▁hunting ▁on ▁a ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁mar sh . ▁Fred ▁La Po inte , ▁a ▁ 5 1 - year - old ▁D ear born , ▁man ▁became ▁stuck ▁in ▁quick s and , ▁and ▁Edward ▁Koch er , ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Detroit ▁man , ▁went ▁to ▁his ▁rescue . ▁ ▁Both ▁were ▁" eng ulf ed ▁in ▁quick s and ▁up ▁to ▁their ▁ne cks ▁and ▁fro ze ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁how ling ▁g ale ." ▁Maurice ▁Koch er , ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 - year - old , ▁escaped ▁injury ▁by ▁waiting ▁six ▁hours ▁for ▁the ▁mud ▁to ▁free ze ▁and ▁craw ling ▁to ▁the ▁shore ▁on ▁his ▁st om ach . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁hunting ▁season , ▁ 3 2 ▁hun ters ▁had ▁died . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 9 ▁- ▁Michigan ▁lost ▁to ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁ 1 7 - 0 , ▁and ▁Michigan ▁State ▁received ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁bid ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day . ▁The ▁final ▁two ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan - Oh io ▁State ▁game ▁became ▁a ▁free - for - all , ▁as ▁Michigan ▁player ▁were ▁pen al ized ▁eight ▁time ▁and ▁Michigan ▁players ▁Ron ▁K ram er ▁and ▁Al ▁Sig man ▁were ▁e ject ed . ▁After ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁" the ▁most ▁shame ful ▁incident ▁in ▁Michigan ' s ▁football ▁history ," ▁head ▁coach ▁B enn ie ▁O oster ba an ▁and