The Tigers scored 6 successive points and pulled to 45-41 with 5:07 to go.
Trailing by 15-12, the Tigers scored 16 straight points, taking a 28-15 lead with 8 minutes 47 seconds remaining in the first half.
The Tigers had scored 900 or more runs each season from 1934 to 1937.
It was the last run the Tigers would score, and more than enough to win.
The Tigers scored twice in the first and three times in the second to go up 5-0.
The Tigers scored two runs in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead.
After a defensive first half, the Tigers scored a touchdown and a field goal in the third quarter to take a 15-0 lead.
Since the start of the 1996 season, the Tigers have scored 500 goals and these three had 262 of them.
The Tigers have not scored 10 runs in any game this season.
At one point, the Tigers - who had shot only 29 percent in the first half - scored on 12 consecutive possessions.