Northwestern at Michigan
Saturday, October 8, 1932 Share
Michigan beat Northwestern 15–6. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 6–3.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 44°FAttendance 40,560
On the newsreel
- WOLVERINES DEFEAT WILDCATS IN SEASON’S FIRST BIG GRID TILTThe brilliant football battle between Michigan and Northwestern, ushering in the Big Ten schedule, is filled with thrills for the 60,000 spectators, as the Evanston eleven gets the short end of a 15-6 score, due to…
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Michigan 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Northwestern–Michigan gameMichigan leads 61–15–2 in 78 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.
Around this game
Northwestern
- Next gameat IllinoisOct. 15, 1932
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1932
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records
Michigan
- Next gameat Ohio StateOct. 15, 1932
- SeasonMichigan in 1932
- ProgramMichigan history and records