Ohio State vs Michigan: 10 best games in “The Game” history

6. 1950

Final Score: Michigan 9, Ohio State 3

One of the most famous editions of “The Game,” the 1950 Ohio State vs Michigan matchup, is more commonly known as the “Snow Bowl” and is one of the craziest games in history.

Most people would say that the Buckeyes and the Wolverines had no business playing football on November 25, 1950 and they would probably be right. The worst blizzard to hit Columbus since 1913 came to town that day and put inches upon inches of snow on the ground and temperatures were close to zero degrees. But that didn’t stop “The Game” from happening. And it didn’t stop more than 50,000 people from showing up to watch either. But the game they did watch was unlike any other in the history of this rivalry…maybe even the sport.

As I’m sure you can tell by the final score, there wasn’t a ton of offense on this day. Punters were the star of this day, with the two sides combining to punt the ball an unbelievable 45 times, accumulating over 1,400 net yards in the process. It was later revealed that long snappers couldn’t even see who they were snapping the ball to and the coaches even sometimes called for punts on first down to avoid turnovers. That’s what kind of day these two teams were dealing with.

While Ohio State was at least able to complete a few passes (Michigan actually completed zero passes that day) and get a field goal, unranked Michigan would knock off eighth-ranked Ohio State with a safety off a blocked kick and a touchdown off a blocked punt. Classic.