Complex sentence: After a hiatus in intercollegiate football in the fall of 1882, Michigan played its first home game on May 12,1883, against the Detroit Independents at the Ann Arbor Fairgrounds.
Split into simpler sentences: After a hiatus in intercollegiate football in the fall of 1882. On May 12,1883, Michigan played its first home game against the Detroit Independents at the Ann Arbor Fairgrounds.