1998 Michigan Wolverines football team

1998 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Florida Citrus Bowl Champions
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 45–31 vs. Arkansas
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #12
AP #12
1998 record 10–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Lloyd Carr (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Mike DeBord (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann (2nd year)
Base defense Multiple
MVP Tai Streets
Captain Juaquin Feazell
Captain Jon Jansen
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
Seasons
« 1997 1999 »
1998 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2/2 Ohio State ‡§   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#6/5 Wisconsin †§   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#12/12 Michigan §   7 – 1         10 – 3  
#24/23 Purdue   6 – 2         9 – 4  
#17/15 Penn State   5 – 3         9 – 3  
Michigan State   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Minnesota   2 – 6         5 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Iowa   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Northwestern   0 – 8         3 – 9  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1998 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The 1998 Wolverines finished the season with a 10–3 record (7–1 in the Big Ten) and defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl. The team was ranked #12 in both the coaches and AP polls.

Contents

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5, 1998 2:30 PM at #22/NA Notre Dame* #5/NA Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC L 36–20   80,012
September 12, 1998 3:30 PM #19/18 Syracuse* #13/14 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC L 38–28   111,012
September 19, 1998 Eastern Michigan* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 59–20   110,438
September 26, 1998 12:00 PM Michigan State Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 29–17   111,238
October 3, 1998 3:30 PM at Iowa #25/NR Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC W 12–9   70,397
October 17, 1998 7:00 PM at Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN W 12–6   47,129
October 24, 1998 12:00 PM Indiana Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 21–10   110,863
October 31, 1998 12:00 PM at Minnesota #22/22 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN ESPN W 15–10   41,310
November 7, 1998 12:00 PM #9/9 Penn State #22/22 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 27–0   111,019
November 14, 1998 12:00 PM #8/6 Wisconsin #15/16 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 27–10   111,217
November 21, 1998 12:00 PM at #7/6 Ohio State #11/11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 31–16   94,339
November 28, 1998 9:30 PM at Hawaii* #15/16 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN2 W 48–17   34,193
January 1, 1999 1:00 PM vs. #11/11 Arkansas* #15/15 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC W 45–31   63,584
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical achievements

The team earned the second consecutive Big Ten passing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 181.2 yards per game as well as the second consecutive championship for conference games by holding conference opponents to 139.2 yards per game.[1] They also ranked first in passing efficiency defense for both all games (49.9), while Ohio State led for conference games.[1] The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (244.6), while Ohio State led for all games.[1]

On November 21 against Ohio State, Tom Brady established the current Michigan record for single-game pass attempts (56), surpassing Scott Dreisbach's 52 set in 1995. In the same game, he surpassed Todd Collins' single-game pass completions record of 29 with 31, a record he would go on to surpass himself later in his career. That day, he also established the single-game passing yards record (375), surpassing Dreisbach's 372 set in 1995 with a record that would be broken by John Navarre in 2003. Brady set several other records: single-season pass attempts record (350), surpassing Brian Griese's 307 set in 1997 and broken by Navarre in 2001; single-season completions (214), surpassing Griese's 193 set in 1997 and tied by himself the following season and broken by Navarre in 2002. He tied 1986 Jim Harbaugh's single-season 200-yard game output of 8, a record broken by Navarre in 2002.[2]

Draft

The following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft:

Awards and honors

The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances.[3][4]

National

Conference

Main article: Big Ten Conference football individual honors

Team

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ a b c "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. 2010-01-05. p. 57. http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 
  2. ^ "Record Book". CBS Interactive. 2009-01-05. pp. 120–123. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/fbl-record-100509.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-10. 
  3. ^ "1998 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-04-09. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1998fbt.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 
  4. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. 2010-01-05. pp. 70–82. http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FullFBMG. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 
  5. ^ "Michigan's Academic All-Americans". CBS Interactive. http://www.mgoblue.com/trads/academic-all-americans.html. Retrieved 2010-07-10. 

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