1991 Football Team
| Overall Record: 10-2 | Conference Record: 8-0 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 6, CNN/USA Today - No. 6 | |
| Coach: Gary O. Moeller | |
| Captain: Erick Anderson, Greg Skrepenak | |
| All-Americans: Erick Anderson, Desmond Howard, Matt Elliott, Greg Skrepenak | |
| All-Conference: J.D. Carlson, Dean Dingman, Greg Skrepenak, Desmond Howard, Erick Anderson, Matt Elliott, Mike Evans, Ricky Powers, Elvis Grbac, Chris Hutchinson | |
| Most Valuable Player: Desmond Howard | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Desmond Howard | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Steve Morrison | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Steve Morrison | |
| Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: David Ritter | |
| Dick Katcher Award: Mike Evans | |
| Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Greg Skrepenak | |
| Robert P. Ufer Award: Matt Elliot | |
| Roger Zatkoff Award: Erick Anderson | |
| Trainer: Paul Schmidt | |
| Assistant coaches: Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jim Herrmann, Les Miles, Bobby Morrison, Tom Reed | |
| Managers: Brian Bickner, Scott Hanel, David Henderson, Marc Jacobson, Andy Riegler, Dave Schueler, Lance Satterthwaite, Mark Vainisi, Michael Weiskopf, | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 2/- | 09/07 | A | W | 35-13 | 32,071 |
| Notre Dame | 3/7 | 09/14 | H | W | 24-14 | 106,138 |
| Florida State | 3/1 | 09/28 | H | L | 31-51 | 106,145 |
| Iowa | 7/9 | 10/05 | A | W | 43-24 | 70,220 |
| Michigan State | 5/- | 10/12 | A | W | 45-28 | 80,157 |
| Indiana (HC) | 4/- | 10/19 | H | W | 24-16 | 106,097 |
| Minnesota | 4/- | 10/25 | A | W | 52-6 | 32,577 |
| Purdue | 4/- | 11/02 | H | W | 42-0 | 105,401 |
| Northwestern | 4/- | 11/09 | H | W | 59-14 | 102,087 |
| Illinois | 4/25 | 11/16 | A | W | 20-0 | 66,757 |
| Ohio State | 4/18 | 11/23 | H | W | 31-3 | 106,156 |
| Washington | 4/2 | 01/01 | 1 | L | 14-34 | 103,566 |
| Totals | 420-203 | 1,017,372 | ||||
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| 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end | Desmond Howard (12) | |
| left tackle | Greg Skrepenak (12) | |
| left guard |
Matt Elliott (8) Doug Skene (4) | |
| center |
Steve Everitt (7) Matt Elliott (4) Marc Milia | |
| right guard | Joe Cocozzo (12) | |
| right tackle | Rob Doherty (12) | |
| tight end |
Dave Diebolt (11) Tony McGee | |
| flanker |
Yale VanDyne (10) Derrick Alexander Tony McGee | |
| quarterback |
Elvis Grbac (12)
| |
| tailback |
Ricky Powers (11) Jesse Johnson | |
| fullback |
Burnie Legette (10) Greg McThomas (2) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive tackle | Mike Evans (12) | |
| middle guard |
Buster Stanley (6) Ninef Aghakhan (4) Tony Henderson (2) | |
| defensive tackle |
Chris Hutchinson (8) Buster Stanley (4) | |
| outside linebacker |
Brian Townsend (9) Martin Davis (3) | |
| outside linebacker |
Neil Simpson (6) Matt Dyson (2) Otis Williams Alfie Burch Brian Townsend Pat Maloney | |
| inside linebacker |
Marcus Walker (6) Steve Morrison (6) | |
| inside linebacker |
Erick Anderson (12)
| |
| short cornerback |
Dwayne Ware (12)
| |
| wide cornerback |
Lance Dottin (12)
| |
| strong safety |
Otis Williams (11) David Ritter | |
| free safety |
Corwin Brown (12)
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- Back Row
- Lee Taggert, Paul Schmidt, Phil Bromley, Jeff Long, Bob Chmiel, TJ Weist, Jim Hermann, Bobby Morrison, Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Tom Reed, Bill Harris, Cam Cameron, Les Miles, Mike Gittleson, Jon Falk, Todd Jager, Ed Whited
- 7th Row
- Ken Mouton, Kevin Keenan, Jeff Watson, Jim Plocki, Mike Landsittel, Bob Bland, James Buda, *John Davidson, *Jason Wallace, Michael Tilmann, Adam Pratt, Todd Richards, *Jay Riemersma, Mike Bossary, Irv Sigler, Phil Dorn, Matt McCoy, Mark Woodson, Mark Bonnsetter
- 6th Row
- *Brad Blazy, Mike Sullivan, Jason Carr, Walter Reggan, Felman Malveaux, Jason Horn, Eddie Davis, Jamie Mignon, Trent Zenkewicz, Trezelle Jenkins, Tyrone Wheatley, Paul Barry, Che Foster, Joe Marinaro, Carig Randall, Ante Skorput, Damon Southward, Brian Smith, Rob Vanderleest
- 5th Row
- Pete Elezovic, Joshua Wuerfel, Justin Carlson, Michael Looby, Matt Brady, Brian Foster, Mike Lyons, Marc Elliott, *Gordon Laro, John Jaeckin, Shonte Peoples, Julian Swearengin, Dave Henkel, Sergio Gasperoni, Eric Lovell, Mike Julier, Lasker Smith, Dorian Taylor
- 4th Row
- Mike Lewis, *Charlie Stumb, Walter Smith, Jason Kendrick, Shawn Miller, Greg McThomas, Steve Morrison, Deon Johnson, Todd Collins, Ricky Powers, Nate Holdren, Matt Dyson, Tony Henderson, Gannon Dudlar, Marcus Walker, Jesse Johnson, Bobby Powers, Troy Plate, Ron Buff
- 3rd Row
- John Albertson, Craig Randall, Mike Nadlicki, William Steuk, Dennis Washington, Coleman Wallace, Steve Rekowski, Dave Dobreff, Tony McGee, Burnie Legette, Derrick Alexander, Sylvester Stanley, Marc Burkholder, Marc Milia, Alfie Burch, Eric Graves, Ninef Aghakhan, Tony Blankenship, Kevin Hedding
- 2nd Row
- Brian Foster, Paul Manning, Doug Skene, Brian Wallace, Rob Doherty, Martin Davis, Neil Simpson, Matt Elliott, Erick Anderson, Greg Skrepenak, Mike Evans, Alex Marshall, Chris Hutchinson, Joe Cocozzo, Steve Everitt, Eric Knuth, John Woodlock, Barry Kelley
- Front Row
- Eddie Azcona, Adam Pratt, Dwayne Ware, Pat Maloney, Yale Van Dyne, Dave Diebolt, J.D. Carlson, Corwin Brown, Elvis Grbac, Desmond Howard, Otis Williams, Lance Dottin, Ken Sollom, Dave Ritter, Brian Townsend, Randy Stark, Livetius Johnson, Head Coach Gary Moeller
* = left team