Michigan at Northwestern

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  Evening star, October 17, 1954, page 67

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  Michigan Defeats Northwestern, 10 EVANSTON, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-An alert. fumble-picking Michigan team took advantage of North Westerns mistakes today to defeat the Wildcats, TO, before 1855 fans for its second Big Ten victory of the campaign. Time after time, the Wolverines stopped Northwestern drives by picking up Wildcat fumbles. Early in the second quarter. Michigan recovered a North western tumble on the % and turned it into the games only touchdown. Guard Ed Meads grabbed Northwestern Quarterback Dale Pienta’s miscue on the North western % and the Wolverines went for the touchdown in seven plays with Dan Cline powering over from the 1-yard line. In all, Northwestern fumbled seven times, with Michigan gain ing possession four times. Northwestern’s best move came late In the second quarter when the Wildcats drove SO yards to the Michigan 6. But the VOL verines held and took the ball over on downs. MichiRan - 0 Q o. Northwestern U u IL ConVerSion-Kramer.

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Michigan leads 61–⁠15–⁠2 in 78 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.