Michigan vs Chicago Football Tickets

1892-1905

The rivalry between The University of Chicago and The University of Michigan may have been the most important in the Midwest at the end of the 19th Century and beginning of the 20th Century.   Chicago and Michigan consistently produced the best teams and dominated the Western Conference (predecessor to the Big Ten).   When Chicago cancelled their football program in 1939, the great rivalry ended.   Since resurrecing the football program in 1969, The University of Chicago resurrected the football program in 1969, they compete in NCAA Divsion III.

For more about Michigan Football, visit the Bentley Historical Library site or The University of Michigan Athletics site
For more about University of Chicago Football, visit the University of Chicago Football site

1892 at Toledo:
Michigan 18, Chicago 10




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1893 at Chicago:
Michigan 28, Chicago 10




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1894 at Chicago:
Chicago 6, Michigan 4




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1895 at Ann Arbor:
Michigan 12, Chicago 0




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1896 at Chicago:
Chicago 7, Michigan 6

The 1896 Michigan team was undefeated at 9-0 entering the season finale against the University of Chicago.    


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1897 at Chicago:
Chicago 21, Michigan 12




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1898 at Chicago:
Michigan 12,  Chicago 11

The 1898 Michigan vs Chicago game is now famous for its impact on a young Michigan student, Louis Elbel.   Michigan's dramatic 12-11 victory over Chicago inspired Elbel to write the now famous fight song "The Victors".   
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1900 at Chicago:
Chicago 15, Michigan 6
This is a sample ticket for the 1900 Chicago-Michigan game.  Of particular interest is the combination of three tickets in one: Train fare from Ann Arbor to Chicago and back, as well as general admission to the football game.  Truly a unique specimen.
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1901 at Ann Arbor:
Michigan 22, Chicago 0
This Ticket is from Fielding Yost's first season as head coach at Michigan.  The 1901 Michigan team outscored its opponents 550-0 during the season, a scoring average of nearly a point per minute (hence the nickname "Yost's Point A Minute Team").  This was Michigan's first national championship team.  The road to victory over Chicago and its other 9 opponents earned Michigan the invitation to play at the first Tournament of Roses football game on January 1, 1902.

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1902 at Chicago:
Michigan 21, Chicago 0




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1903 at Chicago:
Michigan 28, Chicago 0
The Wolverines completed their 1903 season with their third straight shut-out of the Chicago Maroons.   During the early years of the 20th Century, Amos Alonzo Stagg's Maroons were a formidable foe.   The Thanksgiving Day scheduling is an indication of the magnitude of the Chicago-Michigan rivalry.   Copies of this ticket have been frequently mis-identified since the style is similar to Michigan's home tickets during the early years of the century.
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1904 at Ann Arbor:
Michigan 22, Chicago 12

 



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1905 at Chicago:
Chicago 2, Michigan 0




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