Ohio State at Michigan

Saturday, November 24, 1951

Michigan beat Ohio State 7–⁠0. It was their 48th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 32–⁠12–⁠4 as played.

AwayOhio State4–⁠3–⁠2 in 1951
0
HomeMichigan4–⁠5 in 1951
7

FinalHigh 34°F, low 22°FAttendance 95,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Michigan Beats Ohio State, 20, 5000 See TeIevised Game

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 25, 1951, page 52

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    Michigan Beats Ohio State, 20, 5000 See TeIevised Game afternoon. Putich called the play three times in the drive, twice to Topor and once to Don Zanfagna sub quarterback. Peterson and Halfback Tom Witherspoon filled in with short runs and Peterson smashed of tackle and slanted into the enc zone for the only touchdown OF the day. Russ Rescorla converted Despite pre-game Ohio State favoritism, Michigan maintained the sanctity of its home grounds which have not been the scene of an Ohio State victory since 8 21–⁠0 affair in 1887. Michigan, closing the year with a As record, poorest in Is years had control all the way, moving inside the Buckeye 10 three times The near Sellout crowd brought the season attendance total al Ann Arbor games to 401 ,839, { drop from last years total o1 492.867

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 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio State 27, Michigan 9
2024Michigan 13, Ohio State 10
2023Michigan 30, Ohio State 24
2022Michigan 45, Ohio State 23
2021Michigan 42, Ohio State 27
2019Ohio State 56, Michigan 27

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