Michigan Wolverines football

Michigan Wolverines football
First season	1879
Athletic director	David Brandon
Head coach	Brady Hoke
	1st year, 11–2  (.846)
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
Year built	1927
Stadium capacity	109,901
Stadium surface	FieldTurf
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
League	NCAA Division I FBS
Conference	Big Ten
Division	Legends
All-time record	895–310–36 (.736)
Postseason bowl record	20–21
Claimed national titles	11
Conference titles	42
Heisman winners	3
Consensus All-Americans	77[1]
Current uniform
Colors	Maize and Blue
Fight song	"The Victors"
Marching band	Michigan Marching Band
Outfitter	Adidas
Rivals	Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan State Spartans Notre Dame Fighting Irish Minnesota Golden Gophers
Website	MGoBlue.com

The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history.^[2] The team is known for its distinctive winged helmet, its fight song, its record-breaking attendance figures at Michigan Stadium,^[3] and its many rivalries, particularly its annual season-ending game against Ohio State, once voted as ESPN's best sports rivalry.^[4]

Michigan began competing in intercollegiate football in 1879. The Wolverines joined the Big Ten Conference at its inception in 1896, when the conference was commonly known as the Western Conference, and have been members since with the exception of a hiatus from 1907 to 1916. Michigan has won or shared 42 league titles, more than any other college football program in any conference. Since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936, Michigan has finished in the top 10 a record 37 times. The Wolverines claim 11 national championships, most recently that of the 1997 squad voted atop the final AP Poll.

From 1900 to 1989, Michigan was led by a series of nine head coaches, each of whom have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame either as a player or as a coach. Fielding H. Yost became Michigan's head coach in 1901 and guided his "Point-a-Minute" squads to a streak of 56 games without a defeat spanning from his arrival until the season finale in 1905, including a victory in the 1902 Rose Bowl, the first college football bowl game ever played. Fritz Crisler brought his winged helmet from Princeton University in 1938 and led the 1947 Wolverines to a national title and Michigan's second Rose Bowl win. Bo Schembechler coached the team for 21 seasons (1969–1989) in which he won 13 Big Ten titles and a program-record 194 games. The first decade of his tenure was underscored by a fierce competition with his former mentor, Woody Hayes, whose Ohio State Buckeyes squared off against Schembechler's Wolverines in a stretch of the Michigan – Ohio State rivalry dubbed the "Ten-Year War".

After Schembechler's retirement, his longtime assistants, Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr, helmed the team for the next 18 years. Michigan continued its success under Moeller and Carr with a winning percentage of .755, eight more Big Ten Conference championships, and a share of the 1997 national title, but the era was punctuated by a number of high-profile defeats for the Wolverines, including a loss to Colorado on Kordell Stewart's iconic Hail Mary pass to Michael Westbrook in 1994, a controversial last-second loss to Michigan State in 2001, and an infamous defeat at the hands of the Football Championship Subdivision Appalachian State Mountaineers in the 2007 season opener. Rich Rodriguez succeeded Carr in 2008 and was fired after three seasons in which he compiled the worst record of any coach in program history. On January 11, 2011, Brady Hoke was hired as Michigan's 19th head football coach.^[5]

The Michigan Wolverines have featured 77 players that have garnered consensus selection to the College Football All-America Team. Three Wolverines have won the Heisman Trophy: Tom Harmon in 1940, Desmond Howard in 1991, and Charles Woodson in 1997. Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, started at center and was voted most valuable player by his teammates on the 1934 team.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early history (1879–1900) 1.2 Yost, Wieman, and Kipke era (1901–1937) 1.3 Crisler, Oosterbaan, and Elliott era (1938–1968) 1.4 Schembechler era (1969–1989) 1.5 Moeller and Carr era (1990–2007) 1.6 Rodriguez era (2008–2010) 1.7 Brady Hoke (2011–present) 2 Program records and achievements 2.1 Winning superlatives 2.2 Attendance and television 2.3 Current streaks 2.4 National championships 2.5 Other undefeated seasons 3 Bowl games 4 Rivalries 4.1 Michigan–Notre Dame rivalry 4.2 Michigan–Ohio State rivalry 4.3 Rivalry trophy games 5 Head coaching history 6 Individual awards and honors 6.1 National award winners 6.1.1 Players 6.1.2 Coaches 6.2 Heisman Trophy voting 6.3 All-Americans 6.4 Team and conference MVPs 6.5 Big Ten Conference honors 6.6 Retired numbers 6.7 Michigan Football Legend 6.8 Hall of Fame 6.8.1 College 6.8.2 Professional 7 Individual school records 7.1 Rushing records 7.2 Passing records 7.3 Receiving records 7.4 Kickoff return records 7.5 Punt return records 8 Current squad 9 Alumni currently in the NFL 10 Related books 11 References 12 External links

