American college football season
The 1987 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its 19th season under head coach Bo Schembechler , the team compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 against conference opponents), defeated Alabama in the Hall of Fame Bowl , outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 172, and was ranked No. 19 and No. 18, respectively, in the final AP and UPI polls .[ 1] [ 2]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Demetrius Brown with 1,251 passing yards, tailback Jamie Morris with 1,703 rushing yards and 90 points scored, and split end Greg McMurtry with 474 receiving yards.[ 3]
Two Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1987 All-America college football team : offensive tackle Jumbo Elliott (consensus) and defensive lineman Mark Messner (The Sporting News ). Five Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1987 All-Big Ten Conference football team .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 12 3:30 p.m. No. 16 Notre Dame * No. 9 ABC L 7–26106,098 September 19 1:00 p.m. Washington State * No. 19 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 44–18103,521 September 26 1:00 p.m. Long Beach State * No. 14 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 49–0101,714 October 3 1:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 12 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 49–0104,410 October 10 3:30 p.m. at Michigan State No. 12 ABC L 11–1777,424 October 17 12:00 p.m. Iowa Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 37–10105,406 October 24 2:30 p.m. at No. 15 Indiana No. 20 L 10–1451,240 October 31 1:00 p.m. Northwestern Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry ) W 29–6104,101 November 7 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota ABC W 30–2055,481 November 14 12:30 p.m. at Illinois ABC W 17–1464,496 November 21 12:00 p.m. Ohio State Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry ) ABC L 20–23106,031 January 2, 1988 1:00 p.m. vs. Alabama * NBC W 28–2460,156 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 7 3 0 8 18 • Michigan 7 6 24 7 44
Scoring summary Q1 MICH Kolesar 25 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick) MICH 7–0 Q1 WSU Leighton 20 yard pass from Rosenbach (Adams kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 WSU Adams 30 yard field goal WSU 10–7 Q2 MICH Gillette 36 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q2 MICH Gillette 48 yard field goal MICH 13–10 Q3 MICH Morris 2 yard run (Gillette kick) MICH 20–10 Q3 MICH Gillette 32 yard field goal MICH 23–10 Q3 MICH D. Brown 12 yard run (Gillette kick) MICH 30–10 Q3 MICH Morris 1 yard run (Gillette kick) MICH 37–10 Q4 WSU Wood 33 yard pass from Rosenbach (Calvin run) MICH 37–18 Q4 MICH Jefferson 70 yard run (Gillette kick) MICH 44–18
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1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 21 21 7 0 49
Scoring summary 1 Michigan Jefferson 1-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 7-0 1 Michigan D. Brown 14-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 14-0 1 Michigan Morris 35-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 21-0 2 Michigan Morris 13-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 28-0 2 Michigan Morris 1-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 35-0 2 Michigan D. Walker 7-yard pass from Taylor (Gillette kick) Michigan 42-0 3 Michigan D. Brown 1-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 49-0
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Iowa at Michigan 1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 10 0 0 10 • Wolverines 6 24 0 7 37
Scoring summary 1 Mich D. Brown 1-yard run (kick failed) Mich 6-0 2 Mich Gillette 42-yard field goal Mich 9-0 2 Mich Kolesar 35-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick) Mich 16-0 2 IOWA Clark 6-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick) Mich 16-7 2 Mich McMurtry 12-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick) Mich 23-7 2 IOWA Houghtlin 46-yard field goal Mich 23-10 2 Mich McMurtry 12-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick) Mich 30-10 4 Mich Morris 3-yard run (Gillette kick) Mich 37-10
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Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 0 0 6 6 Michigan 0 12 3 14 29
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : October 31Game attendance : 104,101TV : ABC[ 7]
Game information MICH - Gillette 28 yard field goal MICH - Gillette 22 yard field goal MICH - Taylor 1 yard run (pass failed) MICH - Gillette 43 yard field goal MICH - Taylor 65 yard run (Gillette kick) NW - Greenfield 1 yard run (pass failed) MICH - Morris 74 yard run (Gillette kick)
Little Brown Jug: Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 7 0 16 7 30 Minnesota 10 7 0 3 20
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Date : November 7Game weather : Indoors (dome)Game attendance : 55,481[ 8]
