Army at Michigan

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  Evening star, October 9, 1949, page 42

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  Cadets Shatter Wolverine Win s.5,s ,sase +Atfs%SS Streak at Is ANN eARBOR, Mich. Oct. “a beautifully poised Army team snapped mighty Michigan’s Is game winning streak today as it whipped the Wolverines 21–⁠7 in one of the big upsets of the year. Michigan, a 10-point favorite in pre-game betting, fell behind TO in the first 10 minutes of play and never was able to hit its stride thereafter. Army, in winning its 14th game without defeat, maintained it’s jinx over Michigan which has lost all three of it’s Army games. Michigan. the No. l team in the Nation last year. saw its bid for another national title crumble before Army’s pile-driving attack. 1t was the Wolverines first loss since they dropped a 1873 game to Illinois on October 26. 1916, and their worst defeat since Navy took them 1877 in 1945. Army edged them 20–⁠13 in the 1916 game. There was no question about Army’s superiority today, for the Cadets were razor-sharp. Cadets March SO Yards. Army wasted little time in let ting the sell-out crowd of 97,239 know it was witnessing a real ball game. The Cadets stunned Michigan with an 89-yard flrst-period touchdown march with Quarter back Arnold Galiffa’s deadly pass ing sparkling the drive. The drive started from Army’s II after Michigan punted out of bounds. Fullback Karl Kuckhahn broke off right tackle for a first down on the Army “a and Army was on its way. With Galiffa completing two passes to Right End Bill Kellum good for 20 and IA yards. the West Pointers swept along to their 80. Then Galiffa changed receivers as he hit Left End Dan Foldberg with a 46-yard pass that put the ball on Michigan’s Is. Kuckhahn picked up 10 for a first down and then Halfback Frank Fischel broke off left end for five yards and crossed the goal line standing up for Army’s first touchdown. Jack Mackmull kicked the point and Army led TO. Michigan Loses Star Passer. Michigan was hard hit as it’s No. l passer, Chuck Ortmann, suffered a conclusion on the second running play of the game and was carried off on stretcher. He was taken to the University Health Center where doctors said his condition was good. g.. The Michigan passer was in jured in pileup on an Army run ming play. Wally Teninga proved an able replacement for Ortmann. but he had little luck with his passes against the tight Army defense Michigan, stunned in the open ing minutes by the Army score got a great scoring chance late In the period but could not cash in on it. Teninga booted out Of bounds on the. Army f1ve-yard line and “a clipping penalty set the ball on Army’s one. Tom Browns punt from the end zone was blocked by Michi- ,lSee ARMY, Page B-2.)

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Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the seven since this game.