Northwestern at Michigan
Saturday, October 19, 1901 Share
Michigan beat Northwestern 29–0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 41°F
In the newspapers

New-York tribune, New York, October 20, 1901, page 10
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ran twenty yards down the field The game ended 4 afr lineup: MICHIGAN. %; NORTHWESTERN. O.. Ann Arbor Mich. Oct. 19--N1chigan defea1eu Northwestern on Regents Field this afternoon by score of % to before the largest crowd tha’ has attended a football game here in many years Michigan kept the ball in Northwesterns terri tory throughout almost the entire game, ana nc quently held the Chicago men for downs Nor,nwestern was also outpunted by many yards on each exchange of kicks. The ends OF both teams played spIenddly, and few gains were MADE Sy elmer side around the ends. Several uTasS – Michigan men broke through Northwestern L LI’ and blocked punts Heston, OF Michigan. and john SON. OF Northwestern. played especially well Lns field in fine condition and the weather Wa
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 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Northwestern–Michigan gameMichigan leads 61–15–2 in 78 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.
Around this game
Northwestern
- Next gameat IllinoisOct. 26, 1901
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1901
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records
Michigan
- Next gamevs. BuffaloOct. 26, 1901
- SeasonMichigan in 1901
- ProgramMichigan history and records

