ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Penn State finally came up big yesterday at the Big House.

Quarterback Daryll Clark tied his career high with four touchdown passes, including three to wide receiver Graham Zug, as the No. 13 Nittany Lions trounced Michigan, 35-10, before 110,377 fans.

Penn State (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) rebounded from an early, 7-0 deficit to win at the Big House for the first time in the past 13 years.

"It feels good to finally get a win here," outside linebacker Sean Lee said.

Clark became the first Penn State quarterback to win at the Big House since Wally Richardson in 1996. The Lions had dropped five games in a row here before yesterday.

"I think maybe they needed it more than I needed it," coach Joe Paterno said.

Clark completed 16 of 27 passes for 230 yards and tossed two touchdown passes in each half, and tailback Evan Royster ran for 100 yards on 20 carries for the Nittany Lions, who had 396 yards offense en route to their fourth consecutive win.

Clark, who was sacked twice, also broke the career record for most touchdowns responsible for with 55 -- 36 passing and 19 rushing.

"That's probably as good a game as [Daryll's] played this year," quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno said.

With former star receiver Deon Butler watching from the sideline, Clark and Zug put on quite a show.

Zug, who had just four touchdown catches in his career before yesterday, set a career high with touchdown receptions of 10 yards in the first quarter and 11 and 17 yards in the third.

Chaz Powell's 54-yard kickoff return to start the second half set up Zug's first touchdown of the third quarter, and free safety Nick Sukay's fumble recovery set up the other one.

"We took advantage of some weaknesses we noticed," Zug said. "[It was] just a lot of one-on-one coverages. ... It's a great feeling knowing that Daryll trusted me three times for touchdowns."

Zug finished with five catches for 59 yards and had two punt returns for 19, and that pleased his 82-year-old coach.

"He is a very, very steady player," Paterno said. "He's a very smart kid. He came here as a walk-on. ... He isn't one you put a clock on and he lights it up, but he knows how to read routes. He has really good hands and he's a good competitor."

Tight end Andrew Quarless also caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from Clark, beating Michigan middle linebacker Obi Ezeh. It was Quarless' first touchdown reception in the past 16 games, and he finished with two catches for 91 yards.

"I told Daryll in the huddle, I can beat the linebacker every time, and he put it right there," Quarless said.

Penn State's defense surrendered its first first-half touchdown this season before shutting out the Wolverines in the final 30 minutes.

Michigan (5-3, 1-3) scored on its opening drive on tailback Brandon Minor's 1-yard touchdown run. Jason Olesnavage added a 33-yard field goal late in the second quarter.

The Lions had five sacks, forced four turnovers (two fumbles, two interceptions) and held the Wolverines to season lows of 250 yards offense and 10 points.

"We obviously did not play well in any phase," said Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, who is 0-2 against Paterno.

"It's disappointing. ... We had some turnovers that killed us. [Penn State] is a good football team."

Outside linebacker Navorro Bowman had a team-high 11 tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and an interception.

Middle linebacker Josh Hull, defensive end Jack Crawford and defensive tackles Devon Still and Jordan Hill also had sacks, while strong safety Drew Astorino added an interception.

Penn State also was credited with a safety when Michigan center David Moosman snapped the ball out of the end zone.

"It was a statement win for us," said Lee, who did not start but played more than 20 snaps.

"We bounced back after that first touchdown drive and we played great. We played a full four-quarter game."

NOTES -- Punter Jeremy Boone had his second punt blocked this season. ... Collin Wagner kicked field goals of 34 and 29 yards. ... Backup tailback Stephfon Green (right ankle) did not make the trip. ... There were 11 true freshmen on the travel roster.

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