1986 Football Team
| Overall Record: 11-2 | Conference Record: 7-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place tie | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 8, UPI - No. 7 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captains: Jim Harbaugh, Andy Moeller | |
| All-Americans: Garland Rivers, John Elliott, Jim Harbaugh | |
| All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Elliott, Mark Hammerstein, Jim Harbaugh, Andy Moeller, Jamie Morris, Garland Rivers | |
| Most Valuable Player: Jim Harbaugh | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Doug Mallory | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Jeff Brown | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Jamie Morris | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Ken Higgins | |
| Dick Katcher Award: Dieter Heren | |
| Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Mike Hammerstein | |
| Robert P. Ufer Award: Andy Moeller | |
| Trainer: Russ Miller | |
| Assistant coaches: Alex Agase, Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Jerry Meter, Gary Moeller, Bob Thornbladh, Elliot Uzelac, Milan Vooletich | |
| Manager: Keith Webster | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 3/- | 09/13 | A | W | 24-23 | 59,075 |
| Oregon State | 3/- | 09/20 | H | W | 31-12 | 104,748 |
| Florida State (HC) | 5/20- | 09/27 | H | W | 20-18 | 105,507 |
| Wisconsin | 4/- | 10/04 | A | W | 34-17 | 75,898 |
| Michigan State | 4/- | 10/11 | H | W | 27-6 | 106,141 |
| Iowa | 4/8 | 10/18 | H | W | 20-17 | 105,879 |
| Indiana | 4/- | 10/25 | A | W | 38-14 | 36,964 |
| Illinois | 3/- | 11/01 | H | W | 69-13 | 104,122 |
| Purdue | 3/- | 11/08 | A | W | 31-7 | 61,323 |
| Minnesota | 2/- | 11/15 | H | L | 17-20 | 104,864 |
| Ohio State | 6/7 | 11/22 | A | W | 26-24 | 90,674 |
| Hawaii | 4/- | 12/06 | A | W | 27-10 | 42,735 |
| Arizona State | 4/7- | 01/01 | 1 | L | 15-22 | 103,168 |
| Totals | 379-203 | 1,108,363 | ||||
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| 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end |
Paul Jokisch (8) Ken Higgins (4) Bob Perryman | |
| left tackle |
Mike Husar (11) Jerry Quaerna (2) | |
| left guard |
Michael Dames (11) Dave Chester (2) | |
| center | John Vitale (13) | |
| right guard |
Mark Hammerstein (12) Dave Chester | |
| right tackle |
John Elliott (12) Mark Hammerstein | |
| tight end | Jeffrey Brown (13) | |
| flanker |
John Kolesar (8) Greg McMurtry (5) | |
| quarterback |
Jim Harbaugh (13)
| |
| tailback |
Jamie Morris (11) Thomas Wilcher (2) | |
| fullback |
Gerald White (11) Bob Perryman (2) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive tackle | Mark Messner (13) | |
| middle guard | Billy Harris (13) | |
| defensive tackle |
David Folkertsma (12) Jack Walker | |
| outside linebacker |
John Willingham (12) Steve Thibert | |
| outside linebacker |
Dieter Heren (11) Tim Schulte (2) | |
| inside linebacker |
Andree McIntyre (9) Todd Schulte (4) | |
| inside linebacker |
Andy Moeller (13)
| |
| cornerback |
Garland Rivers (12) Allen Bishop | |
| cornerback |
Erik Campbell (11) David Arnold (2) | |
| strong safety |
Ivan Hicks (11) Doug Mallory (2) | |
| free safety |
Tony Gant (11) Erik Campbell (2) |
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- Back Row
- Mgr. Keith Webster, Video Coordinator Dave Garlow, Head Trainer Russ Miller, g.a.'s: Paul Alexander, Bill Sheridan, Jim Herrmann, John Johnson, Randy Fichtner, Kevin Kalinich, Tr. Paul Schmidt, Tr. Rex Thompson, Equipment Mgr. Jon Falk, Assistant Denny Morgan, Graduate Assistant John Ferens
- 11th Row
- Assistant coaches: Alex Agase, Cam Cameron, Jerry Meter, Tom Reed, Elliott Uzelac, Gary Moeller, Lloyd Carr, Bill Harris, Jerry Hanlon, Tirrel Burton, Mike Gittleson, Recruiting Coord. Fritz Seyferth, Admin. Ass't. Cliff Dochterman
- 10th Row
- Geoff Bissell, Mark Gutzwiller, Steve Woroniecki, Dave Knight, Steve Zacharias, Todd Plate, Matt McCoy, Greg Zeigler, Byron Lawson, Sean Eastman, Scott Harrala, Joel Boyden, Doug Matton
- 9th Row
- Chris Calloway, Chris Horn, Scott Smykowski, Trey Walker, Jeff Tubo, Curtis Feaster, Mike Kerr, Marc Ramirez, T.J. Osman, Mike Teeter, Doug Daugherty, Huemartin Robinson
- 8th Row
- John Milligan, Tony Boles, Jarrod Bunch, Greg McMurtry, Marc Spencer, Tom Dohring, Warde Manuel, Timothy Williams, Leroy Hoard, Allen Jefferson, Tracy Williams, David Key
- 7th Row
- Olatide Ogunfiditimi, Keith Cooper, Scott Crawford, Joe Holland, Frank Petroff, Pat Olszewski, John Plantz, Sean LaFountaine, Mike Edwards, Rick Hassel, Ted Harris, Gulam Khan
- 6th Row
- Kyle Anderson, Mark Erhardt, Brian Reid, Keith Mitchell, John Herrmann, Brent White, Dave Weil, Derrick Walker, Michael Taylor, Anthony Mitchell, Pat Fitzgerald, Mike DeBoer, Vince Washington
- 5th Row
- Rick Stites, Ernie Bock, Mike Gillette, Scott Mandel, Mike Kovak, John Willingham, Dave Mandel, John Duerr, J.J. Grant, Don Lessner, Bob Stites
- 4th Row
- Ken Mouton, Ernie Holloway, David Arnold, Jeffrey Brown, Dave Dever, Dave Herrick, Michael Dames, Dave Chester, Bob Cernak, Rick Sutkiewicz, John Kolesar, Allen Bishop
- 3rd Row
- Erik Campbell, Mike Husar, Mark Messner, Jack Walker, Steve Thibert, Andree McIntyre, Andy Borowski, Dave Folkertsma, Tim Schulte, John Vitale, Phil Webb, Phil Logas
- 2nd Row
- Jamie Morris, Monte Robbins, Todd Schulte, Billy Harris, Mark Hammerstein, Paul Jokisch, Bob Perryman, Mike Reinhold, John Elliott, Jerry Quaerna, Carlitos Bostic, Chris Zurbrugg, Head Coach "Bo" Schembechler
- Front Row
- Ken Higgins, Pat Moons, Garland Rivers, Ivan Hicks, Andy Moeller, Tony Gant, Jim Harbaugh, Gerald White, Thomas Wilcher, Dieter Heren, Doug Mallory, Russell Rein