Michigan jumped out to a 21 point lead early in the second quarter before the Buckeyes started coming back. Ohio State cut the lead to 7 on a Damon Moore 55 yd interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter, but Michigan added a field goal to take a 10 point half time lead. Neither team scored in the third quarter. Then the Buckeyes got a field goal early in the fourth in make it a one touchdown game. With just over five minutes to play, the Buckeyes were facing a 4th and 9 from the Michigan 42. Buckeye coach Alan Bernardo then made the call of the game, having his punter Bartholomew run a fake punt and the result was a 42 yard run for a touchdown. The two teams traded three and outs and Michigan had the ball on their own 36 with 1:53 remaining. Chad Henne then hit Manningham for 6 yards, Arrington for 18, Massey for 10 and Hart for 21 on consecutive plays to leave Michigan with a first an goal from the 9 a nd 1:17 remaining. Three Michael Hart runs later burned all the Buckeye time outs and ended in a touchdown for Michigan with 56 ticks on the clock. From his own 20, Joe Germaine hit Jon Lumpkin for 32 yards to the Michigan 48. But Shawn Crable came through to get Michigan's only sack of Germaine for an 11 yard loss. A spike left the Buckeyes with 2 plays. They were only able to pick up seven yards, and Michigan came away with a victory in the game selected as the one number sports rivalry by Sports Illustrated. 31-24.Chad Henne was 21-38 for 344 yards, 2 tds, 3 ints. Joe Germaine was 24-40, 168 yards, 1 td, 1 int.
Mike hart rushed for 134 yards on 28 carries and 2 tds. Mike Wiley was 17-68. Steve Breaston caught 8 passes for 131 yards, 1 td, mostly in the first half. Mario Manningham caught 5 passes for 109 yards including a 61 yard td reception. Daryll Boston caught 8 passes for 63 yards and 1 rd.
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