Ohio State at Michigan

Saturday, October 16, 1909

Michigan beat Ohio State 33–⁠6. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 10–⁠0–⁠1 as played.

AwayOhio State7–⁠3 in 1909
6
HomeMichigan6–⁠1 in 1909
33

FinalHigh 48°F, low 34°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: MICHIGAN SCORES VICTORY. Coach Yost's Men Have Little Trou- BILE With Ohio State.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1909, page 1

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    MICHIGAN SCORES VICTORY. Coach Yost’s Men Have Little Trou- BILE With Ohio State. ANN ARBOR. Mich, October To- Michigan this afternoon won the second game of its season by score of 80 to q, against Ohio State University. Capt. Allerdice was largely responsible for the victory by his individual playing, having to his credit three field goals. He also gave material assistance in the scoring OF two touchdOWns. Ohio failed to score until the last few minutes of play, when Jones punted oter the head of Freeney, who was playing defensive quarterback Freeney, because Of his exhausted condition, was unable to follow the ball, and the Ohioans recoVcred it, and made touchdown. During the first half Michigan scored q points of it’s total score. In the sec ond half however, Ohio played stronger game and, tor the first part of the pc Rod, threatened Michigans big lead About the middle of the half, however, Coach Yost men braced and, but for the one play that gave the visitors their score, completely outplayed the Ohioans The lineup:

  • The The daily Gate City's story: CHICAGO ILLINOIS GAME A SURPRISE Close Score of "a to in Contest on Marshal Field the Sensation of Saturdays Results on Gridiron. VICTORY FOR MICHIGAN Yost's Machine swamped Ohio State Carlisle Indians Win over Syracuse by Drop Kick From Field. [Gate Civ LEASED wiz eo,

    The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 17, 1909, page 2 (results column)

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    CHICAGO ILLINOIS GAME A SURPRISE Close Score of “a to in Contest on Marshal Field the Sensation of Saturdays Results on Gridiron. VICTORY FOR MICHIGAN Yost’s Machine swamped Ohio State Carlisle Indians Win over Syracuse by Drop Kick From Field. [Gate Civ LEASED wiz eo, CHICAGO. Oct. 16.-The final score OF today’s football game here. Chi cago, IA; Illinois, s; does not clearly snow the superiority of the Maroons over their opponents. The Illinois were on the defensive practically all the time. Chicago scored in the first half when Page sent an onside KICK across che Illinois line and Genend fell on it. Worthwine missed goal. This ended the scoring ON the first half. In the second half Page dropped pretty field goal and Worth. VINE scored touchdown and kicked goal Mountjoy scored a touchdown Ior illinois and failed at goal and slllner kicked a fine goal from the AZ yard line. ANN ARBOR, Oct 16.-Coach Yost,s FOOTBALL warriors had little trouble this afternoon running away with their game with Ohio State winning by score of 33 to 6. Allert zee the Mich lgan captain, whose toe is Michigan strongest football asset, had little trou- BILE in placing his goals. PHILADELPHIA Oct. 1e.-After ! practically running away with the Brown team and scoring II points in the first ten minutes of play Pennsylvania today suffered the humiliation OF having their goal line crossed for the first time this season. After rumble Hutchinson prevented the Kicking of goal after Brown had scor- | ed a touchdown. A spectacular run by Danny Hutchinson from the kick off took the Pennsylvania eleven down the field for touch down. 1t looked then as if Brown was showed under. But with the score IL to 0 only ten minutes to play the Brown bunch raj | lied and fumbled bunt by Hutchinson gave them squirt that clever play car ried to touch down. NEW YORK. Oct. ia field goal near the end of the second half of the Carlisle IndianSyracuse football game this afternoon broke a tie score and / gave the game to the Indians IA to IL. Hauser. the Indian full back, made the kick and was the hero of the game. Immediately after the kick off by SYRIA cuse Hauser made fifty yard run | through right tackle. Later Hauser carried the ball through for touch down after being laid out once for | full time. More pun ting followed until Scully for Syracuse got the ball on a | tumble and made spectacular run to touch down. After more punting Hapser made another touchdown but the goal failed. Early in the second lalf Scully again scored on Indians tumble. Hauser kicked a perfect field goal near the end and the Indians won. WEST POINT, Oct. 16.-The Yale bull dog and the army mule chewed an kicked each other on West Point plains this afternoon in their annual | football tussle with neither gaining | the advantage in the. first half. The | Yale coaches gave the bull dog some raw meat in the intermission and | when he again trotted onto the field | he tore the mule from shoulder to | withers and piled up three touch downs closing the day handsomely | with score of IL to 0. OMAHA, .Neb., Oct. 16.-M Minnesota, | IA; Nebraska, o. After battling fierce | ly for the first half and holding Min nesota without score, the Nebraska line weakened toward the last of the | football game here today, and the | Minnesota eleven, dropping all trick plays, played straight football. The backs tore UP the Nebraska line for steady gains and although Nebraska fought desperately near their own goal line the Gophers went across for a touchdown. One goal was kicked. Captain McGovern of the Gophers, | booted a pretty goal from the field in | the second half. Saturday Football Results. | TGate City Leased Wire Seryice.l CHICAGO, Oct. f6.-chicago, II; | Illinois, 8. Oaaha-Minnesota ID; Nebraska, 0. At Ann Arbor, Minnesota, SO; Ohio State, g. At Bloomington, Ind, Indiana, 81; Lake Forest, 5. At Cleveland, Cuz, 81 Wooster, s. Cincinnati-Oberlin Is; Cincin. natl, 3. Syracuse, II; Carlisle, Ia. Yale, II: West Point, o. ! Pennsylvania. 10; Brown, 5. Princeton, 90; Sewanee, 0. / Harvard, IT: Maine, o. | Cornell, 81; Fordham, 12 | Annapolis. G. Villa Nova, II. Lafayette, %; Swarthmore. 0. i Dartsnouth, IS; Williams, o. 4 Haverford, 0; New York University, ! 90. / George washington, 8 washington 1 College, s. Lehigh, II; Virginia, Z. ! Virginia Institute, 3 Carolina, 0. At Beloit-Beloit, 10; Northwest ern, 3. At Observation-Disclosures, %; Car roll, 0. At Ripon Ripon. IA; Carlton. 9. At Observation-Disclosures 16: st

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

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Our ratings (scores only)

Michigan 96% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 110 since this game.

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