Ohio State at Michigan

Saturday, October 25, 1902

Michigan beat Ohio State 86–⁠0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 3–⁠0–⁠1 as played.

AwayOhio State6–⁠2–⁠2 in 1902
0
HomeMichigan11–⁠0 in 1902
86

FinalHigh 61°F, low 42°F, 0.04 in. of rainAttendance 6,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Topeka state journal's story: EASY FOR MICHIGAN. Defeats the Ohio State Eleven by Score of 86 to 0.

    The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 27, 1902, page 1

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    EASY FOR MICHIGAN. Defeats the Ohio State Eleven by Score of 86 to 0. Ann Arbor, Mich. Oct. 27.-Coach Yost’s men lived up to their regulations again Saturday afternoon and pushed the Uni versIty of Michigan’s sum total of poinss for the season up to an even 424 points Ohio State UNIVERSITIES much-feared foot bail team was the victim. The score fer the afternoon was Sc to 0. The Ohio people had expected to make a much better showing and 2. 600 rooters had come along with the team to see the con l. test. Michigan football enthusiasts expected to see a contest that would try tie skill of the wolverines, and the bleachers held no less than 5000 people. Ohioans and Michiganders alike were disappointed, as the buckeye team never had look-in. Eight touchdowns were made in the lirst half and seven in the second. Five of these went to the account of Herrnstein. Hes ton. Lawrence, Michigan and Palmer each carried The ball over twice and the others went to Maddox and Jones. The Michispite the score. 1t was, however not equal to the strength shown at offense. For the linz.

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 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 117 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio State 27, Michigan 9
2024Michigan 13, Ohio State 10
2023Michigan 30, Ohio State 24
2022Michigan 45, Ohio State 23
2021Michigan 42, Ohio State 27
2019Ohio State 56, Michigan 27

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