Does God (old testament style) love Michigan?
With Yom Kippur fast approaching I was curious as to Michigan's all time record on the day of atonement
|
Day |
Date |
Year |
Opponent |
Result |
Score |
|
Sat |
11-Oct |
1902 |
Indiana |
W |
60-0 |
|
Sat |
11-Oct |
1913 |
Mount Union |
W |
14-0 |
|
Sat |
7-Oct |
1916 |
Case |
W |
19-3 |
|
Sat |
12-Oct |
1940 |
Harvard |
W |
26-0 |
|
Sat |
9-Oct |
1943 |
Notre Dame |
L |
35-12 |
|
Sat |
5-Oct |
1946 |
Iowa |
W |
14-7 |
|
Sat |
5-Oct |
1957 |
Georgia |
W |
26-0 |
|
Sat |
1-Oct |
1960 |
Michigan State |
L |
24-17 |
|
Sat |
28-Sep |
1963 |
SMU |
W |
27-16 |
|
Sat |
24-Sep |
1966 |
Califonia-Berkley |
W |
17-7 |
|
Sat |
14-Oct |
1967 |
Michigan State |
L |
34-0 |
|
Sat |
10-Oct |
1970 |
Purdue |
W |
29-0 |
|
Sat |
6-Oct |
1973 |
Oregon |
W |
24-0 |
|
Sat |
20-Sep |
1980 |
Notre Dame |
L |
29-27 |
|
Sat |
17-Sep |
1983 |
Washington |
L |
25-24 |
|
Sat |
6-Oct |
1984 |
Michigan State |
L |
19-7 |
|
Sat |
3-Oct |
1987 |
Wisconsin |
W |
49-0 |
|
Sat |
29-Sep |
1990 |
Maryland |
W |
45-17 |
|
Sat |
25-Sep |
1993 |
Houston |
W |
42-21 |
|
Sat |
11-Oct |
1997 |
Northwestern |
W |
23-6 |
|
Sat |
25-Sep |
2004 |
Iowa |
W |
30-17 |
|
Sat |
22-Sep |
2007 |
Penn State |
W |
14-9 |
|
Sat |
18-Sep |
2010 |
U Mass |
W |
42-37 |
|
Record |
17-6 |
Not many games before 1940 as most seasons started in October
A few theological observations
- God prefers catholics (Notre Dame) over Wolverines, but Wolverines over Methodists (SMU) on Yom Kippur
- Michigan State is 3-0 against us on Yom Kippur, thus validating my belief that it takes divine intervention for MSU to beat us
An easy fast to everyone who is celebrating on Saturday
October 4th, 2011 at 11:24 AM ^
I mean, this is great in all, but I don't see how this proves anything, because all that matters on Yom Kippur THIS YEAR for Michigan is going into Eavenston and playing a good game.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:24 AM ^
I can see this thread turning out bad...
October 4th, 2011 at 11:26 AM ^
after all, we are undefeated on Christmas and Easter
October 4th, 2011 at 11:28 AM ^
Someone photoshop a tOSU jersey on that happless dude.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:30 AM ^
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October 4th, 2011 at 12:10 PM ^
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October 4th, 2011 at 11:27 AM ^
Who the hell is Yom Kippur?
October 4th, 2011 at 11:39 AM ^
Who the hell is Atonement?
October 4th, 2011 at 5:18 PM ^
.....he's a highly recruited DE. 6'5"-ish, I think.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:32 AM ^
Jesus may have gone to Notre Dame, but his Dad went to Michigan.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:33 AM ^
OMG, you guys, we beat Northwestern on Yom Kippur in '97! DESTIN-AY. In all seriousness, though, I hope we can stay focused and bring it saturday.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:35 AM ^
Hate to say it, but I think God might have bigger things to worry about. And since Michigan has historically been a Goliath (to keep the biblical analogies going), I wouldn't imagine God would prefer they beat the scrappy underdog (David).
Best case scenario, God doesn't even watch football. I would hate for him to see what I do and say during a game.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:36 AM ^
Didn't he kick for the Raiders in the 70s?
October 4th, 2011 at 11:42 AM ^
Excellent research on a pressing subject. Thank you for your contribution.
BTW: The '97 comparison seems apt. Anybody else think we might see something close to a 23-6 score? Sounds about right to me.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
God prefers catholics (Notre Dame) over WolverinesHuh? We're 22-15-1 against ND.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:46 AM ^
Only when Yom Kippur is playing.
October 4th, 2011 at 11:55 AM ^
So YHWH only follows college football that one day? I guess that might explain ND's overall mediocrity lately...
EDIT: to the anonymous fellow who marked my above post "Flamebait": would you care to explain why?
October 4th, 2011 at 2:22 PM ^
I thought his name was 'Atonement'?
October 4th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
I think I can help with this one. I think that quote is true because I prefer skinny woman to fat woman, but that doesn't mean I am going to divorce my wife and do something about it.
