Michigan at Illinois
Saturday, October 27, 1945 Share
No. 16 Michigan beat Illinois 19–0. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 22–9.
FinalHigh 71°F, low 36°FAttendance 54,085
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Michigan–Illinois gameMichigan leads 72–24–2 in 98 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.
| 2024 | Illinois 21, Michigan 7 | |
| 2022 | Michigan 19, Illinois 17 | |
| 2019 | Michigan 42, Illinois 25 | |
| 2016 | Michigan 41, Illinois 8 | |
| 2012 | Michigan 45, Illinois 0 | |
| 2011 | Michigan 31, Illinois 14 |
Around this game
Michigan
- Next gamevs. MinnesotaNov. 3, 1945
- SeasonMichigan in 1945
- ProgramMichigan history and records
Illinois
- Next gamevs. Great Lakes NavyNov. 3, 1945
- SeasonIllinois in 1945
- ProgramIllinois history and records

