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2001 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Herrmann (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPMarquise Walker
Captains
  • Eric Brackins
  • Shawn Thompson
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Illinois $   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 20 Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Ohio State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Indiana   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.Miami (OH)*No. 12
ESPNW 31–13109,676
September 83:30 p.m.at No. 15 Washington*No. 11
ABCL 18–2374,080
September 2212:10 p.m.Western Michigan*No. 20
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPNW 38–21109,837
September 293:30 p.m.No. 22 IllinoisNo. 17
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCW 45–20107,085
October 63:30 p.m.at Penn StateNo. 15
ABCW 20–0107,879
October 1312:10 p.m.No. 17 PurduedaggerNo. 12
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPNW 24–10110,450
October 273:30 p.m.at IowaNo. 8
ABCW 32–2670,397
November 33:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 6
ABCL 24–2675,262
November 1012:10 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 12
ESPN2W 31–10110,828
November 173:30 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 11
ABCW 20–1779,633
November 241:00 p.m.Ohio StateNo. 11
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCL 20–26111,571
January 1, 20021:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Tennessee*No. 17
ABCL 17–4559,653
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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2001 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 75 David Baas So
WR 19 Ronald Bellamy Jr
WR 80 Braylon Edwards Fr
OL 78 Jonathan Goodwin Sr
QB 7 Drew Henson Jr
TE 83 Bennie Joppru Jr
QB 16 John Navarre So
RB 23 Chris Perry So
OL 74 Demetrius Solomon Jr
RB 5 David Underwood Fr
WR 4 Marquise Walker Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 43 Carl Diggs Jr
LB 17 Larry Foote Sr
LB 6 Victor Hobson Sr
CB 3 Todd Howard Sr
CB 20 Marlin Jackson Fr
FS 2 Cato June Jr
LB 58 Roy Manning So
DL 53 Shantee Orr Jr
DE 85 Dave Spytek Fr
LB 31 John Spytek Jr
DE 13 Larry Stevens So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Statistical achievements

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On October 27, Larry Foote earned a share of the single-game conference record of 7 tackles for a loss, becoming the third conference athlete to do so.[1] He also holds a share of the national record, becoming the third player to do so since the NCAA recognized it as a stat.[2]

Marquise Walker was the Big Ten receiving statistical champion with 7.5 receptions per conference game and 7.2 reception per game.[3] On September 8 against Washington and November 24 against Ohio State he posted 15 receptions breaking the record of 12 set in 1958 by Brad Myers and tied in 1996 by Tai Streets. The record still stands. During the season, he set the school record for single-season receptions (86), surpassing Jack Clancy's 1966 record of 76; career receptions (176), surpassing Anthony Carter's 161 set in 1982; consecutive games with a reception (32), surpassing Mercury Hayes's 30 set in 1995; and single-season reception yards, surpassing David Terrell's record set the prior season. Braylon Edwards surpassed all of these records in 2004.[4]

The team earned the Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 89.1 yards per game.[5] The team also earned the Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding opponents to 95.4 yards per game.[5] The team earned the Big Ten passing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding conference opponents to 190.8 yards per game, although Ohio State won the title for all games.[6] They also ranked first in passing efficiency defense for both conference games (103.5) and with Ohio State leading for all games.[6] The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (286.1) and all games (316.4).[6] The team led the Big Ten Conference in scoring defense for conference games (16.9 points per game) and all games (19.8).[7] They were the conference leaders in quarterback sacks for conference games (4.4 sacks per game) and all games (4.2 sacks per game).[7]

John Navarre set the school single-season pass attempts record of 385, surpassing 350 by Tom Brady in 1998. He would rebreak his own record in each of the next two seasons.[8]

Awards and honors

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  • Co-captain: Eric Brackins, Shawn Thompson
  • All-Americans: Larry Foote, Marquise Walker
  • All-Conference: Larry Foote, Jonathan Goodwin, Dan Rumishek, Marquise Walker
  • Most Valuable Player: Marquise Walker
  • Meyer Morton Award: Bill Seymour
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Chris Perry
  • Frederick Matthei Award: Ronald Bellamy
  • Dick Katcher Award: Shantee Orr
  • Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Jake Frysinger
  • Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Kurt Anderson
  • Robert P. Ufer Award: Eric Brackins
  • Roger Zatkoff Award: Larry Foote

Coaching staff

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Game summaries

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Miami (OH)

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See also: 2001 Miami RedHawks football team

Washington

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See also: 2001 Washington Huskies football team

Western Michigan

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See also: 2001 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Illinois

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See also: 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Penn State

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See also: 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Purdue

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See also: 2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Iowa

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See also: 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Michigan State

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See also: 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team

Minnesota

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1 234Total
Minnesota 0 1000 10
• Michigan 7 7107 31
Scoring summary
Q17:58MICHAskew 11 yard run (Epstein kick)MICH 7–0
Q211:21MINNJohnson 15 yard pass from Abdul-Khaliq (Nystrom kick)Tie 7–7
Q27:20MICHAskew 2 yard run (Epstein kick)MICH 14–7
Q2:00MINNNystrom 40 yard field goalMICH 14–10
Q312:20MICHBell 19 yard run (Epstein kick)MICH 21–10
Q36:17MICHEpstein 41 yard field goalMICH 24–10
Q414:49MICHPerry 5 yard run (Epstein kick)MICH 31–10

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See also: 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Wisconsin

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1 234Total
• Michigan 7 733 20
Wisconsin 7 0100 17
Scoring summary
Q19:30WISCBollinger 1 yard run (Morse kick)WISC 7–0
Q10:45MICHDubuc 10 yard pass from Navarre (Epstein kick)Tie 7–7
Q28:28MICHJackson 43 yard blocked punt return (Epstein kick)MICH 14–7
Q38:30MICHEpstein 25 yard field goalMICH 17–7
Q35:15WISCDavis 10 yard run (Neuser kick)MICH 17–14
Q32:03WISCNeuser 46 yard field goalTie 17–17
Q40:14MICHEpstein 31 yard field goalMICH 20–17

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See also: 2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Ohio State

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See also: 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Citrus Bowl: Tennessee

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See also: 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team

References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 43. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 22. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 53. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. pp. 124–125. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 56. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 57. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 58. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  8. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. pp. 120–123. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Minnesota vs. Michigan". USA Today. November 10, 2001. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  10. ^ "Michigan vs. Wisconsin – Game Summary – November 17, 2001". ESPN.com. November 17, 2001. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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