October 30, 2004: Having a little trouble coming to grips with the fact that “the Braylon game” was almost 20 years ago, but here we are. The first families of UMTailgate pose before Michigan comes back from a 17-point 4th quarter deficit to defeat Michigan State 45-37 in triple overtime. Chad Henne went 24 of 35 for 273 yards and 4 TDs, of which 189 yards and 3 TDs were Braylon’s. More memories on the game page here.
October 8, 1994: The group picture before a 40-20 Michigan victory over the Spartans. Straight out of the box score: “With Tyrone Wheatley's 153 rushing yards on 23 attempts (6.7 yards per carry) and Tshimanga Biakabutuka's 141 rushing yards on 15 attempts (9.4 yards per carry), this backfield duo became the first Wolverines to run for 100 or more yards in the same game since Ricky Powers (151 rushing yards on 26 carries) and Jesse Johnson (104 rushing yards on 21 carries) ran for a combined 255 rushing yards against Illinois in 1991. The Wolverines racked up a total of 349 rushing yards, marking the first time that Michigan has run for over 300 yards since the Wolverines had 308 yards (including a 15 carry, 235-yard performance by Tyrone Wheatley) in a 38-31 victory over Washington in the 1993 Rose Bowl.” Head over to the game page here for more pics from this 29 year old gameday.
One of my all-time favorite tailgates. Well over 100 people in and out throughout the day, and a massive amount of food (320 tacos, 90 chorizo cemitas, and a pile of accoutrments) all gobbled up. A dominating victory over Lil’ Bro and tons of participation and help from the masses to get us cleaned up and on our way post game. Let’s do it like this every weekend!
October 8, 1994 - This gem, clearly from some kind of Gap ad that no doubt included Color Me Badd as the background music, was taken outside the Big House prior to Michigan pasting the Spartans 40-20. Full game page and other photos live here.
October 30,2004: The OG fam poses at our temp home at the Tennis Center before the Wolverines stunned the Spartans in spectacular fashion, coming back from 17 down in the 4th Quarter to win 45-37 in 3OTs. The rest of the pictures and Game Page from that historic day live here.
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