Michigan Wolverines Football
The University of Michigan Wolverines' college football team is one of eleven that plays in the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The program is one of the most storied in college football, having won more games and fielded the best overall winning percentage of any other team in history. In 2008, the team recorded a losing season, the first since 1967.1
Fast Facts
- Head coach: Rich Rodriguez
- Inaugural season: 1879
- Joined league: 1896 (Did not play between 1907-1916)
- National titles: Two (Last in 1997)
- Home: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Capacity: 107,501
- Field: FieldTurf
- All-time record: 869-286-36
- Colors: Maize and blue
- Fight song: "The Victors"
- Popular cheer: "M Go Blue!"
- Bitter rival: Ohio State
- 2007 W-L: 9-4 (6-2 Big Ten)
M Go Blue
Michigan Stadium is nicknamed "The Big House." Construction plans are in the works for it to reclaim its status as America's largest stadium, as it stands it is second to Penn State's Beaver Stadium.
The Wolverines' helmets are often regarded as college football's most distinctive, with bright maize-colored horns and stripes on dark blue.
The Loss of a Legend
In November of 2006, retired U of M coaching legend Bo Schembechler passed away the morning after his much-anticipated annual pre-
Ohio State game speech to the team. He ended the address by reminding players of their top priority: "The team, the team, the team!" Schembechler had coached the team from 1969 to 1989, leading them to 13 Big Ten titles and a 194-48 record.
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