History

Early history (1879–1900)

On May 30, 1879, Michigan played its first intercollegiate football game against Racine College at White Stocking Park in Chicago. The Chicago Tribune called it "the first rugby-football game to be played west of the Alleghenies."^[6] Midway through "the first 'inning',"^[7] Irving Kane Pond scored the first touchdown for Michigan.^[8][9] According to Will Perry's history of Michigan football, the crowd responded to Pond's plays with cheers of "Pond Forever."^[6]

Yost, Wieman, and Kipke era (1901–1937)

Crisler, Oosterbaan, and Elliott era (1938–1968)

Schembechler era (1969–1989)

Moeller and Carr era (1990–2007)

Rodriguez era (2008–2010)

Following Carr's retirement, Michigan launched a coaching search that ultimately saw Rich Rodriguez lured away from his alma mater, West Virginia University. Rodriguez's arrival was the beginning of a major upheaval at Michigan. Rodriguez replaced the pro-style offense that had been used by Carr and replaced it with his spread offense. The offseason saw major attrition in Michigan's roster. The expected starting quarterback Ryan Mallett departed the program, stating that he would be unable to fit in a spread offense. Starting wide receivers Mario Manningham and Adrian Arrington both decided to forgo their senior seasons and enter the NFL Draft.^[10] After the offseason ended, Michigan faced a depth crisis and was forced to start players with very little playing experience.

Michigan entered the 2008 season with uncertainty as to how the new regime would handle the transition. Michigan's season ended up being among the worst in the program's history, as the team posted a 3–9 record and missed a bowl game for the first time since 1974 and suffered their first losing campaign since 1967. The 2009 season saw many changes from the previous year. A new practice facility replaced Oosterbaan Fieldhouse as Michigan's indoor practice facility,^[11] and two new quarterbacks, Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson, became the focus of the offseason. The week before the season began, however, the Detroit Free Press accused the team of violating the NCAA's practice time limits.^[12] While the NCAA conducted investigations, Michigan won its first four games, including a last second victory against its rival Notre Dame. The season ended in disappointment, however, as Michigan went 1–7 in its last eight games and missed a bowl for the second straight season.

Rodriguez's final season began with new hope in the program, as Robinson was named the starting quarterback over Forcier. Robinson led the Wolverines to a 5–0 start, but after a defeat to Michigan State at home, the Wolverines finished the season 2–5 over their last seven games. Michigan did, however, qualify for a bowl game with a 7–5 record, and clinched its bowl berth in dramatic fashion against Illinois, with Michigan winning 67–65 in three overtime periods. The game was the highest combined scoring game in Michigan history, and saw Michigan's defense give up the most points in its history.^[13] Michigan was invited to the Gator Bowl to face Mississippi State, where it lost 52–14. The Michigan defense set new school records as the worst defense in Michigan history. In the middle of the season, the NCAA announced its penalties against Michigan for the practice time violations. The program was placed on three years probation and docked 130 practice hours, which was twice the amount Michigan had exceeded.^[14]

Rodriguez was fired following the bowl game, with athletic director David Brandon citing Rodriguez's failure to meet expectations as the main reason his dismissal.^[15] Rodriguez left the program winless against rivals Michigan State and Ohio State, and compiled a 15–22 record, the worst record of any head coach in Michigan history.

