Mount Union at Michigan
Wednesday, October 7, 1914 Share
Michigan beat Mount Union 27–7. It was their second meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 77°F, low 58°FAttendance 5,050
In the newspapers

Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, October 8, 1914, page 3
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Mount Union Scored on Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich. Oct. 7.-Michigan scored on for the first time this sea- son, today defeated the light but ag- eressive football eleven from Mount Union college of Alliance, Ohio, 27 to T. Mount Union, unable to gain during the first three periods, obtained the ball in Michigan territory in the last quarter; brought it to the one yard line by three forward passes and then scored through center. Michigan scored only seven points in the last half. In the first period and again in the second, Splawn, the spectacular drop-kicker of the Vol verines. booted a goal from the field.
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 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Mount Union–Michigan gameMichigan leads 7–0 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 1929 | Michigan 16, Mount Union 6 | |
| 1921 | Michigan 44, Mount Union 0 | |
| 1917 | Michigan 69, Mount Union 0 | |
| 1916 | Michigan 26, Mount Union 0 | |
| 1915 | Michigan 35, Mount Union 0 | |
| 1914 | Michigan 27, Mount Union 7 |
Around this game
Mount Union
- Next gameat MichiganOct. 9, 1915
- SeasonMount Union in 1914
- ProgramMount Union history and records
Michigan
- Next gamevs. VanderbiltOct. 10, 1914
- SeasonMichigan in 1914
- ProgramMichigan history and records
