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
1987 record	8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (19th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Moeller (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (1st year)
MVP	Jamie Morris
Captain	Doug Mallory
Captain	Jamie Morris
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701)

1987 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#16 Iowa	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Indiana	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 16/16 Notre Dame*	No. 9/8	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	L 7–26	106,098
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Washington State*	No. 19/NR	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 44–18	103,521
September 26	1:00 p.m.	Long Beach State*	No. 14/16	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 49–0	101,714
October 3	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 12/14	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 49–0	104,410
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 12/12	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	L 11–17	77,424
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Iowa		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 37–0	105,406
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 15/12 Indiana	No. 20/17	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 10–14	51,240
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 29–6	104,101
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ABC	W 30–20	55,481
November 14	12:30 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry)	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 / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players

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

Game notes

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

^[1]

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

^[2]

Hall of Fame Bowl

Jamie Morris 23 Rush, 234 Yds ^[3]

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

References

↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 20.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 4.
↑ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1

External links

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

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