Oregon State vs. Michigan
Friday, January 1, 1965, Rose Bowl Share
No. 4 Michigan beat No. 8 Oregon State 34–7. It was their second meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 2–0.
FinalTV: NBCAttendance 100,423Referee: M.E. Wagner (AAWU) (split crew: AAWU, Big Ten)
MVP Mel AnthonyWikipedia
On the newsreel
- MICHIGAN 34 OREGON STATE 7More than 100,000 in Pasadena's ROSE Bowl see Michigan, Big Ten Champs, meet the Oregon State Beavers. Oregon surprises early in the game by driving 84 yards in ten plays for a touchdown...but that's all for the day.
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 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Oregon State–Michigan gameMichigan leads 5–0 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 2015 | Michigan 35, Oregon State 7 | |
| 1986 | Michigan 31, Oregon State 12 | |
| 1966 | Michigan 41, Oregon State 0 | |
| 1964 | Michigan 34, Oregon State 7 | Rose Bowl |
| 1959 | Michigan 18, Oregon State 7 |
Around this game
Oregon State
- Next gameat IllinoisSept. 18, 1965
- SeasonOregon State in 1964
- ProgramOregon State history and records
Michigan
- Next gameat North CarolinaSept. 18, 1965
- SeasonMichigan in 1964
- ProgramMichigan history and records