 After starting the season 5 – 0 , Michigan closed the 1907 season playing the University of Pennsylvania . For the first time , one of the eastern schools had agreed to play a game at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor . In the buildup to the game , the press focused on Schulz as the key to Michigan 's chances . One writer noted : " There is one man in the Michigan eleven that Pennsylvania fears and will endeavor to stop if possible when the two great teams meet in Ann Arbor November 16 , 1907 . That man is Germany Schulz , Yost 's great center " . Penn even announced that they were moving their star tackle , Draper , to center in an effort to stop Schulz . In the end , Penn beat Michigan , 6 – 0 , marking the first time the Wolverines had ever lost a game at Ferry Field . 
