2008 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan in the college football season of 2008-2009. The team's head football coach is Rich Rodriguez. The Wolverines play their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This is Rodriguez's first season as Michigan head coach, who replaced long time head coach Lloyd Carr upon his retirement. Rodriguez will be implementing the spread offense.
Schedule
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ABC / ESPN2L 25-23 September 612:00 PMMiami (Ohio)*
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
ESPN2W 16-6
September 133:30 PMat Notre Dame
(Michigan - Notre Dame Rivalry)*
NBCL 35-17 September 27TBAWisconsin
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
October 184:30 PM [2]at Penn State
ESPN[2]
October 25TBAMichigan State
(Paul Bunyan Trophy)
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
November 1TBAat Purdue
November 8TBAat Minnesota
(Little Brown Jug)
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
November 22TBAat Ohio State
(Michigan - Ohio State Rivalry)
Radio coverage for all games will be on The Michigan Sports Network, and on Sirius Satellite Radio. Some games will be on The Armed Forces Radio Network. The radio announcers are Frank Beckmann with play-by-play, Jim Brandstatter with color commentary, and Steve Courtney with sideline reports.
Game notes
vs Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utes | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Wolverines | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
Michigan played awfully and lost.
Recap: Week 1
vs Miami (Ohio)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Wolverines | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
The Wolverines have played the Miami RedHawks four times and hold a record of 4–0–0.[3] Michigan won this meeting 16–6 to give Rodriguez his first win as head coach at Michigan.
Recap: Week 2
at Notre Dame
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverines | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Fighting Irish | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Michigan played awfully and lost.
Recap: Week 3
vs Wisconsin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badgers | 0 | ||||
| Wolverines | 0 |
vs Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Illini | 0 | ||||
| Wolverines | 0 |
vs Toledo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockets | 0 | ||||
| Wolverines | 0 |
at Penn State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverines | 0 | ||||
| Nittany Lions | 0 |
vs Michigan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartans | 0 | ||||
| Wolverines | 0 |
at Purdue
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverines | 0 | ||||
| Boilermakers | 0 |
at Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverines | 0 | ||||
| Golden Gophers | 0 |
vs Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 0 | ||||
| Wolverines | 0 |
at Ohio State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverines | 0 | ||||
| Buckeyes | 0 |
Roster
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Coaching staff
- Rich Rodriguez - Head Coach
- Calvin Magee - Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
- Scott Shafer - Defensive Coordinator
- Tony Dews - Wide Receivers
- Greg Frey - Offensive Line
- Tony Gibson - Secondary
- Jay Hopson - Defensive Assistant
- Fred Jackson - Running Backs
- Rod Smith - Quarterbacks
- Bruce Tall - Defensive Assistant
- Alex Herron - Offensive Graduate Assistant
- Snooky Fupdaigle - Defensive Graduate Assistant
- Eric Smith - Offensive Quality Control
- Mike Barwis - Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
See also
References
- ^ a b "Time, Television Set for U-M Homecoming Tilt vs. Illinois". Michigan Sports Information. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ a b "Big Ten Announces Five Prime-Time Football Games to Appear on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 During 2008 Season". Big Ten Conference. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "University of Michigan Football All-Time Records vs. Opponents". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ "2008 Michigan Football Spring Roster". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2008-04-10.