Michigan at Illinois

Saturday, October 27, 1945

No. 16 Michigan beat Illinois 19–⁠0. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 22–⁠9.

Away16Michigan7–⁠3 in 1945
19
HomeIllinois2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1945
0

FinalHigh 71°F, low 36°FAttendance 54,085

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Michigan, ListIess for Three Periods Defeats Illinois, 19-O

    Evening star, October 28, 1945, page 19

    Read the text

    Michigan, ListIess for Three Periods Defeats Illinois, 19-O touchdown as Walt Teninga and Jack Weisenberger ripped gaping holes through the firing Illini line and Teninga slashed across from the 2. The ANAL Wolverine touchdown was short and snappy. Michigan took possession on Illinois Is, and after one rushing play Teninga fred a 13-yard pass to End Art Renner on the goal line and he stepped across to score. Illinois strongest bid came sec onds before the first half ended. Stan Stasica tossed a 20-yard pass to Butkovich and looped another long toss to Bill Heiss, who was nailed on Michigan’s u as the half

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)

Michigan 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Michigan leads 72–⁠24–⁠2 in 98 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Illinois 21, Michigan 7
2022Michigan 19, Illinois 17
2019Michigan 42, Illinois 25
2016Michigan 41, Illinois 8
2012Michigan 45, Illinois 0
2011Michigan 31, Illinois 14

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