Iowa Pre-Flight at Michigan
Saturday, September 16, 1944 Share
Michigan beat Iowa Pre-Flight 12–7. It was their second meeting; the series is even at 1–1.
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FinalHigh 75°F, low 55°FAttendance 20,243
On the newsreel
- MICHIGAN 12, SEAHAWKS 7The Wolverines and the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks open the season with an early season pigskin thriller. The under-dog collegians out pass and out score their heavier and more experienced opponents
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Michigan 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Iowa Pre-Flight–Michigan gameTied 1–1 in two meetings.
| 1944 | Michigan 12, Iowa Pre-Flight 7 | |
| 1942 | Iowa Pre-Flight 26, Michigan 14 |
Around this game
Iowa Pre-Flight
- Next gameat MinnesotaSept. 23, 1944
- SeasonIowa Pre-Flight in 1944
- ProgramIowa Pre-Flight history and records
Michigan
- Next gameat MarquetteSept. 23, 1944
- SeasonMichigan in 1944
- ProgramMichigan history and records