The College Football History of Michigan Wolverines Washington Post Edition

The start of the 20th century saw the University of Michigan at the pinnacle of college football. The Wolverines won four straight national championships from 1901 to 1904 under coach Fielding Yost, without losing a single game in the process. Michigan would claim another seven national titles up to 1997, the final year of the AP Poll. That ’97 team also gave a young backup quarterback named Tom Brady his first taste of success. Also featured heavily in this Michigan Football book is the Bo Schembechler era, which saw the team win thirteen Big Ten titles between 1969 and 1989, all of which are covered extensively in our book.

They did it! Relive the moment when, at last, Michigan defeated Washington for its first national title since 1997. Covering over 100 years of history, mark the landmark 2022 season as the Wolverines secured the Big Ten Championship with victory over the Boilermakers and the National Championship win in January 2024.

Indeed, no college in the entire nation has won more football games than the University of Michigan. Through this book, relive some of the very best of them, starting from back in 1922.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.