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(It was also a bit of foreshadowing: Yewcic would throw a few more pretty passes as MSU’s starting quarterback in 1952.) The play became known as the “Transcontinental Pass” in East Lansing, and it kept the unbeaten season alive. Dorow caught the pass, outran one defender, unleashed a devastating cutback to evade two more, and scored. Yewcic backed up and slung a perfect pass across the field to Dorow, running open down the left sideline. He ran right, and appeared to get hemmed in with nowhere to run. Tom Yewcic, used primarily as a punter, entered the game and took a pitch from Dorow. A few plays later, they faced a fourth-and-5 from the OSU 28. Down just 20-17, the Spartans then caught the break they needed, recovering a fumble near midfield. He completed five passes on the ensuing drive, including a one-yard scoring strike to Paul Dekker on fourth-and-goal. But after throwing a tough interception, Dorow settled in. 1 for the first time ever, the Spartans trailed the Buckeyes, 20-10, early in the fourth quarter. The Buckeyes were seventh in the country, and while they would struggle on offense for much of the season, they gave Michigan State all it could handle. State traveled to Columbus to take on first-year Ohio State coach Woody Hayes and 1950 Heisman winner Vic Janowicz in front of 82,640. 1 team: Woody Hayes’ first Ohio State squad. They went 8-1 with their first top-10 finish in 1950, and after a 25-0 pounding of Michigan on September 29, they found themselves ranked first in the country for the first time. In the meantime, Biggie Munn made the Spartans one of the best teams in the country. Because of scheduling spats, the school wouldn’t begin as a full-time football member until 1953. It came down to Michigan State and Pitt, and the former got the nod. When Chicago finally bowed out in 1946, the race was on. But the school made up for lost time, expanding its facilities and doing whatever it possibly could - expand enrollment, expand the football stadium - to make itself attractive to the league. The Spartans had gotten a late start when it comes to football and ambition, beginning its major college football odyssey in the mid-1920s. The back story: In late-1948, Michigan State was voted into the Big Ten. It also gives Michigan State a chance to make a statement against its soon-to-be Big Ten rival. The stakes: It’s early in the 1951 season, but this game will serve as a bit of an eliminator in the chase for the Mythical National Title. Rose Bowl breakthroughsġ924 Notre Dame, 1925 Alabama, 1931 USC, 1993 Wisconsin, 2004 Texas Offensive innovationġ906 Chicago, 1943 Iowa Pre-Flight, 1968 Texas, 1991 Florida, 2007 Oregon Dramatic seasonsġ960 Iowa, 1965 UCLA, 1978 Missouri, 1982 Pitt, 2013 Auburn Star powerġ923 Illinois, 1938 TCU, 1980 Georgia, 1984 Boston College, 1999 Virginia Tech On the riseġ951 Michigan State, 1962 Nebraska, 1970 Alabama, 1981 Florida State, 2002 USC Mid-majorsġ930 Utah, 1970 Dartmouth, 1972 Tampa, 1974 Miami (Ohio), 2010 Boise State Greatness deniedġ941 Northwestern, 1968 Purdue, 1973 Michigan, 1988 Miami, 1990 Virginia, 1998 Ohio State Incredible defenseġ938 Tennessee, 1957 Auburn, 1959 Ole Miss, 1985 Oklahoma, 1993 Texas A&M, 2011 LSU Perfectionġ917 Georgia Tech, 1940 Minnesota, 1945 Army, 1947 Notre Dame, 1955 Oklahoma, 1959 Syracuse, 1991 Washington Over the coming weeks, we’re going to take a look at some of the biggest games from these 50 best* teams. The title is a misdirection - it’s not about the best teams it’s about college football at its best and most interesting. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of AP is strictly prohibited.My second book, The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time, came out in March.

Michigan: The Wolverines may end up in the Holiday Bowl.įollow Larry Lage at Copyright 2017 by AP. Ohio State: The last time Ohio State faced Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship with a backup quarterback, Cardale Jones led the Buckeyes to a 59-0 victory in 2014 that put them in the playoff. Chris Evans had 67 yards on 11 carries and Karan Higdon had 55 yards rushing on 11 attempts. The Wolverines may have had more success if they had O'Korn hand off more often. Michigan: O'Korn was 17 of 32 for 195 yards with a 3-yard TD pass to Sean McKeon that put the Wolverines up 14-0 early in the second quarter.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes lost 6 yards in the first quarter and finished with 226 with Dobbins accounting for 101 yards rushing and a TD on just 15 carries.