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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
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For many years I have been archiving U of M Football on both audio and videotape, and have found that neither the University of Michigan or radio stations that carry the games kept much, if anything, of these broadcasts... but I have! Now, I am able to provide them to Michigan fans who wish to re-live the memories. Games are available on CD's (audio) or DVD (video). Prices are very reasonable so that I can cover my expenses and costs of duplication. This service is not for profit or personal gain. Videos are being provided for private use and not for sale or re-broadcast.

Audio copies of games are just $12. Video copies of games are only $18. All video orders are provided on DVD and all audio is on CD, from the masters
Thanks to search engines, like Google, quite a number of Michigan fans have been in touch seeking games from past years. Some are former players, and others alumni...while some are just great U of M Football fans.

Over time we are transferring more and more games from tape onto DVD's. Now, games are being archived on DVD. Michigan Replay with hi-lights of game is also included some of the recordings. Michigan Replay is a production of CTC Sports, and has been produced for more than a quarter century by top- notch director Bob Lipson!

Feel free to e-mail me artvuolo@aol.com with questions regarding your request. Scroll down past the listing for news about how and why, after the 2005 season, WJR Radio dropped Michigan sports broadcasts in favor of the MSU Spartans. We also have news about which stations are the NEW home of Wolverine football, basketball and hockey for the 2007 season and beyond. Thanks and GO BLUE!

Scroll down past the game listings for information about the most recently added DVD featuring Bo Schembechler's passing and just about ALL of the extensive TV news coverage.

Michigan Football Archives:

A=Audio only V=Video

[DVD] available on DVD

1968

Ohio State A (last quarter only)

1969

Ohio State V [DVD] (THE big game!) from ABC-TV with bonus Bob Ufer ending!!!

1971

Ohio State A (best parts & hi-lites)

1972

Ohio State A (best parts & hi-lites)

1973

Ohio State A (best parts & hi-lites
Ohio State V [DVD]

1974

Ohio State A

1975

Missouri A
Stanford A
Baylor A
Purdue A
Wisconsin A [CD]
Northwestern A
Minnesota A

1976

Oklahoma A
Indiana A
Northwestern A
Purdue A
Illinois A
Stanford A
Wisconsin A
Minnesota A
Ohio State V [DVD]

1977

Duke A
Iowa A
Minnesota A
Texas A&M*A & V [DVD]
Illinois A
Navy A
Northwestern A
Purdue A
Wisconsin A
Ohio State V

1978

Rose Bowl V [DVD]
Duke A
Purdue A
Notre Dame A
Notre Dame V [DVD]
Wisconsin A
Minnesota A
Michigan State A
Arizona A
Illinois A
Ohio State V [DVD]

1979

Indiana (classic) A
Indiana [DVD] (the classic Wangler to Carter finish) V
Illinois A
Kansas A
Michigan State A
Michigan State V [DVD]
Notre Dame A
Notre Dame V
Minnesota A
Minnesota V
Wisconsin A
Purdue A
Ohio State V [DVD] includes Dick Purtan CKLW Pep Rally downtown Detroit and the Mud Bowl Pep Rally with a very young Jim Brandstatter, Bo and the amazing Bob Ufer...who is also the audio on the game video (local coverage).

1980

Wisconsin A
Indiana A
Minnesota A
Illinois A
Purdue V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD]

1981

Rose Bowl V [DVD] (Bo's first bowl victory!) includes Pep Rally w/Bob Ufer!!!
Navy V [DVD]
Notre Dame V [DVD]
Iowa (Bob Ufer’s last game) V [DVD]
Illinois V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD]
Blue Bonnet Bowl vs. UCLA [DVD]

1982

UCLA V [DVD]
Wisconsin V
Michigan State V [DVD]
Minnesota V [DVD] includes major Pep Rally & Homecoming Festivities!
Indiana V [DVD]
Purdue V [DVD]

1983

Washington V
Michigan State V
Indiana V [DVD]
Northwestern V [DVD]
Purdue V
Ohio State V [DVD]

1984

Miami V [DVD]
Washington V
Wisconsin V
Michigan State V
Northwestern V [DVD] (Famous Beckmann on-air break-up)
Illinois V
Minnesota V

