Iowa at Michigan

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1957, page 1

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  IOWA period touchdown on a sneal from the one-foot line. End Bob Prescott calmly booted the extra point that deadlocked it at 21–⁠21. Iowa threw up an eight-mar line that completely stopped Michigan’s running game and the Wolverines resorted tc passes and sharp defensive work for all their scores. Defense Forces tumble The Hawkeye’s defense, the Nations most effective against a ground game. nearly rushed Michigan out Of its huge sta dunn in the early moments and forced the Wolverines into q tumble that led to Iowa’s first touchdown. The Wolverines lost 26 yards in their first five ball-carrying attempts. Jim Van Pelt fun bled on the Michigan nine and Iowa End Jim Gibbons recovcred. Three plays later Full back John Nocera plunged into the end zone. Then Jim Pace, Michigan’s senior speedster from Little Rock. went from goat to hero in just one play. After dropping Iowa Quarterback Gene Vets third-down pass at midf1eld when a clear field awaited him, Pace took Iowa’s fourth-down punt on his own IS and raced IS yards for the tying touch down. Pace had three blockers ahead of him at the start but he finally pushed them out OF the way for running room and slithered down the sidelines in a brilliant individual effort. Van Pelt Leads Drive The Hawkeyes had the ball for only three plays before Fullback Jim Byers intercepted one of Vets passes and returned to the Iowa A. A pen atty and a tumble set the VOL verines back to their own 81 but Van Pelt drove them into the lead with three compile lions. The payoff pitch was a 31-yard gamer that Gary Prahst grabbed on the Iowa five. Halfback Mike S a tusky raced rs yards to the Iowa rs with an interrogation and set up Michigan’s third touchdown, Quarterback Stan Noskin COM pleted a 16-yard pass to End Bob Boshoven before Noskin himself crashed over from the one. Duncan’s passes ate up 2e yards of Iowa’s drive with the second-half kickoff. He had his fleet of speedy backs clicking behind Iowa’s huge line as the Hawkeyes’ second-half power paid off. 5 %Ics,r.n ---- : % 3 81 Iowa scoring-Touchdow Nocera e. plungel; Horn g. rum; Duncan Il foot. plunge). Conversions: Pres colt 3. Michigan scoring – Touchdowns: Pace IS, punt RETURN: Prahst (31. pass-run from Van PelD: Noskin Il. rum. Conversions: Van Pelt 3.

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Michigan leads 45–⁠16–⁠4 in 65 meetings, counting the 46 since this game.