The Wolverines struck first in the Big Ten heavyweight bout after Khalid Hill capped an 11-play, 77-yard drive by scoring on a 1-yard plunge to give Michigan a 7-0 lead over Wisconsin with 14:56 left in the second quarter.
Michigan’s offense was clicking on its second drive as Wilton Speight started it with a 6-yard pass over middle to an open Jehu Chesson and Chris Evans broke off a 22-yard run to get things rolling.
Speight eventually completed back-to-back passes to Amara Darboh and Evans for 12 and nine yards, respectively, but threw a risky pass to Chesson in double coverage.