Iowa at Michigan

• 

  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1942, page 1

  Read the text

  Michigan Grinds Out Victory Over Iowa In Stiff Contest Huwkeyes Fight to Last, But Wolverine Power Tells in 28-l4TiIt ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. o. Michigan unfurled it’s vaunted grid iron might, mixed 1t with cunning, and marched over an battling Iowa football eleven for a 28–⁠14 Western Conference triumph before 20,643 spectators today. Always dangerous, never quitting and displaying dazzling aerial game, the Hawkeyes made two rapier-like touchdown thrusts in the second half, but they were too little and too late. Michigan took the lead in the first period and never gave it up. Fleet Richard Hoerner, who never was kept in any kind of corner for long today, galloped IS yards to a touchdown with Michigan’s second half kickoff, the most spectacular play of the afternoon. Michigan Grinds Away. All the while Wolverine power, grinding with the same sureness that brought Coach Fritz Crisler three earlier Big Ten victories, was taking its toll. A 59-yard march in the first period was eliminated by Tom Kuzma’s 6-yard drive for touch down. On the next kickoff Al Wis teri, a glorious tackle today, bounced on Charles Uknes’ tumble and the wolverines drove 30 more yards, with Bob Wiese scoring from the q yard stripe. Fifty-one yards were consumed in 10 Michigan plays in the fourth period, Paul White prancing across after a dipsy-doodle lateral from Bob Chappius on the 3-yard line. To cap the climax, Substitute End Chuck Kennedy scooped up Bob Wiese’s tumble on the 2 and scam pered over for fourth touchdown. Uknes Redeems Himself. Uknes, the goat of Michigan’s third tally, had redeeming moment in the fourth quarter when he blasted through tackle, caught his feet and rambled AZ yards for a final HaWkeye touchdown. Jim (Old Monotony) Brieske booted four extra points for the wolverines and Tom Farmer made his two placements good. The victory shot the Wolverines into tie with Illinois for third place in the Western Conference standing and left the Hawkeyes stranded with a league record of three vic tories, three defeats.

• 

  The daily monitor leader, Mount Clemens, Mich., November 30, 1942, page 7

  Read the text

  ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. 80 - (P -Recapitulation at ram dom Of Michigan’s 1912 football season: The end came pleasantly on . snow-surrounded gridiron Saturday with q decisive 28–⁠14 VOL VERNE victory over Iowa. The Hawkeyes were fired up, but Michigan took a first quarter lead of 14–⁠0 and doggedly chung 10 it. Paul White, Bob Wiese, Tom Kuzma, and substitute end Chuck Kennedy scored Michigan touchdowns. Fleet Dick Hoerner, Hawkeye sophomore, rambled IS yards with Michigan’s second-half kickoff for q touchdown. It was the longest single dash made against the Wolverines since 1885. Charles Ukness scored the other Iowa touchdown on q A. yard jaunt through the line. ITS A PROBLEM Still an enigma is Michigan’s pass defense. Lack Of the same permitted an. Ohio State victory

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.

Michigan leads 45–⁠16–⁠4 in 65 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.