1985 Football Team
| Overall Record: 10-1-1 | Conference Record: 6-1-1 |
| Conference Finish: 2nd place | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 2, UPI - No. 2 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captains: Brad Cochran, Eric Kattus, Mike Mallory | |
| All-Americans: Mike Hammerstein, Brad Cochran | |
| All-Conference: Mike Mallory, Brad Cochran, Mike Hammerstein, Eric Kattus, Mark Messner, Clay Miller | |
| Most Valuable Player: Mike Hammerstein | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Clay Miller | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Mark Messner | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Gerald White | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Clay Miller | |
| Dick Katcher Award: Mike Hammerstein | |
| Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Eric Kattus, Clay Miller | |
| Robert P. Ufer Award: Brad Cochran | |
| Trainer: Russ Miller | |
| Assistant coaches: Alex Agase, Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Jerry Meter, Gary Moeller, Bob Thornbladh, Elliot Uzelac, Milan Vooletich | |
| Managers: Michael Drews, Donald Hammond, Aaron Studwell, Keith Webster | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | -/13 | 09/14 | H | W | 20-12 | 105,523 |
| South Carolina | 19/11 | 09/21 | A | W | 34-3 | 74,200 |
| Maryland | 12/17 | 09/28 | H | W | 20-0 | 105,282 |
| Wisconsin | 5/- | 10/05 | H | W | 33-6 | 105,491 |
| Michigan State | 3/- | 10/12 | A | W | 31-0 | 78,235 |
| Iowa | 2/1 | 10/19 | A | L | 10-12 | 66,350 |
| Indiana (HC) | 4/- | 10/26 | H | W | 42-15 | 105,629 |
| Illinois | 4/- | 11/02 | A | T | 3-3 | 76,397 |
| Purdue | 9/- | 11/09 | H | W | 47-0 | 105,503 |
| Minnesota | 8/- | 11/16 | A | W | 48-7 | 64,129 |
| Ohio State | 6/12 | 11/23 | H | W | 27-17 | 106,102 |
| Nebraska | 5/8 | 01/01 | 1 | W | 27-23 | 72,454 |
| Totals | 342-98 | 1,065,295 | ||||
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| 1 - Fiesta Bowl, Tempe, Arizona | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end | Paul Jokisch (12) | |
| left tackle |
John Elliott (11) Jerry Quaerna | |
| left guard |
John Vitale (9) Mark Hammerstein (3) | |
| center | Bob Tabachino (12) | |
| right guard |
Mike Husar (6) Mike Krauss (4) Clay Miller (2) | |
| right tackle |
Clay Miller (10) Jerry Quaerna (2) | |
| tight end | Eric Kattus (12) | |
| flanker |
John Kolesar (10) Gilvanni Johnson Eric Campbell | |
| quarterback |
Jim Harbaugh (12)
| |
| tailback |
Jamie Morris (11) Thomas Wilcher | |
| fullback | Gerald White (12) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive tackle | Mark Messner (12) | |
| middle guard | Billy Harris (12) | |
| defensive tackle | Mike Hammerstein (12) | |
| outside linebacker |
Jeff Akers (11) Dieter Heren | |
| outside linebacker |
Jim Scarcelli (11) Steve Thibert | |
| inside linebacker |
Mike Mallory (10) Todd Schulte (2) | |
| inside linebacker |
Andy Moeller (12)
| |
| ss cornerback | Garland Rivers (12) | |
| ws cornerback | Bradley Cochran (12) | |
| strong safety | Ivan Hicks (12) | |
| free safety | Tony Gant (12) |
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- Back Row
- James Brown, Jon Falk, Dave Garlow, Bill Sheridan, Tom Hassel, Reggie Mitchell, Sr. Mgr. Michael Drews, Bob Tait, Pete Wentworth, Russ Miller, Larry Barrows, John Ferens, Chuck Ritter
- 11th Row
- Paul Alexander, Alex Agase, Bob Thornbladh, Tirrel Burton, Jerry Hanlon, Elliot Uzelac, Gary Moeller, Milan Vooletich, Jerry Meter, Lloyd Carr, Cam Cameron, Michael Trgovac
- 10th Row
- Fritz Seyferth, Andy Johnson, John Althouse, Joel Boyden, Mike Gillette, Mike Edwards, Sean LaFountaine, Olatide Ogunfitidimi, Vincent Washington, Steve Woroniecki, Gulam Kahn, Mike Gittleson
- 9th Row
- John Kolesar, David Weil, Scott Crawford, Chris Simmons, Brian Reid, John Plantz, Mike DePalma, Keith Mitchell, Keith Cooper, Joe Holland, Frank Petroff, Anthony Mitchell, Bob Hurst
- 8th Row
- Mike Taylor, Demetrius Brown, Dave Arnold, Mike Jones, Brent White, Pat Olszewski, John Herrman, Jeff Brown, Bobby Abrams, Derrick Walker, J.J. Grant, Rick Hassel, Cliff Dochterman
- 7th Row
- Ernie Bock, Kyle Anderson, Mike DeBoer, John Duerr, Scott Mandel, Dave Mandel, John Whitledge, Brad Burrows, Don Lessner, Pat Fitzgerald, Geoff Bissell, Rick Sutkiewicz, Phil Logas
- 6th Row
- Ernie Holloway, Jamie Morris, John Zingales, Chuck Adams, Chris D'Esposito, Mark Erhardt, John Vitale, Dave Dever, John Willingham, Bob Cernak, Rick Stites, Bob Stites
- 5th Row
- Gene Lawson, Ken Mouton, Erik Campbell, Dave Chester, Michael Dames, Mike Husar, Dave Herrick, Mark Hill, Dan Holloway, Mike Kovac, Mark Messner, Keith Evens
- 4th Row
- Ed Hood, Tim Schulte, Ken Higgins, Steve Thibert, Phil Webb, Carlitos Bostic, David Folkertsma, Andy Borowski, Monte Robbins, Todd Schulte, Jack Walker, Russell Rein
- 3rd Row
- Pat Moons, Marty Shimko, Andre McIntyre, Garland Rivers, Dan Rice, John Mihic, John Elliott, Gerald White, Chris Zurbrugg, Billy Harris, Keith Cowan, Doug Mallory
- 2nd Row
- Ben Logue, Greg Randall, Mark Hammerstein, Dieter Heren, Gilvanni Johnson, Paul Jokisch, Mike Reinhold, Jerry Quaerna, Mike Krauss, Andy Moeller, Paul Schmerge, Thomas Wilcher, Coach "Bo" Schembechler
- Front Row
- Tony Gant, Bob Perryman, Bob Tabachino, Jeff Akers, Brad Cochran, Mike Mallory, Mike Hammerstein, Eric Kattus, Clay Miller, Jim Scarcelli, Jim Harbaugh, Ivan Hicks