This week we head back to 1938, a season when many changes were afoot in Ann Arbor both on and off the field. On this Saturday 78 years ago first year coach Fritz Crisler led his 4 and 1 Wolverines against one-time powerhouse Penn in a game played at the Big House.
Michigan lured Crisler from Princeton where he successfully turned around the once proud Tiger program winning a pair of national titles.. Fritz would be tasked with another fixer upper in Ann Arbor, as previous coach Harry Kipke had managed only 10 wins over the four year stretch since Michigan’s 1933 national championship.