Notre Dame at Michigan
Saturday, October 18, 1902 Share
Michigan beat Notre Dame 23–0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 4–0 as played.
FinalHigh 68°F, low 40°F, 0.3 in. of rainAttendance 1,700
In the newspapers

Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 19, 1902, page 1
Read the text
MICHIGAN FIGHTS AND WINS Tenn from Notre Dame Puts Up q Hard Game, but Finally , Succumbs. TOLEDO, o., Oct. B.-The University Of Michigan foot ball team defeated Notre Dame at Armpry park today by a score OF % to 0, on a soft and slippery ground. Michigan’s showing was a disappointment to her admirers, though with splendid team work and speedy backs and ends she iaI outclassed Notre Dame. Yet the plucky HOLSTERS played hard foot ball and had their better trained antagonists fighting for their lives. Yost’s famous tackle backs by Michigan and line bucking by Notre Dame. During the first half the game was almost even. hut in the second half. toward the close, the Notre Dame line showed the resuits of Michigan’s work.
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 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Notre Dame–Michigan gameOfficially, Michigan leads 22–17–1; as played, 22–18–1 in 41 meetings, counting the 37 since this game.
| 2019 | Michigan 45, Notre Dame 14 | |
| 2018 | Notre Dame 24, Michigan 17 | |
| 2014 | Notre Dame 31, Michigan 0 | |
| 2013 | Michigan 41, Notre Dame 30 | |
| 2012 | Notre Dame 13, Michigan 6 | |
| 2011 | Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31 |
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gameat IndianaOct. 25, 1902
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1902
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Michigan
- Next gamevs. Ohio StateOct. 25, 1902
- SeasonMichigan in 1902
- ProgramMichigan history and records

