The theme of this week’s episode is the rise and fall of great pigskin powers. The game? 1937 Michigan vs. Chicago. If these teams met at the turn of the 20th century it would have been one of the biggest games in the country. I’m talking Stagg vs. Yost huge. But on that November 6th day 84 years ago back in 1937, it was about two once-great programs in tatters. One program was on the brink of just quitting Big Ten football altogether, in fact the Maroons wouldn’t make it out of the decade. For the other, the focus was on the man on the sidelines and his lack of success on the field, and his question buddies off the field.
The Rise and Fall of Harry Kipke (1929-1937) | This Week in Michigan Football History
