This Week in Michigan Football History - USC 10/11/2025

In 1901, Michigan faced a crisis due to a long forgotten foe, the University of Chicago, founded in 1890 with an ambitious plan to rival Ivy League schools in the Windy City. They knew having a football squad was key to their vision, and I mean big time football. To compete with the dominant Wolverines from Ann Arbor, they H. Stagg, a coaching pioneer. And by 1900, the Maroons had turned the tables and began beating the Blue in the matchup. In this fierce rivalry desperate for a turnaround, Ann Arbor rolled the dice on an outsider, a fiery West Virginian named Fielding H. Yost. When Yost stormed onto campus and took the coaching reins, college football and Michigan would never be the same. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.