BLUE PRINT
National Exposure
The Block M is recognized everywhere.
Block M Logo
The Block M
In 1965, the wooden benches of Michigan Stadium were replaced with blue fiberglass to prevent weathering and discoloration of the seats. It was then that the maize “Block M” was created on the east bleachers of the stadium, a design done by former U-M football player Dan Dworsky.
Dworsky was a four-year starter for Fritz Crisler’s football team from 1945 through 1948 and a key contributor on the undefeated 1947 and 1948 teams that won consecutive national championships.
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Football’s Biggest Stage
Michigan has led the NCAA in average attendance 48 of the last 51 years, and a grand total of 54 times since the NCAA began keeping attendance records in 1949.
The program set the NCAA single-game attendance record of 115,109 fans during its 2013 night game against Notre Dame. U-M enters the 2026 season with a streak of 329 consecutive home games with an excess of 100,000 fans.
Michigan vs. Ohio State
“The Game”
Known as “The Game,” the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry began in 1897 and was selected as the greatest rivalry in all of sport by ESPN in 1999. Since 1922, more people have attended this game than any other gridiron match-up in the country, more than 9 million fans.
The Wolverines hold a 62-53-6 advantage in the all-time series.