Army at Michigan

Saturday, October 2, 1954

Army beat Michigan 26–⁠7. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Army led the series 5–⁠0.

AwayArmy7–⁠2 in 1954
26
HomeMichigan6–⁠3 in 1954
7

FinalHigh 68°F, low 59°F, 0.17 in. of rainAttendance 69,161

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Underdog Arn1y's link Holds As Michigan Bows, 26 to 7

    Evening star, October 3, 1954, page 64

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    Underdog Arn1y’s link Holds As Michigan Bows, 26 to 7 ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. q Army extended one of footballs most battling jinxes today by up setting Michigan, 26–⁠7, today before 69,783 fans. The Cadets, l3-point under dogs, scored three times in the first half on end thrusts by Mike zeigler, Pat Uebel and Tommy Bell. Bell. a hard-running halfgack from the Bronx in New York City, scored his second touch down 0 ma 48-yard sprint in the fourth period. Army’s line. supposedly weak and inexperienced, stopped Michigan cold in the second half. It was a brilliant win for Coach Earl Blaik’s Cadets who lost. 1920, to South Carolina last week. It was a bitter loss for the Wolverines who over the years. beanten every one Of their cpnts-except Army. The Cadets have a perfect five-outof-five record against Michigan in the intersectional series through the years. Michigan. hoping to make 1t two straight after last weeks 14–⁠0 victory over Washington. cracked Arny’s iefense only once and needed a weird play to score. 1t was a combination pass-lateral with Ed Hickey scoring on the end of q 46-yard play in the first quarter. Other than that, 1t was Army’s game. The Cadets hammered out 152 yards rushing in the first hall

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. Army won as Elo’s underdog.

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

Recent meetings
2019Michigan 24, Army 21
1962Michigan 17, Army 7
1961Michigan 38, Army 8
1956Michigan 48, Army 14
1955Michigan 26, Army 2
1954Army 26, Michigan 7

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