O
n Saturday, November 22,
the University of Michi-
gan hosted the Ohio State
University Buckeyes in
Ann Arbor in front of 103,588 fans.
Woody Hayes was coach of the
nation's unbeaten (in 22 games)
defending national champion top-
ranked college football team. Some
called them the greatest team of
all time and compared them to
the Minnesota Vikings, the NFL's
gold standard at the time. Hayes
believed this team was one of his
best, if not his all-time best. If the
Buckeyes were Goliath, then the
Wolverines were David. Then
again, you know what happened
between David and Goliath.
Even though they were the
home team, the Wolverines were
17-point underdogs going into
the game. Michigan had suf-
fered two early-season losses,
but had since been on a roll and
entered the game with a 7–2 re-
cord. They were led by a young
first-year coach named Bo
Schembechler. Coach Schem-
bechler told his team that if they
GO BLUE GO
An Excerpt From The New Book
Bo's Warriors: Bo Schembechler
And The Transformation Of Michigan
Football By Frank Lieberman
