West Lafayette, Ind. ? Michigan is proving that sometimes experience isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Freshman Michael Hart rushed for 206 yards, and Garrett Rivas hit a 35-yard field goal with 2:45 to go to lift the 13th-ranked Wolverines to a 16-14 victory Saturday over No. 12 Purdue.

Hart broke Ricky Powers’ record for rushing yards by a Michigan freshman and also caught a touchdown pass from fellow freshman Chad Henne to help the Wolverines (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten) keep pace with No. 6 Wisconsin atop the conference.

“Michael Hart certainly has done his share,” Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. “He’s a special kid.”

Michigan’s talented teens, Hart and Henne, outplayed Purdue’s star seniors, Kyle Orton and Taylor Stubblefield.

Orton was 14-for-30 for 213 yards, a touchdown and an interception and Stubblefield had just one catch for 10 yards.