1985

Maryland V [DVD]
Wisconsin V
Indiana V
Iowa V [DVD]
Notre Dame V [DVD]
Purdue V
Ohio State V

1986

Oregon V
Notre Dame [DVD]
Florida State [DVD]
Michigan State V
Iowa V
Ohio State V [DVD] highly produced classic game in Columbus

1987

Washington State V
Notre Dame V
Long Beach V
Iowa V
Northwestern V
Wisconsin V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD]

1988

Miami V [DVD]
Notre Dame V [DVD] Last 2 minutes are missing (no scoring missed)
Wake Forest V
Iowa V
Illinois V
Indiana V
Minnesota V
Michigan State V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD]

1989

Rose Bowl V [DVD]
Notre Dame V [DVD] Last 6 minutes are missing
UCLA V
Iowa V
Indiana V
Illinois V
Maryland V
Michigan State V [DVD]
Wisconsin V
Purdue V
Ohio State V

1990

Rose Bowl V
Maryland V
Michigan State V [DVD] Thriller
Ohio State V

1991

Notre Dame V [DVD]
Boston College V [DVD]
Florida State V [DVD]
Iowa V [DVD]
Indiana V [DVD]
Purdue V
Northwestern V [DVD]
Illinois V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD]

1992

Houston V
Oklahoma State V
Iowa V [DVD]
Michigan State V
Indiana V
Minnesota V
Northwestern V
Illinois V
Ohio State V

1993

Rose Bowl V [DVD]
Notre Dame V
Houston (Art's cam) [DVD]
Washington State V
Minnesota V
Iowa V
Wisconsin V
Illinois V
Michigan State V
Penn State V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD] very highly produced w/Chicago's John Landecker!

1994

Notre Dame V [DVD]
Boston College V
Colorado V [DVD]
Illinois V [DVD]
Michigan State V
Penn State V
Ohio State V [DVD]

1995

Virginia V [DVD] (Pigskin Classic with thriller ending!!!)
Miami of Ohio V
Minnesota V [DVD]
Illinois V [DVD]
Michigan State V [DVD]
Purdue V
Penn State V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD] great game! Larry Henry audio from WWJ-AM 950

1996

Boston College V
UCLA V
Colorado V
Illinois V
Indiana V
Minnesota V
Michigan State V
Purdue V [DVD]
Northwestern V [DVD]
Penn State V

1997

Colorado V [DVD]
Notre Dame V [DVD]
Iowa V [DVD]
Minnesota V [DVD]
Michigan State V [DVD]
Wisconsin V [DVD]
Penn State V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD]

1998

Rose Bowl V [DVD]
Notre Dame V
Syracuse V
Iowa V
Michigan State V
Wisconsin V [DVD]
Minnesota V [DVD]
Indiana V
Penn State V [DVD]
Ohio State V [DVD]
Hawaii V [DVD] (last 90 seconds is missing but no scoring lost)

1999

Notre Dame V
Rice V
Wisconsin V
Syracuse V
Purdue V
Michigan State V
Indiana V
Illinois V
Northwestern V
Penn State V [DVD]
Ohio State V

2000

Bowling Green State V
Rice V
UCLA
Illinois V
Wisconsin V
Purdue V
Indiana

2001

Miami (Ohio) V
Washington V
Western Michigan V
Illinois V
Penn State V [DVD]
Iowa V
Purdue V
Michigan State V [DVD]
Minnesota V
Wisconsin V
Ohio State V [DVD]

2002

Washington V
Notre Dame V
Utah V
Michigan State V
Purdue V
Penn State V
Iowa V
Wisconsin V
Ohio State V

2003

Central Michigan V
Houston V
Notre Dame V
Oregon V
Indiana V
Iowa V
Minnesota V [DVD] Huge comeback win!!!
Illinois V
Purdue V [DVD]
Michigan State V
Ohio State [DVD]

2004 (all games from this point are archived on DVD)

Miami (Ohio) [DVD]
Notre Dame [DVD]
San Diego State [DVD]
Iowa [DVD]
Indiana [DVD]
Minnesota [DVD]
Illinois [DVD]
Purdue [DVD]
Michigan State [DVD] A major triple overtime thriller!!!
Ohio State [DVD]

2005

Northern Illinois [DVD]
Notre Dame [DVD]
Eastern Michigan [DVD]
Wisconsin [DVD]
Michigan State [DVD] overtime thriller!
Minnesota [DVD]
Penn State [DVD] one-second left thriller!
Iowa [DVD] another overtime thriller!
Northwestern [DVD]
Indiana [DVD]
Ohio State [DVD] cliff-hanger!

