Robinson-led No. 25 Michigan routs Illinois 45-0

By Larry Lage

Associated Press

Published: Saturday, Oct. 13 2012 4:45 p.m. MDT

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Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson (16) breaks away from Illinois defensive linemen Glenn Foster (91) and Justin Staples (54) for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

Carlos Osorio, Associated Press

Summary

Denard Robinson threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, leading No. 25 Michigan in a 45-0 win over Illinois on Saturday.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Denard Robinson threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, leading No. 25 Michigan in a 45-0 win over Illinois on Saturday.

The Wolverines (4-2, 2-0 Big Ten) got a scare when Robinson left the game with an undisclosed injury late in the first quarter. He missed just one-plus possessions, though, and returned to score on a 6-yard run to put Michigan up 17-0 late in the first half.

Robinson ran for a 49-yard score — giving him 10,000-plus career yards of offense — on the Wolverines' first drive of the second half and tossed an 8-yard TD pass to Devin Funchess on their next possession to make it 31-0.

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