[1] As of 2009, Yerges was one of three players (along with Justin Boren and J. T. White) to play on both sides of the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry.

[7] The 20-year-old sophomore, who had played for the Buckeyes in 1943, joined Fritz Crisler's Michigan Wolverines football team in 1944 as a backup quarterback behind Joseph Ponsetto.

[12] In March 1947, the Western Conference faculty representatives approved Yerges for a fifth season of competition, excusing his playing time for the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1943.

[1] The undefeated 1947 team became known as the "Mad Magicians" due to Coach Fritz Crisler's complex shifts, stunts, and schemes.

[20] When the 1947 Wolverines staged a ten-year reunion of their Rose Bowl championship in 1958, Yerges was the subject of a "whatever became of" feature story by the United Press International.

The UPI wrote at the time: "Like all single wing signalcallers, Yerges was the unsung hero of that Wolverine powerhouse that swept to the 1947 Big Ten title and a subsequent 49-0 victory over Southern California in the Rose Bowl.

During his time in St. Louis, Yerges was also a part-time assistant coach and scout for the football team at John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri.