I've recently done some housekeeping on the Uniform Timeline. And thanks to the Michigan Daily archives, we have new additions in the early periods. Here's one, getting into the history of the first jersey numbers to appear on Michigan uniforms, and how they handled the unlucky 13 number.
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Michigan Calls Cal & Stanford Chicken | Scheduling the First Rose Bowl (1901)
While most Michigan fans know that the Wolverines played in the first Rose Bowl in 1902, one detail that's misunderstood is that U-M actually had scheduled the trip out west BEFORE the season. Here's how it all played out - it's pretty cool stuff:
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Michigan Football Helmet Stickers Catalog [2021-2024]
Lifted from the Uniform Timeline, this page contains a complete catalog of the publicly known or observed helmet stickers donning Michigan football helmets. This new concept was introduced in 2021, "to tell the story of a player’s entire career."
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Party Time In Front, Business in Back (1965 Rose Bowl Trip)
On the brink of one of the biggest games in a generation, here's a look back at the trip out to California for the 1965 Rose Bowl. The trip to the was conducted in two distinct phases – party time and business time. The first portion started off with the usual tours, some time to hang out, and a bit of partying. OK, maybe a lot of partying. Here's the story - you'll enjoy it.
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Brady Breaks Bama (2000 Orange Bowl) | This Week in Michigan Football History
For the CFP playoff game against Georgia, we take a trip back nearly 22 years to the 2000 Orange Bowl, when Lloyd Carr, Tom Brady, David Terrell, and crew took down the Alabama Crimson tide in overtime.
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Michigan Stadium Review? Lackluster. (1927)
Given all the salty bitterness coming out of Columbus lately, I thought I'd add this. I thought I'd add this. Here is some bitter, bitter salt from our rival about our beloved Michigan Stadium via reader Larry. From the October 24, 1927 edition of The Lantern, the Ohio State student newspaper:
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The Wolverine Blade – Always a Winner (1940)
Don’t forget dad this holiday season! How about three cheers for 1940s-era product marketing that loosely suggests a direct affiliation with the University of Michigan football program? The Wolverine Blade, Rust Resisting, ALWAYS A WINNER:
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Michigan-Georgia Football 1957 (Pick Six, Uniform Surprises, Facing Segregation) | MVictors History Show
Ahead of Michigan facing Georgia in the 2021 Orange Bowl in the CFP Semi-finals, a look back at the first meeting between the schools. Three subplots out of this game involving a righteous game-used vintage Michigan uniform, a question of why Georgia wore its home red jersey at Michigan Stadium, and finally, how Fritz Crisler and company dealt with scheduling and playing a segregated school.
