1989 Michigan Wolverines football team

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1989 Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 17–10 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #7
1989 record 10–2 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo Schembechler (21st year)
Offensive coordinator Gary Moeller (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Lloyd Carr (3rd year)
MVP Tony Boles
Captain J. J. Grant
Captain Derrick Walker
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
(Capacity: 101,701)
Seasons
« 1988 1990 »
1989 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Michigan $ 8 0 0     10 2 0
#10 Illinois 7 1 0     10 2 0
#16 Michigan State 6 2 0     8 4 0
#24 Ohio State 6 2 0     8 4 0
Minnesota 4 4 0     6 5 0
Indiana 3 5 0     5 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0     5 6 0
Purdue 2 6 0     3 8 0
Wisconsin 1 7 0     2 9 0
Northwestern 0 8 0     0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Bo Schembechler served as the team's head coach for his 21st and final season. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the second of five consecutive Big Ten Conference championships.[1]

Season

The Wolverines lost their season opener to Notre Dame but won ten consecutive games to finish the regular season. Highlights of the winning streak included the defeat of Minnesota by 34 points for the Little Brown Jug and a victory over Ohio State in their home finale.

The team leaders included running back Tony Boles, who rushed for 839 yards, and Michael Taylor, who threw for 1,081 yards. Greg McMurtry was the Wolverine's leading receiver with 41 catches for 711 yards. Schembechler retired after the Rose Bowl, which the Wolverines lost to USC by a touchdown.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16, 1989 3:30 PM #1/1 Notre Dame* #2/5 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC L 19–24   105,912
September 23, 1989 8:00 PM at #24/NR UCLA* #5/7 Rose BowlPasadena, CA ABC W 24–23   71,797
September 30, 1989 1:00 PM Maryland* #6/7 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 41–21   104,872
October 7, 1989 1:00 PM Wisconsin #5/7 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 24–0   104,097
October 14, 1989 3:30 PM at #21/19 Michigan State #5/7 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ABC W 10–7   76,913
October 21, 1989 3:30 PM at Iowa #5/7 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ABC W 26–12   67,700
October 28, 1989 12:00 PM Indianadagger #5/6 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 38–10   105,989
November 4, 1989 1:00 PM Purdue #4/7 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 42–27   105,128
November 11, 1989 3:30 PM at #8/8 Illinois #3/5 Memorial StadiumChampaign, Il ABC W 24–10   73,069
November 18, 1989 12:30 PM at Minnesota #3/4 Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN ESPN W 49–15   35,103
November 25, 1989 12:00 PM #20/18 Ohio State #3/4 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 28–18   106,137
January 1, 1990 4:45 PM vs. #12/12 USC* #3/3 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) ABC L 10–17   103,450
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Notre Dame

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UCLA

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Maryland

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Wisconsin

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Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 7 3 0 0 10
Michigan St 0 0 0 7 7

Iowa

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Indiana

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Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Purdue 0 7 0 20 27
• Michigan 7 21 7 7 42

[2]

Illinois

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Minnesota

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Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio St 0 3 9 6 18
• Michigan 7 7 0 14 28

Todd Plate's second interception of the day with 2:48 left in the game sealed the game and the Big Ten title for the Wolverines. [3]

Rose Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
• USC 0 10 0 7 17
Michigan 0 3 7 0 10

The 1990 Rose Bowl was a remach of the previous Rose Bowl in which Michigan won 22 to 14. USC scored the first points in the second quarter with a one-yard run by Todd Marinovich. Michigan got a field goal to make it 7 to 3 but the Trojans added another field goal before the half to take a 10 to 3 lead at halftime. Although Michigan tied the score, Ricky Ervins had a fourteen-yard touchdown run which clinched the Rose Bowl for the Trojans.[4]

Player stats

Passing AT CMP Pct. YDS
Michael Taylor 122 74 .61 1081
Rushing Yds Att Avg
Tony Boles 839 131 6.4
Receiving Rec Yds Avg
Greg McMurtry 41 711 17.3

Players

Offense

Defense

Kickers

Awards and honors

Professional football

The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Leroy Hoard Running Back 2 45 Cleveland Browns
Greg McMurtry Wide Receiver 3 80 New England Patriots
Chris Calloway Wide Receiver 4 97 Pittsburgh Steelers
Derrick Walker Tight End 6 163 San Diego Chargers

[5]

A total of 25 players from the 1989 team went on to play professional football. They are Bobby Abrams (New York Giants 1990-91, Cleveland Browns 1992, New York Giants 1992, Dallas Cowboys 1992-93, Minnesota Vikings 1993-94, New England Patriots 1995), Derrick Alexander (Cleveland Browns 1994–95, Baltimore Ravens 1996–97, Kansas City Chiefs 1998–01, Minnesota Vikings 2002), Erick Anderson (Kansas City Chiefs 1992-93, Washington Redskins 1994-95), Tony Boles (Dallas Cowboys 1991; San Antonio Riders 1992), Jarrod Bunch (New York Giants 1991–93, Los Angeles Raiders 1994), Corwin Brown (New England Patriots 1993–96, New York Jets 1997–98, Detroit Lions 1999–00), Chris Calloway (Pittsburgh Steelers 1990-91, New York Giants 1992-98, Atlanta Falcons 1999, New England Patriots 2000), Joe Cocozzo (San Diego Chargers 1993-97), Tom Dohring (Kansas City Chiefs 1992), Matt Elliott (Washington Redskins 1992, Carolina Panthers 1995-97), Steve Everitt (Cleveland Browns 1993-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996, Philadelphia Eagles 1997-99), Elvis Grbac (San Francisco 49ers 1993-96, Kansas City Chiefs 1997-00, Baltimore Ravens 2001), Leroy Hoard (Cleveland Browns 1990-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996, Carolina Panthers 1996, Minnesota Vikings 1996-99), Desmond Howard (Washington Redskins 1992-94, Jacksonville Jaguars 1995, Green Bay Packers 1996, Oakland Raiders 1997-98, Green Bay Packers 1999, Detroit Lions 2000-02), Burnie Legette (New England Patriots 1993-94), Tony McGee (Cincinnati Bengals 1993-01, Dallas Cowboys 2002-03, New York Giants 2003), Greg McMurtry (New England Patriots 1990-93, Chicago Bears 1994), Doug Skene (New England Patriots 1994), Greg Skrepenak (Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 1992-95, Carolina Panthers 1996-97), Buster Stanley (New England Patriots 1994, Rhein Fire 1996-97, Grand Rapids Rampage 1999-00), Mike Teeter (Indianapolis Colts 1990, Frankfurt Galaxy 1991, Minnesota Vikings 1991, Houston Oilers 1993–94, Carolina Panthers 1995), Brian Townsend (Cincinnati Bengals 1992), Jon Vaughn (New England Patriots 1991-92, Seattle Seahawks 1993-94, Kansas City Chiefs 1994), Derrick Walker (San Diego Chargers 1990-93, Kansas City Chiefs 1994-97, Oakland Raiders 1999), and Tripp Welborne (Minnesota Vikings 1992).

Coaching staff

References

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  2. Gainesville Sun. 1989 Nov 5.
  3. "Michigan hoards the spotlight." Eugene Register-Guard. 1989 Nov 26.
  4. http://www.rosebowlhistory.org/rose-bowl-1990.php
  5. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm

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