Michigan at Columbia

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  Evening star, November 15, 1941, page 3

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  Wolverines Turn On Power 10 Trounce Columbia, $50 Kuzmo’s 67-Yord Run for Touchdown q Feature; 81, 900 See Come By the Assoc ated Press BAKER FIELD, New York. Nov. l5-Mlchigan and Columbia squared off for their intersectional game here today under a hot sun before a capacity crowd of 81 900 Michigan was leading, % to 0, at the end of the third quarter. First Quarter. Michigan threatened to overpoWer the Lions at the outset. Starting from their own 3l-yard line. with Kuzma and Westfall battering their way through the light Columbia defenses, the Wolverines marched to four straight first downs. finally planting the ball on Columbia s Is. But at that juncture Kuzma got a poor pass from center and fumbled, with Mack recovering for the Lions. Columbia punted out safely, but Michigan came roaring right back past midfield. This time Michigan didn’t fail. Starting at the 81. Kuzma ripped off 81 yards. Westfall in two tries carried through to Columbia 7, and on the next play Kuzma hit right tackle for the touchdown, bowling over three would-be tack lers on the way. Mellow went in to kick the point. Michigan. 7: Columbia. 0. Michigan next took over the ball on its own q after Governah had kicked out of bounds. On the first play from scrimmage Kuzma went around his right end. cut back across the field and raced 81 yards to the Columbia before Governali brought him down from behind. Westfall thumped center for four yards. then plummeted on across the goal Again Mellow booted the extra point. The quarter ended soon afterward Michigan. IA; Columbia. 0. Second Quarter. Columbias sortie collapsed when Westfall intercepted long pass from Governali in the end zone and ran it out to the 10. From there the rugged Wolverines slugged their way 80 yards to an other touchdown. with Westfall lunging over from the 2. During the march the invaders piled up five first downs. and Paul White got away on one spectacular 24-yard dash to Columbia’s 5 line. Mellow made it 81 to 0 at the half. Third Quarter. The second time Michigan got hold of the ball after the intermission the Wolverines rolled 49 yards to another touchdown. Westfall started Michigan off with a couple of plunges to the 81 and then Muzma slanted of tackle to the % carrying couple of Lions on his back. Westfall wound it up by bursting right through the tired Columbia forwards for the touchdown. not being touched after splitting the line of scrimmage. Mellow made it 28–⁠0 at the end of the third quarter. Fourth Quarter. With McIlvennan doing several nice bits of running, Columbia at last found itself making a contest of it. After several exchanges at midfield, the Light Blue got under way and moved from its own 33 to the so through the Wolverine reserves. There a series of Columbia aerials were batted down, however, and Governali was forced to kick out on the Michigan IS. When Michigan booted back, Nc 1lvennan skipped 18 yards down to the Wolverines 38. When his receivers were covered on an at tempted pass, Governali raced around end to Michigan’s 20. Next he pegged to Kelleher for a first down on the 9. But there it ended for Governali’s next toss was intercepted by Kennedy, and Michigan punted out safely. That was the last chance the Lions had. Michigan, %; Columbia. O,

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 17, 1941, page 5 (results column)

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  R@@T{DA{1{1 @ lA{3SW{2 IFS Mn The following are final scores of leading football games played last Saturday afternoon. Washington State Sl4; Stanford l3. Oregon State 6; California 0. Montana 16; Idaho O. Washington State Frosh 6; Uni yersity of Washington Frosh 0. Duke 20; North Carolina O. Army T; Pennsylvania IA. Brown T; Harvard 23. Illinois 2; Ohio State 12. Princeton 20; Yale 6. Tennessee IA; Boston College T. Mississippi State 0; Duquesene 16. Tulane 45; New York University ). Colgate 19; Syracuse 19, tie. Temple 0; Michigan State 46. Michigan 28; Columbia 0. Dartmouth 19; Cornell B. Wisconsin 13; Purdue o. Notre Dame T; Northwestern G.. Pittsburgh IA; Nebraska T. Minnesota 34; Iowa 13. Southern Methodist IA; Arkansas [. Missouri 2S; Oklahoma 28, tie.

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  Imperial Valley press, November 16, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS Boston College :; Tennessee IA DuquesnC Is; Miss. State 0. NYU 0: Tulane As. Ohio State 10; Illinois :. Syracuse 10; Colgate ~ Harvard %; Brown : Penn State 7, West Vlrslnia 0 Yale s; Princeton 20. Duke 20. North Carolina O. Georgetown 20; y Caro-. State Trinity 0; Wesleyan 27 Columbia 0; Michigan 28. Cornell 33 Dartmouth 10 Wash. & Lee 10; Davidson 13 Williams %; Amherst .. Lafayette 26, w. Maryland Q. Clemson 20; Wake Forest 0. Wisconsin 13; Purdue 0. Iowa l3, Minnesota “a.

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Michigan leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.