MGoTrivia Tuesday

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

What two Michigan QBs on the current roster don't go by their actual first name? And what is their actual first name?

Prior to 2015, when was the last time Michigan beat a team currently in the Pac-12? What year, who was the opponent and what was the score?

Michigan Stadium was the first stadium to use an electronic scoreboard. What year was it installed and when was said-scoreboard removed?

Michigan Stadium had a grass field surface from its inception until 1968. What was the name of the surface and type of field surface that replaced it in 1969?

What were the names of the two live Wolverine mascots we had in 1927?

Edit 8:23pm Answers:

  1. Robert Wilton Speight III, Michael Brandon Peters
  2. 2002, W 10-7 vs Utah
  3. 1930; 1968
  4. Tartan Turf (artificial turf)
  5. Bennie & Biff

M Gulo Gulo was the closest with 4/5. #2 was a trick question.

Everyone Murders

April 25th, 2017 at 4:15 PM ^

If only there were a resource, updated periodically, that compiled such information.  Like in three ring binders.  A comprehensive compendium of all things relate to Michigan sports.  If only.

One can dream, can't one?

(One of the live wolverines was Biff, and he was ornery.)

Gucci Mane

April 25th, 2017 at 4:15 PM ^

Wilton and idk his real name. and maybe O'Korn ?

 

Oregon ?

 

installed 1968 ? 

 

Astroturf?

 

Willi and fitz ? 

 

This is what happens when you do not use google lol.

Michigan Arrogance

April 25th, 2017 at 4:20 PM ^

Michigan Stadium was the first stadium to use an electronic scoreboard. What year was it installed and when was said-scoreboard removed?

I'll say 1953 to 1998

 

 

Michigan Stadium had a grass field surface from its inception until 1968. What was the name of the surface and type of field surface that replaced it in 1969?]

Tartan turf - basically Astroturf but a competitor to the name brand known as ASTROTURF

M Gulo Gulo

April 25th, 2017 at 4:27 PM ^

Robert Wilton Speight III

Michael Brandon Peters

 

August 31 2002 vs Washington 31-29

 

1930 removed and replaced in 1968 

 

Tartan Turf - Artifical turf

 

Bennie and Biff

stephenrjking

April 25th, 2017 at 4:32 PM ^

Prior to 2015, the last Michigan win over a current Pac 12 team was a depressing 10-7 win over Utah in 2002. 

The grass was replaced with Tartan turf.

I believe the electronic scoreboard was installed the same season, 1969. It was replaced in 1998 as a part of the renovations that included the infamous Halo. However, I may be inadvertently discounting the previous scoreboard, which used an analog clock but may have had electronic features as well, in which case that scoreboard was taken out for the 1969 season.

stephenrjking

April 25th, 2017 at 5:03 PM ^

Seems late to me, too (I recall footage of Ohio Stadium with that small electronic board they had in the south endzone that I am almost positive predates Michigan's 1969 board) thus the caveat. I'm confident about the dates of the scoreboard(s) I listed, but not its status vis a vis electronics.

Wave83

April 25th, 2017 at 6:30 PM ^

The 1969 turf was called tartan turf.  It was still there when I was a freshman in 1979 and for quite a few years later, as I recall.

The electronic scoreboard was new in about 1968.  It is the first one I ever knew.  I've seen pictures of the earlier one that had the clock with hands.  The 1968 scoreboard lasted until about the early 90s, when the first video scoreboards were installed.  (Those were probably the ones prior to the current huge video screen.

Looks at other questions . . .

I know we beat UCLA in 1989 (in the Rose Bowl stadium for a regular season game).  I was at that game.  Was that the last one prior to 2015?  Probably not, but maybe??

I don't know the 1927 mascots' names, but can tell you that the little dogs that pushed the ball up and down the field during halftime in the late 1960s and early 1970s were Whiskey, and then later his pup, Brandy.