Brady Hoke (2011–present)

Hoke led the Wolverines to a successful first season, beating rival Notre Dame in Michigan's first night game at Michigan Stadium in a spectacular comeback. Despite losing to Iowa and Michigan State, the Wolverines finished with a 10-2 regular season record with their first win over Ohio State in 7 years. Hoke and the Wolverines received an invitation to the Allstate Sugar Bowl in which they defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 23-20 in overtime.

Program records and achievements

Winning superlatives

• Most all-time wins in college football history (894)
• Highest all-time winning percentage in college football history (.735)
• The most winning seasons (113)
• The most undefeated seasons of teams currently competing in Division I-A/FBS (23)
• One of only three schools with a winning record against every Division I-A/FBS conference

Attendance and television

• The largest crowd to ever attend an NCAA football game: 114,804 on September 10, 2011 at Michigan Stadium vs. Notre Dame
• The longest streak in home game attendance of over 100,000 (239 games; since November 8, 1975 vs. Purdue)
• The most televised school in college football history: 431 televised games

Current streaks

• The longest current streak of games in Division I-A/FBS since last being shut out: 348 games; Michigan was last shut out on October 20, 1984, at Iowa; this is the second longest scoring streak in Division I-A/FBS history trailing BYU's 361-game streak from 1975 to 2003^[16]

National championships

The following is a list of Michigan's 11 claimed national championships:

Year	Coach	Selector	Record	Bowl
1901	Fielding H. Yost	Helms, Holgate, NCF	11–0	Won Rose
1902	Fielding H. Yost	Helms, Billingsley, Houlgate, Parke H. Davis, NCF	11–0
1903	Fielding H. Yost	Billingsley, NCF	11–0–1
1904	Fielding H. Yost	Billingsley, NCF	10–0
1918	Fielding H. Yost	Billingsley, NCF	5–0
1923	Fielding H. Yost	Billingsley, NCF	8–0
1932	Harry G. Kipke	Dickinson, Parke H. Davis	8–0
1933	Harry G. Kipke	Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Helms, Houlgate, CFRA, NCF, Parke H. Davis, Poling	7–0–1
1947	Fritz Crisler	Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, CFRA, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, NCF, Poling, Sagarin	11–0	Won Rose
1948	Bennie Oosterbaan	AP	9–0
1997	Lloyd Carr	AP	12–0	Won Rose
National Championships			11

Other undefeated seasons

Michigan was also undefeated in 12 other seasons: 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1898, 1910, 1922, 1930, 1973, 1992

Bowl games

Michigan has played in 41 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 20–21. Before missing a bowl game in 2008, Michigan had made a bowl game 33 years in a row and had had a winning season for 40 straight years. From 1918 to 1945, the Big Ten Conference did not allow its teams to participate in bowls. From 1946 to 1974, only a conference champion, or a surrogate representative, was allowed to attend a bowl, the Rose Bowl, and no team could go two years in a row, with one exception.

