Army at Michigan

Saturday, October 13, 1956

No. 12 Michigan beat No. 15 Army 48–⁠14. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Army led the series 5–⁠2.

Away15Army5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1956
14
Home12Michigan7–⁠2 in 1956
48

FinalHigh 74°F, low 48°FAttendance 93,101

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Routs Army, 46-14,on Bruiisiing Power Wolverines Rebound By Forcing Cadets Into Eight FumbIes

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 14, 1956, page 66

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    Routs Army, 46–⁠14,on Bruiisiing Power Wolverines Rebound By Forcing Cadets Into Eight FumbIes ANN ARBOR, Mich, oct. l3 IP.-Michigan’s fighting mad Wolverines. their bruising single wing striking with lightning preclsion, crumbled Army, 48–⁠14, tc day before a crowd of 93,101. Only two touchdowns in the closing minutes saved Army from the same humiliation it suffered in 1910 when Penn whipped the Cadets, 48-O, Their worst loss in their football his tory. While their burly linemen re- PEELED every Army threat until

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.

Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the three 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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