university of michigan home football games 2018

I’ve been waiting a long time to go to The Big House and it was well worth it especially to go for the Season Opener after last years shut down. Six retired football jerseys representing eight Michigan football greats are displayed on the Bill Martin Concourse located on the upper east side of the stadium-Albert, Alvin and Whitey Wistert, Desmond Howard, Bennie Oosterbaan, Gerald Ford, Ron Kramer and Tom Harmon. Since my visit in 1960, when the grounds surrounding the stadium were virtually vacant, Crisler Center has been constructed along with East Stadium Boulevard and many parking lots. In 2014, a Manchester United/Real Madrid soccer match drew 109,318, a record crowd for a soccer match in the United States. On September 13, 2013, Michigan/Notre Dame attracted 115,109, a record for a college football game since 1948. Every home game since Novemhas drawn a crowd in excess of 100,000, a streak of more than 200 contests. Today, The Big House, as it commonly known, has a capacity of 107,601, is the largest stadium in the United States and the Western Hemisphere and the third largest stadium in the world. Football coach Fielding Yost designed the stadium so it could be expanded to seat up to 200,000 fans. Modeled after the Yale Bowl, Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 with a capacity of 72,000. Afterward, I walked to a nearby railroad station and boarded a train to Chicago. Michigan won 8-7 before a capacity crowd of 101,001. The first time I visited Michigan Stadium was in 1960 when the Elliott brothers, Pete and Bump, coached against each other for the first time.

University of michigan home football games 2018