page_title: Chicago–Michigan football rivalry
section_title: 1905: Chicago 2, Michigan 0
hierarchical_section_title: Chicago–Michigan football rivalry / The rivalry at its peak: 1892 to 1905 / 1905: Chicago 2, Michigan 0
caption_attribution_description: 1905 College Football Western Championship match between Michigan Wolverines and Chicago Maroons
context_page_description: The Chicago–Michigan football rivalry was an American college football rivalry game played by the Wolverines of the University of Michigan and Maroons of the University of Chicago. From 1892 to 1905, it was the most important game of the season for the two schools, which were the first major football powers in what was then considered the western United States. The rivalry ended after the 1939 season when the University of Chicago dropped out of the Big Ten Conference. The roots of the rivalry date back to 1879 when Michigan played its first intercollegiate football game in Chicago and to a series of matches played between Michigan and the "Chicago University Club" between 1888 and 1891.
context_section_description: Chicago won the 1905 meeting of the rivals by a score of 2 to 0.  The game, dubbed "The First Greatest Game of the Century," broke Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak and marked the end of the "Point-a-Minute" years.  The 1905 Michigan team had outscored opponents 495 to 0 in its first 12 games. The game was lost in the final ten minutes of play when Denny Clark was tackled for a safety as he attempted to return a punt from behind the goal line.  Newspapers described Clark's play as "the wretched blunder" and a "lapse of brain work." Clark transferred to M.I.T. the following year and was haunted by the play for the rest of his life.  In 1932, he shot himself, leaving a suicide note that reportedly expressed hope that his "final play" would atone for his error at Marshall Field in 1905.
  After the 1905 game, the teams did not meet again until 1918.
caption: 1905 College Football Western Championship match between Michigan and Chicago
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