Wittenberg at Michigan

Saturday, November 20, 1897

Michigan beat Wittenberg 32–⁠0. It was their second meeting; Michigan leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayWittenberg0–⁠1 in 1897
0
HomeMichigan6–⁠1–⁠1 in 1897
32

FinalHigh 61°F, low 36°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story: WITTENBERG WEAK. Shut Out by the University of Mich igen.

    The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., November 21, 1897, page 10

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    WITTENBERG WEAK. Shut Out by the University of Mich igen. ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov 2O.-The University of Michigan football eleven defeated Wittenberg today by a score of 80 to 0. The game was characterized by lack of team work on both sides and fumbling. Hodgman, for Michigan, kicked two goals from the field. Capt. Hogg and Stewart, half back, did not play for University of Michigan. Wit tenberg was much weaker than expect ed.

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 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Michigan leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
1897Michigan 32, Wittenberg 0
1896Michigan 28, Wittenberg 0

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