No. 14 Michigan 27, No. 13 Minnesota 24

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ Michigan beat Minnesota with a dramatic comeback for the second straight year. <br/><br/>Tyler Ecker caught a short pass from Chad Henne over the middle, eluded two tackles and

Saturday, October 9th 2004, 2:51 pm

By: News On 6

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ Michigan beat Minnesota with a dramatic comeback for the second straight year.

Tyler Ecker caught a short pass from Chad Henne over the middle, eluded two tackles and lumbered down the sideline for a 31-yard touchdown with 1:57 left to give the 14th-ranked Wolverines a 27-24 victory over the No. 13 Golden Gophers on Saturday.

Minnesota led 24-17 early in the fourth quarter _ after scoring 17 straight points _ before losing another heartbreaker against Michigan.

Garrett Rivas' 29-yard field goal with 9:36 left pulled Michigan to 24-20 and started the comeback.

The Wolverines forced the Gophers to punt on their next two possessions to set up the winning drive.

Henne, a freshman, directed a possession that started at Michigan's 13 with 3:04 to play. After four passes for first downs, he found Ecker over the middle and the tight end broke away from Brandon Owens and got past Mike Wojciechowski for the TD.

Last year in Minneapolis, Minnesota had a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter before losing 38-35.