Things you might not have known about Michigan football’s Big Ten Championship Game win

Isaiah Hole
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Michigan football has finally done it, winning the Big Ten Championship after a 16-year drought. The Wolverines put a hurting on the Iowa Hawkeyes, winning 42-3, in an emphatic performance across all three phases of the game.

The folks over at MGoBlue.com put together some things — facts, stats, and tidbits — that you might not have known about Michigan’s big win over Iowa to secure the 2021 Big Ten Championship.

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What Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said about Michigan football after the Big Ten Championship Game

Facts/tidbits:

  • The Wolverines captured the first Big Ten Championship Game victory in program history, marking the program’s league-leading 43rd Big Ten title and the program’s first under head coach Jim Harbaugh.

  • U-M has achieved its first 12-win season since 1997 and the third in program history (1905). The Wolverines have won 10 games or more four times under head coach Jim Harbaugh.

  • The program captured its first conference title since 2004.

  • With the win, U-M has improved to 43-15-4 in 62 contests against their Big Ten foe, Iowa. U-M has won 14 of the last 22 matchups. This was the 13th meeting between the two programs with both teams ranked in the A.P. Poll. U-M is up to 7-5-1 in those contests.

  • The Wolverines improve to 4-0 this season in night games.

  • Four of Michigan’s six touchdown drives were at least 75 yards in length (75, 80, 82, 81 yards).

  • Running back Blake Corum’s 67-yard touchdown to open the scoring matched his career-long 67-yard run against Washington (week two). It was the fifth-longest play in Big Ten Championship history.

  • Running back Donovan Edwards’ 75-yard touchdown pass to Roman Wilson (three) was the third-longest pass play in Big Ten Championship game history and U-M’s 12th touchdown of 50-plus yards on offense.

  • Edwards has touchdowns rushing, receiving, and passing this season. Previously, the last Wolverine to score in all three ways in a single season was Vincent Smith, who did it all against Minnesota in 2011.

  • Aidan Hutchinson added to his single-season program sack record with one in the second quarter, giving him 14.0 on the season.

  • Running back Hassan Haskins’ third-quarter touchdown tied Ron Johnson’s 1968 single-season record 19 rushing touchdowns. He then set the single-season record with his 20th rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.

  • Safety Caden Kolesar registered his first-career interception.

  • Wide receiver Cornelius Johnson blocked his second punt of the season in the fourth quarter.

  • Safety Brad Hawkins played in his 55th career game, adding to his all-time University of Michigan record for most games played during a career.

  • Punter Brad Robbins recorded a 64-yard punt, one yard shy of matching his single-season long.

  • Tight end Carter Selzer caught his first career reception in the fourth quarter.

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Twitter reactions from Michigan winning the Big Ten championship