American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green * No. 6 ESPN Plus W 42–7110,585 September 9 12:00 p.m. Rice * No. 3 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN Plus W 38–7109,778 September 16 3:30 p.m. at No. 14 UCLA * No. 3 ABC L 20–2388,044 September 23 7:45 p.m. at No. 19 Illinois No. 10 ESPN W 35–3172,524 September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 17 Wisconsin No. 9 ABC W 13–10111,341 October 7 3:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 6 ABC L 31–3268,340 October 14 3:30 p.m. Indiana No. 18 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 58–0110,909 October 21 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 16 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry ) ABC W 14–0111,514 November 4 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Northwestern No. 12 ABC L 51–5447,130 November 11 12:00 p.m. Penn State No. 20 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 33–11110,803 November 18 12:00 p.m. at No. 12 Ohio State No. 19 ABC W 38–2698,568 January 1, 2001 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 20 Auburn * No. 17 ABC W 31–2866,928 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ edit ] Bowling Green [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bowling Green 0 0 0 7 7 • Michigan 7 14 0 21 42
Scoring summary 1 1:16 MICH David Terrell 41 yard pass from John Navarre (Hayden Epstein kick)Michigan 7–0 2 11:23 MICH Ronald Bellamy 19 yard pass from John Navarre (Hayden Epstein kick)Michigan 14–0 2 7:58 MICH Ronald Bellamy 11 yard pass from John Navarre (Hayden Epstein kick) Michigan 21–0 4 14:19 MICH Marquise Walker 4 yard pass from John Navarre (Hayden Epstein kick)Michigan 28–0 4 12:41 MICH Anthony Thomas 28 yard run (Hayden Epstein kick)Michigan 35–0 4 5:21 BGSU Andre Pinchem 24 yard pass from Andy Sahm (Mike Knapp kick) Michigan 35–7 4 3:02 MICH Chris Perry 42 yard run (Hayden Epstein kick)Michigan 42–7
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1 2 3 4 Total Rice 0 0 0 7 7 • Michigan 28 7 3 0 38
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1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 6 7 7 0 20 • UCLA 0 3 14 6 23
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Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 7 0 7 21 35 Illinois 0 14 10 7 31
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Wisconsin [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 3 0 0 7 10 • Michigan 0 3 3 7 13
Scoring summary Q1 4:26 WIS Vitaly Pisetsky 49 yard field goal WIS 3–0 Q2 :04 MICH Jeff Del Verne 33 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q3 7:31 MICH Jeff Del Verne 33 yard field goal MICH 6–3 Q4 12:10 WIS Chad Kuhns 5 yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Vitaly Pisetsky kick) WIS 10–6 Q4 6:42 MICH David Terrell 15 yard pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Del Verne kick)MICH 13–10
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1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 7 21 0 3 31 • Purdue 3 7 13 9 32
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Indiana [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 10 35 7 6 58
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Michigan State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 7 0 7 0 14
Scoring summary Q1 10:31 MICH Thomas 1 yard run (Del Verne kick)MICH 7–0 Q3 7:27 MICH Thomas 30 yard run (Del Verne kick) MICH 14–0
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Northwestern [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 14 14 17 6 51 • Northwestern 7 16 13 18 54
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Penn State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 3 0 0 8 11 • Michigan 0 17 3 13 33
Scoring summary Q1 2:55 PSU Primanti 35 yard field goal PSU 3–0 Q2 9:36 MICH Thomas 7 yard run (Epstein kick)MICH 7–3 Q2 1:32 MICH Seymour 15 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) MICH 14–3 Q2 :23 MICH Epstein 33 yard field goal MICH 17–3 Q3 5:10 MICH Epstein 31 yard field goal MICH 20–3 Q4 14:14 MICH Askew 40 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick)MICH 27–3 Q4 9:23 PSU Johnson 50 yard pass from Seneca (Drummond pass from Seneca)MICH 27–11 Q4 :01 MICH Perry 1 yard run (kick failed)MICH 33–11
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Ohio State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 14 0 17 7 38 Ohio State 9 3 0 14 26
