1989 Michigan Wolverines football team

1989 Michigan Wolverines football

Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 10–17 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
1989 record	10–2 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Moeller (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (3rd season)
MVP	Tony Boles
Captain	J. J. Grant
Captain	Derrick Walker
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701)

1989 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Bo Schembechler served as the team's head coach for his 21st and final season. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the second of five consecutive Big Ten Conference championships.^[1]

Season

The Wolverines lost their season opener to Notre Dame but won ten consecutive games to finish the regular season. Highlights of the winning streak included the defeat of Minnesota by 34 points for the Little Brown Jug and a victory over Ohio State in their home finale.

The team leaders included running back Tony Boles, who rushed for 839 yards, and Michael Taylor, who threw for 1,081 yards. Greg McMurtry was the Wolverine's leading receiver with 41 catches for 711 yards. Schembechler retired after the Rose Bowl, which the Wolverines lost to USC by a touchdown.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 1/1 Notre Dame*	No. 2/5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	L 19–24	105,912
September 23	8:00 p.m.	at No. 24/NR UCLA*	No. 5/7	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 24–23	71,797
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Maryland*	No. 6/7	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 41–21	104,872
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 5/7	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 24–0	104,097
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21/19 Michigan State	No. 5/7	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	W 10–7	76,913
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 5/7	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 26–12	67,700
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 5/6	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 38–10	105,989
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 4/7	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 42–27	105,128
November 11	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8/8 Illinois	No. 3/5	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il (Rivalry)	ABC	W 24–10	73,069
November 18	12:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 3/4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	W 49–15	35,103
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 20/18 Ohio State	No. 3/4	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	W 28–18	106,137
January 1, 1990	4:45 p.m.	vs. No. 12/12 USC*	No. 3/3	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	L 10–17	103,450
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	7	3	0	0	10
Michigan St	0	0	0	7	7

Date: October 14
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI

Source:

Scoring summary

1	MICH	Hoard 1 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 7-0

2	MICH	Carlson 35 yard field goal	MICH 10-0

4	MSU	Hawkins 4 yard pass from Enos (Langeloh kick)	MICH 10-7

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	7	0	20	27
• Michigan	7	21	7	7	42

Date: November 4
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 105,126

Scoring summary

Q1	MICH	Boles 39 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 7–0

Q2	MICH	Howard 8 yard pass from Taylor (Carlson kick)	MICH 14–0

Q2	PUR	Williams 44 yard pass from Hunter (Sullivan kick)	MICH 14–7

Q2	MICH	Boles 1 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 21–7

Q2	MICH	Calloway 29 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 28–7

Q3	MICH	Hoard 2 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 35–7

Q4	PUR	Oglesby 11 yard pass from Hunter (Sullivan kick)	MICH 35–14

Q4	MICH	Boles 85 yard kickoff return (Carlson kick)	MICH 42–14

Q4	PUR	Williams 3 yard pass from Hunter (Sullivan kick)	MICH 42–21

Q4	PUR	Williams 15 yard pass from Hunter (kick failed)	MICH 42–27

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Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	3	9	6	18
• Michigan	7	7	0	14	28

Date: November 25
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 106,137

Scoring summary

Q1		MICH	Hoard 1 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 7–0

Q2		MICH	Jefferson 2 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 14–0

Q2		OHST	O'Morrow 20 yard field goal	MICH 14–3

Q3		OHST	O'Morrow 22 yard field goal	MICH 14–6

Q3		OHST	S. Graham 3 yard run (run failed)	MICH 14–12

Q4		MICH	Bunch 5 yard pass from Taylor (Carlson kick)	MICH 21–12

Q4	7:04	OHST	S. Graham 4 yard run (kick blocked)	MICH 21–18

Q4		MICH	Bunch 23 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 28–18

Todd Plate's second interception of the day with 2:48 left in the game sealed the game and the Big Ten title for the Wolverines. ^[3]

Rose Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	0	10	0	7	17
Michigan	0	3	7	0	10

Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

The 1990 Rose Bowl was a remach of the previous Rose Bowl in which Michigan won 22 to 14. USC scored the first points in the second quarter with a one-yard run by Todd Marinovich. Michigan got a field goal to make it 7 to 3 but the Trojans added another field goal before the half to take a 10 to 3 lead at halftime. Although Michigan tied the score, Ricky Ervins had a fourteen-yard touchdown run which clinched the Rose Bowl for the Trojans.^[4]

Player stats

Passing	AT	CMP	Pct.	YDS
Michael Taylor	122	74	.61	1081
Rushing	Yds	Att	Avg
Tony Boles	839	131	6.4
Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Greg McMurtry	41	711	17.3