Game information MINN - Lohmiller 38 yard field goal MINN - Thompson 1 yard run (Lohmiller kick) MICH - McMurtry 62 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick) MINN - Thompson 98 yard run (Lohmiller kick) MICH - Morris 9 yard run (pass good) MICH - Hoard 1 yard run (pass good) MINN - Lohmiller 49 yard field goal MICH - Calloway 36 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick) Michigan D. Brown 7/15, 146 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Morris 29 Rush, 149 Yds, TD McMurtry 3 Rec, 97 Yds, TD Minnesota Foggie 12/23, 160 Yds Thompson 21 Rush, 201 Yds, 2 TD Bruce 3 Rec, 51 Yds
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Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines
at Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : November 21, 1987Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, low 30sGame attendance : 106,031TV : ABC
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
MICH – Mike Gillette 34-yard field goal, 14:57. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:13. MICH – Mike Gillette 19-yard field goal, 7:05. Michigan 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:49. OSU – Everett Ross 61-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 1:36. Michigan 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:08. Third quarter
OSU – Carlos Snow 70-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 12:32. Ohio St 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:12. OSU – Tom Tupa 1-yard run (kick failed), 7:11. Ohio St 20–13. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:05. MICH – Leroy Hoard 10-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 1:14. Tie 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:00. Fourth quarter
OSU – Matt Frantz 26-yard field goal, 5:18. Ohio St 23–20. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards. Top passers Top rushers Top receivers OSU – Carlos Snow – 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD MICH – Jerod Bunch – 1 reception, 39 yards
Vs. Alabama (Hall of Fame Bowl)[ edit ]
1987 Michigan Wolverines football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 24 Bobby Abrams Jr DB 15 David Arnold Jr DB {{{num}}} Allen Bishop Sr DB 33 Marcus Martin Fr DB 12 Ernest F. Bock Sr LB 99 Carlitos Bostic Sr DB 5 Erik Campbell Sr LB 92 Keith Cooper Jr LB 51 John Duerr Sr DT 93 Dave Folkertsma Sr LB 95 J. J. Grant Jr DB 9 Mark Gutzwiller Jr MG 56 Billy Harris DB 25 Rick Hassel Jr DB 19 Scott Herrala Jr DT 96 John Herrmann Sr LB 97 Joseph H. Holland Jr DB 26 David Key So DB 34 Sean Lafountaine So DB 15 Don Lessner Sr SS 8 Doug Mallory Sr DT 79 Warde Manuel Sr LB 54 Andree McIntyre Sr DT 60 Mark Messner Sr LB 30 John Milligan So DB 20 Anthony Mitchell Jr DB 27 Vada Murray So DT 94 T. J. Osman So LB 65 Cornelius Simpson Fr LB 44 Bob Stites Sr LB 53 Rick Stites Sr MG 91 Mike Teeter Sr LB 86 Steven Thibert Sr DT 88 Brent White Jr LB 85 Timothy Williams So LB 39 John Willingham Sr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 19 Mike Gillette Jr P 43 Monte Robbins Sr K 9 Rick Stukiewicz Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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Geoffrey Bissell, wide receiver, senior, West Bloomfield, Michigan Tony Boles , running back, sophomore, Westland, Michigan Andrew Borowski, center, Cincinnati, Ohio Demetrius Brown , quarterback, junior, Miami, Florida - started 10 games at quarterback Jeffrey Brown, tight end, junior, Shaker Heights, Ohio - started all 12 games at tight end Jarrod Bunch , running back, sophomore, Ashtabula, Ohio - started 9 games at fullback Chris Calloway , wide receiver, sophomore, Chicago , Illinois - started 5 games at flanker Bob Cernak, tight end, senior, Lockport, Illinois Dave Chester, offensive guard, senior, Titusville, Florida - started 6 games at left offensive guard Michael Dames, offensive guard, senior, Miami, Florida - started 6 games at left offensive guard Doug Daugherty, offensive tackle, sophomore, Romeo, Michigan Dave Dever, offensive guard, senior, Midland, Michigan Dean Dingman , offensive guard, freshman, East Troy, Wisconsin Tom Dohring , offensive tackle, sophomore, Dearborn, Michigan - started 6 games at left offensive tackle Jumbo Elliott , offensive tackle, senior, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle Mark Erhardt, offensive tackle, senior, North Olmsted, Ohio J. Patrick Fitzgerald, wide receiver, senior, Vandalia, Ohio Leroy Hoard , fullback, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 1 game at fullback Mike Husar, offensive tackle, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 6 games at left offensive tackle Allen Jefferson, tailback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan John Kolesar, flanker, junior, Westlake, Ohio - started 7 games at flanker Dave Mandel, tight end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan Scott Mandel, tight end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan