1987 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19

1987 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Iowa	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Indiana	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Illinois	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

September 123:30 p.m.No. 16/16 Notre Dame*No. 9/8

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

ABCL 7–26 106,098 September 191:00 p.m.Washington State*No. 19/NR

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

W 44–18 103,521 September 261:00 p.m.Long Beach State*No. 14/16

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

W 49–0 101,714 October 31:00 p.m.WisconsinNo. 12/14

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

W 49–0 104,410 October 103:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 12/12

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)

ABCL 11–17 77,424 October 1712:00 p.m.Iowa

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

ABCW 37–10 105,406 October 242:30 p.m.at No. 15/12 IndianaNo. 20/17

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN

L 10–14 51,240 October 311:00 p.m.Northwestern

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

W 29–6 104,101 November 73:30 p.m.at Minnesota

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)

ABCW 30–20 55,481 November 1412:30 p.m.at Illinois

• Memorial Stadium
• Champaign, IL

ABCW 17–14 64,496 November 2112:00 p.m.Ohio State

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

ABCL 20–23 106,031 January 2, 19881:00 p.m.vs. Alabama*

• Tampa Stadium
• Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)

NBCW 28–24 60,156

Game summaries

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 7 3 0 8 18 • Michigan 7 6 24 7 44 Date: September 19 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 103,521

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

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 21 21 7 0 49 Date: October 3 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 104,410

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

Hall of Fame Bowl

• Jamie Morris 23 Rush, 234 Yds

Players

Roster

1987 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 29 Geoffrey Bissell Sr RB 46 Tony Boles So C Andrew Borowski Fr QB 6 Demetrius Brown Jr TE 80 Jeffrey Brown Jr RB 32 Jarrod Bunch So WR 2 Chris Calloway So TE 82 Bob Cernak Sr G 64 Dave Chester Sr G 76 Michael Dames Sr OT 63 Doug Daugherty So G 57 Dave Dever Sr G 78 Dean Dingman Fr OT 73 Tom Dohring So OT 72 Jumbo Elliott Sr OT 70 Mark Erhardt Sr WR 45 J. Patrick Fitzgerald Sr RB 33 Leroy Hoard So OT 74 Mike Husar Sr RB 28 Allen Jefferson So WR 40 John Kolesar Jr TE 97 Dave Mandel Sr TE 88 Scott Mandel Sr WR 1 Greg McMurtry So TE 90 Keith Mitchell Jr RB 23 Jamie Morris Sr C/G 62 Marc Ramirez Sr OT 75 Greg Skrepenak Fr QB 9 Michael Taylor Jr C 67 John Vitale Sr TE 89 Derrick Walker Jr RB 46 Phil Webb Sr G 50 David Weil Jr WR 3 Tripp Welborne Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 24 Bobby Abrams Jr DB 15 David Arnold Jr DB 10 Allen Bishop Sr 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 Bo Schembechler Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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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 quarterback
• Jeffrey 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 fullback
• Chris Calloway, wide receiver, sophomore, Chicago, Illinois - started 5 games at flanker
• Bob 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 tackle
• Jumbo Elliott, offensive tackle, senior, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
• Mark 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 fullback
• Mike 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 end
• Keith Mitchell, tight end, junior, Southgate, Michigan
• Jamie Morris, tailback, senior, Ayer, Massachusetts - started all 12 games at tailback
• Marc 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 quarterback
• John Vitale, center, senior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at center
• Derrick 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 linebacker
• David Arnold, defensive back, junior, Warren, Ohio - started 9 games at cornerback
• Allen 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 safety
• Warde 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 tackle
• John 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

External links

• 1987 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History