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The 1987 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its 19th season under head coach Bo Schembechler , the team compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 against conference opponents), defeated Alabama in the Hall of Fame Bowl , outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 172, and was ranked No. 19 and No. 18, respectively, in the final AP and UPI polls .[ 1] [ 2]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Demetrius Brown with 1,251 passing yards, tailback Jamie Morris with 1,703 rushing yards and 90 points scored, and split end Greg McMurtry with 474 receiving yards.[ 3]
Two Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1987 All-America college football team : offensive tackle Jumbo Elliott (consensus) and defensive lineman Mark Messner (The Sporting News ). Five Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1987 All-Big Ten Conference football team .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 12 3:30 p.m. No. 16 Notre Dame * No. 9 ABC L 7–26106,098 September 19 1:00 p.m. Washington State * No. 19 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 44–18103,521 September 26 1:00 p.m. Long Beach State * No. 14 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 49–0101,714 October 3 1:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 12 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 49–0104,410 October 10 3:30 p.m. at Michigan State No. 12 ABC L 11–1777,424 October 17 12:00 p.m. Iowa Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 37–10105,406 October 24 2:30 p.m. at No. 15 Indiana No. 20 L 10–1451,240 October 31 1:00 p.m. Northwestern Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI W 29–6104,101 November 7 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota ABC W 30–2055,481 November 14 12:30 p.m. at Illinois ABC W 17–1464,496 November 21 12:00 p.m. Ohio State Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry ) ABC L 20–23106,031 January 2, 1988 1:00 p.m. vs. Alabama * NBC W 28–2460,156 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
Notre Dame
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Washington State
1
2 3 4 Total
Washington St
7
3 0 8
18
• Michigan
7
6 24 7
44
Scoring summary Q1 MICH Kolesar 25 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick) MICH 7–0 Q1 WSU Leighton 20 yard pass from Rosenbach (Adams kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 WSU Adams 30 yard field goal WSU 10–7 Q2 MICH Gillette 36 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q2 MICH Gillette 48 yard field goal MICH 13–10 Q3 MICH Morris 2 yard run (Gillette kick) MICH 20–10 Q3 MICH Gillette 32 yard field goal MICH 23–10 Q3 MICH D. Brown 12 yard run (Gillette kick) MICH 30–10 Q3 MICH Morris 1 yard run (Gillette kick) MICH 37–10 Q4 WSU Wood 33 yard pass from Rosenbach (Calvin run) MICH 37–18 Q4 MICH Jefferson 70 yard run (Gillette kick) MICH 44–18
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Long Beach State
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Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
0
0 0 0
0
• Michigan
21
21 7 0
49
Scoring summary 1 Michigan Jefferson 1-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 7-0 1 Michigan D. Brown 14-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 14-0 1 Michigan Morris 35-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 21-0 2 Michigan Morris 13-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 28-0 2 Michigan Morris 1-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 35-0 2 Michigan D. Walker 7-yard pass from Taylor (Gillette kick) Michigan 42-0 3 Michigan D. Brown 1-yard run (Gillette kick) Michigan 49-0
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at Michigan State
Iowa
Iowa at Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
10 0 0
10
• Wolverines
6
24 0 7
37
Scoring summary 1 Mich D. Brown 1-yard run (kick failed) Mich 6-0 2 Mich Gillette 42-yard field goal Mich 9-0 2 Mich Kolesar 35-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick) Mich 16-0 2 IOWA Clark 6-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick) Mich 16-7 2 Mich McMurtry 12-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick) Mich 23-7 2 IOWA Houghtlin 46-yard field goal Mich 23-10 2 Mich McMurtry 12-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick) Mich 30-10 4 Mich Morris 3-yard run (Gillette kick) Mich 37-10
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at Indiana
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Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
0
0 6 6
Michigan
0
12
3 14 29
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : October 31Game attendance : 104,101TV : ABC[ 7]
Game information
MICH - Gillette 28 yard field goal
MICH - Gillette 22 yard field goal
MICH - Taylor 1 yard run (pass failed)
MICH - Gillette 43 yard field goal
MICH - Taylor 65 yard run (Gillette kick)
NW - Greenfield 1 yard run (pass failed)
MICH - Morris 74 yard run (Gillette kick)
at Minnesota
Little Brown Jug: Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan
7
0
16 7 30
Minnesota
10
7
0 3 20
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Date : November 7Game weather : Indoors (dome)Game attendance : 55,481[ 8]
Game information
MINN - Lohmiller 38 yard field goal
MINN - Thompson 1 yard run (Lohmiller kick)
MICH - McMurtry 62 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)
MINN - Thompson 98 yard run (Lohmiller kick)
MICH - Morris 9 yard run (pass good)
MICH - Hoard 1 yard run (pass good)
MINN - Lohmiller 49 yard field goal
MICH - Calloway 36 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)
Michigan D. Brown 7/15, 146 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Morris 29 Rush, 149 Yds, TD
McMurtry 3 Rec, 97 Yds, TD Minnesota Foggie 12/23, 160 Yds
Thompson 21 Rush, 201 Yds, 2 TD
Bruce 3 Rec, 51 Yds
at Illinois
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Ohio State
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
MICH – Mike Gillette 34-yard field goal, 14:57. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:13.
