ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Ticker) -- John Navarre tied his own school record with four touchdown passes to lead seventh-ranked Michigan to a 35-12 victory over Western Michigan.

Navarre completed 14-of-23 passes for 174 yards and was intercepted once as Michigan (2-0) improved to 4-0 all-time against Western Michigan.

The 6-6 Navarre, who directed a last-minute drive that resulted in Philip Brabbs' 44-yard field in last week's 31-29 win over then-No. 9 Washington, also threw four touchdown passes against Bowling Green in the 2000 season opener. Later that year, current New York Yankees third baseman Drew Henson passed for four TDs at Northwestern.

Michigan grabbed the lead with 7:08 left in the first quarter when Navarre tossed an eight-yard pass to Bennie Joppru. David Underwood's four-yard touchdown gave the Wolverines a 14-0 advantage with 2:25 left in the opening quarter.

Braylon Edwards had four receptions for 89 yards as the Wolverines improved to 24-4 in September under coach Lloyd Carr.

The Wolverines avoided a letdown after a thrilling win over Washington and play Notre Dame next week.

"We understood with this game between Washington and Notre Dame, it would test our ability to emotionally come back," Carr said. "I was very pleased. We played hard. It was hard-hitting and we played a lot of young guys that needed to play, which is great for morale and helps build depth."

Chad Munson replaced Jon Drach in the second quarter and was 15-of-25 for 200 yards and two TDs with one interception for the Broncos (1-), who have lost 23 of 27 all-time meetings with schools from the Big Ten Conference.

Western Michigan was outgained on the ground, 220-76, as Chris Perry carried 17 times for 118 yards for the Wolverines.

"When you live in the state of Michigan you learn to appreciate the excellence of the Michigan and Michigan State programs," Western Michigan coach Gary Darnell said. "They were outstanding today. The biggest disappointment was that we didn't have an answer for their running game. We made a lot of mistakes and a lot of that was due to Michigan. But we have to move forward."

Edwards made a nice jumping catch on a 25-yard touchdown pass to stretch Michigan's lead to 21-0 with 7:37 left in the first half.

Munson tossed a seven-yard pass to Jermaine Lewis to cut the deficit to 21-6 with 26 seconds left in the first half. Drach returned to attempt a two-point conversion but his pass was incomplete.

B.J. Askew caught a 14-yard pass from Navarre, giving Michigan a 28-6 advantage 3:09 into the third quarter.

Edwards showed his speed as he caught a 40-yard pass to make it 35-6 with 2:33 remaining in the third.

"It feels good to get a chance to make the play," said Edwards, whose father played at Michigan. "I don't consider myself the go-to guy. I'm just one guy in the system. I had a selfish attitude last year. This year if I make the big play it's a Michigan thing not a Braylon thing."

Munson hooked up with Lewis for a 16-yard score with 77 seconds to go in the third.