Michigan at Ohio State

Saturday, October 24, 1908

Michigan beat Ohio State 10–⁠6. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 9–⁠0–⁠1 as played.

AwayMichigan5–⁠2–⁠1 in 1908
10
HomeOhio State6–⁠4 in 1908
6

FinalHigh 67°F, low 58°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Lake County times's story: SUMMARY OF SATURDAY SPORT Football.

    The Lake County times, Hammond, Ind., October 26, 1908, page 3 (results column)

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    SUMMARY OF SATURDAY SPORT Football. Football. Northwestern defeated BeIoit by the score of A to 4. Other western totals: Michigan, 10; Ohio state, 6. Nebraska, 10; Haskell Indians, 0. Iowa, 16; Morn ingside, 0. Harvard tied with the Navy, to 6. Yale beat w. and j., 38 to 0. Pennsylvania tied Carlisle, 6 to 6. Other east ern games: Princeton, O.; Syracuse, o. Cornell, 9; Vermont, 0. West Point, 6; Colgate, 0. Mckinley High beat Lake, 5 to 0. Crane beat Lane, II to 0. other prep aratory scores: University High. 2S; st. Ignatius, II. Lake View, 8; Hyde Park. 0. Englewood, %; Oak Park. 9. Morgan Park, 10; ST. Viateur’s. 0. Lake Forest Academy, 16; Evanston High, O. Turf. Spooner won the Arrow stake in the closing day of the Empire City meet ing. Form reversals marked the card at Latonia, outsiders taking some of the purses. Rain prevented the harness card al Austin and it was held over until today Golf. domewood country ciuD members held celebration and formal opening at Flossmore. Miss Katherine C. Harley of the Fall River club won the womans champion ship at Chevy Chase. AutomObiiing. George Robertson, driving a Locomobile, won the Vanderbilt cup race from Herbert Lyle in an Isotta. Baseball. The launch White Sox struck a snae in the Mississippi. giving a ducking tc Joe Cantillon and others Gunthers defeated the Normals a Gunther Park, a sensational catch by Trinkhaus being the feature.

  • The The Fairmont West Virginian's story: Princeton, 0; Syracuse, 0. Army, 6; Colgate, 0. Lafayette, s; Brown, c. Tech, II; Allegheny, 0. Michigan, 10; Ohio State, 6. Tech, IL; Holy Cross. 0. Northwestern, az; Beloit, 4. Nebraska, 10; Haskell Indians, 0. MoReANrowN WON AGAIN.

    The Fairmont West Virginian, Fairmont, W. Va., October 26, 1908, page 6 (results column)

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    Princeton, 0; Syracuse, 0. Army, 6; Colgate, 0. Lafayette, s; Brown, c. Tech, II; Allegheny, 0. Michigan, 10; Ohio State, 6. Tech, IL; Holy Cross. 0. Northwestern, az; Beloit, 4. Nebraska, 10; Haskell Indians, 0. MoReANrowN WON AGAIN. MoRGANTowN, Oct, -clarks, burg High School was defeated in a good game Of football by the Morgan, town High school at this place satur. day. The teams were about evenly matched so far as weight counts and the game was very well played from the start. Morgantown scored two goals from field and kicked goal each time. she also carried the ball across her opponents line for the third time Just as the whistles for the end Of the game was blown. This score was not allowed.

  • The The mirror's story: football Scores.

    The mirror, Stillwater, Minn., October 29, 1908, page 3 (results column)

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    football Scores. The following are the football scores of the games played las Saturday: Michigan, 10; Ohio State, 6. Nebraska, 5; Haskell, 0. Illinois, %; Freshmen. 5. Wisconsin, “a; Freshmen, Is. Carlisle, 6; Pennsylvania, 6. Yale, 38; Wash. & Jefferson, 0 Harvard, 6; Navy, 6. West Point, 6; Colgate, O Cornell, 8; Vermont. 0. Princeton, Q; Syracuse, o.

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 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 111 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio State 27, Michigan 9
2024Michigan 13, Ohio State 10
2023Michigan 30, Ohio State 24
2022Michigan 45, Ohio State 23
2021Michigan 42, Ohio State 27
2019Ohio State 56, Michigan 27

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