the last time michigan football won a national championship was 1997.
the last time michigan football won a national championship was 1997.
when was the last time michigan football won a national championship?
1997
mayes played for the university of michigan football team as a walk-on and was later elected co-captain of the undefeated 1997 michigan wolverines football team that won the associated press national championship. mayes, called zeus by his teammates, was such a motivational and inspirational leader that after suffering a season-ending injury during the teams national championship run, his teammates handed him the big ten conference championship trophy, hoisted him on their shoulders and carried him off the field after defeating ohio state at michigan stadium, 20–14. during the team's visit with bill clinton at the white house, mayes presented the president with a michigan jersey and made him an honorary "michigan man."
eric mayes
the 2007 appalachian state vs. michigan football game was a regular season college football game between the appalachian state mountaineers and michigan wolverines. it was held at michigan stadium in ann arbor on september 1, 2007, and was the first game of the season for both teams. the wolverines entered the game ranked no. 5 in both major football bowl subdivision (fbs) polls and media outlets considered them to be preseason favorites to win the big ten conference championship as well as possible contenders for the national championship, while the mountaineers were ranked no. 1 in the sports network's football championship subdivision (fcs) poll and were preseason favorites to win their third consecutive fcs national championship.
2007 appalachian state vs. michigan football game