1988 Michigan Wolverines football team

1988 Michigan Wolverines football

Big Ten Champions Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl, W 22–14 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#4
1988 record	9–2–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (20th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Moeller (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (2nd year)
MVP	Mark Messner
Captain	Mark Messner
Captain	John Vitale
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701)

	Conf					Overall
1988 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Michigan †	7	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Iowa	4	–	1	–	3	6	–	4	–	3
#20 Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	6	–	2	2	–	7	–	2

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of five consecutive Big Ten Championships.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10, 1988	9:00 PM	at #13/11 Notre Dame*	#9/10	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	CBS	L 17–19	59,075
September 17, 1988	3:30 PM	#1/1 Miami (FL)*	#15/16	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 30–31	105,834
September 24, 1988	1:00 PM	Wake Forest*	#19/NR	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 19–9	102,776
October 1, 1988	2:00 PM	at Wisconsin	#19/19	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 62–14	61,180
October 8, 1988	12:00 PM	Michigan State	#17/20	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 17–3	106,208
October 15, 1988	3:30 PM	at Iowa	#15/17	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	T 17–17	67,700
October 22, 1988	3:30 PM	#14/14 Indiana	#20/NR	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 31–6	106,104
October 29, 1988	2:00 PM	at Northwestern	#14/14	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 52–7	33,647
November 5, 1988	3:30 PM	Minnesota	#14/13	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 22–7	102,171
November 12, 1988	1:00 PM	Illinois	#13/12	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 38–9	105,714
November 19, 1988	12:00 PM	at Ohio State	#12/11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 34–31	90,176
January 1, 1989	5:00 PM	vs. #5/5 USC*	#11/11	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 22–14	101,688
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Michigan	0	7	7	3	17
• #13 Notre Dame	10	3	0	6	19

Date: September 10
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

1		ND	Watters 81-yard punt return (Ho kick)	ND 7-0

1		ND	Ho 31-yard field goal	ND 10-0

2		ND	Ho 38-yard field goal	ND 13-0

2		MICH	Hoard 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	ND 13-7

3		MICH	Taylor 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 14-13

4		ND	Ho 26-yard field goal	ND 16-14

4		MICH	Gillette 49-yard field goal	MICH 17-16

4	1:13	ND	Ho 26-yard field goal	ND 19-17

Miami

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Miami (FL)	7	7	0	17	31
#15 Michigan	3	17	3	7	30

Date: September 17
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Game attendance: 105,834

Scoring summary

1		Michigan	Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal	Michigan 3-0

1		Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 49-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 7-3

2		Michigan	Mike Gillette 30-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 7-6

2		Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 14-6

2		Michigan	Jeffrey Brown 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (pass failed)	Miami (FL) 14-12

2		Michigan	John Kolesar 18-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Chris Horn run)	Michigan 20-14

3		Michigan	Mike Gillette 29-yard field goal	Michigan 23-14

4		Michigan	Chris Calloway 16-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Mike Gillette kick)	Michigan 30-14

4	5:23	Miami (FL)	Rob Chudzinski 7-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Dale Dawkins pass from Steve Walsh)	Michigan 30-22

4	2:58	Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 48-yard pass from Steve Walsh (pass failed)	Michigan 30-28

4	0:43	Miami (FL)	Carlos Huerta 29-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 31-30

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Wake Forest

Tony Boles 33 Rush, 213 Yds ^[4]

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	10	10	0	14	34
Ohio State	0	0	14	17	31

Date: November 19
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 90,176
Game weather: Cloudy

