with polls: Your chance to grade Michigan's performance against Notre Dame

By Pete Cunningham Sports Director

Posted on Sat, Sep 22, 2012 : 11 p.m.

Michigan cornerback Raymon Taylor, left, comes up with an interception as Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Brown looks on at Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 22, 2012.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

There was no fourth quarter magic for Denard Robinson and the Michigan football team this time around as Notre Dame held on for a 13-6 win over the Wolverines.

Michigan football reporter Kyle Meinke passed out individual grades for the Michigan players , now it's your chance to grade Michigan's offensive, defensive, special teams, coaching and overall performances.

Offense

The turnovers. Oh the turnovers. Just when it looked like the Michigan offense was getting going, a sustained drive would end with a Notre Dame player with the ball in his hands. Over, and over, and over, and over again. On the positive side, the Wolverines moved the ball well when they could keep it.

Defense

Michigan's defense played arguably its best game of the season (UMass doesn't count). Despite Michigan continually giving the ball away, Notre Dame was limited in what it could do offensively. The Wolverines even came up with a few turnovers of their own, which they've struggled to do previously.

Special Teams

Two made field goals and one made, solid play -- but nothing special -- from Dennis Norfleet in the return game, and good punting from Will Hagerup.

Coaching

Always tough to judge. Should Michigan have thrown less and run more? How much of the positives were due to coaching, and how much were just players making plays? How much of the negatives should be on the coaching staff and how much of it is players making mistakes?

Overall

Put it all together, and what do you get?

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