MICH – Mike Gillette 19-yard field goal, 7:05. Michigan 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:49.
OSU – Everett Ross 61-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 1:36. Michigan 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:08. Third quarter
OSU – Carlos Snow 70-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 12:32. Ohio St 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:12.
OSU – Tom Tupa 1-yard run (kick failed), 7:11. Ohio St 20–13. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:05.
MICH – Leroy Hoard 10-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 1:14. Tie 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:00. Fourth quarter
OSU – Matt Frantz 26-yard field goal, 5:18. Ohio St 23–20. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards.
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers OSU – Carlos Snow – 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD
MICH – Jerod Bunch – 1 reception, 39 yards
Players
Roster
1987 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
24
Bobby Abrams Jr
DB
15
David Arnold Jr
DB
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Allen Bishop Sr
DB
33
Marcus Martin Fr
DB
12
Ernest F. Bock Sr
LB
99
Carlitos Bostic Sr
DB
5
Erik Campbell Sr
LB
92
Keith Cooper Jr
LB
51
John Duerr Sr
DT
93
Dave Folkertsma Sr
LB
95
J. J. Grant Jr
DB
9
Mark Gutzwiller Jr
MG
56
Billy Harris
DB
25
Rick Hassel Jr
DB
19
Scott Herrala Jr
DT
96
John Herrmann Sr
LB
97
Joseph H. Holland Jr
DB
26
David Key So
DB
34
Sean Lafountaine So
DB
15
Don Lessner Sr
SS
8
Doug Mallory Sr
DT
79
Warde Manuel Sr
LB
54
Andree McIntyre Sr
DT
60
Mark Messner Sr
LB
30
John Milligan So
DB
20
Anthony Mitchell Jr
DB
27
Vada Murray So
DT
94
T. J. Osman So
LB
65
Cornelius Simpson Fr
LB
44
Bob Stites Sr
LB
53
Rick Stites Sr
MG
91
Mike Teeter Sr
LB
86
Steven Thibert Sr
DT
88
Brent White Jr
LB
85
Timothy Williams So
LB
39
John Willingham Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
19
Mike Gillette Jr
P
43
Monte Robbins Sr
K
9
Rick Stukiewicz Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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Offense
Geoffrey Bissell, wide receiver, senior, West Bloomfield, Michigan
Tony Boles , running back, sophomore, Westland, Michigan Andrew Borowski, center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Demetrius Brown , quarterback, junior, Miami, Florida - started 10 games at quarterbackJeffrey Brown, tight end, junior, Shaker Heights, Ohio - started all 12 games at tight end
Jarrod Bunch , running back, sophomore, Ashtabula, Ohio - started 9 games at fullbackChris Calloway , wide receiver, sophomore, Chicago , Illinois - started 5 games at flankerBob Cernak, tight end, senior, Lockport, Illinois
Dave Chester, offensive guard, senior, Titusville, Florida - started 6 games at left offensive guard
Michael Dames, offensive guard, senior, Miami, Florida - started 6 games at left offensive guard
Doug Daugherty, offensive tackle, sophomore, Romeo, Michigan
Dave Dever, offensive guard, senior, Midland, Michigan
Dean Dingman , offensive guard, freshman, East Troy, Wisconsin Tom Dohring , offensive tackle, sophomore, Dearborn, Michigan - started 6 games at left offensive tackleJumbo Elliott , offensive tackle, senior, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York - started all 12 games at right offensive tackleMark Erhardt, offensive tackle, senior, North Olmsted, Ohio
J. Patrick Fitzgerald, wide receiver, senior, Vandalia, Ohio
Leroy Hoard , fullback, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 1 game at fullbackMike Husar, offensive tackle, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 6 games at left offensive tackle
Allen Jefferson, tailback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan
John Kolesar, flanker, junior, Westlake, Ohio - started 7 games at flanker
Dave Mandel, tight end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Scott Mandel, tight end, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Greg McMurtry , split end, sophomore, Brockton, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at split endKeith Mitchell, tight end, junior, Southgate, Michigan
Jamie Morris , tailback, senior, Ayer, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at tailbackMarc Ramirez, center/guard, senior, Prairie View, Illinois
Greg Skrepenak , offensive tackle, freshman, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Michael Taylor , quarterback, junior, Lincoln Heights, Ohio - started 2 games at quarterbackJohn Vitale , center, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at centerDerrick Walker , tight end, junior, Glenwood, Illinois Phil Webb, running back, senior, Romeo, Michigan - started 2 games at fullback