October 4th, 2011 at 12:00 PM ^
just throwing this against the wall...
it is forbidden to eat on yom kippur
October 4th, 2011 at 4:14 PM ^
He's providing them football against Michigan as a penitential practice. :)
Rob
October 4th, 2011 at 11:51 AM ^
and would like to propose that an alternative theory to be introduced and be given equal time.
October 4th, 2011 at 12:02 PM ^
Telling...
October 4th, 2011 at 12:26 PM ^
Spaghetti Monsters?
October 4th, 2011 at 12:26 PM ^
I intercepted an email from a very important entity. Here it is.
Dear football fans:
I don't pay attention to football or any sports. I don't care who wins or loses. Following my recommendations for living doesn't guarantee wins, nor does violating them guarantee losses. Sometimes the good guy wins; sometimes the bad guy wins.
Stuff happens,
God.
October 4th, 2011 at 12:40 PM ^
Every time Denard scores a touchdown he kneels down in what I assume is some type of religious pose. And like Kevin Costner's character said in Bull Durham, if Denard Robinson believes he scores toucdowns because God helps him evade defenders, then he does.
October 4th, 2011 at 4:40 PM ^
Either that, or perhaps he's just giving thanks for good health, or for his happiness at playing football, or his general joy in life. I certainly admire those qualities in Denard, and he seems humble enough to want to give thanks for them.
Rob
October 4th, 2011 at 4:54 PM ^
The point is that he does it immediately after scoring a TD.
October 5th, 2011 at 12:55 PM ^
Very true. Neither of us knows what is in his mind. It's possible he is giving direct thanks for God "making tacklers miss" or something like that. Generally speaking though, as a believer myself, I tend to take the times of most blessing to give thanks in general for my life, rather than for the precise event that preceded the prayer.
Clearly, I could be projecting on Denard. To me though, it seems you're presuming a fairly immature kind of prayer. Again, neither of us knows what he's thinking..
Rob
October 4th, 2011 at 12:51 PM ^
just thought it was interesting that the holiest day of the year for some falls on a football saturday
October 4th, 2011 at 12:55 PM ^
Our 17-6 record on Yom Kippur is good for a .739 winning percentage - essentially identical to our all-time .736 winning percentage (889–308–36). Paging Nietzsche...
October 4th, 2011 at 12:56 PM ^
Let's not start a holy war here...
October 4th, 2011 at 3:16 PM ^
“You tryin' to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball?”
October 4th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^
I'm with Tater on this one (God doesn't care one way or the other.)
However, I'm positive there will be far, far, more people in the Evanston area (Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, north Chicago - Rogers Park) observing the Day of Atonement than there will be in Ann Arbor - Ypsi. You'd have to ask someone who actually observes the day whether or not tis appropriate to pray for the victory of a sports team. I tend to think not.
October 4th, 2011 at 2:10 PM ^
but it appears that UM has over twice as many jewish students as NU
http://www.hillel.org/HillelApps/JLOC/Campus.aspx?AgencyId=17871
vs
http://www.hillel.org/HillelApps/JLOC/Campus.aspx?AgencyId=17598
October 4th, 2011 at 2:23 PM ^
Ergo, Yaweh favors us over NW.
I wonder who he bet on. Hm...
October 5th, 2011 at 12:58 AM ^
The Evanston-North Shore area is heavily Jewish. Skokie (the town directly west of Evanston) was the center of a Supreme Court ruling involving American Nazi demonstrations in the 1970's and at one point was 40% Jewish.
I have a friend who went to high school in Highland Park (farther up the shore) and there was enough of a Jewish population in her school district to have their holidays off in addition to the "standard" public school holidays.
October 4th, 2011 at 2:27 PM ^
Paul Jokisch the great split end in the 80's was concerned about playing on this holy day. Bo told him to go out and "win one for the Kippur!".
October 4th, 2011 at 3:20 PM ^
To those responding to this plainly farcical thread with serious pronouncements that "God doesn't care about football," etc.
Get a sense of humor. It's a joke.
October 4th, 2011 at 4:16 PM ^
They are probably just upset because Denard is faster than Jesus (and Moses, and Muhammad...).
October 4th, 2011 at 4:26 PM ^
I was watching UM football when Jesus dropped a sandal here. He didn't tie his shoes either.
October 4th, 2011 at 5:20 PM ^
...and I am wondering what conclusion I was supposed to draw from it.
October 4th, 2011 at 6:10 PM ^
Win one for the Kippur?
October 4th, 2011 at 6:46 PM ^
We should have won that game against ND in 1980. There was a Jewish player on the team and he decided to play instead of going to synogauge like he usually did. Bo said "Let's win one for the kippur". I think it was in the book he wrote with Mitch Albom.
October 4th, 2011 at 8:20 PM ^
record on Devils Night ?
October 5th, 2011 at 12:20 AM ^
The University of Michigan was originally called the Catholopistemiad when it was founded by Father Gabriel Richard. It definitely has deep Catholic roots.