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Contents

   



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1 Schedule  





2 Rankings  





3 Game summaries  



3.1  At Notre Dame  





3.2  Miami (FL)  





3.3  Wake Forest  





3.4  Wisconsin  





3.5  Michigan State  





3.6  At Iowa  





3.7  Indiana  





3.8  Northwestern  





3.9  Minnesota  





3.10  Illinois  





3.11  Ohio State  





3.12  Vs. USC (Rose Bowl)  







4 Players  



4.1  Roster  





4.2  Offense  





4.3  Defense  





4.4  Special teams  







5 Awards and honors  





6 Coaching staff  





7 References  





8 External links  














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1988 Michigan Wolverines football

Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl champion

Rose Bowl, W 22–14 vs. USC

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–2–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Moeller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLloyd Carr (2nd season)
MVPMark Messner
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
(Capacity: 101,701)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.4Michigan $ 7 0 1 9 2 1
    Michigan State 6 1 1 6 5 1
    Illinois 5 2 1 6 5 1
    Iowa 4 1 3 6 4 3
    No.20Indiana 5 3 0 8 3 1
    Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
    Ohio State 2 5 1 4 6 1
    Northwestern 2 5 1 2 8 1
    Wisconsin 1 7 0 1 10 0
    Minnesota 0 6 2 2 7 2
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 20th season under head coach Bo Schembechler, the team compiled a 9–2–1 record (7–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, defeated USC in the 1989 Rose Bowl, outscored opponents by a total of 361 to 167, and was ranked No. 4 in the final AP and UPI polls.[1][2]

    The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Michael Taylor with 957 passing yards, tailback Tony Boles with 1,408 rushing yards, and split end Greg McMurtry with 470 receiving yards, and placekicker Mike Gillette with 97 points scored.[3]

    Two Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1988 All-America college football team: center John Vitale (consensus) and defensive tackle Mark Messner (consensus). Seven Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

    Schedule

    [edit]
    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 109:00 p.m.at No. 13Notre Dame*No. 9
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
  • CBSL 17–1959,075
    September 173:30 p.m.No. 1Miami (FL)*No. 15
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • ABCL 30–31105,834
    September 241:00 p.m.Wake Forest*No. 19
    • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • W 19–9102,776[4]
    October 12:00 p.m.atWisconsinNo. 19
  • Madison, WI
  • W 62–1461,180
    October 812:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 17
    • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
  • Big 10 Synd.W 17–3106,208
    October 153:30 p.m.atIowaNo. 15
  • Iowa City, IA
  • ABCT 17–1767,700
    October 223:30 p.m.No. 14IndianadaggerNo. 20
    • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • ABCW 31–6106,104
    October 292:00 p.m.atNorthwesternNo. 14
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
  • W 52–733,647
    November 53:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 14
    • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)
  • ABCW 22–7102,171
    November 121:00 p.m.IllinoisNo. 13
    • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • W 38–9105,714
    November 1912:00 p.m.atOhio StateNo. 12
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
  • ABCW 34–3190,176
    January 1, 19895:00 p.m.vs. No. 5USC*No. 11
  • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
  • ABCW 22–14101,688
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Rankings

    [edit]
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP11109151919171520141413121111114
    Coaches10(1)10(1)1016RV202017RV141312111011114

    [5]

    Game summaries

    [edit]

    At Notre Dame

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    #9 Michigan 0 773 17
    #13 Notre Dame 10 306 19

    Miami (FL)

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    #1 Miami (FL) 7 7017 31
    #15 Michigan 3 1737 30

    [6] [7]

    Wake Forest

    [edit]

    Wisconsin

    [edit]

    Michigan State

    [edit]

    Kicker Mike Gillette scored on a 40-yard fake punt run, a play that was put in during halftime, and kicked a 30-yard field goal as Michigan's defense registered five sacks and an interception against the winless Spartans.[9]

    At Iowa

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    Michigan 3 770 17
    Iowa 7 1000 17

    A 17-17 tie at Kinnick Stadium was the lone blemish on an otherwise perfect Big Ten season for the Wolverines.[10]

    Indiana

    [edit]

    Northwestern

    [edit]

    Minnesota

    [edit]

    Illinois

    [edit]

    Ohio State

    [edit]

    Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Michigan 10 10 01434
    Ohio St 0 0 141731

    atOhio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

    Game information

    Vs. USC (Rose Bowl)

    [edit]
    Rose Bowl
    1 234Total
    Michigan 3 0613 22
    USC 0 1400 14

    Players

    [edit]

    Roster

    [edit]
    1988 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 46 Tony Boles Jr
    FB 32 Jarrod Bunch Jr
    WR 2 Chris Calloway Jr
    OT 63 Doug Daugherty Jr
    OT 73 Tom Dohring Fr
    RB 33 Leroy Hoard Jr
    WR 21 Desmond Howard Fr
    WR 1 Greg McMurtry Jr
    TE 90 Keith Mitchell Sr
    OT 75 Greg Skrepenak So
    QB 9 Michael Taylor Sr
    C 67 John Vitale Sr
    TE 89 Derrick Walker Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 24 Bobby Abrams Jr
    OLB 37 Erick Anderson So
    DB 15 David Arnold Sr
    S 43 Corwin Brown Fr
    DT 61 Mike Evans So
    DT 99 Chris Hutchinson Fr
    DT 60 Mark Messner Sr
    MG 91 Mike Teeter Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Offense

    [edit]

    Defense

    [edit]

    Special teams

    [edit]

    Awards and honors

    [edit]

    Coaching staff

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "1988 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  • ^ "1988 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  • ^ "1988 Michigan Wolverines Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  • ^ "Michigan rolls past Wake Forest". Wisconsin State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Michigan 1988 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  • ^ "Hurricanes blow past Wolverines." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 18.
  • ^ "Miami Doesn't Wilt in Michigan Heat" Chicago Tribune. 1988 Sept 18.
  • ^ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1
  • ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Oct 9. Retrieved 2015-Oct-04.
  • ^ "Michigan, Iowa Both Fit To Be Tied". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1988. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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