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"The Victors" is the fight song of the University of Michigan. [1] Michigan student Louis Elbel wrote the song in 1898 after the football team's victory over the University of Chicago , which clinched an undefeated season and the Western Conference championship.
In 1917, "The Victors" began being played again as Michigan returned to the Western Conference, and it surpassed "Varsity" in popularity during the 1920s. [4] In 1951, the "M Fanfare", the university fanfare, was composed from both of Michigan's fight songs, "Varsity" and "The Victors", as well as its alma mater, "The Yellow and Blue". [7]
Bellville has found success in a variety of sports, holding multiple state tites. Softball won back to back state championships in 1983 & 1984, and Football win back to back state championships in 2021 & 2022 followed by state runners up in 2023. Belleville's team rivals are the Lincoln High School Railsplitters and the Romulus High School Eagles.
The top high school football team in the state of Michigan dropped its first regular-season football game in over three years in Week 9 of the 2024 high school football season.. No. 1 Belleville ...
Louis Elbel, a University of Michigan student, was so inspired by Widman's sixty-five yard run and the subsequent outcome of the game that he went to his sister's house that afternoon immediately following the game and composed "The Victors," which is the University of Michigan's well-known fight song.
The 2023 Michigan high school football playoffs culminate with the state final games on Saturday and Nov. 26 at Ford Field. Here is a look at the 16 teams vying for the state championship:
QB Bryce Underwood threw for five touchdowns as Belleville won its first Michigan high school football Division 1 title, 55-33, over Rochester Adams.
The Wolverines beat the favored Chicago Maroons by a 12–11 score in a game that inspired Louis Elbel to write Michigan's fight song "The Victors". Several Michigan players received post-season honors. Halfback Charles Widman was the team's scoring leader with 12 touchdowns, including a 65-yard touchdown run against Chicago.