Michigan State at Michigan

Saturday, October 21, 1916

Michigan beat Michigan State 9–⁠0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 8–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayMichigan State0–⁠2 in 1916
0
HomeMichigan7–⁠2 in 1916
9

FinalHigh 42°F, low 32°F, 0.04 in. of rainAttendance 22,000

In the newspapers

  • The Bismarck daily tribune's story: NORTH Dakota WINS HARD GAME FROM MCALESTER 70; BADCERSTARS ARE INJURED Eber Simpson, Star Wisconsin Hall, Will be Out of Chicago Game Owing To Wrenched Knee Received in Game Against Haskell; Gophers Swamp South Dakota 81 to 0.

    Bismarck daily tribune, Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], October 22, 1916, page 6 (results column)

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    NORTH Dakota WINS HARD GAME FROM MCALESTER 70; BADCERSTARS ARE INJURED Eber Simpson, Star Wisconsin Hall, Will be Out of Chicago Game Owing To Wrenched Knee Received in Game Against Haskell; Gophers Swamp South Dakota 81 to 0. es marched the ball down the field with regularity. A feature of the game was long forward pass in the second period, which Baston received and raced IS yards for touchdown. Ohio Wins at Eleventh Hour. Urbana, Ill.,, Oct. 21.-Harley. the fast half.back Of the Ohio State Uni versity football team, made spectacu’ lar run around the left end for touch down today in the last minute OF play after the game had almost been concoded to the University of Illinois, and won, Z to 6. Illinois took the aggressive at the start and McCumber kicked field goal in the first three minutes of play. In the second quarter he repeated and the score stood until nearly the end of the last quarter. Michigan Wins over Aooies. Ann Arbor. Mich, Oct. FLA field goal by Sparks in the first period, and touchdown by Maulbetsch, just before the Anal whistle blew, gave the University Of Michigan a 9 to 0 vic. tory over the Michigan Agricultural College football team here today. The game was fiercely played and severe penalties were numerous. Harvard Piles up Big Score. Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 21.-Harvard piled up Al points against Massachus. etts Agricultural college today and easily kept the visitors from scoring. notwithstanding the big total, Harwards offensive proved very ragged. Northwestern eests Chicago. Chicago, Oct. 21.-Playing a spark ling game, Northwestern university sprung one of the biggest surprises in the big Nine” champion race today by defeating Chicago. 10 to O. 1t was Northwestern’s first victory over Chi cago since 1901. Driscoll, left halfback, of the Evans. ton eleven, was the star of the game. He scored a touchdown near the end of the first period, going over from Chi. cago’s four-yard line, and in the last period brought the crowd of $4,000 to its feet by booting a drop kick square. ly between Chicago’s goal from the 45-yard line.

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 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Michigan leads 75–⁠38–⁠5 in 118 meetings, counting the 107 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Michigan 31, Michigan State 20
2024Michigan 24, Michigan State 17
2023Michigan 49, Michigan State 0
2022Michigan 29, Michigan State 7
2021Michigan State 37, Michigan 33
2020Michigan State 27, Michigan 24

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