2015-2019 | Michigan Football Uniform Timeline For historical uniform changes follow the links by era: 2020-Current > Click here | 2015-2019 > Click here | 2010-2014 > Click here | 2000-2009 > Click here | 1990-1999 > Click here | 1980-1989 > Click here | 1970-1979 > Click here | 1940-1969 > Click here | 1867-1939 > Click here September 21, 2019 | Madison, WI | vs. Wisconsin JERSEY: Just as with the home jersey, Michigan traditional road (white) jersey also features the CFB 150 patch on right chest. August 31, 2019 | Ann Arbor, MI | vs. Middle Tennessee State JERSEY: Home (blue) jerseys feature white 3.5 x 1.7″ CFB 150 patch on right chest, above and to the right of the B1G logo. Via CFB150.org: “To commemorate 150 years of college football, teams across the country will wear the CFB150 logo on uniform throughout the 2019 season. The program was approved by the NCAA Rules Committee for inclusion on uniforms during the 2019 season.” Teams were not required to participate in this program. HELMET: The wings and the stripes feature a revised pattern – this is confirmed. The maize wings are larger with an enhanced hook on the ends. Also, the stripes now consistently converge at the back of the helmet above the neck pad. HELMET: Helmet stickers…
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Terrible Tommy Nabs His Heisman | This Week in Michigan Football History
This Week In Michigan Football History, as played during the WTKA 1050AM 'Countdown to Kickoff' held November 28, 2020 before the Michigan-Penn State game. Michigan has three Heisman Trophy Winners (Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson). We consider former Michigan players that probably WOULD have won the Heisman has it been awarded prior to 1935 - including Willie Heston, Bennie Oosterbaan, and Harry Newman. And finally we look at Tom Harmon's brilliant career and in particular the 1940 season, concluding with his dominant performance against Ohio State.
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2010-2014 | Michigan Football Uniform Timeline
2010-2014 | Michigan Football Uniform Timeline Scroll down for a timeline of Michigan football team uniforms changes through history. 2020-Current > Click here | 2015-2019 > Click here | 2010-2014 > Click here | 2000-2009 > Click here | 1990-1999 > Click here | 1980-1989 > Click here | 1970-1979 > Click here | 1940-1969 > Click here | 1867-1939 > Click here October 11, 2014 | Ann Arbor, MI | vs. Penn State UNIFORM: The adidas ‘Go Blue’ TECHFIT football uniform in unveiled with the following notes:JERSEY: Description from the athletic department: The jersey and pants feature metallic blue, laser-cut stripes that shine under the lights while ultra-light, no-sew metallic numbers stretch with the jersey, and the compression base layer features the Michigan “M” on the bicep and “GO BLUE” across the chest. October 30, 2014 | Ann Arbor, MI | vs. Appalachian State HELMET: Nosebumper, unchanged since 1985 when the manufacturer name was replaced with a label reading ‘MICHIGAN’, now features an embossed block M: HELMET: Maize paint is a darker shade in 2014 – analysis and comparison here.LEGENDS: WR Devin Funchess relinquishes the #87 Ron Kramer jersey/patch to wear the iconic (but not Legend) #1 jersey. To start the 2014 season the #11 (Wisterts), #87 (Ron Kramer) and #21 (Desmond Howard) are not on the roster. August…
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The Life and Career of Fielding H. Yost
A video of my complete guest lecture at U-M course EDUC 212: The History of Intercollegiate Athletics. The topic is the career of Fielding H. Yost. In Part I we cover his early life and coaching career before Michigan, and just into his first season in Ann Arbor. Part II gets into his coaching and AD career, and legacy.
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Top 25 Michigan Football Players of All-Time
One method is to compare players from the same era—and I get that—but that’s not what I went for here. With some input from a few Wolverine historians here’s a list of the top twenty-five Michigan football players of all-time.
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Michigan Football at Yankee Stadium (1945, 1950)
With Notre Dame facing Syracuse today at Yankee Stadium, I thought it appropriate for a recap of Michigan's visits to the Bronx. The results didn't turn out well for your beloved Wolverines, but the 1945 game in particular holds a special place in the history of all of college football:
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True Dedication – Opening Michigan Stadium Sights & Sounds (1927)
A few sights and sounds from the Michigan Stadium dedication on October 22, 1927. Video footage, a theft(!), the MMB, enemy praise and much more.
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Hanging Football Coaches in Effigy (1958)
In 1958, in the midst of a brutal football season and in particular, a 55-24 loss to Northwestern, some students banded together & hung a likeness of Michigan coach Bennie Oosterbaan from a tree on campus.
