Northwestern at Michigan

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 15, 1944, page 19

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  Michigan Rolls Over Northwestern, 27–⁠0 by Tue ASSOCldteQ ffSsS. ANN, ARBOR, Mich, Oct. IA Smashing for three touchdowns in the first 10 minutes, Michigan rolled to a 27-to-0 Big Ten foot ball triumph over Northwestern here today. Gene Derricotte, freshman Negro halfback, climaxed an 80-yard VOL VERNE parade with a 15-yard touch down punch through the middle of the line just 10 minutes after the game opened and three minutes later Bob Nussbaumer, marine trainee, swung around left end after taking a lateral pass from Derricote and ran rs yards for the Sec ond score. Joe Ronsetto converted the first extra point, but his second attempt was wide. Michigan drove 81 yards In a dozen plays to open the second period, Nussbaumer swinging around his left end and running Is yards for the third Wolverine touchdown. Perisetta agains converted. sss Michigan’s fourth touchdown came on the second play of the final period after Nussbaumer had circled left end again for 81 yards to put the ball on the 6. Bob Wiese, fun back, hit left tackle for the score and Ponsetta again connected. Michigan drove to the North western l-yard line midway of the final stanza. but Quarterback Jim Aliber fumbled and Northwestern recovered. Northwestern failed to get a sustanned drive going at any time.

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Michigan leads 61–⁠15–⁠2 in 78 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.