2006

Vanderbilt [DVD]
Central Michigan [DVD] the "Rain Game" first stopped game in the Big House!
Notre Dame [DVD] Biggest win ever in South Bend!
Wisconsin [DVD]
Minnesota [DVD]
Michigan State [DVD]
Penn State [DVD]
Iowa [DVD]
Northwestern [DVD]
Ball State [DVD] Art's cam with radio audio...not as good as ESPN but almost
Ball State [DVD] from ESPN-U
Indiana [DVD]
Ohio State [DVD] THE GAME! (from TV with lots of local color!)

2007

All games in 2007 digitally recorded and edited with radio audio!

Appalachian State (Big Ten Network) An Historic loss!
Oregon (ABC) A tragic loss
Notre Dame (ABC) A shutout win!
Penn State (ABC) A major win
Northwestern (Big Ten Network)
Eastern Michigan (Big Ten Network)
Purdue
Illinois
Minnesota
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Ohio State (ABC)
Capital One Bowl vs. Florida! A huge win for UM and a real keeper!

+ Art’s camera only (many games in the late 70's and 80's are Art's camera only)
* end of game only

Most all games feature audio with the late Bob Ufer until the ‘81 Iowa game which was his last broadcast. From that point forward through the 2005 season, nearly ALL games have WJR audio with Frank Beckmann calling the games and color analyst Jim Brandstatter! Some games feature other partners with Beckmann like: former player Bob Thornbladh and Coach Jerry Hanlon. You must remember that in the 70's and 80's NOT EVERY GAME was televised. Today fans are somewhat spoiled by the amount of TV coverage U of M receives. But, in the days prior to ESPN, ESPN-2, ESPN-Plus, and Classic ESPN etc, radio was the only medium for Michigan Football. This why several games are via Art's single-angle camera in the late 70's and 80's. Starting in the 2006 season, radio audio features Frank and Jim with new side-line reporter Doug Karsch from Host Communications.

2005 & 2006 Football Seasons

There are several "keeper" games from these seasons, in case your VCR taped the wrong channel or someone taped over your favorite game. The Michigan State game with a win in OT in East Lansing, the thrilling last second win against Penn State on 10-15-05 and an amazing OT win on the road at Iowa are all true blue collectable games. The 2006 Notre Dame in South Bend was huge, with lots of local color added. The CMU game was the first ever stopped by a thunderstorm in The Big House! All games are on DVD with Beckmann & Brandstatter. Most games in 2006 and 2007 feature Michigan Replay after the game from CTC Sports.

Memories of Bo Schembechler from Television News
This very special 120 minute DVD contains extensive TV coverage of the passing of our beloved Bo from Detroit TV stations: WJBK Fox 2, WDIV Local 4 and WXYZ Ch. 7 plus FSN-Detroit, ESPN and ABC Television. Among those featured with reflections about Bo are: Don Shane, Bernie Smilovitz, Dan Miller, Steve Garagiola, Fred McLeod, Steve Courtney, Devin Scillian, Carmen Harlan, Dave LewAllen, Ray Sayah, Stephen Clark, Ron Kramer, Jim Brandstatter, Earl Bruce, Frank Beckmann, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Jamie Morris, Stan Edwards, Jon Falk, Bonnie Bernstein, Chris Fowler, Mitch Albom, Wendi Nix, Brent Musburger, Doug Karsch, Rick Leach, Don Nehlen, Billy Taylor, Ara Parseghian, Lou Holtz and Lloyd Carr. The DVD ends with an FSN "Tribute To Bo" hosted by Mickey York and closing comments from WJR personality and UM football announcer Frank Beckmann. Special thanks to U-M fan Bill Adlhoch for recording it all.