Players

Offense

Derrick Alexander, wide receiver, freshman, Detroit, Michigan
Tony Boles, running back, senior, Westland, Michigan - started 9 games at tailback
Jarrod Bunch, running back, senior, Ashtabula, Ohio - started 5 games at fullback ;Bill Prichard fullback
Alfie Burch, wide receiver, freshman, Warren, Ohio
Chris Calloway, wide receiver, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started all 12 games at flanker
Joe Cocozzo, offensive tackle, sophomore, Mechanicville, New York - started 2 games at right offensive guard
Dave Diebolt, tight end, junior, Mayfield, Ohio
Dean Dingman, offensive guard, junior, East Troy, Wisconsin - started 10 games at left offensive guard
Robert Doherty, offensive line, sophomore, Sterling Heights, Michigan
Tom Dohring, offensive tackle, senior, Dearborn, Michigan - started all 12 games at left offensive tackle
Matt Elliott, center, junior, Carmel, Indiana - started 9 games at right offensive guard, 2 at left offensive guard
Steve Everitt, offensive guard - center, sophomore, Miami, Florida
Elvis Grbac, quarterback, sophomore, Willoughby Hills, Ohio - started 4 games at quarterback
Leroy Hoard, fullback, senior, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 5 games at fullback, 3 games at tailback
Desmond Howard, flanker, sophomore, Cleveland, Ohio
Allen Jefferson, tailback, senior, Detroit, Michigan
Dan Jokish, split end, junior, Clarkston, Michigan
Dave Knight, wide receiver, senior, Riverview, Michigan
Burnie Legette, running back, freshman, Colorado Springs, Colorado - started 2 games at fullback
Tony McGee, tight end, freshman, Terre Haute, Indiana
Greg McMurtry, split end, senior, Brockton, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at split end
Marc Ramirez, center/guard, senior, Prairie View, Illinois - started 1 game at right offensive guard
Doug Skene, offensive tackle, sophomore, Fairview, Texas
Greg Skrepenak, offensive tackle, junior, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
Ken Sollom, quarterback, junior, Canyon Country, California
Michael Taylor, quarterback, senior, Lincoln Heights, Ohio - started 8 games at quarterback
Yale Van Dyne, wide receiver, junior, Kearney, Missouri
Jon Vaughn, tailback, sophomore, Florissant, Missouri
Derrick Walker, tight end, senior, Glenwood, Illinois - started all 12 games at tight end
Steve Zacharias, tight end, senior, Sterling Heights, Michigan

Defense

Bobby Abrams, defensive back, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at outside linebacker
Erick Anderson, outside linebacker, junior, Glenview, Illinois - started all 12 games at inside linebacker
Chris Bohn, inside linebacker, junior, Traverse City, Michigan
Corwin Brown, free safety, sophomore, Chicago, Illinois
Dave Caputo, middle guard, junior, Chelsea, Michigan
Doug Daugherty, offensive guard, senior, Romeo, Michigan
Martin Davis, outside linebacker, sophomore, Chesapeake, Virginia
Lance Dottin, defensive back, junior, Cambridge, Massachusetts - started 6 games at cornerback
Mike Evans, defensive tackle, junior, Roxbury, Massachusetts - started 7 games at defensive tackle
Chris Feaster, linebacker, senior, Flint, Michigan
Rusty Fichtner, linebacker, junior, Meadville, Pennsylvania
J. J. Grant, inside linebacker, senior, Liverpool, New York - started 9 games at inside linebacker
Chris Hutchinson, defensive tackle, sophomore, Houston, Texas - started all 12 games at defensive tackle
David Key, defensive back, senior, Columbus, Ohio - started all 12 games at cornerback
Curt Mallory, inside linebacker, sophomore, Bloomington, Illinois
Alex Marshall, outside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 11 games at outside linebacker - started 11 games at outside linebacker
Matt McCoy, defensive tackle, senior, Ypsilanti, Michigan
John Milligan, linebacker, senior, Trenton, Michigan - started 3 games at inside linebacker
Vada Murray, free safety, senior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started all 12 games at free safety
T. J. Osman, defensive tackle, senior, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Todd Plate, cornerback, senior, Brooklyn, Michigan - started 6 games at cornerback
David Ritter, strong safety, junior, Hickory Hills, Illinois
Cornelius Simpson, outside linebacker, junior, Highland Park, Michigan
Scott Smykowski, inside linebacker, senior, Sterling Heights, Michigan
Marc Spencer, linebacker, senior, Troy, Michigan
Sylvester "Buster" Stanley, defensive tackle, freshman, Youngstown, Ohio
Mike Teeter, middle guard, senior, Fruitport, Michigan - started all 12 games at middle guard
Brian Townsend, linebacker, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 1 game at outside linebacker
Eric Traupe, inside linebacker, Ashland, Massachusetts
Coleman Wallace, SC, sophomore, Willingboro, New Jersey
Dwayne Ware, cornerback, sophomore, Willingboro, New Jersey
Tripp Welborne, strong safety, junior, Greensboro, North Carolina - started all 12 games at strong safety
Brent White, defensive tackle, senior, Dayton, Ohio - started 5 games at defensive tackle
Timothy Williams, outside linebacker, senior, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Kickers

