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Why does Michigan wear maize and blue?

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Why does Michigan wear maize and blue?

Michigan’s colors trace to a student committee’s 1867 recommendation of azure blue and maize as the university’s emblematic colors. The university’s Heritage Project preserves the account of that choice.

Checked 2026-10-09 · Sources: University of Michigan — Rhapsodies in Blue

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