Fallout From Minnesota Stories of the game’s brutality circled with the Detroit Free Press reporting that “several assert they heard ‘Podge’ Heffelfinger, who has assisted in coaching Minnesota, cry out from the side lines: Kill off Heston in the first ten minutes or you’ll lose”. The crowd then began chanting” Kill off Heston”. The classless […]
1903 Begins with Controversy Turmoil and frustration soured the off-season of 1903. The Wolverines were coming off their second national championship season and were the second of Yost’s “Point-a-minute” teams. The dominating nature of Yost’s teams was a sight to behold to students and fans alike. During the 1902 season, football’s popularity on campus spread […]
Despite only returning three starters on the offensive line, Michigan's offensive fire power would prove once again to be pivotal to the enduring success of...