Michigan at Stanford
Saturday, October 1, 1949 Share
Michigan beat Stanford 27–7. It was their third meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 88°F, low 51°FAttendance 87,123
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, October 3, 1949, page 6 (results column)
Read the text
ARMY, MICHIGAN TO MEET ON SATURDAY.; WEEKEND ROUNDUP (By Ufle ASSOCldJeQ FTeSSJ Army and Michigan, two of the nations college football titans, clash i, in an old time Donnybrook Satur- day at Ann Arbor. Although this probably will rate as the No. l fracas of the day several other tilts are calculated to hoist the tlood pressure. For in- stance: Texas and Oklahoma. Ohio State and Southern Califor- mia at Los Angeles. And down in Baltimore, re- juvenated Navy eleven tackles Duke. There are plenty of others on top, too. West Points new team, showing no signs of weakness through gradu- ation, plastered Penn State last week, APT. Michigan carved out a 27–7 verdict over Stanford Ohio State continued its high scoring antics by submerging In- diana, 46–7, and Southern Cali fornia had no trouble downing Washington State, 35–7. For the second week in row, Duke came through flying, pasting Tennessee 21–7. Navy’s young Mid shipmen overpowered Princeton, 28–7. Notre Dame polished off Wash ington 27–7. Minnesota entertains North western in one of the mid-west’s major frays. Minnesota sank Ne braska, 28–6, last week, while Pittsburgh scored the days major upset by knocking off Northwest ern’s Rose Bowl champs, l6–7 In the deep South, Tulane rolled over Georgia Tech, 18–0. North Carolina took a 21–14 ver- dict over Georgia. In the Southwest, Southern Methodist remained among the un- beaten by outlasting Missouri, 28–27 FROM CHICAGO William D. Burke of Chicago is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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On the newsreel
- MICHIGAN DEFEATS STANFORDMichigan's mighty Wolverines rack up their 25th straight victory--a 27-to-7 triumph over the Stanford Indians before 80,000 fans at Stanford Stadium
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Michigan 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Michigan–Stanford gameMichigan leads 6–3–1 in 10 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 1976 | Michigan 51, Stanford 0 | |
| 1975 | Stanford 19, Michigan 19 | |
| 1974 | Michigan 27, Stanford 16 | |
| 1973 | Michigan 47, Stanford 10 | |
| 1971 | Stanford 13, Michigan 12 | Rose Bowl |
| 1952 | Stanford 14, Michigan 7 |
Around this game
Michigan
- Next gamevs. ArmyOct. 8, 1949
- SeasonMichigan in 1949
- ProgramMichigan history and records
Stanford
- Next gamevs. UCLAOct. 8, 1949
- SeasonStanford in 1949
- ProgramStanford history and records

