game of the Week: Michigan Knocks off Undefeated Penn State With Walk-off TD

Michigan wide receiver Mario Manningham catches the game-winning touchdown as time expires in Michigan's win over Penn State.

When most football fans think of the name Mario Manningham, they think of his incredible 38-yard catch on the first play of the New York Giants' game-winning touchdown drive in Super Bowl XLVI.
But if you ask a Michigan Wolverines football fan about Manningham, probably the first thing that will come to their mind is his heroics against Penn State in the middle of the 2005 season.The Wolverines were having an up-and-down season as they entered the Penn State game as they had gone through the first six games winning one game, then losing another as they stood with a 3-3 record and coming off a 23-20 loss to Minnesota.
The season was already considered a disappointment, considering they had returning starting quarterback Chad Henne, running back Mike Hart, and wide receiver Steve Breaston from a team that had played in the last two Rose Bowls.
With a Big 10 championship and a third straight trip to the Rose Bowl looking pretty grim, head coach Lloyd Carr and his Wolverines were just hoping to get a berth in a good bowl game as they prepared to host the undefeated Penn State Nittany Lions.
Penn State was having a bit of a renaissance after having four losing seasons in the past five years as they traveled to the "Big House" entering the game with a 6-0 record their best start since 1999.
The Nittany Lions were led by legendary head coach Joe Paterno and a roster which featured senior Michael Robinson at quarterback and a defense which featured All-American defensive end Tamba Hali and eventual Butkus award winner Paul Posulszny at linebacker.
Even though the Nittany Lions were riding high and the Wolverines were struggling, Penn State was not taking this game for granted as they had not defeated Michigan since 1996 and had lost their last six meetings to the Wolverines(the two teams did not play in 2003 or 2004).
The Nittany Lions got the ball to start the game and drove from their 20-yard-line to the Michigan 30-yard-line in eight plays until they were faced with a 4th & 1 situation.
Instead of attempting a long field goal, Paterno had the Penn State offense go for the 1st down which they got after running back Tony Hunt picked up seven yards on the 4th down play.
Three plays later, the Nittany Lions were be faced with another 4th & 1 situation, this time at the Michigan 14-yard-line.
Paterno sent in the field goal unit but kicker Kevin Kelly's 32-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right, giving the Wolverine the ball at their 20-yard-line midway through the first quarter.
The rest of the first quarter would be a punting contest as neither team would mount a serious scoring threat until early in the second quarter when the Nittany Lions drove from their five-yard-line to the Michigan 28-yard-line to set up a 45-yard field goal attempt by Kelly, which fell short to keep scoreless with 7:12 left to go before halftime.
Following Penn State's second missed field goal of the game, the Michigan offense put together it best drive of the game as a 23-yard run by Antonio Bass and a 21-yard pass from Henne to Jason Avant led to a 35-yard field goal by Garrett Rivas to give Michigan a 3-0 lead with 4:28 left in the second quarter.
The Nittany Lions would begin its ensuing possession at their own 23-yard-line but quickly drove to the Michigan 49-yard-line as Robinson completed three passes in a row for 28 yards.
But on the 4th play of the drive, Robinson lost the football after he was hit by Michigan linebacker Dave Harris, resulting in a fumble recovery by defensive back Brandon Harrison to give the Wolverines the football at their 39-yard-line with 2:31 left in the first half.
From there, the Wolverines would drive to the Penn State 18-yard-line until a sack by Hali for an nine-yard-loss forced the Wolverines to settle for a 45-yard field goal attempt by Rivas which fell short.
Robinson would take a knee to run out the clock as the Nittany Lions went into the halftime break down 3-0.

Penn State quarterback Michael Robinson threw for 239 yards on 19-of-34 passing and run for 67 yards on 17 carries.

Michigan got the ball to start the second half and drove 72 yards in 10 plays, primarily on the legs of Hart, who would carry the ball four times for 32 yards on the drive, including a two-yard touchdown for the game's first touchdown to increase the Wolverines' lead to 10-0 with 11:10 left in the third quarter.
After both teams punted on their ensuing possessions, the Nittany Lions got the ball at their 26-yard-line and only picked up five yards on the first two plays of the drive to set up a 3rd & 5 at their 31-yard-line when Robinson connected with Terrell Golden for 56 yards that became a 63-yard play after Michigan was called for roughing the passer to set up Penn State with a 1st & goal at the Michigan six-yard-line.
However, the Michigan defense would stiffen and force the Nittany Lions to settle for another Kelly field goal attempt, which this time he made from 25 yards out to put Penn State on the board down 10-3 with five seconds left in the third quarter.
The Penn State defense would force Michigan to punt on their next possession to give the Nittany Lions offense the ball at their 37-yard-line with 12:53 left in the 4th quarter.
That is when the fireworks began as the game turned from a defensive stalemate into a track meet.
It all began on the first play after the punt as Hunt would run for 63 yards to the Michigan two-yard-line, eventually leading to a four-yard touchdown run by Robinson that with Kelly's extra point tied the game at 10 with 11:56 left in regulation.
The Wolverines would get the ball back at their 28-yard-line for their next possession but on the first play from scrimmage, Henne would fumble the football at the end of a seven-yard-run as he was stripped of the football by Penn State cornerback Alan Zemaitis who then ran it back for a 35-yard touchdown to give the Nittany Lions their first lead of the game at 16-10.
Chaos would ensue on the extra point as the Penn State holder botched the snap, only to have Kelly pick it up and run it in for a two-point conversion to increase the Nittany Lions' lead to 18-10 with 11:39 to go in the game.
After giving up 18 straight points, the Wolverines needed a spark and got it on the ensuing kickoff as Breaston's 39-yard return gave Michigan the ball at their 45-yard-line.
It would only take the Wolverines five plays to get in the end zone as Henne connected with Manningham for a 33-yard touchdown to bring Michigan to within two at 18-16.
The Wolverines went for the two-point conversion and after Hart ran it in the end zone for a succesful two-point conversion, the game was tied at 18 with 9:32 left in regulation.
The Michigan defense would force Penn State to punt on its ensuing possession, getting the ball back at their 43-yard-line after a 25-yard return by Breaston.
From there, the Wolverines would drive 28 yards in nine plays, culminating with a 47-yard field goal by Rivas to give Michigan a 21-18 lead with 3:45 left in the fourth quarter.
Then on the second play of the Nittany Lions' ensuing possession, Michigan cornerback Leon Hall picked off a Robinson pass intended and ran it back 14 yards to the Penn State 31-yard-line to give the Wolverines a chance to put the nail in the coffin with another score or just by running out the clock.

