Michigan at Pennsylvania
Saturday, November 7, 1936 Share
No. 15 Pennsylvania beat Michigan 27–7. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 8–5–2.
FinalHigh 58°F, low 47°FAttendance 30,501
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 8, 1936, page 26
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Wildcats Clinch Big Ten Title Michigan Routed BY Fast Penn QUAKERS WIN, 27–7, over WOLVERINES EMERSON, Murray End Sway of Ann Arbor Team Over Eastern EIevenS. PHILADELPHIA, November T. - Pennsylvania foot b4al Quak- ers shattered the University 4 Of Michigan’s l0-year record Of supremacy over Eastern teams by annihilating the wolverines, a to Z. today. Twenty five thousand avid spectators roared with delight at the slaughter as the. aakers gained . full measure of revenge for the upset defeat they suffered . year ago at Ann Arbor Although the wolverine foot ball fortunes have been ut low ebb for two seasons. Michigan had not lost to an International foe since Navy turned the trick in 1926. The Quakers’ famed destiny back field” clicked with deadly unison. Led by Lew EMERSON and Frank Murray, 1t rammed over q touchdown in the first 2l2 minutes Of play and Tailed in every period thereafter. Michigan’s only solace was . touchdown, gained in the third period.
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)
Pennsylvania 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Michigan–Pennsylvania gameMichigan leads 11–8–2 in 21 meetings, counting the six since this game.
Around this game
Michigan
- Next gamevs. NorthwesternNov. 14, 1936
- SeasonMichigan in 1936
- ProgramMichigan history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. Penn StateNov. 14, 1936
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1936
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records