Just $15.00 on DVD

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Michigan Basketball Archives:

1986

Michigan State

1989

Virginia
Seton Hall NCAA [DVD] Championship Game! (with TV post coverage too)

1991

Syracuse

1992

Duke
East Tennessee
Temple
Cincinnati
U-M Basketball Homecoming Coverage Ch. 7 Detroit

1993

Coastal Carolina
UCLA
Kentucky [DVD]
Temple
George Washington [DVD]
Kentucky (Final Four game 1)

1994

Pepperdine [DVD]
Texas

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The Battle in Seattle

In 1989, I had the pleasure of producing a special tribute to the NCAA Basketball Champions as Michigan beat Seton Hall. Proceeds went to the U of M Athletic Scholarship Fund. Ask about the availability of that sensational video. That project was completely financed by Ann Arbor businessman Jeff Dorn, and produced at Whirlwind Studios in Dearborn by Brian C. Dombrowski. Video is from CBS Television, audio from WJR Radio with play-by-play from Larry Henry! Running time: 30 minutes. It is an incredible memory of Michigan's finest basketball season ever! $15.00

SPECIAL MOMENTS IN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
from the personal archives of Art Vuolo, Jr.

For any true Michigan Football fan, we've put together a special 2 hour DVD which contains many memorable moments, including: Memories of Bob Ufer: The 1981 Season. It's a moving look back at the ultimate "homer." Hi-Lites of the stunning 1993 victory over Ohio State in The Big House! The cliff-hanger ending to the late August 1995 win over Virginia in the Pigskin Classic. The actual video which helped convince the university to keep the games on The Great Voice of The Great Lakes...WJR-AM 760, hosted by 1975 UM Grad and WJR morning host Paul W. Smith produced in late 1996. The infamous extra second UM-MSU game on November 3rd 2001. You see the same ending with 3 different audio tracks; WJR's Frank and Jim, WXYT's George Blaha and lastly ABC-TV's Brent Musberger and Gary Danielson! The thrilling ending to the U-M vs. Washington Huskies game in 2002, and the first ever overtime win in the Big House against Penn State. This video even includes the only time that Frank Beckmann ever "broke up" on the air and Jim Brandstatter had to take over at the 1983 Northwestern game in Ann Arbor. It was after the tackle involving two players by the name of Rogers and Hammerstein! Outrageously funny!

DVD only $18

U of M Celebrity Roasts are now available!!!
These are special charity roasts that are real collectors items featuring:

RON KRAMER the legendary ole number 87. Recorded live at the Ann Arbor Sheraton Hotel on June 2, 2000 with roasters: Don Canham, Jim Brandstatter, Dave Diles, Norm Masters, Earl Morrall, Jerry Green, and Bo Schembechler! MC is Bob Forman. Rated PG-21 Time: 101 minutes.

JERRY HANLON & TIRRIL BURTON: this was a "double roast" at the Michigan League on April 23, 1993 and featured roasters: Jon Falk, Bo Schembechler, Harlan Huckleby, Ron Kramer, Jim Betts, Rob Lytle, Lloyd Carr, Gary Moeller, Bob Forman and MC Frank Beckmann! Rated PG-18 Time: 121minutes.

Others coming soon include: DON LUND, AL RENFREW, AL ACKERMAN and SONNY ELIOT with MC Jim Brandstatter!!!

Roast videos are only $20 on DVD. Content....PRICELESS!

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WJR repainted the BLUE room with GREEN paint!

A true story by Art Vuolo, Jr.

In a stunning turn of events, the University of Michigan had to find a new radio home for their football and basketball games after the 2005 season when 50,000 watt WJR-AM (760) abruptly announced on Thursday, October 13, 2005, that they would no longer be carrying any U of M sporting events.

Even more shocking was the news that The Great Voice of The Great Lakes had signed a new five-year deal to carry the Michigan State Spartans! The reason it all took place was MONEY. The answer to almost every "business decision" is money. There was simply more "GREEN" coming out of East Lansing than Ann Arbor!

Insiders feel that basketball was the driving force behind this move. The MSU basketball program is, generally speaking, stronger and there are more than twice as many basketball games as football. More games, equals more spots (commercials) and that equals more money. Simple economics.

