Inside College Football: Michigan Wolverines

Inside College Football: Michigan Wolverines — page 3
RADAN The lights were turned on for Michigan Stadium's first night game when the Wolverines played Notre Dame in 2011 that point A losing season in the Big Ten Conference was rare for Michigan After all Michigan had more victories than anyone in college football However the Wolverines had losing seasons in 2008 and 2009 and were just 7-6 in 2010 Like Michigan Notre Dame was hoping to rebound after several subpar years The Michigan Notre Dame rivalry started in 1887. It had long been an important part of college football Going into the 2011 game Michigan led the series 22-15-1 This game was also special because of the historic importance of the Big House lights Ticket prices had jumped higher and higher ranging from 185 to 600 The famous stadium was built in 1927. Since then all time greats such as Tommy Harmon Bennie Oosterbaan Charles Woodson and US President Gerald Ford had starred while wearing the Wolverines colors maize and blue 6