• When Toe Met Leather—Traditional Michigan Football Kick-off Times

    A couple of readers reacted to my recent post featuring the 1969 pocket schedule, here’s one: Interesting that the home games started at 1:30 p.m. in 1969 and not at noon. I remember Carr (I think it was him) at Bo’s eulogy/celebration saying that Bo wanted all games to start at Noon. (Something about toe meeting leather at noon . . . .) This prompted an email from Michigan football memorabilia collector Jack Briegel, the man who owns a ticket stub to each game played at Michigan Stadium. Jack walked through his collection, some pre-dating the Big House, and picked off the start time listed on the ticket and relayed it below.  I added a few additions via the stubs on display at ticketmuseum.com.  These are just home games: Ferry Field era: 1908 OCT. 31 VANDERBUILT KICK OFF WAS 2:30. NOV.13 PENNSYLVANIA WAS AT 2:00. 1909 OCT. 30 SYRACUSE GAME WAS 2:00.  (Michigan scored 44 points, <wink>)* 1910 NOV. 19 MINNESOTA GAME WAS 2:00. 1911 NOV. 18 PENN GAME WAS 2:00 1917 NOV. 10 CORNELL WAS AT 2:00. 1919 OCT.25 OSU WAS AT 2:30. 1923 OCT. 20 OSU WAS AT 2:00 1924 NOV. 8 NORTHWESTERN WAS AT 1:30 1925 AND 1926 KICKED OFF AT 2:00 Michigan Stadium era: 1927 OHIO WESLEYAN 1:00, MSC 2:00, OSU 2:00, NAVY 1:30, MINNESOTA 1:30.…