1987 Michigan Wolverines football team

1987 Michigan Wolverines football

Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 28–24 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Moeller (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (1st season)
MVP	Jamie Morris
Captains	Doug Mallory Jamie Morris
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.8Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No.16Iowa	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Indiana	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No.19Michigan	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 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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Notre Dame*	No. 9	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–26	106,098
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Washington State*	No. 19	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 44–18	103,521
September 26	1:00 p.m.	Long Beach State*	No. 14	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 49–0	101,714
October 3	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 12	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 49–0	104,410
October 10	3:30 p.m.	atMichigan State	No. 12	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 11–17	77,424
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Iowa		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 37–10	105,406
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Indiana	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 10–14	51,240
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)		W 29–6	104,101
November 7	3:30 p.m.	atMinnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ABC	W 30–20	55,481
November 14	12:30 p.m.	atIllinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 17–14	64,496
November 21	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–23	106,031
January 2, 1988	1:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama*		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	NBC	W 28–24	60,156
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Notre Dame

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Washington State

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	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

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Long Beach State

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Wisconsin

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	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

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At Michigan State

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Iowa

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Iowa at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	10	0	0	10
• Wolverines	6	24	0	7	37

Date: October 17
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Game attendance: 105,406

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

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Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	0	0	6	6
Michigan	0	12	3	14	29

atMichigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: October 31
Game attendance: 104,101
TV: ABC
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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

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Little Brown Jug: Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	7	0	16	7	30
Minnesota	10	7	0	3	20

atHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Date: November 7
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Game attendance: 55,481
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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

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Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	7	13	3	23
Michigan	7	6	7	0	20

atMichigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: November 21, 1987
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, low 30s
Game attendance: 106,031
TV: ABC

Game information

First quarter

MICH – Jamie Morris 1-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 10:02. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:43.

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

OSU – Tom Tupa – 18/26, 219 yards, 2 TD
MICH – Demetrius Brown – 5/13, 79 yards, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Carlos Snow – 21 rushes, 67 yards
MICH – Jamie Morris – 23 rushes, 130 yards, TD

Top receivers

OSU – Carlos Snow – 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD
MICH – Jerod Bunch – 1 reception, 39 yards

Vs. Alabama (Hall of Fame Bowl)

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Jamie Morris 23 Rush, 234 Yds ^[9]

Roster

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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
DB	`33`	Marcus Martin	Fr
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	`{{{num}}}`	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

Bo Schembechler

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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Offense

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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

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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

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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

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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

1987 Michigan Wolverines football team

Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

Notre Dame

Washington State

Long Beach State

Wisconsin

At Michigan State

Iowa

At Indiana

Northwestern

At Minnesota

At Illinois

Ohio State

Vs. Alabama (Hall of Fame Bowl)

Players

Roster

Offense

Defense

Kickers

Awards and honors

Coaching staff

References

External links

Languages