The Michigan Wolverines are one of college football’s oldest and most prestigious programs. Unlike most schools, they don’t have a sideline mascot, but that wasn’t always the case.

The Wolverines are one of just five FBS teams that lack an official mascot and the only one of the five not nicknamed after a group of people. Of course, Michigan did have a mascot once upon a time.

Michigan, meanwhile, has resisted the mascot craze for the better part of the program’s 144-year history. There have been a number of unofficial mascots in Wolverine history, from live animals ...

Purdue Pete, Purdue’s mascot, held what appeared to be a cardboard replica of a video-recording device and aimed it at the Michigan sideline during the first half of Purdue’s game at Michigan ...

Ohio State's mascot, Brutus, appeared on the show and literally threw a Michigan Wolverines' helmet into a trash can. Clearly, the rivalry still runs deep and the action drew a roar of cheering ...

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