Ohio State at Michigan

Saturday, November 20, 1937

No. 19 Ohio State beat Michigan 21–⁠0. It was their 34th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 22–⁠10–⁠2 as played.

Away19Ohio State6–⁠2 in 1937
21
HomeMichigan4–⁠4 in 1937
0

FinalHigh 30°F, low 22°FAttendance 56,766

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Ohio State Triumph Prevents Winning Season for MICHIGAN

    Evening star, November 21, 1937, page 29

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    Ohio State Triumph Prevents Winning Season for MICHIGAN intercepted Michigan pass, returned it 20 yards, then lateraled to Quar-. terback Nick Wasylik. who ran an other 7 yards to the Michigan 80. On the next play. Miller rifled q pass to Dick Nardi, who was brought down on the 4. Miller plunged over three plays later and Jim Mcdonald place. kicked the extra point. Wasylik Takes a Hand. MIDWAY the third period, Wasylk A intercepted Michigan pass on the Wolverine A. Then Wasylik faded back, shot the ball across the field to Miller, who took 1t on the Michigan Is on the dead run and raced across the goal line. In the fourth period. WaSylik passed to Nardi for first down on the l3. Then Nardi gathered in Wasylik’s fourth-down pass on the and went over for the final touchdown.

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)

Ohio State 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 87 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio State 27, Michigan 9
2024Michigan 13, Ohio State 10
2023Michigan 30, Ohio State 24
2022Michigan 45, Ohio State 23
2021Michigan 42, Ohio State 27
2019Ohio State 56, Michigan 27

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