Greg McMurtry , split end, sophomore, Brockton, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at split end Keith Mitchell, tight end, junior, Southgate, Michigan Jamie Morris , tailback, senior, Ayer, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at tailback Marc Ramirez, center/guard, senior, Prairie View, Illinois Greg Skrepenak , offensive tackle, freshman, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Michael Taylor , quarterback, junior, Lincoln Heights, Ohio - started 2 games at quarterback John Vitale , center, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at center Derrick Walker , tight end, junior, Glenwood, Illinois Phil Webb, running back, senior, Romeo, Michigan - started 2 games at fullback David Weil, offensive guard, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio Tripp Welborne , wide receiver, freshman, Greensboro, North Carolina Bobby Abrams , defensive back, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 7 games at outside linebacker, 2 games at inside linebacker David Arnold , defensive back, junior, Warren, Ohio - started 9 games at cornerback Allen Bishop, defensive back, senior, Miami, Florida - started 8 games at cornerback Ernest F. Bock, defensive back, senior, Northville, Michigan Carlitos Bostic, outside linebacker, senior, Ypsilanti, Michigan Erik Campbell , defensive back, senior, Gary, Indiana - started all 12 games (7 at cornerback, 5 at free safety) Keith Cooper, outside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at outside linebacker, 3 games at inside linebacker John Duerr, outside linebacker, senior, Dearborn, Michigan Dave Folkertsma, defensive tackle, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan J. J. Grant, inside linebacker, junior, Liverpool, New York - started 7 games at inside linebacker Mark Gutzwiller, defensive back, junior, Ann Arbor, Michigan Billy Harris, middle guard, Xenia, Ohio - started 10 games at middle guard Rick Hassel, defensive back, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio Scott Herrala, defensive back, junior, Muskegon, Michigan John Herrmann, defensive tackle, junior, Sussex, Wisconsin - started all 12 games at defensive tackle Joseph H. Holland, outside linebacker, junior, Birmingham, Michigan David Key, defensive back, sophomore, Columbus, Ohio Sean Lafountaine, defensive back, sophomore, Hanover Park, Illinois Don Lessner, defensive back, senior, Trenton, Michigan Doug Mallory , strong safety, senior, DeKalb, Illinois - started all 12 games at strong safety Warde Manuel, defensive tackle, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 5 games at outside linebacker Andree McIntyre, inside linebacker, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 3 games at inside linebacker Mark Messner , defensive tackle, senior, Hartland, Michigan - started all 12 games at defensive tackle John Milligan, linebacker, sophomore, Trenton, Michigan - started 5 games at inside linebacker Anthony Mitchell, defensive back, junior, Titusville, Florida - started 7 games at free safety Vada Murray, defensive back, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio T. J. Osman, defensive tackle, sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - started 2 games at middle guard Cornelius Simpson, linebacker, freshman, Highland Park, Michigan - started 4 games at inside linebacker Bob Stites, inside linebacker, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan Rick Stites, inside linebacker, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan Mike Teeter, middle guard, sophomore, Fruitport, Michigan Steven Thibert, outside linebacker, senior, Union Lake, Michigan - started 2 games at outside linebacker Brent White, defensive tackle, junior, Dayton, Ohio Timothy Williams, linebacker, sophomore, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - started 1 game at inside linebacker John Willingham, outside linebacker, senior, Dayton, Ohio - started 5 games at outside linebacker Mike Gillette, place-kicker, junior, St. Joseph, Michigan Monte Robbins , punter, senior, Great Bend, Kansas Rick Stukiewicz, place-kicker, senior, Troy, Michigan Captains: Jamie Morris , Doug Mallory All-Americans: Jumbo Elliott , Mark Messner All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Elliott, Jamie Morris, John Vitale , Mike Husar Most Valuable Player: Jamie Morris Meyer Morton Award: Jamie Morris John Maulbetsch Award: Tim Williams Frederick Matthei Award: Derrick Walker Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dave Mandel Dick Katcher Award: Mark Messner Hugh Rader Jr. Award: John "Jumbo" Elliott Robert P. Ufer Award: Jamie Morris Head coach: Bo Schembechler Assistant coaches: Alex Agase , Tirrel Burton , Cam Cameron , Lloyd Carr , Jerry Hanlon , Bill Harris, Jerry Meter , Les Miles , Gary Moeller , Tom Reed Trainer: Russ Miller Manager: Aaron Studwell (senior manager), Scott Boyle, Patrick Perkins, Bob McArdle
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