Date	Bowl	W/L	Opponent	PF	PA
January 1, 1902	Rose Bowl	W	Stanford	49	0
January 1, 1948	Rose Bowl	W	USC	49	0
January 1, 1951	Rose Bowl	W	Cal	14	6
January 1, 1965	Rose Bowl	W	Oregon State	34	7
January 1, 1970	Rose Bowl	L	USC	3	10
January 1, 1972	Rose Bowl	L	Stanford	12	13
January 1, 1976	Orange Bowl	L	Oklahoma	6	14
January 1, 1977	Rose Bowl	L	USC	6	14
January 2, 1978	Rose Bowl	L	Washington	20	27
January 1, 1979	Rose Bowl	L	USC	10	17
December 28, 1979	Gator Bowl	L	North Carolina	15	17
January 1, 1981	Rose Bowl	W	Washington	23	6
December 31, 1981	Bluebonnet Bowl	W	UCLA	33	14
January 1, 1983	Rose Bowl	L	UCLA	14	24
January 2, 1984	Sugar Bowl	L	Auburn	7	9
December 21, 1984	Holiday Bowl	L	BYU	17	24
January 1, 1986	Fiesta Bowl	W	Nebraska	27	23
January 1, 1987	Rose Bowl	L	Arizona State	15	22
January 2, 1988	Hall of Fame Bowl	W	Alabama	28	24
January 2, 1989	Rose Bowl	W	USC	22	14
January 1, 1990	Rose Bowl	L	USC	10	17
January 1, 1991	Gator Bowl	W	Mississippi	35	3
January 1, 1992	Rose Bowl	L	Washington	14	34
January 1, 1993	Rose Bowl	W	Washington	38	31
January 1, 1994	Hall of Fame Bowl	W	North Carolina State	42	7
December 30, 1994	Holiday Bowl	W	Colorado State	24	14
December 28, 1995	Alamo Bowl	L	Texas A&M	20	22
January 1, 1997	Outback Bowl	L	Alabama	14	17
January 1, 1998	Rose Bowl	W	Washington State	21	16
January 1, 1999	Citrus Bowl	W	Arkansas	45	31
January 1, 2000	Orange Bowl	W	Alabama	35	34
January 1, 2001	Citrus Bowl	W	Auburn	31	28
January 1, 2002	Citrus Bowl	L	Tennessee	17	45
January 1, 2003	Outback Bowl	W	Florida	38	30
January 1, 2004	Rose Bowl	L	USC	14	28
January 1, 2005	Rose Bowl	L	Texas	37	38
December 28, 2005	Alamo Bowl	L	Nebraska	28	32
January 1, 2007	Rose Bowl	L	USC	18	32
January 1, 2008	Capital One Bowl	W	Florida	41	35
January 1, 2011	Gator Bowl	L	Mississippi State	14	52
January 3, 2012	Sugar Bowl	W	Virginia Tech	23	20
Total	41 bowl games	20–21		940	831

Rivalries

Michigan–Notre Dame rivalry

Michigan–Ohio State rivalry

Rivalry trophy games

Michigan plays two rivalry trophy games. Michigan plays Minnesota for the Little Brown Jug, with their record in games played for the Jug, which dates to 1909, being 67–22–3. The Wolverines currently hold the trophy having won the 2011 contest. Michigan also competes against Michigan State for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, which was introduced in 1953 by the then governor of Michigan, G. Mennen Williams. Michigan State has held the trophy for four years running. The overall series record for the Michigan–Michigan State rivalry is 67–32–5 in Michigan's favor.

Head coaching history

Head Coach	Years	Seasons	Record	Pct.	Conf. Record	Pct.	Conf. Titles	Bowl Games	National Titles
No coach	1879–1881, 1883–1890	11	23–10–1	.691					0
Mike Murphy and Frank Crawford	1891	1	4–5	.444					0
Frank Barbour	1892–1893	2	14–8	.636					0
William McCauley	1894–1895	2	17–2–1	.875					0
William Ward	1896	1	9–1	.900	2–1	.667	0		0
Gustave Ferbert	1897–1899	3	24–3–1	.875	6–2	.750	1		0
Langdon Lea	1900	1	7–2–1	.750	3–2	.600	0		0
Fielding H. Yost	1901–1923, 1925–1926	25	165–29–10	.833	42–10–2	.778	10	1	6
George Little	1924	1	6–2	.750	4–2	.667	0	0	0
Elton Wieman	1927–1928	2	9–6–1	.593	5–5	.500	0	0	0
Harry G. Kipke	1929–1937	9	46–26–4	.631	27–21–2	.560	4	0	2
Fritz Crisler	1938–1947	10	71–16–3	.805	42–11–3	.777	2	1	1
Bennie Oosterbaan	1948–1958	11	63–33–4	.650	44–23–4	.648	3	1	1
Bump Elliott	1959–1968	10	51–42–2	.547	32–34–2	.485	1	1	0
Bo Schembechler	1969–1989	21	194–48–5	.796	143–24–3	.850	13	17	0
Gary Moeller	1990–1994	5	44–13–3	.758	30–8–2	.775	3	5	0
Lloyd Carr	1995–2007	13	122–40	.753	81–23	.779	5	13	1
Rich Rodriguez	2008–2010	3	15–22	.405	6–18	.250	0	1	0
Brady Hoke	2011–present	1	11–2	.846	6–2	.750	0	1	0
Totals	1880–present	132	895–310–36	.736	472–186–18	.712	42	41	11

Note: Michigan did not play any outside games in 1882.

