Michigan at Ohio State

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  Evening star, November 23, 1952, page 64

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  Wolverines FumbIes Big Factor in Upset.; Borton is Passing Star = COLUMBUS, Nov. 22.-Ohit States up-and-down Bucks. head. ed nowhere in particular them. selves. bounced Michigan’s VOL. verines off the Rose Bowl and Biz Ten championship road today with q resounding 27–⁠7 upset be. fore 1854 fans. Quarterback Johnny Borton was the big gun as the underdoe Bucks ended a seven-year drought against Michigan. The big sophomore threw three touchdown passes and scored the other him self. Two Ohio ends from Middle town, Ohio, were the pass catchers Junior Bob Joslin catching two, and Bob Grimes the other. The Wolverines, who held Ohio to two touchdowns in the last seven years, and who entered the fray tied for the conference lead with Wisconsin, saw their title and Rose Bowl hopes fade as they fumbled away a host of scoring opportunities. Michigan scored IA first downs to Ohio’s IL, outgained the Bucks 1873 to 120 on the ground, and were only II yards back in pass ing, 134 to ISL. But this time, in defiance of the ancient Michigan jinx, it was the Bucks who got the scores. After a scoreless first period, Ohio struck twice in the second session. Borton tossed g. and 28yard scoring passes to Joslin. On the first one the Bucks moved q yards in six plays and on the Sec ond 62 yards in eight plays, follow ing short punts into the wind by Michigan. Borton went over left tackle for two yards for a third-period Ohio touchdown. after Skip Doyle had recovered Michigan tumble on the 20, and the fourth Ohio marker came midway in the last session when Borton passed 18 yards to Grimes after Jacoby had intercepted pass on Michigan’s q. While Ohio was moving in for scores with regularity. the superb Buckeye defensive unit was halt ing all Wolverine attempts until the last four minutes, when the in vaders went 72 yards against the second and third stringers with Frank Howell, senior halfback, skipping around end for two and the lone Wolverine six-pointer. Ohio State ------- Q IA 81 Ohio State scoring: TouchdownS-Joslin go. Borton, Grimes. Conversions-Weed Michigan scoring: Touchdown-Howell. Conversion-Rescorla.

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Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.