1988 Michigan Wolverines football team
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Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl champion |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| Coaches | #4 |
| AP | #4 |
| 1988 record | 9–2–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Bo Schembechler (20th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Gary Moeller (2nd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lloyd Carr (2nd year) |
| MVP | Mark Messner |
| Captain | Mark Messner |
| Captain | John Vitale |
| Home stadium | Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Michigan $ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Indiana | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of five consecutive Big Ten Championships.[1]
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 10, 1988 | 9:00 PM | at #13/11 Notre Dame* | #9/10 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | CBS | L 17–19 | 59,075 | ||
| September 17, 1988 | 3:30 PM | #1/1 Miami (FL)* | #15/16 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | L 30–31 | 105,834 | ||
| September 24, 1988 | 1:00 PM | Wake Forest* | #19/NR | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 19–9 | 102,776 | |||
| October 1, 1988 | 2:00 PM | at Wisconsin | #19/19 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 62–14 | 61,180 | |||
| October 8, 1988 | 12:00 PM | Michigan State | #17/20 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 17–3 | 106,208 | |||
| October 15, 1988 | 3:30 PM | at Iowa | #15/17 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ABC | T 17–17 | 67,700 | ||
| October 22, 1988 | 3:30 PM | #14/14 Indiana |
#20/NR | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | W 31–6 | 106,104 | ||
| October 29, 1988 | 2:00 PM | at Northwestern | #14/14 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 52–7 | 33,647 | |||
| November 5, 1988 | 3:30 PM | Minnesota | #14/13 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | W 22–7 | 102,171 | ||
| November 12, 1988 | 1:00 PM | Illinois | #13/12 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 38–9 | 105,714 | |||
| November 19, 1988 | 12:00 PM | at Ohio State | #12/11 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 34–31 | 90,176 | ||
| January 1, 1989 | 5:00 PM | vs. #5/5 USC* | #11/11 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | ABC | W 22–14 | 101,688 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Game notes
Notre Dame
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Miami (FL)
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Wake Forest
- Tony Boles 33 Rush, 213 Yds [4]
Wisconsin
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Michigan State
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.[5]
Iowa
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Indiana
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Northwestern
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Minnesota
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Illinois
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Ohio State
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Rose Bowl
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Players
Offense
- Tony Boles - started 10 games at tailback (team's leading rusher in 1988 with 1,408 yards)
- Demetrius Brown - started 3 games at quarterback (48 of 84 for 775 passing yards)
- Jeffrey Brown - started 11 games at tight end
- Jarrod Bunch - started 5 games at fullback
- Chris Calloway - started 5 games at flanker and 1 game at split end (led team with 4 touchdown catches)
- Dave Chester - started 2 games at left guard
- Dean Dingman - started 12 games at right guard
- Tom Dohring - started 10 games at left tackle
- Leroy Hoard - started 6 games at fullback and 1 game at tailback (team's second leading rusher in 1988 with 752 yards)
- Chris Horn - started 1 game at fullback
- Mike Husar - started 10 games at left guard and 2 games at left tackle
- John Kolesar - started 7 games at flanker (team's second leading receiver with 18 catches for 356 yards)
- Greg McMurtry - started 10 games at split end (team's leading receiver with 27 catches for 470 yards)
- Greg Skrepenak - started 12 games at right tackle
- Michael Taylor - started 9 games at quarterback (65 for 122 for 957 passing yards)
- John Vitale - started 12 games at center
- Derrick Walker - started 1 game at tight end and 1 game at split end
- Tracy Williams - started 1 game at tailback
Defense
- Bobby Abrams - started 12 games at outside linebacker
- Erick Anderson - started 6 games at inside linebacker (led team with 77 tackles)
- David Arnold - started 10 games at cornerback
- Mike Evans - started 1 game at defensive tackle
- J. J. Grant - started 9 games at inside linebacker (tied for second on the team with 72 tackles)
- Mark Gutzwiller, defensive back
- John Hermann - started 2 games at defensive tackle
- David Key - started 12 games at cornerback (fifth on the team with 63 tackles)
- Alex Marshall - started 9 games at outside linebacker
- Mark Messner - started 12 games at defensive tackle (fourth on the team with 70 tackles)
- Anthony Mitchell - started 1 game at outside linebacker
- Vada Murray - started 12 games at free safety (second on team with 4 interceptions)
- T. J. Osman - started 12 games at middle guard
- Todd Plate - started 2 games at cornerback
- Marc Spencer - started 3 games at inside linebacker
- Tripp Welborne - started 12 games at strong safety (led team with five interceptions; tied for second on the team with 72 tackles)
- Brent White - started 9 games at defensive tackle
- Tim Williams - started 2 games at outside linebacker
Special teams
- Tony Boles - kick off returns (14 returns for an average of 24.1 yards)
- Mike Gillette - placekicker (18 of 27 on field goals) and punter (46 punts for an average of 39.9 yards)
- Gulam Khan - placekicker (0 for 1 on field goals)
- John Kolesar - kickoff returns (13 returns for an average of 23.5 yards); punt returns (17 returns for an average of 11.9 yards)
Awards and honors
- All-Americans: Mark Messner, John Vitale
- All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Vitale, Mike Husar, John Kolesar, Tony Boles, Mike Gillette, David Arnold
- Most Valuable Player: Mark Messner
- Meyer Morton Award: John Vitale
- John Maulbetsch Award: Tripp Welborne
- Frederick Matthei Award: Warde Manuel
- Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: David Weil
- Dick Katcher Award: Mark Messner
- Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Mark Messner
- Robert P. Ufer Award: John Kolesar
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Bo Schembechler
- Assistant coaches: Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jim Herrmann, Les Miles, Gary Moeller, Bobby Morrison, Tom Reed
- Trainer: Russ Miller
- Manager: Pat Perkins, Scott Boyle
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Ocala Star-Banner. 1988 Nov 20.
