Michigan at Ohio State

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 21, 1954, page 66

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  Heoscope Captures Pmeo Special BY Four Lengths in Mud Maryland Brushes CIV 1876 Ohio STATE Beats Michean 217 Cassidy Hot as Buckeyes Rally to Cap Perfect Year COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 20.-- With their dream Of a clear-cut Big Ten title, a trip to the Rose Bowl and the mythical national championship threatened by q tough, determined Michigan team, Ohio States Buckeyes scored two last-period touch downs today to wind up a perfect season with a 21–⁠7 victory. A near-capacity throng of 82,438, plus an estimated so or so millions at teleyision receivers, watched the Buckeyes triumphi after Michigan scored a f1rst-quarter touchdown, barely missed a field goal attempt in the second period and fell only inches short Of a third-quarter touchdown. There were heroes galore, both in the backfeld and line, but none stodd above Howard Chop along) Cassidy, 20-year-old half back from Columbus who set up what proved to be the decisive score with 52-yard gallop and rammed across the final touch down after intercepting a pass. Cassady’s long run was the highlight Of a victory march Of 80 yards and Q feet at a time when Ohio States chances looked darkest. s The single-wing Wolverines stunned the partisan crowd by receiving the opening kickoff and going 68 yards to take a TO lead with receptive ease. The payoff was a spectacular

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  The Key West citizen, November 22, 1954, page 10 (results column)

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  Ohio State, Nebraska Only Sure BOsCI Teams sUy RSSvGt0tUW EbwoO The scramble Of lucrative bowl berths was not over by any means today, but no matter how the final pairings line up the natural” Of the year won’t take place. The Rose Bowl is the only one Of the four big postseason extrayaganzas filled. II will pit twice. beaten Southern California against mighty Ohio State. UCLA, possib- II the only team in the country capable of giving the Buckeyes an argument, played in the Rose Bowl last Jan. /, and by Pacific Coast Conference edict, can’t appear again. AZ far 20 college football goes, that’s q genuine tragedy. Both Ohio State and UCLA boast proud 90 records. Both are undisputed masters of their conferences - : UCLA the Pee and Ohio State the Big Ten-and they rate the Nos. 1 and z teams in the nation. II there was any doubt as to who was best in the Pee, it was dis PEELED last Saturday when UCLA clubbed the Trojans $40. Ohio State meanwhile, was winning its sew enth Big Ten game, 21–⁠7 decision ever Michigan. Two other teams emerged with bowl assignments. They were Ar kansas Cor the Cotton Bowl host and Nebraska as the visitor for the Orange Bowl. Both sneaked in the back door. Arkansas was beaten by Louisiana state rs, and Nebraska suffered q 55–⁠7 pasting at the hands Of Oklahoma. But Baylor beat Southern Methodist 1921 in South west Conference game. Since SMU was Arkansas only competitor for the Cotton Bowl assignment, the defeat spelled finis for the Mustangs. Baylor still can tie Arkansas for the league title, but the Razor backs had the forethought to whip Baylor earlier in the season to elinch 1t. Oklahoma, like UCLA is barred from appearing In the Orange Bowl two years in 4 row, the runner up gets it this year. Oklahoma’s s victory over Nebraska gave the Sooners their seventh straight Big Seven title. Kansas State was the only team that had chance of overtaking Nebraska in the race for second place. Colorado beat State 3S-14 and that settled things. II Duke can get past North Car olina Saturday, the Blue Devils no doubt will get the Atlantic Coast Conference spot In the Orange Bowl A vote Is taken. but Duke will have a spotless record COM pared to one tie against Maryland. Conversely, if the Blue Devils lose, Maryland probably will get the nod for the second straight year. Should Mississippi win the South eastern Conference championship by getting past Mississippi State Saturday, OF Miss win act as host team In the Sugar Bowl. Baylor has q good chance Of being named the visitor. The settling Of the Southeastern race also will enable the Cotton Bowl selectors some width in de- Gliding the team to oppose Arkansas. Auburn and Kentucky, winners of their last five in row, appear 70 have the inside track. Wichita finally won a Missouri Valley crown with 200 victory over Detroit and probably will get a bid to the Gator Bowl. Any of the teams passed over for the Cot ton or Sugar bowls can get the other spot. The mythical Ivy League title still 10 unsettled because Harvard upended Yale, the leader, 1873. As 4 result, Harvard won the Big Three championship (Harvard- Yale-Princeton) and this one is more important to the three teams involved than the league crown. Nnfre Dame hanf Io,ua 9Arn

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Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 70 since this game.