Ohio State at Michigan

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 23, 1931, page 1 (results column)

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  Title Nav Be Settled Victor viii Be Favorite to Cop Crown; Rivals in Top Shape. CHICAGO, oct. 23.-Four Big Ten games and the Notre Dame Pittsburgh battle at South Bend feature Saturdays football program In the middle west. The Big Ten games follow: Northwestern VS.. Ohio at Columbus. Michigan vs.. Illinois at Urbana. Iowa vs.. Minnesota at Minneapolis. Indiana vs.. Chicago at Chicago. The other two Big Ten teams, Wisconsin and Purdue, will invade the east for in%tersectionaI Tits. Wisconsin, playing its first game in the east since 1899 when Yale beat the Badgers, 60, will meet Pennsyl- Yania at Philadelphia. Purdue Crippled Purdue, badly crippled, but with plenty Of capable, if inexperienced, requirements, will meet Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh in the Boiler makers first eastern trip since the 1910 victory over Harvard in 1927. Big Ten football followers expect the survivor of the Northwestern Ohio State game to go on to win u%ndisputed possession of the conference championship. Ohio State already has toppled Michigan, last years co-champion Of the Big Ten, 20–⁠7. Northwestern has exhibited a powerful defensive team. Nebraska scored the only touchdown made thus far against the wildcats. Coach Hanley isn’t taking Ohio State lightly as evidenced by the following sign which has occupied a prominent place in the North western dressing room all week: wisconsin, d; Purdue, IA. Ohio State, 90; Michigan, 7. And they believe what they read in the pa pers!” Wolves Battle IIlini Michigan’s defeat at the hands of Ohio State has taken the edge off Illinois homecoming game, but it’ll probably be quite a battle between age-old rivals. The Minnesota–Iowa and Indiana Chicago games bring together four Big Ten teams. Pittsburgh comes west with an indicated, unsecured record and a highly touted line, but probably will run into the full fury of Notre Danes r~esourceful offense. Coach Heartily Anderson has pointed the Irish for this game.

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Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 93 since this game.