Ohio State at Michigan
Saturday, November 25, 1961 Share
No. 2 Ohio State beat Michigan 50–20. It was their 58th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 35–19–4 as played.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 32°FAttendance 80,444
On the newsreel
- OHIO STATE 50 - MICHIGAN 20The Gophers [Buckeyes?] of Ohio State clinch the Big Ten Title as they swamp Michigan in a game that saw paths worn to the end zone. Tied once, but undefeated, Ohio State is undisputed leader of their conference
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)
Ohio State 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Ohio State–Michigan gameOfficially, Michigan leads 62–52–6; as played, 62–53–6 in 121 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.
| 2025 | Ohio State 27, Michigan 9 | |
| 2024 | Michigan 13, Ohio State 10 | |
| 2023 | Michigan 30, Ohio State 24 | |
| 2022 | Michigan 45, Ohio State 23 | |
| 2021 | Michigan 42, Ohio State 27 | |
| 2019 | Ohio State 56, Michigan 27 |
Around this game
Ohio State
- Next gamevs. North CarolinaSept. 29, 1962
- SeasonOhio State in 1961
- ProgramOhio State history and records
Michigan
- Next gamevs. NebraskaSept. 29, 1962
- SeasonMichigan in 1961
- ProgramMichigan history and records