Michigan runs all over Purdue with 36-14 victory

**Admin** Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:04 pm

Fitzgerald Toussaint ran for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns to lead the 17th-ranked Michigan Wolverines in a 36-14 win over the Purdue Boilermakers. The Wolverines (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) bounced back from their first loss of the season, two weeks ago at Michigan State, and moved into a first-place tie with the Spartans and Nebraska in the conference’s Legends Division.

Toussaint had 155 yards rushing through three quarters, helping Michigan find a rusher to take some of the load from quarterback Denard Robinson. Backup Michael Shaw ran for a 37-yard TD on his first carry early in the fourth for a 36-7 lead.

Denard Robinson completed five of his first six passes, before locking in on a target and throwing an interception in Purdue territory. He finished 9 of 14 for 170 yards. Robinson ran 15 times, his third-lowest total this year, for 63 yards and a score on Michigan’s first drive that made it 7-all midway through the first quarter.