Individual awards and honors

National award winners

Players

Heisman Trophy 1940: Tom Harmon 1991: Desmond Howard 1997: Charles Woodson Maxwell Award 1940: Tom Harmon 1991: Desmond Howard Walter Camp Award 1991: Desmond Howard 1997: Charles Woodson Dick Butkus Award 1991: Erick Anderson Sammy Baugh Trophy 1992: Elvis Grbac Chuck Bednarik Award 1997: Charles Woodson

Bronko Nagurski Trophy 1997: Charles Woodson Jim Thorpe Award 1997: Charles Woodson Doak Walker Award 2003: Chris Perry Fred Biletnikoff Award 2004: Braylon Edwards Dave Rimington Trophy 2004: David Baas 2011: David Molk Lombardi Award 2006: LaMarr Woodley Ted Hendricks Award 2006: LaMarr Woodley

Coaches

AFCA Coach of the Year 1947: Fritz Crisler 1948: Bennie Oosterbaan 1969: Bo Schembechler 1997: Lloyd Carr Paul "Bear" Bryant Award 1997: Lloyd Carr Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award 1977: Bo Schembechler 2007: Lloyd Carr Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award 1969: Bo Schembechler 1997: Lloyd Carr

George Munger Award 1989: Bo Schembechler 1997: Lloyd Carr Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year 1985: Bo Schembechler Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year 1969: Bo Schembechler Broyles Award 1997: Jim Herrmann AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Award 2001: Fred Jackson

Heisman Trophy voting

Twenty-six Heisman Trophy candidates have played at Michigan, Three have won the award:

1939: Tom Harmon, 2nd 1940: Tom Harmon, 1st 1943: Bill Daley, 7th 1947: Bob Chappuis, 2nd 1955: Ron Kramer, 8th 1956: Ron Kramer, 6th 1964: Bob Timberlake, 4th 1968: Ron Johnson, 6th 1974: Dennis Franklin, 8th 1975: Gordon Bell, 8th 1976: Rob Lytle, 3rd 1977: Rick Leach, 8th 1978: Rick Leach, 3rd

1980: Anthony Carter, 10th 1981: Anthony Carter, 7th 1982: Anthony Carter, 4th 1986: Jim Harbaugh, 3rd 1991: Desmond Howard, 1st 1993: Tyrone Wheatley, 8th 1994: Tyrone Wheatley, 12th 1995: Tim Biakabutuka, 8th 1997: Charles Woodson, 1st 2003: Chris Perry, 4th 2004: Braylon Edwards, 10th 2006: Mike Hart, 5th 2010: Denard Robinson, 6th

All-Americans

Team and conference MVPs

Michigan Most Valuable Player Award (1926–1994), officially renamed the Bo Schembechler Award (1995–present); winners of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's MVP also noted:^[17]

1926: Benny Friedman (also Big Ten MVP) 1927: Bennie Oosterbaan 1928: Otto Pommerening 1929: James Simrall 1930: Jack Wheeler 1931: Bill Hewitt 1932: Harry Newman (also Big Ten MVP) 1933: Herman Everhardus 1934: Gerald Ford 1935: William Renner 1936: Matt Patanelli 1937: Ralph Heikkinen 1938: Ralph Heikkinen 1939: Tom Harmon 1940: Tom Harmon (also Big Ten MVP) 1941: Reuben Kelto 1942: Albert Wistert 1943: Bob Wiese 1944: Don Lund 1945: Harold Watts 1946: Bob Chappuis 1947: Bump Elliott (also Big Ten MVP) 1948: Dominic Tomasi 1949: Dick Kempthorn 1950: Don Dufek 1951: Don Peterson 1952: Ted Topor 1953: Tony Branoff 1954: Fred Baer 1955: Terry Barr 1956: Dick Hill 1957: Jim Pace (also Big Ten MVP) 1958: Bob Ptacek 1959: Tony Rio 1960: Dennis Fitzgerald 1961: John Walker 1962: Dave Raimey 1963: Tom Keating 1964: Bob Timberlake (also Big Ten MVP) 1965: Bill Yearby 1966: Jack Clancy 1967: Ron Johnson 1968: Ron Johnson (also Big Ten MVP)

