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Army at Michigan

Saturday, October 7, 1961

Michigan beat Army 38–⁠8. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Army led the series 5–⁠3.

AwayArmy6–⁠4 in 1961
8
HomeMichigan6–⁠3 in 1961
38

FinalHigh 74°F, low 46°FAttendance 65,012

On the newsreel

  • MICHIGAN BLASTS ARMY 38-8The vaunted big guns of the Kaydets football team are effectively spiked by Michigan as the Wolverines stop them in the air and on the ground.Universal Newsreel, October 9, 1961. Catalog record at the National Archives

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)

Michigan 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Army–Michigan game

Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the two 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

Around this game

Army

Michigan