Both teams came in undefeated and unchallenged. The Buckeyes grabbed a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Head coach Woody Hayes stuck to his grind-it-out playbook even as the Wolverines put nine men in the box. Michigan tied it in the fourth quarter; the Wolverines' Mike Lantry missed field goal attempts of 58 and 44 yards in the final 1:01. The Big Ten athletic directors voted to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl, and Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler never forgave them.