The news thrilled the Green and White MSU fans and caused great distress to thousands of maize and blue Michigan fans at the same time. The deal was put together by, WJR’s president and general manager, Michael D. Fezzey. Sources say that Michigan State has been lusting after the mega-power WJR for the past six years. The Spartans have been aggressively perusing WJR since the spring of 2005. It was also thought that the station was not getting as much “love and respect” from the Wolverines as they felt they deserved. Many felt that was a sure- fire recipe for defection. Some insiders felt the Wolverines had become somewhat complacent regarding the U of M's relationship with the radio station. Others felt the culprit was the network coordinator Host Communications, but that could not be confirmed, nor is it considered feasible.

The Michigan Athletic Department was completely blind-sided by the move. Athletic Director Bill Martin actually heard the news first on the radio...WJR radio! It was incredible news since he was dealing with the station and it's network arm, Host Communications, in "good faith," or so it seemed.

The trio of broadcasters who cover the U of M Football games; Frank Beckmann, Jim Brandstatter and Steve Courtney, were also stunned by the news. The staff of WJR was taken by bus to East Lansing unsure of what was going to happen. En route the bus was pulled over at a rest area near Fowlerville, by a State Trooper. This action was pre-arranged so that Beckmann, Courtney and Paul W. Smith could be pulled off the bus and receive the news separately since it was thought the news would affect them the most. It did. Smith is a 1975 U of M
graduate and a huge Michigan fan.

They were all taken to the Spartan Stadium where the MSU band was on the field playing the fight song and the WJR logo was already up on the electronic scoreboard. They were treated to a warm reception at the MSU stadium and then were taken to an elegant dinner at the home of Michigan State President Simon. It appears that the Spartans wanted to express their appreciation for this new association in a first class manner.

Fans no doubt compared this to when the Tigers and the Red Wings moved from powerful WJR to the far lesser signal of sports WXYT-AM (1270). The teams lost all of their fans in Indiana, Ohio and Ontario. WJR will no doubt be perceived as a “turn-coat” by many U of M fans. They have been broadcasting Michigan football and basketball since 1976 when the late Bob Ufer segued over from Ann Arbor’s WPAG, now WTKA-AM (1050). Michigan fans can be pleased that an extensive network of stations have kept the Wolverines within ear-shot of most fansl.

In May 2006, the University of Michigan reached a final decision regarding the much anticipated radio home of their sports teams.

Back on October 13, 2005, I was flattered to be asked to help find a suitable replacement for news-talk WJR-AM (760). Because no station is bigger than ‘JR, I recommended that the games be placed on an FM signal which is as strong after sundown as it is in the daytime. That cannot be said about any AM stations in SE Michigan.

Now fans can hear the Wolverines on WOMC-FM (104.3) home of Detroit's best known, hall-of-fame radio personality, Dick Purtan. Additionally, the games will be carried on Canadian powerhouse CKLW-AM (800) that reaches from Fort Wayne, IN to the far side of Cleveland. No other Detroit area AM covers that area keeping Michigan fans to the south pleased.

The long delay was due to negotiations with WJR management over the university’s desire to have Frank Beckmann call the games while remaining a key mid-morning talk host on 760 AM. Jim Brandstatter, remains with Frank. They have a magical chemistry and most fans love ‘em. Steve Courtney, who is WJR’s morning sports reporter on the Paul W. Smith show is no longer working with B&B. The new field reporter is WXYT’s afternoon sports co-anchor Doug Karsch, who actually lives in Ann Arbor, in the shadow of the Michigan Stadium, and is well- connected with the Michigan Athletic Department. U-M tailgate shows are still featured at major home games at WOMC. They will also continue with local station WTKA-AM (1050) in Ann Arbor.

Basketball is now carried on all-news WWJ-AM (950) and according to U of M Associate Athletic Director Bruce Madej, games are also available on urban-talk & sports WCHB-AM (1200). U-M hockey will be on sports WXYT-AM (1270) when not conflicting with the Red Wings. U of M Hockey remains on Ann Arbor's WTKA-AM (1050) as will Michigan Football and Basketball. WTKA has a very long-standing relationship with Michigan sports coverage.

Michigan games can also be heard border to border and coast-to-coast because U of M currently has a contract with Sirius Satellite Radio. Another huge plus this season is the ability to hear Michigan Football games on-line over the Internet!.

Stay tuned. 2007 will be another interesting and exciting season of college sports from the University of Michigan and its network of stations.

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