This allowed the area to become a major shipping and migration route. In , the government discovered the inaccuracy in the location of the tip of Lake Michigan. The dispute heated up in , when Michigan sought entrance to the Union, citing the Northwest Ordinance to determine the correct boundary between the two states. When the boundaries where drawn on the map, an overlap was discovered due to the previous mistake. The area in the overlap was labeled the Toledo Strip.
Ohio lobbied to block the entrance to the Union until they agreed on the border set by Ohio, which placed the Toledo Strip in Ohio. Naturally, Michigan objected. A cold war soon erupted between the two states, with each trying to one-up the other. No actual fighting occurred between the two states, except for a small scuffle which lead to a Michigan sheriff being stabbed. Despite this, the two states continued to bicker until December when Congress offered them a compromise.
Michigan could give up the Toledo Strip to Ohio in exchange for statehood and a chunk of the Upper Peninsula. Michigan had spent so much money maintaining the presence of militia in the strip that the state had no choice but to accept. Even a hundred years after the war, Ohioans and Michiganders still have a fierce rivalry. Ryan Yoo is a third-year majoring in civil engineering, with a minor in business management.
Cavaliers shake off rocky start, even record at in first week. Cavaliers Season Preview. Injury-riddled Browns get steamrolled by undefeated Cardinals. Browns battle Chiefs in season-opening quest for vengeance. Even though this year was already lacking the usual sizzle, because of Michigan's records, it's still called "The Game" for a reason.
It is hard for folks outside the Midwest — especially those born after — to understand how this rivalry which Michigan leads ; the discrepancy in the number of meetings versus record is because Ohio State vacated its win became one of the biggest in the sport.
Here are 10 facts that may help shed some light on that question. When Michigan tried to join the union in , it tried to include the Toledo Strip in its borders and Ohio blocked its admittance. President Andrew Jackson stepped in and worked out a compromise where Ohio received the Strip and Michigan received the Upper Peninsula, which was mainly an unsettled territory at the time.
Michigan was a much better team when the teams first met on Oct. The Wolverines scored all of their touchdowns in the first half and played conservative ball in the second half en route to a win. Michigan finished the season at , while Ohio State would finish The two schools would not play again until , with the game finishing in a tie There have been six ties in this rivalry. In the early s, the situation was much different for Ohio State.
The best the Buckeyes could hope for was a tie, thanks to legendary Michigan coach Fielding Yost In , Michigan hired San Jose State coach Fielding Yost, who quickly turned the Wolverines into the premiere program in college football.
Yost won six national titles, including four straight from Yost also dominated the Buckeyes, only losing to them three times during his year career. Ohio State proceeded to win four straight, beating the Wolverines by a collective score of Schmidt gave Ohio State its pride, but the next coach put the program on the same level as Michigan I played professionally for eight years and I never have seen or felt the energy level that was in the locker room just before we went out to play that game.
Not that game. Not even close. They were in trouble. In front of , fans, a stadium record at the time, Michigan pulled out a rabbit out of the hat with a victory over the heavily favored Buckeyes. It was the first time in 22 games anyone had managed to beat Ohio State. The win also allowed the Wolverines to clinch their first Big Ten title since , sending them to the Rose Bowl. Running back Garvie Craw scored two touchdowns, and quarterback Don Moorhead added another rushing score for the Wolverines.
Ted Killian added a field goal for good measure. All of the scoring for both teams took place in the first half. The closing 30 minutes of action were dominated by the defenses.
Missed field goals and stalled drives plagued Michigan and Ohio State in the second half. The Buckeyes were also hindered by four interceptions, three of which were picked off by Barry Pierson. Overall, Ohio State finished the game with six interceptions and one fumble.
A letdown to say the least. We couldn't go to a bowl game because of the Big Ten's no repeat rule I know we weren't at the top of our game," Provost said sadly.
Obviously, we weren't ready to play. Michigan's stunning win helped change the rivalry entirely.
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