2000 Michigan Wolverines football team

2000 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten co-champion
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 11
2000 record 9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Lloyd Carr (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Stan Parrish (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann (4th season)
Base defense Multiple
MVP Anthony Thomas
Captain Steve Hutchinson
Captain Anthony Thomas
Captain James Whitley
Captain Eric Wilson
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,501)
2000 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 11 Michigan +   6 2         9 3  
No. 13 Purdue $+   6 2         8 4  
Northwestern +   6 2         8 4  
Ohio State   5 3         8 4  
No. 23 Wisconsin   4 4         9 4  
Minnesota   4 4         6 6  
Penn State   4 4         5 7  
Iowa   3 5         3 9  
Illinois   2 6         5 6  
Michigan State   2 6         5 6  
Indiana   2 6         3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green* No. 6 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ESPN+ W 42–7   111,491
September 9 12:00 p.m. Rice* No. 3 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN+ W 38–7   109,778
September 16 3:30 p.m. at No. 14 UCLA* No. 3 Rose BowlPasadena, California, CA ABC L 20–23   88,044
September 23 7:45 p.m. at No. 19 Illinois No. 10 Memorial StadiumChampaign, Il (Rivalry) ESPN W 35–31   72,524
September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 17 Wisconsin No. 9 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 13–10   111,341
October 7 3:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 6 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ABC L 31–32   68,340
October 14 3:30 p.m. Indianadagger No. 18 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 58–0   110,909
October 21 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 16 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) ABC W 14–0   111,514
November 4 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Northwestern No. 12 Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ABC L 51–54   47,130
November 11 12:00 p.m. Penn State No. 20 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 33–11   110,803
November 18 12:00 p.m. at No. 12 Ohio State No. 19 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (The Game) ABC W 38–26   98,568
January 1, 2001 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 20 Auburn* No. 17 Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC W 31–28   66,928
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Bowling Green

1 234Total
Bowling Green 0 007 7
Michigan 7 14021 42

[1]

Rice

1 234Total
Rice 0 007 7
Michigan 28 730 38

[2]

UCLA

1 234Total
Michigan 6 770 20
UCLA 0 3146 23

[3]

Illinois

1 234Total
Michigan 7 0721 35
Illinois 0 14107 31

[4]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 3 007 10
Michigan 0 337 13

[5]

Purdue

1 234Total
Michigan 7 2103 31
Purdue 3 7139 32

[6]

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
Michigan 10 3576 58

[7]

Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan State 0 000 0
Michigan 7 070 14

[8]

Northwestern

1 234Total
Michigan 14 14176 51
Northwestern 7 161318 54

[9]

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn State 3 008 11
Michigan 0 17313 33

[10]

Ohio State

1 234Total
Michigan 14 0177 38
Ohio State 9 3014 26

[11]

Florida Citrus Bowl

1 234Total
Auburn 0 1477 28
Michigan 7 14100 31

[12]

Statistical achievements

David Terrell was the Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 94.2 yards per game.[13] The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (148.0) and all games (155.3).[14] They led the conference in turnover margin (+1.13, co-leader with Northwestern) in conference games and (+1.08) in all games.[15]

Anthony Thomas set several school records: single-season carries (319), eclipsing the 303 mark by Tim Biakabutuka set five years earlier and broken three years later by Chris Perry; career carries (924), breaking Jamie Morris' thirteen-year-old record of 809 and broken seven years later by Mike Hart; career yards (4472), also breaking Jamie Morris' thirteen-year-old record of 4393 and broken seven years later by Hart; career rushing touchdowns (52), breaking Tyrone Wheatley's six-year-old record of 47 and still standing;[16] single season yards per game (144.4), eclipsing Morris' 141.9 from 1987 and still standing; single-season 150-yard games (6), surpassing Morris and Rob Lytle who had 5 in 1987 and 1976, respectively; career 100-yard games (22) eclipsing Wheatley's 20 in 1994 and surpassed by Hart in 2007; career 150-yard games (9), surpassing Morris' 7 set in 1987 and surpassed by Hart in 2007.[17] Drew Henson ended his career with the current school record for lowest interception percentage (1.87), surpassing Michael Taylor's 2.55 set in 1989.[18] Terrell broke Amani Toomer's single season reception yards record of 1096 by posting 1130 yards, but Marquise Walker surpassed this record the following season.[19]

Players

Offense

Defense

Kickers

Awards and honors

The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances at the national, conference and team levels.[21][22]

National

Conference

Team

Coaching staff

References

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  2. "Rice vs. Michigan". USA Today. September 9, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. "Michigan vs. UCLA". USA Today. September 16, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  4. "Michigan vs. Illinois". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  5. "Wisconsin vs. Michigan". USA Today. September 30, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  6. "Michigan vs. Purdue". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  7. "Indiana vs. Michigan". USA Today. October 14, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  8. "Michigan State vs. Michigan". USA Today. October 21, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  9. "Michigan vs. Northwestern". USA Today. November 4, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  10. "Penn State vs. Michigan". USA Today. November 11, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  11. "Michigan vs. Ohio State". USA Today. November 18, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  12. "Auburn vs. Michigan". USA Today. January 1, 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  13. "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 53. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  14. "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 55. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  15. "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. 2010-01-05. p. 58. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  16. "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2010. p. 114. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  17. "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2010. p. 115. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  18. "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2010. pp. 120123. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  19. "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2010. pp. 124125. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  20. Dubuc played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League as a fullback from 2005 to 2006.
  21. "2000 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  22. "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. pp. 7082. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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