On Friday, Nov. 4, 1910, Michigan authorities cancelled the showdown football game scheduled for the next day between the Wolverines and the University of Notre Dame. In a nutshell, the Wolverines contended that at least two Fighting Irish players were ineligible under the rules of the game contract, and when Notre Dame refused to sit them out, Michigan pulled the plug.
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Score it: Notre Dame beat Michigan (1909)
Readers of this site probably know that the season of 1909 is a real favorite of mine. So much went down that year, and a true piece of college football history recently showed up on eBay from that epic season. It’s a U-M athletic department-issued scorecard from the 1909 Notre Dame-Michigan game held at Ferry Field.