Scoring summary Q1 13:03 OHST Wells 1 yard run (kick failed)OHST 6–0 Q1 11:02 OHST Stultz 37 yard field goal OHST 9–0 Q1 9:16 MICH Thomas 70 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick)OHST 9–7 Q1 7:14 MICH Terrell 21 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick)MICH 14–9 Q2 :00 OHST Stultz 26 yard field goal MICH 14–12 Q3 10:28 MICH Terrell 32 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) MICH 21–12 Q3 6:07 MICH Epstein 25 yard field goal MICH 24–12 Q3 4:15 MICH Curry 50 yard interception return (Epstein kick) MICH 31–12 Q4 10:20 OHST Wells 2 yard run (Stultz kick) MICH 31–19 Q4 7:03 OHST Rambo 18 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)MICH 31–26 Q4 1:18 MICH Henson 1 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 38–26
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Florida Citrus Bowl [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 14 7 7 28 • Michigan 7 14 10 0 31
Scoring summary Q1 6:27 MICH Terrell 31 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick)MICH 7–0 Q2 14:17 AUB Daniels 19 yard pass from Leard (Duval kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 11:04 AUB Robinson 20 yard pass from Leard (Duval kick) AUB 14–7 Q2 6:41 MICH Askew 4 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick)Tie 14–14 Q2 :54 MICH Thomas 11 yard run (Epstein kick)MICH 21–14 Q3 6:51 MICH Thomas 25 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 28–14 Q3 4:08 AUB Johnson 12 yard run (Duval kick)MICH 28–21 Q3 1:35 MICH Epstein 41 yard field goal MICH 31–21 Q4 2:26 AUB Green 21 yard pass from Leard (Duval kick) MICH 31–28
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Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = 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 — 12 — — 15 16 16 Not released
Statistical achievements [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Offense [ edit ] 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 Deitan Dubuc ,[20] tight end, junior, Fabreville, Quebec Tyler Ecker , 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances at the national, conference and team levels.[21] [22]
National [ edit ] Conference [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 References [ edit ] ^ "Bowling Green vs. Michigan" . USA Today . September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 . ^ "Rice vs. Michigan" . USA Today . September 9, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 . ^ "Michigan vs. UCLA" . USA Today . September 16, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014 . ^ "Michigan vs. Illinois" . USA Today . September 23, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014 . ^ "Wisconsin vs. Michigan" . USA Today . September 30, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014 . ^ "Michigan vs. Purdue" . USA Today . October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014 . ^ "Indiana vs. Michigan" . USA Today . October 14, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014 . ^ "Michigan State vs. Michigan" . USA Today . October 21, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 . ^ "Michigan vs. Northwestern" . USA Today . November 4, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2014 . ^ "Penn State vs. Michigan" . USA Today . November 11, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 . ^ "Michigan vs. Ohio State" . USA Today . November 18, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 . ^ "Auburn vs. Michigan" . USA Today . January 1, 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2014 . ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide" . CBS Interactive /Big Ten Conference . January 5, 2010. p. 53. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide" . CBS Interactive /Big Ten Conference . January 5, 2010. p. 55. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide" . CBS Interactive /Big Ten Conference . January 5, 2010. p. 58. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ "Record Book" (PDF) . CBS Interactive . January 5, 2010. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ "Record Book" (PDF) . CBS Interactive . January 5, 2010. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ "Record Book" (PDF) . CBS Interactive . January 5, 2010. pp. 120–123. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ "Record Book" (PDF) . CBS Interactive . January 5, 2010. pp. 124–125. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ Dubuc played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League as a fullback from 2005 to 2006. ^ "2000 Football Team" . The Regents of the University of Michigan. April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide" . CBS Interactive /Big Ten Conference . January 5, 2010. pp. 70–82. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010 . ^ a b "U-M's Hutchinson named All-Big Ten a fourth time" . Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. November 29, 2000. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com. External links [ edit ]
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