MVictors.com – Michigan Football History https://mvictors.com/ The History and Culture of Michigan Football Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:34:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/mvictors.com/images/2014/cropped-J.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 MVictors.com – Michigan Football History https://mvictors.com/ 32 32 2195385 The History of Michigan Football: Vol I (1879-1927) – Coming soon! https://mvictors.com/history/ https://mvictors.com/history/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:08:58 +0000 https://mvictors.com/?page_id=270096 We are gathering an interest list for an exciting new project!  An online, 12-lecture course offered titled, 'The History of Michigan Football Vol I' covering the 1800s to the opening of Michigan Stadium in 1927.   Since I started teaching at Michigan, many have asked how they can "audit" my lectures, or sit in, or even take the course themselves.  This is our solution!  CLICK THROUGH for much more, including an interest list.

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]]> https://mvictors.com/history/feed/ 5 270096 Finding Coach Lemieux https://mvictors.com/finding-coach-lemieux/ https://mvictors.com/finding-coach-lemieux/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 21:41:16 +0000 https://mvictors.com/?p=270761 John U. Bacon's wonderful book Blue Ice, the story of the University of Michigan hockey program included a small mystery around a key figure in the formative days of the sport in Ann Arbor. I think I closed this cold case. Read on!

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]]> https://mvictors.com/finding-coach-lemieux/feed/ 0 270761 Banner Business is Booming! | Ep. #91 Professor and the The PunditThe Rise and Fall of the NCAA https://mvictors.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-ncaa-monday-may-11-2026/ https://mvictors.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-ncaa-monday-may-11-2026/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:59:45 +0000 https://mvictors.com/?p=270348 The Rise and Fall of the NCAA, Monday May 11, 2026 -11am - Eagle Eye Banquet Center. Professor Greg Dooley.

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]]> https://mvictors.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-ncaa-monday-may-11-2026/feed/ 0 270348 Banner Business is Booming! | Ep. #91 Professor and the The Pundit https://mvictors.com/banner-business-is-booming-ep91/ https://mvictors.com/banner-business-is-booming-ep91/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:19:55 +0000 https://mvictors.com/?p=270313 The Professor and The Pundit are still basking in the glow of the men's basketball national championship, and the Prof breaks down the celebration at Crisler Center. Football? Yes the Michigan football team, a few of them anyway, will take the field in the Spring Game on Saturday and we preview that. We also discuss AD Warde Manuel's future and briefly hit on the gut-punch result in the Frozen Four, and close with a few takes from the 2026 Masters golf tournament.

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]]> https://mvictors.com/banner-business-is-booming-ep91/feed/ 0 270313 Destiny Came Calling! 2026 NCAA Champs | Ep. #90! https://mvictors.com/destiny-came-calling-2026-ncaa-champs-ep-90/ https://mvictors.com/destiny-came-calling-2026-ncaa-champs-ep-90/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:19:43 +0000 https://mvictors.com/?p=270277 Michigan cuts down the nets in Indianapolis and the Prof and Pundit have it all from the epic weekend! Can you believe it? Another national title puts the Wolverines on top of the college sports world once again. Hail to The Victors, Go Blue!

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]]> https://mvictors.com/destiny-came-calling-2026-ncaa-champs-ep-90/feed/ 0 270277 Sweet Sixteens! | Ep. #88! Professor and The Pundit Podcast https://mvictors.com/sweet-sixteens-ep-88-professor-and-the-pundit-podcast/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:08:07 +0000 https://mvictors.com/?p=270253 It’s late March and three major Michigan teams are still dancing.  We break down the run by both the men and women's basketball squads, while we celebrate the B1G tourney win for men’s hockey, and breakdown the icers path to the Frozen Four.  The Pundit speculates on a possible B1G bonanza in the Final Four, the Prof shares a few sights and sounds from the weekend, and we close with a tribute to Michigan’s legendary assistant coach Jerry Hanlon.

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]]> 270253 Back in Time for Madness! | Ep. 87! Professor and the Pundit https://mvictors.com/back-in-time-for-madness-ep-87-professor-and-the-pundit/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:22:21 +0000 https://mvictors.com/?p=270239 The boys are back, just in time to put a bow on Michigan basketball's historic regular season and talk about the outlook for March Madness. Will there be another banner to hang? Kim Barnes-Arico's women's squad might be making history as well, and the men's hockey team is hoping to cement the #1 ranking in the land with multiple banners. That's the cure for the football blues, don't you think? Go Blue!

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]]> 270239 Throwing Down on Thanksgiving (1885-1905) https://mvictors.com/throwing-down-on-thanksgiving/ https://mvictors.com/throwing-down-on-thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:11:50 +0000 http://mvictors.com/?p=11566 Thanksgiving football!? Forget about the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys. Like football in general, it all started in the college game and your beloved Wolverines had a big hand in this tradition.

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]]> https://mvictors.com/throwing-down-on-thanksgiving/feed/ 2 11566 When the Michigan Men Defended The Banner (1977) | Storytime with Dr. Sap https://mvictors.com/not-on-my-watch-when-the-m-men-defended-the-banner-1977/ https://mvictors.com/not-on-my-watch-when-the-m-men-defended-the-banner-1977/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:58:21 +0000 http://mvictors.com/?p=252227 In 1973 during pregame, the Ohio State Buckeyes took down Michigan's coveted M GO BLUE banner at midfield. In 1977 they ran out under the banner but a few former M men were ready - here's the story:

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]]> https://mvictors.com/not-on-my-watch-when-the-m-men-defended-the-banner-1977/feed/ 12 252227 Buckeye Traditions and That Team Up North https://mvictors.com/buckeye-traditions-and-that-team-up-north/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:57:26 +0000 http://mvictors.com/?p=257174 While Michigan has had different top rivals over our 140 years of pigskin prowess, make no mistake that from Ohio's perspective it has always been about that team up north. So it's no suprrise the Michigan figures deep into many of Ohio State's most cherished football traditions. Here are a few prominent examples:

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