1969: Jim Mandich 1970: Henry Hill and Don Moorhead 1971: Billy Taylor 1972: Randy Logan 1973: Paul Seal 1974: Steve Strinko 1975: Gordon Bell 1976: Rob Lytle (also Big Ten MVP) 1977: Russell Davis 1978: Rick Leach (also Big Ten MVP) 1979: Ron Simpkins 1980: Anthony Carter 1981: Butch Woolfolk 1982: Anthony Carter (also Big Ten MVP) 1983: Steve Smith 1984: Mike Mallory 1985: Mike Hammerstein 1986: Jim Harbaugh (also Big Ten MVP) 1987: Jamie Morris 1988: Mark Messner 1989: Tony Boles 1990: Tripp Welborne 1991: Desmond Howard (also Big Ten MVP) 1992: Chris Hutchinson 1993: Buster Stanley 1994: Todd Collins 1995: Tim Biakabutuka 1996: Rod Payne 1997: Charles Woodson (also Big Ten MVP) 1998: Tai Streets 1999: Tom Brady 2000: Anthony Thomas 2001: Marquise Walker 2002: B. J. Askew 2003: Chris Perry (also Big Ten MVP) 2004: Braylon Edwards (also Big Ten MVP) 2005: Jason Avant 2006: David Harris and Mike Hart 2007: Mike Hart 2008: Brandon Graham 2009: Brandon Graham (also Big Ten MVP) 2010: Denard Robinson (also Big Ten MVP) 2011: Denard Robinson

Big Ten Conference honors

Player of the Year 1982: Anthony Carter 1986: Jim Harbaugh Offensive Player of the Year 1990: Jon Vaughn (coaches) 1991: Desmond Howard (coaches and media) 1992: Tyrone Wheatley (coaches and media) 2003: Chris Perry (coaches and media) 2004: Braylon Edwards (coaches and media) 2010: Denard Robinson (coaches and media) Offensive Lineman of the Year 1991: Greg Skrepenak 1998: Jon Jansen 2000: Steve Hutchinson 2004: David Baas 2006: Jake Long 2007: Jake Long Defensive Player of the Year 1997: Charles Woodson (coaches and media) 2001: Larry Foote (coaches and media) 2006: LaMarr Woodley (coaches and media)

Defensive Lineman of the Year 1985: Mike Hammerstein 1988: Mark Messner 1992: Chris Hutchinson 2006: LaMarr Woodley Freshman of the Year 1995: Charles Woodson (coaches) 1997: Anthony Thomas (coaches and media) 2003: Steve Breaston (coaches) 2004: Mike Hart (coaches and media) Dave McClain / Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year 1972: Bo Schembechler (media) 1976: Bo Schembechler (media) 1980: Bo Schembechler (media) 1982: Bo Schembechler (coaches) 1985: Bo Schembechler (media and coaches) 1989: Bo Schembechler (coaches) 1991: Gary Moeller 1992: Gary Moeller 2011: Brady Hoke

Retired numbers

• #11: Wistert brothers (Francis, Albert, and Alvin)
• #47: Bennie Oosterbaan
• #48: Gerald Ford
• #87: Ron Kramer
• #98: Tom Harmon

Michigan Football Legend

To honor a Michigan Football Legend, a patch is placed on the upper left chest of the jersey which was worn by the Michigan Football Legend during his time as a Wolverine. Desmond Howard became the first Michigan Football Legend when a patch bearing his name on the 21 jersey was introduced prior to the Michigan-Notre Dame game on September 10, 2011.^[18]

• #21: Desmond Howard

Hall of Fame

College

Michigan alumni inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame include:^[19][20]

