Fifty years ago, another undefeated Ohio State football team traveled to Michigan with a national championship on the line. Unlike the Buckeyes who will play in Ann Arbor on Saturday, that Ohio State team was not headed for a Big Ten championship game or playoff qualification. In 1969, OSU’s 22-game winning streak made it the most dominant team in college football. Since Big Ten teams could not go to the Rose Bowl in consecutive years back then, the Buckeyes need only win at Michigan to likely lock up the votes necessary to repeat as national champions. This is the story of what happened next, written 50 years ago by Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Ed Chay. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 22, 1969 – A record collegiate crowd of 103,588 witnessed one of the great upsets when Michigan’s inspired Wolverines stunned No. 1-ranked Ohio State, 24-12, to gain a share of the…
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