1987 Football Team
| Overall Record: 8-4 | Conference Record: 5-3 |
| Conference Finish: 4th place | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 19 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captains: Jamie Morris, Doug Mallory | |
| All-Americans: John Elliott, Mark Messner | |
| All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Elliott, Jamie Morris, John Vitale, Mike Husar | |
| Most Valuable Player: Jamie Morris | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Jamie Morris | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Tim Williams | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Derrick Walker | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dave Mandel | |
| Dick Katcher Award: Mark Messner | |
| Hugh Rader Jr. Award: John Elliott | |
| Robert P. Ufer Award: Jamie Morris | |
| Trainer: Russ Miller | |
| Assistant coaches: Alex Agase, Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jerry Meter, Gary Moeller, Tom Reed, Elliot Uzelac | |
| Manager: Aaron Studwell (senior mngr.) Scott Boyle, Patrick Perkins | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 9/16 | 09/12 | H | L | 7-26 | 106,098 |
| Washington State | 19/- | 09/19 | H | W | 44-18 | 103,521 |
| Long Beach State | 14/- | 09/26 | H | W | 49-0 | 101,714 |
| Wisconsin | 12/- | 10/03 | H | W | 49-0 | 104,410 |
| Michigan State | 12/- | 10/10 | A | L | 11-17 | 77,424 |
| Iowa | -/- | 10/17 | H | W | 37-10 | 105,406 |
| Indiana | 20/15 | 10/24 | A | L | 10-14 | 51,240 |
| Northwestern (HC) | -/- | 10/31 | H | W | 29-6 | 104,101 |
| Minnesota | -/- | 11/07 | A | W | 30-20 | 55,481 |
| Illinois | -/- | 11/14 | A | W | 17-14 | 64,496 |
| Ohio State | -/- | 11/21 | H | L | 20-23 | 106,031 |
| Alabama | -/- | 01/02 | 1 | W | 28-24 | 60,156 |
| Totals | 331-172 | 1,040,078 | ||||
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| 1 - Hall of Fame Bowl, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end | Greg McMurtry (12) | |
| left tackle |
Tom Dohring (6) Mike Husar (6) | |
| left guard |
Michael Dames (6) Dave Chester (6) | |
| center | John Vitale (12) | |
| right guard |
Mike Husar (6) Dean Dingman (3) Dave Chester (3) | |
| right tackle | John Elliott (12) | |
| tight end | Jeffrey Brown (12) | |
| flanker |
John Kolesar (7) Chris Calloway (5) | |
| quarterback |
Demetrius Brown (10) Michael Taylor (2) | |
| tailback | Jamie Morris (12) | |
| fullback |
Jarrod Bunch (9) Phil Webb (2) Leroy Hoard |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive tackle | Mark Messner (12) | |
| middle guard |
Billy Harris (10) T.J. Osman (2) | |
| defensive tackle | John Herrmann (12) | |
| outside linebacker |
Warde Manuel (5) John Willingham (5) Steve Thibert (2) | |
| outside linebacker |
Bobby Abrams (7) Keith Cooper (4) Tim Williams | |
| inside linebacker |
John Milligan (4) Keith Cooper (3) Andree McIntyre (3) Bobby Abrams (2) | |
| inside linebacker |
J.J. Grant (7) Cornelius Simpson (4) John Milligan | |
| cornerback |
Allen Bishop (8) Erik Campbell (3) David Arnold | |
| cornerback |
David Arnold (8) Erik Campbell (4) | |
| strong safety | Doug Mallory (12) | |
| free safety |
Anthony Mitchell (7) Erik Campbell (5) |
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- Front Row
- Anthony Mitchell, Pat Fitzgerald, David Ritter, Allen Bishop, Chris Zurbrugg, Phil Webb, Jamie Morris, Erik Campbell, Doug Mallory, Bob Cernak, Ernie Bock, Don Lessner, Rick Stites, Bob Stites.
- Second Row
- Andy Borowski, Dave Chester, Dave Folkertsma, Michael Dames, John Vitale, Andre McIntyre, John Elliott, Mark Messner, Steve Thibert, Monte Robbins, Billy Harris, John Willingham, Mike Husar, Carlitos Bostic, "Bo" Schembechler.
- Third Row
- Rick Hassel, Bobby Abrams, Derrick Walker, Jeff Brown, David Arnold, Dave Dever, Brent White, John Duerr, Dave Mandel, Scott Mandel, Michael Taylor, Demetrius Brown, John Kolesar, Mike Gillette.
- Fourth Row
- Ernie Holloway, Rick Sutkiewicz, Keith Cooper, J.J. Grant, Keith Mitchell, Dean Dingman, Pat Olszewski, David Weil, Joe Holland, John Herrmann, Frank Petroff, Olatide Ogunfitidim, Sean LaFontaine, Mike DeBoer.
- Fifth Row
- Vince Washington, Scott Herrala, David Key, Mike Teeter, John Milligan, Greg McMurtry, John Plantz, Joel Boyden, Warde Manuel, Jarrod Bunch, Allen Jefferson, Chris Calloway, Rusty Fichtner, Culam Khan.
- Sixth Row
- Mark Gutzwiller, Jeff Tubo, Marc Spencer, Marc Ramirez, T.J. Osman, Scott Smykowski, Tom Dohring, Doug Daugherty, Mike Kerr, Curtis Feaster, Vada Murray, Tim Williams, Tracy Williams, Trey Walker.
- Seventh Row
- Sean Eastman, Byron Lawson, Dave Knight, Todd Plate, Greg Ziegler, Steve Zacharias, Huemartin Robinson, Tony Boles, Chris Horn, Mike Edwards, Stu Duncan, Dave Herrick, Brian Reid, Ken Mouton, Chris D'Esposito.
- Eighth Row
- Eric Bush, Wilbur Odom, Erick Anderson, Brian Townsend, Ron Zielinski, Dave Diebolt, Greg Skrepenak, Dave Dingman, Alex Marshall, Chris Bohn, Rusty Fishtner, Ken Sollom, Otis Williams, Ra-Mon Watkins.
- Ninth Row
- Shawn Watson, Carlos Smith, Yale VanDyne, Mike Evans, Dave Ritter, Matt Elliott, Dan Jokisch, Mark Soehnlen, Lance Dottin, Neil Simpson, Kevin Owen, Jim Sinclair, Bill Madden, J.D. Carlson, John Rodney.
- Tenth Row
- Aaron Studwell, Jon Falk, Mike Gittleson, Mike Walters, Damon Taylor, Leon Morton, Dave Caputo, Brad Moyer, Colin Rudolph, Eric Traupe, David Papp, Fritz Seyferth, Russ Miller, Paul Schmidt, Kevin Kolcheff, Brad Andres.
- Back Row
- Dennis Morgan, Jeff Long, Jim Herrmann, Bill Harris, Bobby Morrison, Tom Reed, Lloyd Carr, Gary Moeller, Jerry Hanlon, Tirrel Burton, Les Miles, Cam Cameron, Alex Agase, Kevin Kalinich, Randy Fichtner, Dave Garlow, Dennis Blanchard, Charlie Baird.