Michigan at Pennsylvania

Saturday, November 7, 1936

No. 15 Pennsylvania beat Michigan 27–⁠7. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 8–⁠5–⁠2.

AwayMichigan1–⁠7 in 1936
7
Home15Pennsylvania7–⁠1 in 1936
27

FinalHigh 58°F, low 47°FAttendance 30,501

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: 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.

    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.

Michigan leads 11–⁠8–⁠2 in 21 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
1953Michigan 24, Pennsylvania 14
1944Michigan 41, Pennsylvania 19
1940Michigan 14, Pennsylvania 0
1939Michigan 19, Pennsylvania 17
1938Michigan 19, Pennsylvania 13
1937Michigan 7, Pennsylvania 0

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