Running back Karan Higdon scored two touchdowns and sophomore quarterback Brandon Peters sparked Michigan in his first extended playing time as the Wolverines defeated Rutgers 35-14 on homecoming Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Peters replaced ineffective senior John O'Korn (3-for-6, 13 yards, interception) in the second quarter and engineered three consecutive touchdown drives. He finished 10-of-14 passing for 124 yards and a score.

Higdon rushed for 158 yards on 18 carries while running back Ty Isaac ran 14 times for 109 yards as Michigan (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) totaled 334 rushing yards.

The Wolverines bounced back from last week's 42-13 loss at No. 2 Penn State by defeating the Scarlet Knights (3-5, 2-3) for the third straight time by a combined 162-30.

Wide receiver Janarion Grant scored on a career-long 65-yard run for Rutgers, which had its first two-game Big Ten winning streak snapped. Quarterback Giovanni Rescigno was 8 of 16 for 101 yards.

Michigan scored first when fullback Khalil Hill capped a 13-play, 80-yard drive -- kept alive by a fourth-and-1 conversion at the Wolverines 41 -- with a 1-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. The Scarlet Knights answered three plays later with Grant's burst.

Peters entered with 7:01 left in the first half and was 3 of 3 for 37 yards on an eight-play, 77-yard jaunt that culminated with Higdon's 10-yard TD run, giving Michigan the lead for good. Peters displayed a nice touch on his first career TD pass -- a 20-yarder to running back Chris Evans -- to make it 21-7 with 23 seconds left in the first half.

The Wolverines' defense forced a three-and-out to begin the third quarter; four plays later, running back Kareem Walker burst into the end zone from the 5. Rutgers answered with running back Gus Edwards' 2-yard touchdown run before Michigan restored its three-touchdown lead when Higdon exploded for a 49-yard TD run with 14:10 remaining.