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Notre Dame at Michigan

Saturday, October 17, 1908

Michigan beat Notre Dame 12–⁠6. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 5–⁠0 as played.

AwayNotre Dame1–⁠1 in 1908
6
HomeMichigan5–⁠2–⁠1 in 1908
12

FinalHigh 78°F, low 50°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram's story: ALLERO|CES TOE WINS FOR MICHIGAN Notre Dame Downed by Score Of IL to s.

    The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., October 18, 1908, page 1

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    ALLERO|CES TOE WINS FOR MICHIGAN Notre Dame Downed by Score Of IL to s. Ann Arbor. Mich, Oct 17.-Alierdice’s toe made Michigan victor over Notre Dame on Ferry field today. by score of II to 9. The Wolverine half back three times placed the pigskin behind the posts for field goals, and saved the day for Michigan. The Catholics made a touchdown early in the second half. Vaughn making a brilliant run with excellent interference from the center of the field. Mich igan again went into the game with out the services of Captain Schultz.

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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Notre Dame–Michigan game

Officially, Michigan leads 22–⁠17–⁠1; as played, 22–⁠18–⁠1 in 41 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.

Recent meetings
2019Michigan 45, Notre Dame 14
2018Notre Dame 24, Michigan 17
2014Notre Dame 31, Michigan 0
2013Michigan 41, Notre Dame 30
2012Notre Dame 13, Michigan 6
2011Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31

Around this game

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