Michigan running back Mike Hart carried the ball 23 times for 108 yards and scored a touchdown while catching four passes for 40 yards.

However a holding penalty on Hall's return pushed the Wolverines back to the Penn State 41-yard-line and after three plays netted seven yards, the Wolverines were faced with a 4th & 3 at the Nittany Lions' 34-yard-line with 2:53 to play.
Perhaps persuaded by the fact that Penn State had used all three of their timeouts, Carr decided to punt the ball and try to pin the Nittany Lions deep in their own territory.
But that did not work as Rivas' punt traveled only 15 yards giving Penn State the ball at their 19-yard-line with 2:46 left and a chance to at least tie the game with a field goal.
The drive began with a 10-yard pass from Robinson to Golden, which was followed by a 29-yard pass to Jordan Norwood to give Penn State a 1st down at the Michigan 42-yard-line.
Robinson would then hit Golden again for seven yards, then ran for six yards to give Penn State an apparent 1st down, only to have it called back because of a holding penalty setting up 2nd & 7 from the Michigan 39-yard-line.
After two straight incomplete passes, the Nittany Lions were faced with a do-or-die 4th & 7 when Robinson scrambled for eight yards and a 1st down at the Michigan 31-yard-line.
After an incomplete pass  on 1st down, Robinson hit tight end Isaac Smolko for 16 yards to give Penn State a 1st down at the Michgan 15-yard-line.
After two more incomplete passes, Penn State got a 1st & goal at the four-yard-line after Hall was called for pass interference.
That is when Robinson ran it in for the go-ahead touchdown with 53 seconds left to give Penn State a 25-21 lead.
The Wolverines would get the ball back with all three timeouts left and a chance to pull out the win if they could drive for a touchdown.
Their quest would begin with good field position as Breaston returned the ensuing kickoff 40 yards to the Michigan 46-yard-line, giving Henne 54 yards and 42 seconds to drive toward the end zone.
The drive began with a 17-yard pass to Avant to give Michigan a 1st down at the Penn State 36-yard-line which was followed by a four-yard pass to Carl Tabb as the Wolverines called timeout with 28 seconds left as they faced a 2nd & 6 situation.
Following the timeout, Henne hit tight end Tyler Ecker, who stepped out of bounds one yard short of the 1st down.
Then on 3rd & 1, the Wolverines surprised the Nittany Lions by handing the ball off to Hart, who picked up 11 yards before stepping out of bounds at the Penn State 16-yard-line with 18 seconds left.
From there, Henne fired an incomplete pass on 1st down, then found Manningham for six yards to set up 3rd & 4 at the Penn State 10-yard-line.
That is when Henne fired a pass intended for Breaston in the end zone, which fell incomplete and left one second on the clock, enough time for one more play.
Henne lined up behind center, dropped back, and fired a slant pass to Manningham in the back of the end zone for the touchdown to give Michigan the 27-25 upset and hand Penn State its first loss of the season.

The last-second loss to Michigan would be the only one of the season for Penn State as they would finish the season with 11-1 record and the school's first Big 10 championship since 1994.
But since the national championship game was being played at the Rose Bowl that season, the Nittany Lions had to travel to Miami to take on Florida State, whom they defeated 26-23 in triple overtime.
As for the Wolverines, the win over Penn State sparked a four-game winning streak which ended with a 25-21 loss to Ohio State, which was followed by a 32-28 loss to Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl as the Wolverines finished with a disappointing 7-5 record, but would bounce back the following year to finish 11-2.
As for Manningham, he would eventually became Michigan's leading receiver by his junior season in 2007 as he caught 72 passes for 1,174 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Manningham would forego his final season of eligibility and enter the 2008 NFL Draft where he was selected in the third round by the New York Giants.
Manningham's NFL career would only last seven seasons as he caught 211 passes for 2,849 yards and 19 touchdowns during his career, but he did etch his name in Super Bowl lore with his famous catch in Super Bowl XLVI.