 The Gophers were scheduled to face the Michigan Wolverine team in their annual Little Brown Jug game, which would be played at the Gopher’s Memorial Stadium.Michigan was coming into the contest as the number one ranked team in the country with a 6–0 record.The Gophers - who were 4–2 at the time with wins over Washington and UCLA – still were considered major underdogs against the Wolverines and Bo Schembechler.