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Bo Schembechler (20th year) |
The 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of five consecutive Big Ten Conference championships.
Tony Boles - started 10 games at tailback (team's leading rusher in 1988 with 1,408 yards)
Demetrius Brown - started 3 games at quarterback (48 of 84 for 775 passing yards)
Jeffrey Brown - started 11 games at tight end
Jarrod Bunch - started 5 games at fullback
Chris Calloway - started 5 games at flanker and 1 game at split end (led team with 4 touchdown catches)
Dave Chester - started 2 games at left guard
Dean Dingman - started 12 games at right guard
Tom Dohring - started 10 games at left tackle
Leroy Hoard - started 6 games at fullback and 1 game at tailback (team's second leading rusher in 1988 with 752 yards)
Chris Horn - started 1 game at fullback
Mike Husar - started 10 games at left guard and 2 games at left tackle
John Kolesar - started 7 games at flanker (team's second leading receiver with 18 catches for 356 yards)
Greg McMurtry - started 10 games at split end (team's leading receiver with 27 catches for 470 yards)
Greg Skrepenak - started 12 games at right tackle
Michael Taylor - started 9 games at quarterback (65 for 122 for 957 passing yards)
John Vitale - started 12 games at center
Derrick Walker - started 1 game at tight end and 1 game at split end
Tracy Williams - started 1 game at tailback
Bobby Abrams - started 12 games at outside linebacker
Erick Anderson - started 6 games at inside linebacker (led team with 77 tackles)
David Arnold - started 10 games at cornerback
Mike Evans - started 1 game at defensive tackle
J. J. Grant - started 9 games at inside linebacker (tied for second on the team with 72 tackles)
Mark Gutzwiller, defensive back
John Hermann - started 2 games at defensive tackle
David Key - started 12 games at cornerback (fifth on the team with 63 tackles)
Alex Marshall - started 9 games at outside linebacker
Mark Messner - started 12 games at defensive tackle (fourth on the team with 70 tackles)
Anthony Mitchell - started 1 game at outside linebacker
Vada Murray - started 12 games at free safety (second on team with 4 interceptions)
T. J. Osman - started 12 games at middle guard
Todd Plate - started 2 games at cornerback
Marc Spencer - started 3 games at inside linebacker
Tripp Welborne - started 12 games at strong safety (led team with five interceptions; tied for second on the team with 72 tackles)
Brent White - started 9 games at defensive tackle
Tim Williams - started 2 games at outside linebacker
Tony Boles - kick off returns (14 returns for an average of 24.1 yards)
Mike Gillette - placekicker (18 of 27 on field goals) and punter (46 punts for an average of 39.9 yards)
Gulam Khan - placekicker (0 for 1 on field goals)
John Kolesar - kickoff returns (13 returns for an average of 23.5 yards); punt returns (17 returns for an average of 11.9 yards)
Awards and honors
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 Matthei 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
Head coach: Bo Schembechler
Assistant coaches: Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jim Herrmann, Les Miles, Gary Moeller, Bobby Morrison, Tom Reed
Trainer: Russ Miller
Manager: Pat Perkins, Scott Boyle
1988 Michigan Wolverines football team Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA