2000 Michigan Wolverines football team

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2000 Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg
Big Ten co-champion
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
2000 record9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lloyd Carr (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Herrmann (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPAnthony Thomas
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,501)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Purdue $+   6 2     8 4  
Northwestern +   6 2     8 4  
No. 11 Michigan +   6 2     9 3  
Ohio State   5 3     8 4  
No. 23 Wisconsin   4 4     9 4  
Minnesota   4 4     6 6  
Penn State   4 4     5 7  
Iowa   3 5     3 9  
Illinois   2 6     5 6  
Michigan State   2 6     5 6  
Indiana   2 6     3 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 6
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPN+W 42–7111,491
September 912:00 p.m.Rice*No. 3
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPN+W 38–7109,778
September 163:30 p.m.at No. 14 UCLA*No. 3
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, California, CA
ABCL 20–2388,044
September 237:45 p.m.at No. 19 IllinoisNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (series)
ESPNW 35–3172,524
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 17 WisconsinNo. 9
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (College GameDay)
ABCW 13–10111,341
October 73:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 6
ABCL 31–3268,340
October 143:30 p.m.IndianadaggerNo. 18
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ABCW 58–0110,909
October 213:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 16
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCW 14–0111,514
November 43:30 p.m.at No. 21 NorthwesternNo. 12
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ABCL 51–5447,130
November 1112:00 p.m.Penn StateNo. 20
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPNW 33–11110,803
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 12 Ohio StateNo. 19
ABCW 38–2698,568
January 1, 20011:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Auburn*No. 17
ABCW 31–2866,928
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[]

Bowling Green[]

1 234Total
Bowling Green 0 007 7
• Michigan 7 14021 42
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play) & Bob Valesente (Color)

[1]

Rice[]

1 234Total
Rice 0 007 7
• Michigan 28 730 38
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Randy Wright (Color) & Jim Barbar (Sideline)

[2]

UCLA[]

1 234Total
Michigan 6 770 20
• UCLA 0 3146 23
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
  • TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Todd Harris (Sideline)

[3]

Illinois[]

1 234Total
• Michigan 7 0721 35
Illinois 0 14107 31
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

[4]

Wisconsin[]

1 234Total
Wisconsin 3 007 10
• Michigan 0 337 13
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

[5]

Purdue[]

1 234Total
Michigan 7 2103 31
• Purdue 3 7139 32
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)


[6]

Indiana[]

1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Michigan 10 3576 58
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game attendance: 110,909
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

[7]

Michigan State[]

1 234Total
Michigan State 0 000 0
• Michigan 7 070 14
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game attendance: 111,514
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

[8]

Northwestern[]

1 234Total
Michigan 14 14176 51
• Northwestern 7 161318 54
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

[9]

Penn State[]

1 234Total
Penn State 3 008 11
• Michigan 0 17313 33
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game attendance: 110,803
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Todd Christensen (Color) & Dave Ryan (Sideline)

[10]

Ohio State[]

1 234Total
• Michigan 14 0177 38
Ohio State 9 3014 26
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)
  • Drew Henson 14/25, 303 Yds

[11]

Florida Citrus Bowl[]

1 234Total
Auburn 0 1477 28
• Michigan 7 14100 31
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, Florida
  • Game attendance: 66,928
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean Grande (Play-by-play) & David Norrie (Color)
  • Anthony Thomas 32 Rush, 182 Yds
  • David Terrell 4 Rec, 136 Yds
  • Marquise Walker 4 Rec, 100 Yds

[12]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 6 6 3 3 (1) 10 9 6 18 16 15 12 20 19 16 16 17 11 
Coaches Poll 4 4 3 3 10 9 6 17 16 15 12 21 18 16 16 15 10 
BCS Not released NR 12 NR NR 15 16 16 Not released

Statistical achievements[]

David Terrell was the Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 94.2 yards per game.[13] The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (148.0) and all games (155.3).[14] They led the conference in turnover margin (+1.13, co-leader with Northwestern) in conference games and (+1.08) in all games.[15]

