1988 Football Team
| Overall Record: 9-2-1 | Conference Record: 7-0-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 4, UPI - No. 4 | |
| Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler | |
| Captain: Mark Messner, John Vitale | |
| All-Americans: Mark Messner, John Vitale | |
| All-Conference: Mark Messner, John Vitale, Mike Husar, John Kolesar, Tony Boles, Mike Gillette, David Arnold | |
| Most Valuable Player: Mark Messner | |
| Meyer Morton Award: John Vitale | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Tripp Welborne | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Warde Manuel | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: David Weil | |
| Dick Katcher Award: Mark Messner | |
| Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Mark Messner | |
| Robert P. Ufer Award: John Kolesar | |
| Trainer: Russ Miller | |
| Assistant coaches: Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jim Herrmann, Les Miles, Gary Moeller, Bobby Morrison, Tom Reed | |
| Manager: Pat Perkins, Scott Boyle | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 9/13 | 09/10 | A | L | 17-19 | 59,075 |
| Miami (Fla.) | 15/1 | 09/17 | H | L | 30-31 | 105,834 |
| Wake Forest | 19/- | 09/24 | H | W | 19-9 | 102,776 |
| Wisconsin | 19/- | 10/01 | A | W | 62-14 | 61,180 |
| Michigan State | 17/- | 10/08 | H | W | 17-3 | 106,208 |
| Iowa | 15/- | 10/15 | A | T | 17-17 | 67,700 |
| Indiana (HC) | 20/14 | 10/22 | H | W | 31-6 | 106,104 |
| Northwestern | 14/- | 10/29 | A | W | 52-7 | 33,647 |
| Minnesota | 14/- | 11/05 | H | W | 22-7 | 102,171 |
| Illinois | 13/- | 11/12 | H | W | 38-9 | 105,714 |
| Ohio State | 12/- | 11/19 | A | W | 34-31 | 90,176 |
| USC | 11/5 | 01/02 | 1 | W | 22-14 | 101,688 |
| Totals | 361-167 | 1,042,273 | ||||
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| 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end |
Greg McMurtry (10) Chris Calloway Derrick Walker | |
| left tackle |
Tom Dohring (10) Mike Husar (2) | |
| left guard |
Mike Husar (10) Dave Chester (2) | |
| center | John Vitale (12) | |
| right guard | Dean Dingman (12) | |
| right tackle | Greg Skrepenak (12) | |
| tight end |
Jeffrey Brown (11) Derrick Walker | |
| flanker |
John Kolesar (7) Chris Calloway (5) | |
| quarterback |
Michael Taylor (9) Demetrius Brown (3) | |
| tailback |
Tony Boles (10) Leroy Hoard Tracy Williams | |
| fullback |
Leroy Hoard (6) Jarrod Bunch (5) Chris Horn |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive tackle |
Brent White (9) John Herrmann (2) Mike Evans | |
| middle guard | T.J. Osman (12) | |
| defensive tackle | Mark Messner (12) | |
| outside linebacker | Bobby Abrams (12) | |
| outside linebacker |
Alex Marshall (9) Tim Williams (2) Anthony Mitchell | |
| inside linebacker |
J.J. Grant (9) Marc Spencer (3) | |
| inside linebacker |
John Milligan (6) Erick Anderson (6) | |
| cornerback |
David Key (12)
| |
| cornerback |
David Arnold (10) Todd Plate (2) | |
| strong safety |
Tripp Welborne (12)
| |
| free safety |
Vada Murray (12)
|
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- Back Row
- Jon Falk, Brad Andress, Alozie Okezie, Eddie Azcona, John Albertson, Randy Stark, Chris Hutchinson, Barry Kelley, Erik Knuth, Paul Manning, Pat Maloney, John Woodlock, John Ellison, Curt Mallory, Kevin Heading, Assayan Jordan, Ira Pintel, Phil Bromley, Scott Woolf
- 7th Row
- Pat Perkins, Bob Bland, Mike Filander, John Becker, Doug Cohen, D.J. Brown, Elvis Grbac, Steve Everitt, Rob Doherty, Doug Skene, Joe Cocozzo, Brian Wallace, Mortin Davis, Bill Schaffer, Livetius Johnson, Coleman Wallace, Corwin Brown, Dave Herrick, Dennis Blanchard
- 6th Row
- Russ Miller, Ken Mouton, Jim Plocki, Jon Vaughn, Desmond Howard, Dwayne Ware, Ra-Mon Watkins, Shawn Watson, Dave Caputo, Eric Traupe, James Sinclair, Mike Evans, Matt McCoy, Yale VanDyne, J.D. Carlson, Bill Madden, Leon Morton, Kevin Kolcheff, Jim Herrmann
- 5th Row
- Paul Schmidt, Jeff Long, Dave Knight, Ron Zielinski, Lance Dottin, Dave Ritter, Erick Anderson, Dave Diebolt, Dan Jokisch, Greg Skrepenak, Alex Marshall, Brian Townsend, Matt Elliott, Chris Bohn, Rusty Fichtner, Marc Soehnlen, Mike Gittleson, Cam Cameron
- 4th Row
- Jon Heacock, Bill Harris, Eric Bush, Otis Williams, Steve Zacharias, Jeff Tubo, Trey Walker, Dean Dingman, Marc Spencer, Scott Smykowski, Marc Ramirez, Doug Daugherty, Tripp Welborne, Neil Simpson, Todd Plate, Wilbur Odom, Ken Sollom, Tirrel Burton, Bobby Morrison
- 3rd Row
- Bob Chmiel, Gulam Khan, Chris Horn, Tracy Williams, Leroy Hoard, Tim Williams, John Milligan, Tom Dohring, Jarrod Bunch, Warde Manuel, Greg McMurtry, Chris Feaster, Mike Teeter, T.J. Osman, Doug Matton, Mark Gutzwiller, Kevin Owen, Tom Reid, Les Miles
- 2nd Row
- Jerry Hanlon, Bobby Abrams, David Key, Joel Boyden, Anthony Mitchell, Rick Hassel, Frank Petroff, Keith Mitchell, Pat Olszewski, David Weil, Joe Holland, Sean LaFountaine, Vincent Washington, Chris Calloway, Allen Jefferson, Tony Boles, Vada Murray, Gary Moeller, Lloyd Carr
- Front Row
- Mike Gillette, John Kolesar, John Herrmann, David Arnold, Dave Chester, John Vitale, Mark Messner, Michael Dames, Mike Husar, Jeff Brown, Derrick Walker, J.J. Grant, Brent White, Michael Taylor, "Bo" Schembechler