1987 Michigan Wolverines football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 28–24 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Moeller (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLloyd Carr (1st season)
MVPJamie Morris
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan State $ 7 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Iowa 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Indiana 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 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 was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 19th season under head coach Bo Schembechler, the team compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 against conference opponents), defeated Alabama in the Hall of Fame Bowl, outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 172, and was ranked No. 19 and No. 18, respectively, in the final AP and UPI polls.[1][2]

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]

Two Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1987 All-America college football team: offensive tackle Jumbo Elliott (consensus) and defensive lineman Mark Messner (The Sporting News). Five Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1987 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 123:30 p.m.No. 16 Notre Dame*No. 9
ABCL 7–26106,098
September 191:00 p.m.Washington State*No. 19
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 44–18103,521
September 261:00 p.m.Long Beach State*No. 14
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 49–0101,714
October 31:00 p.m.WisconsinNo. 12
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 49–0104,410
October 103:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 12
ABCL 11–1777,424
October 1712:00 p.m.Iowa
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ABCW 37–10105,406
October 242:30 p.m.at No. 15 IndianaNo. 20
L 10–1451,240
October 311:00 p.m.Northwesterndagger
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
W 29–6104,101
November 73:30 p.m.at Minnesota
ABCW 30–2055,481
November 1412:30 p.m.at Illinois
ABCW 17–1464,496
November 2112:00 p.m.Ohio State
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCL 20–23106,031
January 2, 19881:00 p.m.vs. Alabama*
NBCW 28–2460,156
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Notre Dame

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Washington State

1 234Total
Washington St 7 308 18
• Michigan 7 6247 44
Scoring summary
Q1MICHKolesar 25 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)MICH 7–0
Q1WSULeighton 20 yard pass from Rosenbach (Adams kick)Tie 7–7
Q2WSUAdams 30 yard field goalWSU 10–7
Q2MICHGillette 36 yard field goalTie 10–10
Q2MICHGillette 48 yard field goalMICH 13–10
Q3MICHMorris 2 yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 20–10
Q3MICHGillette 32 yard field goalMICH 23–10
Q3MICHD. Brown 12 yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 30–10
Q3MICHMorris 1 yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 37–10
Q4WSUWood 33 yard pass from Rosenbach (Calvin run)MICH 37–18
Q4MICHJefferson 70 yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 44–18

[4]

Long Beach State

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Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 000 0
• Michigan 21 2170 49
Scoring summary
1MichiganJefferson 1-yard run (Gillette kick)Michigan 7-0
1MichiganD. Brown 14-yard run (Gillette kick)Michigan 14-0
1MichiganMorris 35-yard run (Gillette kick)Michigan 21-0
2MichiganMorris 13-yard run (Gillette kick)Michigan 28-0
2MichiganMorris 1-yard run (Gillette kick)Michigan 35-0
2MichiganD. Walker 7-yard pass from Taylor (Gillette kick)Michigan 42-0
3MichiganD. Brown 1-yard run (Gillette kick)Michigan 49-0

[5]

At Michigan State

See also: 1987 Michigan State Spartans football team

Iowa

Iowa at Michigan
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 1000 10
• Wolverines 6 2407 37
Scoring summary
1MichD. Brown 1-yard run (kick failed)Mich 6-0
2MichGillette 42-yard field goalMich 9-0
2MichKolesar 35-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick)Mich 16-0
2IOWAClark 6-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Mich 16-7
2MichMcMurtry 12-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick)Mich 23-7
2IOWAHoughtlin 46-yard field goalMich 23-10
2MichMcMurtry 12-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick)Mich 30-10
4MichMorris 3-yard run (Gillette kick)Mich 37-10

See also: 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

[6]

At Indiana

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Northwestern

See also: 1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
Period 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 0 0 066
Michigan 0 12 31429

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: October 31
  • Game attendance: 104,101
  • TV: ABC
  • [7]
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

See also: 1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Little Brown Jug (college football trophy)
Little Brown Jug: Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan 7 0 16730
Minnesota 10 7 0320

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

  • Date: November 7
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 55,481
  • [8]
Game information

At Illinois

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Ohio State

See also: 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 7 13323
Michigan 7 6 7020

at Michigan 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

Vs. Alabama (Hall of Fame Bowl)

Main article: 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl

See also: 1987 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Players

Roster

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[1]

Offense

Defense

Kickers

Awards and honors

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "1987 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "1987 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "1987 Michigan Wolverines Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 20.
  5. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 4.
  6. ^ "Big Ten Roundup: Brown and Michigan Bounce Back and Beat Iowa at the Pass, 37-10". Los Angeles Times. October 18, 1987. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Apr-10.
  8. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 08. Retrieved 2019-Apr-13.
  9. ^ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1

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