Scoring summary

1	MICH	Gillette 22-yard field goal	MICH 3-0

1	MICH	McMurtry 57-yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)	MICH 10-0

2	MICH	Hoard 18-yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 17-0

2	MICH	Gillette 58-yard field goal	MICH 20-0

3	OSU	Snow 4-yard run (Morrow kick)	MICH 20-7

3	OSU	Matlock 9-yard run (Morrow kick)	MICH 20-14

4	OSU	Olive 14-yard pass from Frey (Morrow kick)	OSU 21-20

4	OSU	Morrow 21-yard field goal	OSU 24-20

4	MICH	Hoard 8-yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 27-24

4	OSU	Matlock 16-yard run (Morrow kick)	OSU 31-27

4	MICH	Kolesar 41-yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)	MICH 34-31

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Players

Offense

Tony Boles - started 10 games at tailback (team's leading rusher in 1988 with 1,408 yards)
Demetrius Brown - started 3 games at quarterback (48 of 84 for 775 passing yards)
Jeffrey Brown - started 11 games at tight end
Jarrod Bunch - started 5 games at fullback
Chris Calloway - started 5 games at flanker and 1 game at split end (led team with 4 touchdown catches)
Dave Chester - started 2 games at left guard
Dean Dingman - started 12 games at right guard
Tom Dohring - started 10 games at left tackle
Leroy Hoard - started 6 games at fullback and 1 game at tailback (team's second leading rusher in 1988 with 752 yards)
Chris Horn - started 1 game at fullback
Mike Husar - started 10 games at left guard and 2 games at left tackle
John Kolesar - started 7 games at flanker (team's second leading receiver with 18 catches for 356 yards)
Greg McMurtry - started 10 games at split end (team's leading receiver with 27 catches for 470 yards)
Greg Skrepenak - started 12 games at right tackle
Michael Taylor - started 9 games at quarterback (65 for 122 for 957 passing yards)
John Vitale - started 12 games at center
Derrick Walker - started 1 game at tight end and 1 game at split end
Tracy Williams - started 1 game at tailback

Defense

Bobby Abrams - started 12 games at outside linebacker
Erick Anderson - started 6 games at inside linebacker (led team with 77 tackles)
David Arnold - started 10 games at cornerback
Mike Evans - started 1 game at defensive tackle
J. J. Grant - started 9 games at inside linebacker (tied for second on the team with 72 tackles)
John Hermann - started 2 games at defensive tackle
David Key - started 12 games at cornerback (fifth on the team with 63 tackles)
Alex Marshall - started 9 games at outside linebacker
Mark Messner - started 12 games at defensive tackle (fourth on the team with 70 tackles)
Anthony Mitchell - started 1 game at outside linebacker
Vada Murray - started 12 games at free safety (second on team with 4 interceptions)
T. J. Osman - started 12 games at middle guard
Todd Plate - started 2 games at cornerback
Marc Spencer - started 3 games at inside linebacker
Tripp Welborne - started 12 games at strong safety (led team with five interceptions; tied for second on the team with 72 tackles)
Brent White - started 9 games at defensive tackle
Tim Williams - started 2 games at outside linebacker

Special teams

Tony Boles - kick off returns (14 returns for an average of 24.1 yards)
Mike Gillette - placekicker (18 of 27 on field goals) and punter (46 punts for an average of 39.9 yards)
Gulam Khan - placekicker (0 for 1 on field goals)
John Kolesar - kickoff returns (13 returns for an average of 23.5 yards); punt returns (17 returns for an average of 11.9 yards)

Awards and honors

All-Americans: Mark Messner, John Vitale
All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Vitale, Mike Husar, John Kolesar, Tony Boles, Mike Gillette, David Arnold
Most Valuable Player: Mark Messner
Meyer Morton Award: John Vitale
John Maulbetsch Award: Tripp Welborne
Frederick Matthei Award: Warde Manuel
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: David Weil
Dick Katcher Award: Mark Messner
Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Mark Messner
Robert P. Ufer Award: John Kolesar

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bo Schembechler
Assistant coaches: Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jim Herrmann, Les Miles, Gary Moeller, Bobby Morrison, Tom Reed
Trainer: Russ Miller
Manager: Pat Perkins, Scott Boyle

References

↑ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. 2010-01-05. p. 68. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
↑ "Hurricanes blow past Wolverines." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 18.
↑ "Miami Doesn't Wilt in Michigan Heat" Chicago Tribune. 1988 Sept 18.
↑ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1
↑ Ocala Star-Banner. 1988 Nov 20.

External links

1988 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

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