1969: Michigan 24 #1 Ohio State 12 (PART 1)

New 3 parter for the greatest win in school history.
Game played on November 22, 1969 in Ann Arbor.
1969 Michigan Wolverines Starting Lineups
OFFENSE:
Left End - Jim Mandich
Left End - Mike Keller
Left End - Cecil Pryor
Left Tackle - Jack Harpring
Left Tackle - Fred Grambau
Left Tackle - Dan Dierdorf
Left Guard - Bob Baumgartner
Left Guard - Henry Hill
Center - Guy Murdock
Center - Pete Newell
Center - Tim Killian
Right Guard - Richard Caldarazzo
Right Guard - Henry Hill
Right Guard - Al Carpenter
Right Tackle - Dan Dierdorf
Right Tackle - Marty Huff
Right Tackle - Jack Harpring
Right End - William Harris
Right End - Paul Staroba
Right End - Mike Hankwitz
Right End - Ed Moore
Quarterback - Don Moorhead
Fullback - Garvie Craw
Fullback - John Gabler
Fullback - Fritz Seyferth
Left Halfback - Glenn Doughty
Left Halfback - Billy Taylor
Left Halfback - Barry Pierson
Left Halfback - Marty Huff
Left Halfback - Jim Betts
Right Halfback - Garvie Craw
Right Halfback - John Gabler
Right Halfback - Brian Healy
Right Halfback - Preston Henry
DEFENSE:
Left End - Michael Keller
Left Tackle - Fred Grambau
Middle Guard - Henry Hill
Right Tackle - Pete Newell
Right End - Cecil Pryor
Linebacker - Marty Huff
Linebacker - Ed Moore
Linebacker - Mike Taylor
Wolfman - Thomas Darden
Wolfman - Frank Gusich
Halfback - Barry Pierson
Halfback - Brian Healey
Safety - Thomas Curtis

[@kokoken1]

If I may add a side note to this game, the referee was a 34-year-old Jerry Markbreit, who stayed in the Big Ten for six more years before joining the NFL in 1976. He still holds the record for most Super Bowls by a referee with four and retired after the 1998 season.

[@WolverineHistorian]

Michigan had been a dominant football program for half a century but had fallen on hard times through the late 50's and 1960's. We were in danger of becoming Minnesota - a once proud program that would never recover. This win over OSU confirmed that Michigan was back as a true power in college football. This win was the start of the 10 year war with Woody. It reignited the rivalry with OSU. Sports pundits called it the upset of the century. All the = Greatest win in Michigan's history.

[@michealwoods6817]

They're trying again.

[@bradleyholt9805]

Michigan State dominated, for the most part, the 50's and 60's

[@waynewalton8798]

@@michealwoods6817 back on track now. Got back to pounding the rock

[@scootdaws25]

The game that turned it all around.

[@freedomofpress5605]

I don't follow sports these days but I do know that in the past Michigan usually had an unusually large number of players from Ohio.

[@garrison6863]

That Michigan team was underrated. They had about ten guys who later played in the pros, either NFL, AFL or CFL. Moorhead was a good, effective QB.

[@nocynic]

I was there with my dad...Go Blue!

[@DMichiganWol21]

I can watch this forever

[@lloydkline1518]

Bo schembecher hammer 🔨down Ohio state football to the ground

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The ramifications of this game were vast: It made Bo It was the start of the Michigan we know Launched the 10 year war Cost Buckeyes back-to-back titles Made Texas-Arkansas much bigger

[@chrisuncleahmad]

This also made the famous Texas/Arkansas game highly important.

[@Knightmessenger]

Has anyone heard the Bob Ufer interview from before the game? It was really prophetic.

[@typeviic1]

So where were the "warm weather" schools back then? You know, the USC, Miami, Florida, all the SEC teams? Why was it that the football weather/cold weather element schools were so dominant back then but not now?

[@michealwoods6817]

Of course you get it new England. Your welcome for brady! You wanna see real snow come to the mitten!

[@ChillConservative2k15]

I'm guessing that the cold weather incentivized running the football, also it could be that college was more valuable then than it is nowadays, so education isnt really a factor for the best recruits unlike back in the 60s. Also, probably the biggest reason, was because of the North's willingness to recognize that the black players are superior athletically. Athleticism matters in athletics.

[@mattjohnson6440]

Also, Bo was now on equal footing in the recruiting wars, Bo beat the ""best team ever assembled'' the 1969 OSU team was easily the best the college team of the 1960's with OSU's 1968 not quite as good. I will say this, if Jan White doesn't get injured after scoring OSU's second TD, this game is interesting, Kern kept hitting Jan over the middle for huge gains after looking downfield for Jankowski and Zelina.The int's came after Jan left the game and Kern kept forcing passes downfield.

[@2508bona]

Typeviic, USC was really good in those years, but a lot of the southern schools were still in the process of integration, while the northern schools had really started aggressively recruiting black players. This was a period when even schools like Alabama were having some issues.

[@DemDawwwgsEPIC-BEATDOWN]

biggest win ever for the ''rolloverines'', Buckeyes had so much talent, i think Woody threw Bo a crumb and the game.

[@michealwoods6817]

Ohio is only good for cheap cigarettes.

[@michealwoods6817]

69..... Schembechler hall.... Woodstock eat your heart out! Go blue!

[@rpryce2140]

Where is Part 2??

[@ericwilleke6613]

I was there

[@B1G_Brother]

Chris Fowler lmao

[@LarrySybrandt]

I like old football footage. So many illegal plays by today's standard @6:01 Targeting for one

[@WolverineHistorian]

@jrr0385 Looks kind of like a Bill Cosby sweater, doesn't it?

[@EphSBGGSO]

Bill Flemming and Lee Grosscup on the call for ABC

[@dukemoose1307]

At least Meechegan was not playing Vanderbilt like they did earlier that year.

[@dontransue9843]

Wiki says it was Nov 22 Dan.

[@FiddlePig]

Coming into that day OSU's closest game was 27-points, all their wins were blowouts! The Wolverines clearly had NO chance!!!

[@Ariamaluum]

The kicking game was OSU Achilles heel.

[@hurtelable]

Kicking game was OSU's Achilles heel? Oh, they missed an extra point, but they still lost by 12. If you're looking for a reason for Ohio State's losing, try SEVEN TURNOVERS (to ZERO for Michigan)!

[@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637]

❤️ bo

[@lmaogoob9523]

My biggest flex is that Paul staroaba is my grandpa he is my moms dad

[@michealwoods6817]

You wanted shady you got it

[@Ariamaluum]

I wish OSU would have kept their names and black numbers but Woody took them off after this loss.

[@BigSpencer77]

Why was this the greatest win ever???

[@waynewalton8798]

With Michigan being a 17-point underdog. It's one or the best ever wins in school history. Considering woody saying that's his best team man for man hes ever had . It set in motion Michigan being back on a national level. They fell on hard times in the 50 and 60s. It's a significance of the win that made it. It set off the 10 yr cold War between woidy and bo. No one really thought Michigan was going to win. Woody and the buckeyes were breaking the doors off of everyone trying 2 go for back 2 back chips. And in the previous year hung 50 on Michigan. Not to mention they where trying to set the ncaa record for consecutive wins by a team.