The 2002 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team was led by All-Americans Bennie Joppru and Marlin Jackson as well as team MVP B. J. Askew.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| August 31, 2002 |
12:00 PM |
#11/9 Washington* |
#13/10 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ABC |
W 31–29 |
111,491 |
| September 7, 2002 |
12:10 PM |
Western Michigan* |
#7/7 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ESPN |
W 35–12 |
107,856 |
| September 14, 2002 |
1:30 PM |
at #20/21 Notre Dame* |
#7/6 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) |
NBC |
L 23–25 |
80,795 |
| September 21, 2002 |
12:10 PM |
Utah* |
#14/14 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ESPN |
W 10–7 |
109,734 |
| September 28, 2002 |
3:30 PM |
at Illinois |
#14/14 |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ABC |
W 45–28 |
69,249 |
| October 12, 2002 |
3:30 PM |
#15/17 Penn State |
#13/10 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ABC |
W 27–24 OT |
111,502 |
| October 19, 2002 |
12:05 PM |
at Purdue |
#11/9 |
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
ESPN |
W 23–21 |
62,414 |
| October 26, 2002 |
12:05 PM |
#13/14 Iowa |
#8/8 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ESPN |
L 9–34 |
111,496 |
| November 2, 2002 |
12:05 PM |
Michigan State |
#15/13 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) |
ESPN2 |
W 49–3 |
111,542 |
| November 9, 2002 |
7:45 PM |
at Minnesota |
#13/11 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) |
ESPN |
W 41–24 |
53,773 |
| November 16, 2002 |
12:05 PM |
Wisconsin |
#12/10 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ESPN2 |
W 21–14 |
110,412 |
| November 23, 2002 |
12:15 PM |
at #2/2 Ohio State |
#12/9 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) |
ABC |
L 9–14 |
105,539 |
| January 1, 2003 |
11:00 AM |
vs. #23/20 Florida* |
#13/11 |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 38–30 |
65,101 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game notes
Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Washington |
0 |
13 |
10 |
6 |
29 |
| • Michigan |
7 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
31 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
MICH |
Chris Perry 57 yard run (Philip Brabbs kick) |
Michigan 7–0 |
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| 2 |
|
MICH |
Braylon Edwards 45 yard pass from John Navarre (Philip Brabbs kick) |
Michigan 14–0 |
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| 2 |
|
WASH |
Kevin Ware 3 yard pass from Cody Pickett (kick failed) |
Michigan 14–6 |
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| 2 |
|
WASH |
Rich Alexis 7 yard run (John Anderson kick) |
Michigan 14–13 |
|
| 3 |
|
WASH |
Charles Frederick 52 yard pass from Cody Pickett (John Anderson kick) |
Washington 20–14 |
|
| 3 |
|
MICH |
Chris Perry 2 yard run (Troy Nienberg kick) |
Michigan 21–20 |
|
| 3 |
|
WASH |
John Anderson 30 yard field goal |
Washington 23–21 |
|
| 4 |
|
MICH |
Chris Perry 3 yard run (Troy Nienberg kick) |
Michigan 28–23 |
|
| 4 |
|
WASH |
Rich Alexis 1 yard run (pass failed) |
Washington 29–28 |
|
| 4 |
:00
|
MICH |
Philip Brabbs 44 yard field goal |
Michigan 31–29 |
|
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin at #12/#11 Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Wisconsin |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| • Michigan |
14 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| 1 |
|
MICH |
Askew 27 yard run (Finley kick) |
MICH 7-0 |
|
| 1 |
|
MICH |
Perry 11 yard run (Finley kick) |
MICH 14-0 |
|
| 1 |
|
WIS |
Leonhard 39 yard punt return (Allen kick) |
MICH 14-7 |
|
| 2 |
|
WIS |
A. Davis 2 yard run (Allen kick) |
Tied 14-14 |
|
| 3 |
|
MICH |
Edwards 8 yard pass from Navarre (Finley kick) |
MICH 21-14 |
|
- MICH: Chris Perry 175 Rush Yds (career-high)
Statistical achievements
Michigan led the Big Ten Conference in quarterback sacks for all games (3.2 sacks per game), while Iowa led for conference games.[3]
John Navarre set numerous single-season school records that he would break the following season: attempts (448), surpassing his own record of 385 the prior season; completions (248), surpassing Tom Brady's 1998 and 1999 totals of 214; yards (2905), Jim Harbaugh's 1986 record of 2729. He also broke the career pass attempts record (910), surpassing Elvis Grbac's 835 in 1992, which he would extend the following year and which Chad Henne would eventually break in 2007. On September 14, Navarre joined Grbac as the only Wolverines with two career 4-touchdown passing games. On September 28, he tied Grbac with three such career outings and became the only Wolverine with two in the same season. Navarre broke Tom Brady's single-season yards per game record of 215.5 set in 1999 with a 223.5 average. He set the current single-season interception percentage record (1.56, minimum 100 attempts), surpassing Wally Gabler's 1965 record of 1.60. He also broke Harbaugh's 1986 single-season 200-yard game total of 8 with 9 and surpassed Brady's career total of 15 by posting his 18th in his junior year.[4]
Awards and honors
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Lloyd Carr
- Assistant coaches: Teryl Austin, Erik Campbell, Jim Herrmann, Brady Hoke, Fred Jackson, Scot Loeffler, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Bill Sheridan
- Trainer: Paul Schmidt
- Manager: Craig Hisey (senior manager), Chris Anderson, Tom Burpee, Jeff Clancy, Brandon Greer, Joseph Harper, Michael Henderson, Brad Hoffman, Jeff Levine, Atif Lodhi, Katie McNall, Brad Rosenwasser, Davon Wilson
References
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