Yards to Glory

40. Harley Race

Chic Harley's run seals OSU's first win over Michigan

Oct. 25, 1919: College football's greatest rivalry began with 13 Michigan wins and two ties until Chic Harley and Ohio State broke through in Ann Arbor.

Michigan was coming off of a national title in 1918 and hadn't allowed a point in its first two games. But after Ohio State jumped ahead 7-3, Harley scored on an electrifying 40-yard touchdown in the second half to clinch the landmark 13-3 Buckeyes victory. After the game, Michigan coach Fielding Yost called Harley "one of the finest little machines I have ever seen."

-- Brian Bennett

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