Wisconsin at Michigan

Saturday, October 21, 1950

Michigan beat No. 16 Wisconsin 26–⁠13. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 18–⁠4–⁠1.

Away16Wisconsin6–⁠3 in 1950
13
HomeMichigan6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1950
26

FinalAttendance 88,657

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: COLLEGE FOOTBALL

    The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, October 23, 1950, page 6 (results column)

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    COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEW YORK, Oct. 23-PLThe ranks of the nations unbeaten and united major college football teams whitfield to mere dozen by a wave of upsets, headed for further thin ming this weekend. The perfect records of Cornell and Princeton will be matched in The Ivy League headliner at Prince on, and one is bound to be sullied. Northwestern and surprising Miami of Florida will risk unblemished marks against dangerous rivals. The Northwestern Wildcats, with four in a row, will take their Big Ten campaign to Wisconsin, where hey will play Badger team that was unbeaten until spilled by Mich igan Saturday, 26–⁠13. Miami, the rugged little David chat felled giant-killer Purdue, will 20 against a winless Pittsburgh that has yet to explode its full might. Other clean records, including those of top-ranking Army and Ok ahoma, appear safe enough for the lime being. The list includes Ken lucky, California, Southern Meth dist, Wyoming, Wichita and 10y ola of Los Angeles. Wisconsin, Washington, Stanford, Rice and Vanderbilt we’re the powers Who fell for the first time Saturday rs the sport was rocked again by upsets from coast to coast. Illinois put skids under the highly rated Washington Huskies, who came east to absorb 20–⁠13 lashing Sowl-minded Stanford was tripped by Red Sanders high UCLA eleven at Los Angeles, 21–⁠7. The Rice Owls, defending South west Conference champions, ran afoul Southern Methodist’s power lied Mustangs and succumbed, 1921. Vanderbilt got started late and lost to Florida, 31–⁠27. Bobby Robertson, a fleet Negro halfback, led the attack that gave Indiana it’s first victory since 1906 over Notre Dame 20–⁠7, and handed the Irish their second setback in | five seasons. Navy’s forces rallied from three straight defeats to whip Southern | Cal, 27–⁠14. NC. States victory mar gin over Maryland, ranked eighth nationally, was 1913. Lehigh re- manned unbeaten by slapping favored Dartmouth, 1914.

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 65% to win. Michigan pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.

Michigan leads 53–⁠17–⁠1 in 71 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Michigan 24, Wisconsin 10
2021Michigan 38, Wisconsin 17
2020Wisconsin 49, Michigan 11
2019Wisconsin 35, Michigan 14
2018Michigan 38, Wisconsin 13
2017Wisconsin 24, Michigan 10

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