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The Snow Bowl is the nickname of a college football game played on November 25, 1950, between the teams of the University of Michigan and Ohio State University.The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 9–3, earning the Big Ten Conference championship and a berth in the 1951 Rose Bowl.
Snow Bowl (1985), week 13 match-up of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers; Tuck Rule Game, 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff match-up of the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots; Snow Bowl, 2013 week 14 match-up of the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles ; Snow Bowl (2017), week 14 match-up of the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills
Snow Bowl (1950) – On November 25, 1950, Michigan defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 9–3, earning the Big Ten Conference championship and a berth in the 1951 Rose Bowl. The game was played at Ohio Stadium under severe winter conditions, including snow and wind, that altered the normal playing of the game dramatically. Michigan won the game ...
This marked the first three-game win streak for Michigan in the rivalry since 1995 to 1997. Even though Moore was acting head coach for the win, the game was credited to Harbaugh's record. Following the game, Michigan went on to finish with a perfect 15-0 record and win the program's first national championship since 1997. [60]
The 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1950 Big Ten Conference football season.Coached by Bennie Oosterbaan, the Wolverines won the Big Ten Conference championship with a record of 6–3–1 (4–1–1 in conference) and defeated California in the 1951 Rose Bowl, 14–6.
List of Michigan Wolverines bowl games; 0–9. 1902 Rose Bowl; 1948 Rose Bowl; 1951 Rose Bowl; 1965 Rose Bowl; 1970 Rose Bowl; 1972 Rose Bowl; 1976 Orange Bowl; 1977 ...
The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record. The season finale against Michigan was the infamous game later known as the Snow Bowl as the teams combined for 45 punts in wintry weather. Ohio State outscored their opponents, 286–111, on the season, but head coach Wes Fesler's record against Michigan fell to 0–3–1.
Ortmann is most known for his role in the famed 1950 Snow Bowl game against Ohio State, in which he punted 24 times in a blizzard for 723 yards – still a Michigan record. The weather conditions were so inclement that Michigan punted on first down for its first two plays from scrimmage, after concluding that the best strategy was to keep the ...