Michigan at Iowa

Saturday, November 3, 1923

Michigan beat Iowa 9–⁠3. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayMichigan8–⁠0 in 1923
9
HomeIowa5–⁠3 in 1923
3

FinalHigh 54°F, low 42°FAttendance 17,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: MICHIGAN DEFEATS IOWA. 9-3. in EXCITING CONTEST

    Evening star, November 4, 1923, page 70

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    MICHIGAN DEFEATS IOWA. 9–⁠3. in EXCITING CONTEST OWA CITY, Iowa. November 3Michigans enough points in the Iowa. naming in the conference title scramble of the most exciting foot ball Iowa Field this The Wolverines scored early in the period when dopkck fell bounded line, ball Bot Michigan was there fall and Michigan had scored touchdown before the crowd could comprehend what had happened Blot point after the touchdown but Kpke 4Oyard line made fair o

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: MICHIGAN SCORES EARLY TO WIN 9-3

    The Birmingham age-herald, November 4, 1923, page 14

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    MICHIGAN SCORES EARLY TO WIN 9–⁠3 IOWA CITY, la, Nov. 3.-Michi gan’s football team scored enough points in the first quarter today to beat Iowa to 2, remaining in the western con ference title scramble after an after noon of the most exciting football seen on Iowa field this year.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 57% to win. Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

Michigan leads 45–⁠16–⁠4 in 65 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Iowa 20, Michigan 19
2023Michigan 26, Iowa 0Big Ten Championship
2022Michigan 27, Iowa 14
2021Michigan 42, Iowa 3Big Ten Championship Game
2019Michigan 10, Iowa 3
2016Iowa 14, Michigan 13

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