David Weil, offensive guard, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tripp Welborne , wide receiver, freshman, Greensboro, North Carolina
Defense
Bobby Abrams , defensive back, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 7 games at outside linebacker, 2 games at inside linebackerDavid Arnold , defensive back, junior, Warren, Ohio - started 9 games at cornerbackAllen Bishop, defensive back, senior, Miami, Florida - started 8 games at cornerback
Ernest F. Bock, defensive back, senior, Northville, Michigan
Carlitos Bostic, outside linebacker, senior, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Erik Campbell , defensive back, senior, Gary, Indiana - started all 12 games (7 at cornerback, 5 at free safety)Keith Cooper, outside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at outside linebacker, 3 games at inside linebacker
John Duerr, outside linebacker, senior, Dearborn, Michigan
Dave Folkertsma, defensive tackle, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan
J. J. Grant, inside linebacker, junior, Liverpool, New York - started 7 games at inside linebacker
Mark Gutzwiller, defensive back, junior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Billy Harris, middle guard, Xenia, Ohio - started 10 games at middle guard
Rick Hassel, defensive back, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
Scott Herrala, defensive back, junior, Muskegon, Michigan
John Herrmann, defensive tackle, junior, Sussex, Wisconsin - started all 12 games at defensive tackle
Joseph H. Holland, outside linebacker, junior, Birmingham, Michigan
David Key, defensive back, sophomore, Columbus, Ohio
Sean Lafountaine, defensive back, sophomore, Hanover Park, Illinois
Don Lessner, defensive back, senior, Trenton, Michigan
Doug Mallory , strong safety, senior, DeKalb, Illinois - started all 12 games at strong safetyWarde Manuel, defensive tackle, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana - started 5 games at outside linebacker
Andree McIntyre, inside linebacker, senior, Chicago, Illinois - started 3 games at inside linebacker
Mark Messner , defensive tackle, senior, Hartland, Michigan - started all 12 games at defensive tackleJohn Milligan, linebacker, sophomore, Trenton, Michigan - started 5 games at inside linebacker
Anthony Mitchell, defensive back, junior, Titusville, Florida - started 7 games at free safety
Vada Murray, defensive back, sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio
T. J. Osman, defensive tackle, sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - started 2 games at middle guard
Cornelius Simpson, linebacker, freshman, Highland Park, Michigan - started 4 games at inside linebacker
Bob Stites, inside linebacker, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Rick Stites, inside linebacker, senior, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mike Teeter, middle guard, sophomore, Fruitport, Michigan
Steven Thibert, outside linebacker, senior, Union Lake, Michigan - started 2 games at outside linebacker
Brent White, defensive tackle, junior, Dayton, Ohio
Timothy Williams, linebacker, sophomore, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - started 1 game at inside linebacker
John Willingham, outside linebacker, senior, Dayton, Ohio - started 5 games at outside linebacker
Kickers
Mike Gillette, place-kicker, junior, St. Joseph, Michigan
Monte Robbins , punter, senior, Great Bend, Kansas Rick Stukiewicz, place-kicker, senior, Troy, Michigan
Awards and honors
Captains: Jamie Morris , Doug Mallory
All-Americans: Jumbo Elliott , Mark Messner
All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Elliott, Jamie Morris, John Vitale , Mike Husar
Most Valuable Player: Jamie Morris
Meyer Morton Award: Jamie Morris
John Maulbetsch Award: Tim Williams
Frederick Matthei Award: Derrick Walker
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dave Mandel
Dick Katcher Award: Mark Messner
Hugh Rader Jr. Award: John "Jumbo" Elliott
Robert P. Ufer Award: Jamie Morris
Coaching staff
Head coach: Bo Schembechler
Assistant coaches: Alex Agase , Tirrel Burton , Cam Cameron , Lloyd Carr , Jerry Hanlon , Bill Harris, Jerry Meter , Les Miles , Gary Moeller , Tom Reed
Trainer: Russ Miller
Manager: Aaron Studwell (senior manager), Scott Boyle, Patrick Perkins, Bob McArdle
References
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