The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter …

Biff was a wolverine who served as a team mascot at University of Michigan football games and was later kept in a small zoo at the University of Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s. In the mid-1920s, before the acquisition of a live wolverine, the University of Michigan used a mounted and stuffed wolverine, also named "Biff", as the team mascot.

Nov 10, 2021 · A look into why the University of Michigan has not pursued a traditional mascot, and what the iconic lettering represents.

Jun 16, 2011 · U-M does have a mascot — the wolverine — but what people are wondering about is an animal, real or a costumed character, that gallivants along the sidelines during games leading cheers. The typical answer is a terse grumble about “tradition” and how “Tom Harmon never needed a mascot” and that Michigan “doesn’t need one now.”

Nov 24, 2023 · From the Big House to national championships, Michigan markets itself outside of a mascot. They embody the idea of a wolverine more than having a physical one present. As the winningest program in college football, it’s easy to see why they chose that approach.

In 1939, the Chevrolet Motor Company donated a wolverine (as well as the cage to keep it in) to the University of Michigan. The as yet unnamed mascot arrived on campus in time for the season opener against Michigan State. It was apparently his …

Sep 28, 2018 · In 1998, after a National Championship and several years without a mascot, athletic director Tom Goss decided to make his mark on the university. He hired a graphic designer to mock up a brand new, modern take on the fan-favorite Murderwolf.

Dec 5, 2007 · But that doesn’t mean that the University has never had a mascot. In 1927, as a result of much lobbying by former Michigan football coach Fielding H. Yost, two wolverines – animals, not athletes – from the Detroit Zoo were carried around Michigan Stadium in …

Jan 8, 2024 · — As the University of Michigan gets ready to take on the University of Washington in the College Football Playoff national championship, it's a battle of the Wolverines and the Huskies. But...

It’s hard to pinpoint just how the wolverine came to be the mascot for the University of Michigan. Urban legends abound - some attribute the name to the history of wolverine fur trading in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, while others say Michiganders are like wolverines in temperament - fierce and tenacious.