Albert Benbrook Dave Brown Anthony Carter Bob Chappuis Fritz Crisler Tom Curtis Dan Dierdorf Bump Elliott Pete Elliott Benny Friedman Tom Harmon Willie Heston Elroy Hirsch Desmond Howard Ron Johnson Harry Kipke Ron Kramer George Little

Jim Mandich Johnny Maulbetsch Reggie McKenzie Bill Morley David M. Nelson Harry Newman Bennie Oosterbaan Merv Pregulman Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond Bo Schembechler Germany Schulz Neil Snow Ernie Vick Bob Westfall Tad Wieman Albert Wistert Alvin Wistert Francis Wistert Fielding H. Yost

Professional

Michigan alumni inductees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame include:^[21]

• George Allen
• Dan Dierdorf
• Len Ford
• Benny Friedman
• Bill Hewitt
• Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
• Tom Mack
• Ralph Wilson (did not play on football team; attended University of Michigan Law School; inducted as administrator)

Individual school records

Rushing records

• Most rushing attempts, career: 1,015, Mike Hart (2004–2007)
• Most rushing attempts, season: 338, Chris Perry (2003)
• Most rushing attempts, game: 51, Chris Perry (November 1, 2003 at Michigan State)
• Most rushing yards, career: 5,040, Mike Hart (2004–2007)
• Most rushing yards, season: 1,818, Tim Biakabutuka (1995)
• Most rushing yards, game: 347, Ron Johnson (November 16, 1968 vs. Wisconsin)
• Most rushing touchdowns, career: 55, Anthony Thomas (1997–2000)
• Most rushing touchdowns, season: 19, Ron Johnson (1968)
• Most rushing touchdowns, game: 5, Ron Johnson (November 16, 1968 vs. Wisconsin)
• Longest run from scrimmage: 92 yards, Butch Woolfolk (November 3, 1979 vs. Wisconsin)
• Most games with at least 100 rushing yards, career: 28, Mike Hart (2004–2007)
• Most games with at least 100 rushing yards, season: 10, Jamie Morris (1987)
• Most games with at least 200 rushing yards, career: 5, Mike Hart (2004–2007)
• Most games with at least 200 rushing yards, season: 3, Mike Hart (2004)

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Passing records

• Most passing attempts, career: 1,387, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
• Most passing attempts, season: 456, John Navarre (2003)
• Most passing attempts, game: 56, Tom Brady (November 21, 1998 at Ohio State)
• Most passing completions, career: 828, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
• Most passing completions, season: 270, John Navarre (2003)
• Most passing completions, game: 34, Tom Brady (January 1, 2000 vs. Alabama in Orange Bowl)
• Most passing yards, career: 9,715, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
• Most passing yards, season: 3,331, John Navarre (2003)
• Most passing yards, game: 389, John Navarre (October 4, 2003 at Iowa)
• Most passing touchdowns, career: 86, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
• Most passing touchdowns, season: 25, Elvis Grbac (1991) and Chad Henne (2004)
• Most passing touchdowns, game: 4, 18 times, most recently by Denard Robinson (September 10, 2011 vs. Notre Dame)
• Longest pass completion: 97 yards, Ryan Mallett to Mario Manningham (November 10, 2007 at Wisconsin)
• Most games with at least 200 passing yards, career: 28, John Navarre (2000–2003)
• Most games with at least 200 passing yards, season: 10, John Navarre (2003)
• Most games with at least 300 passing yards, career: 5, Chad Henne (2004–2007)
• Most games with at least 300 passing yards, season: 3, John Navarre (2003) and Chad Henne (2004)

