Sept. 25, 2004

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Braylon Edwards caught six passes for 150 yards and a touchdown and No. 18 Michigan turned four turnovers into 27 points in a 30-17 win over Iowa on Saturday.

The Wolverines (3-1, 1-0) won their 23rd consecutive Big Ten opener. They have won 12 straight at home since Iowa handed them their worst loss at Michigan Stadium since 1967.

Ed Hinkel's one-handed, diving TD catch on the opening drive gave the Hawkeyes (2-2, 0-1) their only lead. Hinkel's 10-yard TD midway through the fourth quarter pulled them to 30-17.

Chad Henne was 16-of-26 for 236 yards with a TD and, most importantly for Michigan, no turnovers.

Iowa first-year starter Drew Tate was 24-of-32 for 270 yards, two TDs, two interceptions and a botched handoff that led to a fumble.

Michael Hart ran for 99 yards and a TD for the Wolverines. Iowa's Jermelle Lewis was limited to 35 yards on 14 carries.

The Wolverines started the game ranked first in the nation with 14 takeaways and might stay on top after recovering three fumbles and intercepting two passes.

After Michigan cut Iowa's lead to 7-3 midway through the first quarter, the Wolverines scored the rest of their points off turnovers. They would've added another score to the total, but Hart fumbled as he lunged toward the end zone.

Michigan scored two TDs over a 2:07 span of the second quarter to take a 16-7 lead. It went ahead 23-10 late in the third and took a 20-point lead early in the fourth on Grant Mason's interception and 25-yard return.

Michigan cornerback Leon Hall intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.

Iowa had won two straight against Michigan, including a 34-9 victory two years ago at Michigan Stadium, but the Hawkeyes have still never won three in a row against the Wolverines.

In the first half, Edwards had four catches for 132 yards, including a 39-yard reception that fell a yard short of the end zone. He had just two catches after halftime, but both were for first downs.

On the first play from scrimmage, Tate completed a 24-yard pass to a wide-open Tony Jackson and three plays later, a 23-yard pass to a wide-open Clinton Solomon. The Hawkeyes scored when Hinkel leaped to snag Tate's 2-yard lob with his right hand, pulled the football to his chest and got his right knee in bounds.

One play after Hinkel fumbled the ball away, the 6-foot-3 Edwards used his 6-inch height advantage over Jovan Johnson to catch a 58-yard TD and put Michigan ahead 10-7.

Two plays after Hall dove for an interception, Henne's 1-yard sneak put the Wolverines up 16-7. Garrett Rivas then missed his third extra point this season.

Iowa picked up five first downs on its first five plays of the second half, but stalled inches short of a sixth, and chose to kick. Kyle Schlicher's 25-yard field goal made it 16-10.