1985 Michigan Wolverines football team

1985 Michigan Wolverines football

Fiesta Bowl Champions

Fiesta Bowl, W 27–23 vs. Nebraska

Conference

Big Ten Conference

Ranking

Coaches

#2

AP

#2

1985 record

10–1–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)

Head coach

Bo Schembechler (17th year)

Defensive coordinator

Gary Moeller (8th year)

MVP

Mike Hammerstein

Captain

Captain

Captain

Home stadium

Michigan Stadium

Seasons

« 1984

1986 »

	Conf							Overall
1985 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10/9 Iowa †	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#2/2 Michigan	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
#14/11 Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1985 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Captains that season were Brad Cochran, Eric Kattus, and Mike Mallory.

Contents

1 Schedule
2 Awards and honors
3 Coaching staff
4 References
5 External links

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14, 1985		#13/11 Notre Dame*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 20–12	105,523
September 21, 1985		at #15/11 South Carolina*	#19/15	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ABC	W 34–3	74,200
September 28, 1985		#17/15 Maryland*	#12/9	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 20–0	105,282
October 5, 1985		Wisconsin	#7/5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 33–6	105,491
October 12, 1985		at Michigan State	#3/3	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 31–0	78,235
October 19, 1985		at #1/1 Iowa	#2/3	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	CBS	L 12–10	66,350
October 26, 1985		Indiana	#4/4	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 42–15	105,629
November 2, 1985		at Illinois	#4/4	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il		T 3–3	76,397
November 9, 1985		Purdue	#9/9	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 47–0	105,503
November 16, 1985		at Minnesota	#8/8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 48–7	64,129
November 23, 1985		#12/11 Ohio State	#6/6	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	CBS	W 27–17	106,102
January 1, 1986		vs. #7/6 Nebraska*	#5/5	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 27–23	72,454
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

All-Americans: Mike Hammerstein, Brad Cochran
All-Conference: Mike Mallory, Brad Cochran, Mike Hammerstein, Eric Kattus, Mark Messner, Clay Miller
Most Valuable Player: Mike Hammerstein
Meyer Morton Award: Clay Miller
John Maulbetsch Award: Mark Messner
Frederick Matthei Award: Gerald White
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Clay Miller
Dick Katcher Award: Mike Hammerstein
Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Eric Kattus, Clay Miller
Robert P. Ufer Award: Brad Cochran

Coaching staff

Assistant coaches: Alex Agase, Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr (defensive backs), Jerry Hanlon (quarterbacks), Jerry Meter, Gary Moeller (defensive coordinator), Bob Thornbladh, Elliot Uzelac (offensive line), Milan Vooletich
Graduate assistants: Cam Cameron, Bill Sheridan, Mike Trgovac
Trainer: Russ Miller
Managers: Michael Drews, Donald Hammond, Aaron Studwell, Keith Webster

References

External links

1985 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

Venues	Ann Arbor Fairgrounds (1883–1892) Regents Field (1893–1905) Ferry Field (1906–1926) Michigan Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Little Brown Jug (Minnesota) Notre Dame Ohio State Paul Bunyan Trophy (Michigan State)

Culture & lore	Biff, the Michigan Wolverine "The Victors" Michigan Marching Band Winged football helmet

People	Head coaches Trainers Players All-Americans Hall of Honor Statistical leaders

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

National championship seasons in bold