Michigan has struggled against Ohio State in recent seasons but won 40-34 on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.

Denard Robinson passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more to lead No. 17 Michigan to a 40-34 win over Ohio State Saturday at Michigan Stadium.

Braxton Miller threw for two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Ohio State to a 24-23 halftime lead.

Michigan took a six-point lead early in the third, 30-24, on Robinson's 20-yard scoring pass to Martavious Odoms.

Ohio State had a chance to take the lead when Michigan punter Will Hagerup mishandled the snap and put the Buckeyes at the Wolverine 31. But OSU settled for a 21-yard field goal by Drew Basil, making it a 3-point game.

Early in the fourth Michigan went up 37-27 on Robinson's 4-yard TD pass to Kevin Koger.

Ohio State came right back and scored on Dan Herron's 4-yard run. The Wolverines came back and almost scored twice. Fitzgerald Toussaint, was ruled after he had apparently scored, to be at the 1-foot line. On the next play, Robinson's 1-yard TD run was nullified on two major penalties against the Wolverines. Brendan Gibbon's 43-yard field goal made it a 6-point lead.

Courtney Avery intercepted a Miller pass to seal the win with less than a minute to play.

The Buckeyes scored on the game's first drive with Miller throwing a 54-yard pass to a wide open Corey Brown for the touchdown.

Later in the quarter, Buckeye left tackle Mike Adams was called for holding in the end zone, giving Michigan a safety. The Wolverines took advantage on the free kick with another touchdown drive capped off with Robinson passing 26 yards to Junior Hemingway for the touchdown.

Ohio State, trailing 16-7, cut the gap early in the second quarter on Drew Basil's 35-yard field goal. After OSU recovered a Michigan fumble at the Wolverine 31, Braxton scampered for 19 yards to put the Buckeyes in front.

Robinson scored from 6 yards out to put his team back in the lead. But late in the half, Miller passed 43 yards to DeVier Posey to give his team the one-point halftime lead 24-23.

Michigan, 10-2 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten, was hoping to enhance its chances for a BCS bowl with a victory. Ohio State, 6-6 overall and 3-5 in the conference, has a 9-2 advantage in the last 11 meetings between the two schools.