 In 1908 , Michigan went into its rivalry game against Penn undefeated . Michigan hoped to avenge two straight defeats to the Quakers , and its hopes were based to a large extent on Schulz . Penn announced before the game that it would bring four available centers so there " might be a fresh antagonist facing the Michigan captain throughout the game " . Special trains from all over Michigan poured large crowds into Ann Arbor , and the crowd was said to be " the largest attendance which has been on Ferry Field " . Though Michigan was beaten that day , 29 – 0 , Schulz 's courageous performance , and the pummeling he took from the Penn team , was recounted many times in the following decades . Not all of these accounts are consistent with each other , but the story of the Penn game has become an integral part of the Germany Schulz hagiography . 
