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1993 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

AP
  
No. 21

Defensive coordinator
  
Lloyd Carr (7th year)

Coaches
  
No. 19

1993 record
  
8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)

1993 Michigan Wolverines football team

Head coach
  
Gary Moeller (4th year)

The 1993 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Moeller. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. The team featured three All-Americans: Tyrone Wheatley, Buster Stanley, and Ty Law. Stanley, who was the team MVP, served as co-captain with Ricky Powers. The team posted an 8–4 overall record (5–3 Big Ten) and won the 1994 Hall of Fame Bowl.

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Statistical achievements

Wheatley was the repeat Big Ten scoring champion with an 8.4 points per game average in all games, although he lost the conference games title to Purdue's Mike Alstott.

The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (155.2), although Wisconsin won the title for all games. The team earned the fourth of four consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 108.0 yards per game. The team also earned the third of five consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding opponents to 103.0 yards per game. The team led the Big Ten Conference in scoring defense for conference games (11.4 points per game) and all games (13.3).

Todd Collins established the school record for single-season pass attempts (296), eclipsing Jim Harbaugh's 1986 total of 277 and broken by Brian Griese in 1997.

Awards and honors

  • Captain: Buster Stanley, Ricky Powers
  • Academic All-American: Marc Milia (second team)
  • All-Conference: Tyrone Wheatley, Buster Stanley, Ty Law
  • Most Valuable Player: Buster Stanley
  • Meyer Morton Award: Todd Collins
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Chuck Winters
  • Frederick Matthei Award: Tyrone Wheatley
  • Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Marc Milia
  • Dick Katcher Award: Buster Stanley
  • Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Joe Marinaro
  • Robert P. Ufer Award: Walter Smith
  • Roger Zatkoff Award: Gannon Dudlar
  • Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Gary Moeller
  • Assistant coaches: Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Mike DeBord, Bill Harris, Jim Herrmann, Fred Jackson, Greg Mattison, Les Miles, Bobby Morrison
  • Trainer: Paul Schmidt
  • Manager: Joe Allore, Kevin Brickner, Steve Connelly, Joel Gerring, Andy Riegler, Mark Mattesi, Marty Rice, Lance Satterthwaite, Michael Weiskopf
  • References

    1993 Michigan Wolverines football team Wikipedia