Anthony Thomas set several school records: single-season carries (319), eclipsing the 303 mark by Tim Biakabutuka set five years earlier and broken three years later by Chris Perry; career carries (924), breaking Jamie Morris' thirteen-year-old record of 809 and broken seven years later by Mike Hart; career yards (4472), also breaking Jamie Morris' thirteen-year-old record of 4393 and broken seven years later by Hart; career rushing touchdowns (52), breaking Tyrone Wheatley's six-year-old record of 47 and still standing;[16] single season yards per game (144.4), eclipsing Morris' 141.9 from 1987 and still standing; single-season 150-yard games (6), surpassing Morris and Rob Lytle who had 5 in 1987 and 1976, respectively; career 100-yard games (22) eclipsing Wheatley's 20 in 1994 and surpassed by Hart in 2007; career 150-yard games (9), surpassing Morris' 7 set in 1987 and surpassed by Hart in 2007.[17] Drew Henson ended his career with the current school record for lowest interception percentage (1.87), surpassing Michael Taylor's 2.55 set in 1989.[18] Terrell broke Amani Toomer's single season reception yards record of 1096 by posting 1130 yards, but Marquise Walker surpassed this record the following season.[19]

Players[]

Roster[]

2000 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 71 Kurt Anderson Sr
T 79 Jeff Backus Sr
WR 19 Ronald Bellamy So
C 65 David Brandt Sr
OL 65 Andy Brown So
WR 9 Tyrece Butler So
QB 18 Jermaine Gonzales Fr
OL 78 Jonathan Goodwin Sr
QB 7 Drew Henson So
G 76 Steve Hutchinson Sr
QB 16 John Navarre Fr
TE 81 Bill Seymour Sr
WR 1 David Terrell Jr
RB 32 Anthony Thomas Sr
WR 4 Marquise Walker Jr
OL 54 Maurice Williams Sr
T 52 Chris Ziemann Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 17 Larry Foote Jr
CB 3 Todd Howard Jr
LB 28 Anthony Jordan Sr
DL 53 Shantee Orr So
FS 15 DeWayne Patmon Sr
LB 50 Joseph Sgroi Jr
DB 22 Jon Shaw So
CB 13 Brian Smalls So
LB 31 John Spytek So
LB 32 Kolby Wells Fr
DB 6 Jonathan West Sr
CB 5 James Whitley Sr
CB 12 Bradon Williams So
FS 14 Dan Williams Sr
LB 49 Michael Williams Fr
DL 94 Eric Wilson Sr
DL 68 John Wood Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 25 Hayden Epstein Jr
Head coach
  • Lloyd Carr
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Offense[]

  • Kurt Anderson, offensive line, senior, Glenbrook, Illinois
  • Dave Armstrong, fullback, junior, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
  • B. J. Askew, fullback, sophomore, Cincinnati – started 6 games at fullback
  • David Baas, offensive line, freshman, Sarasota, Florida
  • Andrew Christopfel, Offensive Line, Freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Jeff Backus, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Norcross, Georgia – started all 12 games at left offensive tackle
  • Ryan Beard, running back, sophomore, Houston, Texas
  • Calvin Bell, wide receiver, freshman, Simi Valley, California
  • Ronald Bellamy, wide receiver, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana – started 3 games at flanker, 2 games at fullback, 1 game at split end
  • David Brandt, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Jenison, Michigan – started all 12 games at center
  • Walter Cross, running back, junior, Fort Washington, Maryland
  • Joe Denay, offensive line, junior, Bay City, Michigan
  • ,[20] tight end, junior, Fabreville, Quebec
  • , tight end, freshman, El Dorado Hills, California
  • Justin Fargas, running back, junior, Encino, California
  • Jermaine Gonzalez, quarterback, freshman, Pontiac, Michigan
  • Jonathan Goodwin, offensive line, senior, Columbia, South Carolina – started 9 games at right offensive guard
  • Drew Henson, quarterback, junior, Brighton, Michigan – started 8 games at quarterback
  • Steve Hutchinson, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Coral Springs, Florida – started all 12 games at left offensive guard
  • Tommy Jones, wide receiver, fifth-year senior, Lansing, Michigan
  • Bennie Joppru, tight end, junior, Wayzata, Minnesota – started 3 games at tight end, 1 game at split end, 1 game at flanker and 1 game at fullback
  • Ben Mast, offensive line, senior, Massillon, Ohio – started 3 games at right offensive guard
  • Todd Mossa, offensive line, junior, Darien, Connecticut
  • John Navarre, quarterback, sophomore, Cudahy, Wisconsin – started 4 games at quarterback
  • Tony Pape, offensive line, sophomore, Clarendon Hills, Illinois
  • Chris Perry, running back, freshman, Advance, North Carolina
  • Aaron Richards, wide receiver, senior, Reading, Michigan
  • Eric Rosel, tight end, senior, Liberal, Kansas – started 1 game at fullback
  • Bill Seymour, tight end, senior, Granger, Indiana – started 8 games at tight end, 1 game at fullback
  • Rudy Smith, wide receiver, senior, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Demetrius Solomon, offensive line, sophomore, Flint, Michigan
  • David Terrell, wide receiver, junior, Richmond, Virginia – started 10 games at split end
  • Anthony Thomas, running back, senior, Winnfield, Louisiana – started all 12 games at tailback
  • Shawn Thompson, tight end, senior, Saginaw, Michigan – started 1 game at tight end
  • Marquise Walker, wide receiver, junior, Syracuse, New York – started 7 games at flanker
  • Eric Warner, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Brighton, Michigan
  • Maurice Williams, offensive line, senior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
  • Clayton Jones [ATH] Belle Glade, Florida

Defense[]

  • Norman Boebert, defensive line, sophomore, Peoria, Arizona
  • Grant Bowman, defensive line, sophomore, Blacklick, Ohio – started 5 games at nose tackle
  • Eric Brackins, inside linebacker, senior, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee – started 8 games at inside linebacker
  • Philip Brackins, linebacker, sophomore, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
  • Emmanuel Casseus, linebacker, freshman, Montreal
  • Evan Coleman, RLB, junior, Houston, Texas – started 4 games at r linebacker
  • Julius Curry, strong safety, junior, Detroit, Michigan – started 11 games at strong safety
  • P. J. Cwayna, inside linebacker, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Carl Diggs, linebacker, sophomore, Warren, Ohio – started 2 games at inside linebacker
  • Charles Drake, defensive back, sophomore, Los Angeles – started 2 games at free safety, 1 game at strong safety, 1 game at inside linebacker
  • Larry Foote, inside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at inside linebacker
  • Robert Fraumann, linebacker, senior, Deerfield, Illinois
  • Jake Frysinger, defensive end, senior, Grosse Ile, Michigan – started 1 game at defensive end
  • Norm Heuer, defensive line, sophomore, Peoria, Arizona – started 1 game at defensive end, 1 game at nose tackle
  • Victor Hobson, outside linebacker, junior, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey – started 10 games at outside linebacker
  • Todd Howard, cornerback, junior, Bolingbrook, Illinois – started 11 games at weak-side cornerback
  • Anthony Jordan, linebacker, senior, Jersey City, New Jersey – started 1 game at inside linebacker
  • Cato June, free safety, junior, Washington, D.C.
  • Alain Kashama, defensive line, freshman, Montreal – started 2 games at r linebacker
  • Zach Kaufman, linebacker, freshman, Claremont, California
  • Brodie Killian, outside linebacker, senior, Dearborn, Michigan
  • Shawn Lazarus, defensive line, junior, Canal Fulton, Ohio – started 5 games at defensive tackle
  • Jeremy LeSueur, cornerback, sophomore, Holly Springs, Mississippi – started 1 game at strong-side cornerback, 1 game at weak-side cornerback
  • Michael Manning, cornerback, senior, Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Clayton Jones, Free Safety, True Freshman, [Belle Glade Fl] 4 Interceptions In 8 games
  • Jeremy Miller, LS, senior, Swanton, Ohio
  • Dwight Mosley, linebacker, junior, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Shantee Orr, RLB, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan – started 2 games at r linebacker, 1 game at nose tackle
  • DeWayne Patmon, strong safety, senior, San Diego, California – started 10 games at strong safety
  • Dave Pearson, defensive line, sophomore, Brighton, Michigan
  • Dave Petruziello, defensive end, junior, Mentor, Ohio – started 3 games at defensive tackle
  • Gary Rose, defensive line, senior, Quinnesec, Michigan
  • Dan Rumishek, defensive line, junior, Addison, Illinois – started 10 games at defensive end
  • Andy Sechler, outside linebacker, fifth-year senior, Union City, Michigan
  • Joseph Sgroi, linebacker, junior, Plymouth, Michigan
  • Jon Shaw, defensive back, sophomore, Coral Springs, Florida
  • John Spytek, linebacker, sophomore, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
  • Larry Stevens, linebacker, freshman, Tacoma, Washington – started 4 games at r linebacker
  • James Whitley, cornerback, senior, Norfolk, Virginia – started 9 games at strong-side cornerback
  • Brandon Williams, cornerback, sophomore, Omaha, Nebraska – started 2 games at strong-side cornerback, 1 game at outside linebacker
  • Dan Williams, free safety, fifth-year senior, Temperance, Michigan
  • Eric Wilson, defensive line, fifth-year senior, Monroe, Michigan – started 5 games at nose tackle, 4 games at defensive tackle
  • Clyde Young, defensive line, senior, Springfield, Ohio

