Michigan at Ohio State
Saturday, November 15, 1924 Share
Michigan beat Ohio State 16–6. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 16–3–2 as played.
FinalHigh 46°F, low 36°FAttendance 70,000
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, November 16, 1924, page 10
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MICHIGAN BEATS OHIO STATE, 16–6 Wolverines Come Back In Last Period And Score Win COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 15.-An in furiated Wolverine dashed into fierce ness by its Ohio State keeper who had whipped and subdued it into ,submis- sion for three periods, faced starking to 0 defeat as the last period began, when with all its characteristic cunning and fight inheritance, it snarled, outran its keeper and early master, pill scratched, passed, escaped and finally ing up 16 points. Tonight it rests in its far northern retreat, nursing, with out malice, the bruises it sustained in it’s 16 to 6 victory over Ohio States eleven today. The classic contest was waged be- fore throng of 6S.2S4 spectators, in cluding 15,000 Michigan fans. that all but filled the huge Ohio stadium to capacity. Ohio State, the early master, caught its visitor in an unacclimated state at the very opening of the game, scoring touchdown within one minute after the first kickoff. There was no more scoring until the second half, when Michigan counted two touchdowns and field goal

The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 17, 1924, page 6 (results column)
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SATURDAY FOOTBALL NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE N. D. A. {. 6; South Dakota Z IL. Michigan Aggies 8; S. D. State 0. Marquette 26; North Dakota 0. Creighton 20; Oklahoma A and NJ 20. Dcs Moines 10; Morningside IA. MINNESOTA CONFERENCE McAlestcr s; Luther T. Coe 2; Carleton 6. BIG TEN Illinois Z; Minnesota 20. Michigan 16; Ohio State 6. Chicago 3; Northwestern 0. Iowa FL; Wisconsin T. Indiana 81; Wabash z. ,,,-,,r, Nebraska 6; Notre Dame “a. Winona Teachers ~; ST. Cloud Teachers Z. River Falls Normal 7; Superior Normal 0. MISSouIi – oo, washington ~ w. Wooster 80: Cincinnati 0. AugIstana College 2G; Sioux Falls College, 0. Ober1in 10; Miami 2. Drake z; Kansas .Aggies u. Anles @13; Grinnel Id. Wyoming State 10; U Of Utah 2s Oregon z; Washington State Z. q Of California Fl; U of Nevada O.. pubNaue 2; Cornell 20. Efb0n IL; Beloit Z. Lake Forest Academy 8; st. James
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)
Michigan 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Michigan–Ohio State gameOfficially, Michigan leads 62–52–6; as played, 62–53–6 in 121 meetings, counting the 100 since this game.
| 2025 | Ohio State 27, Michigan 9 | |
| 2024 | Michigan 13, Ohio State 10 | |
| 2023 | Michigan 30, Ohio State 24 | |
| 2022 | Michigan 45, Ohio State 23 | |
| 2021 | Michigan 42, Ohio State 27 | |
| 2019 | Ohio State 56, Michigan 27 |
Around this game
Michigan
- Next gamevs. IowaNov. 22, 1924
- SeasonMichigan in 1924
- ProgramMichigan history and records
Ohio State
- Next gameat IllinoisNov. 22, 1924
- SeasonOhio State in 1924
- ProgramOhio State history and records

