William Ward was the coach of the University of Michigan football team in 1896. He led the team to a 9-1 record, outscoring opponents 262 to 11. The team went undefeated allowed only four points in its first nine games, including victories over Michigan Normal (18-0), Grand Rapids High School (44-0), Physicians & Surgeons of Chicago (28-0), Rush Lake Forest (66-0), Purdue (16-0), Lehigh (40-0), Minnesota (6-4), Oberlin (10-0), and Wittenberg (28-0). The final game of the season was against the University of Chicago at Chicago Coliseum. Chicago won a close game, 7-6, in front of 8,000 fans.
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Important Figures (1969–1989)
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1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997
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