Navy at Michigan
Saturday, October 11, 1958 Share
No. 12 Navy beat No. 14 Michigan 20–14. It was their seventh meeting; after it, the series stood even at 3–3–1.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 43°FAttendance 82,220
On the newsreel
- NAVY UPSETS WOLVERINESUnderdogs against Michigan, the Midshipmen trail in the final period by 2 points, after a hot start. Then, in a cliff-hanger finale, they score on Tranchini's pass to achieve a sensational upset victory
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Navy 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Navy–Michigan gameMichigan leads 12–5–1 in 18 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.
| 1981 | Michigan 21, Navy 16 | |
| 1977 | Michigan 14, Navy 7 | |
| 1976 | Michigan 70, Navy 14 | |
| 1974 | Michigan 52, Navy 0 | |
| 1973 | Michigan 14, Navy 0 | |
| 1972 | Michigan 35, Navy 7 |
Around this game
Navy
- Next gamevs. TulaneOct. 18, 1958
- SeasonNavy in 1958
- ProgramNavy history and records
Michigan
- Next gameat NorthwesternOct. 18, 1958
- SeasonMichigan in 1958
- ProgramMichigan history and records