EVANSTON, Ill.

- John Navarre passed for 288 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 5 Michigan forced three turnovers in a 41-10 win over Northwestern on Saturday.

Michigan (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten) is one victory from its league-record 41st conference championship and a likely trip to the Rose Bowl. Michigan hosts No. 4 Ohio State next Saturday.

Navarre led the Wolverines to a 24-point second quarter with TD passes to Braylon Edwards and Jason Avant, who made a spectacular one-handed grab to give Michigan a 31-3 lead at halftime.

Navarre completed 22 of 31 passes before leaving with the rest of the Michigan starters in the third quarter.

Wolverines running back Chris Perry had touchdown runs of 2 and 1 yards and rushed for 122 yards. He also had five catches for 50 yards.

Northwestern (5-6, 3-4) was held to just 261 yards on offense.