J. D. Carlson, place-kicker, junior, Tallahassee, Florida
Gulam Kahn, place-kicker, senior, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Chris Stapleton, punter / place-kicker, freshman, Springfield, Illinois

Awards and honors

All-Americans: Tripp Welborne
All-Conference: Tony Boles, J.D. Carlson, Dean Dingman, Derrick Walker, Tripp Welborne
Most Valuable Player: Tony Boles
Meyer Morton Award: Chris Calloway
John Maulbetsch Award: Steve Everitt
Frederick Matthei Award: Dean Dingman
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Tim Williams
Dick Katcher Award: Mike Teeter
Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Derrick Walker
Robert P. Ufer Award: Chris Calloway

Professional football

The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Leroy Hoard	Running Back	2	45	Cleveland Browns
Greg McMurtry	Wide Receiver	3	80	New England Patriots
Chris Calloway	Wide Receiver	4	97	Pittsburgh Steelers
Derrick Walker	Tight End	6	163	San Diego Chargers

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A total of 25 players from the 1989 team went on to play professional football. They are Bobby Abrams (New York Giants 1990-91, Cleveland Browns 1992, New York Giants 1992, Dallas Cowboys 1992-93, Minnesota Vikings 1993-94, New England Patriots 1995), Derrick Alexander (Cleveland Browns 1994–95, Baltimore Ravens 1996–97, Kansas City Chiefs 1998–01, Minnesota Vikings 2002), Erick Anderson (Kansas City Chiefs 1992-93, Washington Redskins 1994-95), Tony Boles (Dallas Cowboys 1991; San Antonio Riders 1992), Jarrod Bunch (New York Giants 1991–93, Los Angeles Raiders 1994), Corwin Brown (New England Patriots 1993–96, New York Jets 1997–98, Detroit Lions 1999–00), Chris Calloway (Pittsburgh Steelers 1990-91, New York Giants 1992-98, Atlanta Falcons 1999, New England Patriots 2000), Joe Cocozzo (San Diego Chargers 1993-97), Tom Dohring (Kansas City Chiefs 1992), Matt Elliott (Washington Redskins 1992, Carolina Panthers 1995-97), Steve Everitt (Cleveland Browns 1993-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996, Philadelphia Eagles 1997-99), Elvis Grbac (San Francisco 49ers 1993-96, Kansas City Chiefs 1997-00, Baltimore Ravens 2001), Leroy Hoard (Cleveland Browns 1990-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996, Carolina Panthers 1996, Minnesota Vikings 1996-99), Desmond Howard (Washington Redskins 1992-94, Jacksonville Jaguars 1995, Green Bay Packers 1996, Oakland Raiders 1997-98, Green Bay Packers 1999, Detroit Lions 2000-02), Burnie Legette (New England Patriots 1993-94), Tony McGee (Cincinnati Bengals 1993-01, Dallas Cowboys 2002-03, New York Giants 2003), Greg McMurtry (New England Patriots 1990-93, Chicago Bears 1994), Doug Skene (New England Patriots 1994), Greg Skrepenak (Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 1992-95, Carolina Panthers 1996-97), Buster Stanley (New England Patriots 1994, Rhein Fire 1996-97, Grand Rapids Rampage 1999-00), Mike Teeter (Indianapolis Colts 1990, Frankfurt Galaxy 1991, Minnesota Vikings 1991, Houston Oilers 1993–94, Carolina Panthers 1995), Brian Townsend (Cincinnati Bengals 1992), Jon Vaughn (New England Patriots 1991-92, Seattle Seahawks 1993-94, Kansas City Chiefs 1994), Derrick Walker (San Diego Chargers 1990-93, Kansas City Chiefs 1994-97, Oakland Raiders 1999), and Tripp Welborne (Minnesota Vikings 1992).

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
Managers: Jeff Tack (senior manager), Chris Carr, Scott Hanel, Mark Jacobson, Tom Lewand, John Myers, Dave Schueler, Chris Smith, Jim Sullivan

References

↑ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. 2010-01-05. p. 68. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Nov 5.
↑ "Michigan hoards the spotlight." Eugene Register-Guard. 1989 Nov 26.
↑ http://www.rosebowlhistory.org/rose-bowl-1990.php
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm

External links

1989 Football Team – Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

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