Kickers[]

  • Jeff Del Verne, place-kicker, fifth-year senior, Sylvania, Ohio
  • Hayden Epstein, place-kicker, punter, junior, Cardiff, California
  • Adam Finley, punter, place-kicker, freshman, Greenwood, Indiana
  • Cory Sargent, punter, fifth-year senior, South Lyon, Michigan

Awards and honors[]

The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances at the national, conference and team levels.[21][22]

National[]

  • All-Americans: Steve Hutchinson, David Terrell
  • Jim Parker Trophy (top collegiate offensive lineman): Steve Hutchinson

Conference[]

  • All-Conference: Steve Hutchinson, Anthony Thomas, David Terrell, Jeff Backus, Larry Foote[23]
  • Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year: Steve Hutchinson[23]

Team[]

  • Co-captains: Steve Hutchinson, Anthony Thomas, James Whitley, Eric Wilson
  • Most Valuable Player: Anthony Thomas
  • Meyer Morton Award: Jeff Backus
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Ronald Bellamy
  • Frederick Matthei Award: David Terrell
  • Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Andy Sechler
  • Dick Katcher Award: Dan Rumishek
  • Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Jeff Backus, Maurice Williams, Steve Hutchinson
  • Robert P. Ufer Award: David Brandt, DeWayne Patmon
  • Roger Zatkoff Award: Victor Hobson

Coaching staff[]

  • Head coach: Lloyd Carr
  • Assistant coaches: Teryl Austin, Erik Campbell, Jim Herrmann, Brady Hoke, Fred Jackson, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Bobby Morrison, Stan Parrish
  • Staff: Scott Draper, Mark Ouimet, Kelly Cox
  • Trainer: Paul Schmidt
  • Managers: Sean Merrill (senior manager), Craig Hisey, Gregory Deutch, Jason Henderson, Chad Seigle, Lisa Kuzma, Victor H. Soto, Chris Anderson, Brian Resutek, Adam Jahnke, Rick Polanco, Craig Podolski, Taylor Morgan, Chris LeMaster, Joe Harper, Maggie Malone

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