Michigan gets by Wildcats

Devin Gardner ran for a 1-yard touchdown in overtime Saturday and Michigan's defense responded with a stop to give the Wolverines a wild, 38-31, win over Northwestern in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Wolverines (7-3, 5-1 Big Ten) barely prevented the Wildcats (3-3, 7-3) from winning consecutive games in Ann Arbor for the first time since the 1934 and 1936 seasons.

Wisconsin 62, Indiana 14 - Montee Ball and James White ran for a combined 359 yards and five touchdowns to put the Badgers' Big Ten title hopes back on track with a pounding of the host Hoosiers.

Wisconsin (7-3, 4-2) finished with a school-record 564 yards rushing and crushed the Memorial Stadium record for an opponent - 441 yards set by Michigan State in 1974 and matched by Northwestern in 1999.

Purdue 27, Iowa 24 - Paul Griggs drilled a 46-yard field goal as time expired as the visiting Boilermakers stunned the Hawkeyes to snap a five-game losing streak.

Robert Marve threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns for Purdue (4-6, 1-5 Big Ten), which won for the first time in Iowa City in 20 years. Purdue led 24-14 before Iowa (4-6, 2-4) rallied to tie the game with 3:32 left. But the Boilermakers stuffed the Hawkeyes on fourth down with 16 seconds left, and then drove 37 yards to set up the game-winning kick.

Minnesota 17, Illinois 3 - It wasn't pretty, but the Golden Gophers were good enough to beat another Big Ten underachiever, this time in Champaign, Ill. With the win, Minnesota (6-4, 2-4) became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2009. The Illini (2-8, 0-6) have dropped seven straight, including 12 in a row in Big Ten play.