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Receiving records

• Most receptions, career: 252, Braylon Edwards (2001–2004)
• Most receptions, season: 97, Braylon Edwards (2004)
• Most receptions, game: 15, twice by Marquise Walker (September 8, 2001 at Washington and November 24, 2001 vs. Ohio State)
• Most receiving yards, career: 3,541, Braylon Edwards (2001–2004)
• Most receiving yards, season: 1,330, Braylon Edwards (2004)
• Most receiving yards, game: 246, Roy Roundtree (November 6, 2010 vs. Illinois)
• Most touchdown receptions, career: 39, Braylon Edwards (2001–2004) (also a Big Ten Conference record)^[24]
• Most touchdown receptions, season: 19, Desmond Howard (1991) (also a Big Ten Conference record)^[25]
• Most touchdown receptions, game: 4, Derrick Alexander (October 24, 1992 vs. Minnesota)
• Longest pass reception: 97 yards, Mario Manningham from Ryan Mallett (November 10, 2007 at Wisconsin)
• Most games with at least 100 receiving yards, career: 17, Braylon Edwards (2001–2004)
• Most games with at least 100 receiving yards, season: 7, Braylon Edwards (2004) and Mario Manningham (2007)

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Kickoff return records

• Most kickoff returns, career: 81, Steve Breaston (2003–2006)
• Most kickoff returns, season: 39, Darryl Stonum (2009)
• Most kickoff returns, game: 8, Todd Howard (January 1, 2002 vs. Tennessee in Florida Citrus Bowl)
• Most kickoff return yards, career: 1,993, Steve Breaston (2003–2006)
• Most kickoff return yards, season: 1,001, Darryl Stonum (2009)
• Most kickoff return yards, game: 221, Steve Breaston (January 1, 2005 vs. Texas in Rose Bowl)
• Most kickoff return touchdowns, career: 2, Desmond Howard (1989–1991)
• Longest kickoff return: 100 yards, Seth Smith (October 29, 1994 vs. Wisconsin)

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Punt return records

• Most punt returns, career: 127, Steve Breaston (2003–2006) (also a Big Ten Conference record)^[28]
• Most punt returns, season: 45, Steve Breaston (2003)
• Most punt returns, game: 9, Steve Breaston (September 23, 2006 vs. Wisconsin)
• Most punt return yards, career: 1,599, Steve Breaston (2003–2006) (also a Big Ten Conference record)^[28]
• Most punt return yards, season: 619, Steve Breaston (2003)
• Most punt return yards, game: 140, George Hoey (October 28, 1967 at Minnesota)
• Most punt return touchdowns, career: 4, Gene Derricotte (1944–1948), Derrick Alexander (1989–1993), and Steve Breaston (2003–2006)
• Longest punt return: 93 yards, Desmond Howard (November 23, 1991 vs. Ohio State)

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Current squad

Alumni currently in the NFL

Updated as of October 18, 2011

Adrian Arrington: New Orleans Saints Jason Avant: Philadelphia Eagles David Baas: New York Giants Jeff Backus: Detroit Lions Tom Brady: New England Patriots Alan Branch: Seattle Seahawks Steve Breaston: Kansas City Chiefs Stevie Brown: Indianapolis Colts Prescott Burgess: free agent[30] Perry Dorrestein: Chicago Bears Braylon Edwards: free agent Jay Feely: Arizona Cardinals Larry Foote: Pittsburgh Steelers Jonathan Goodwin: San Francisco 49ers Brandon Graham: Philadelphia Eagles Matt Gutierrez: free agent James Hall: St. Louis Rams

Leon Hall: Cincinnati Bengals David Harris: New York Jets Chad Henne: Miami Dolphins Steve Hutchinson: Minnesota Vikings Tim Jamison: Houston Texans Jake Long: Miami Dolphins Ryan Mallett: New England Patriots Mario Manningham: New York Giants Zoltan Mesko: New England Patriots Jonas Mouton: San Diego Chargers Ryan Mundy: Pittsburgh Steelers Stephen Schilling: San Diego Chargers Morgan Trent: Cincinnati Bengals Martell Webb: free agent LaMarr Woodley: Pittsburgh Steelers Charles Woodson: Green Bay Packers

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Related books

• Jim Cnockaert (2003). Stadium Stories: Michigan Wolverines: Colorful Tales of the Maize and Blue. Globe Pequot. ISBN 0-7627-2784-5. 
• Kevin Allen, Art Regner, Nate Brown, and Bo Schembechler (2005). What it Means to Be a Wolverine: Michigan's Greatest Players, Talk about Michigan Football. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-661-1. 

References

External links

• Official website
• Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
• Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page

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