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
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Auburn
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Stan Parrish (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVP Anthony Thomas
Captains
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,501)
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m. Bowling Green *No. 6 ESPN Plus W 42–7110,585
September 912:00 p.m. Rice *No. 3
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPN PlusW 38–7109,778
September 163:30 p.m.at No. 14 UCLA *No. 3 ABC L 20–2388,044
September 237:45 p.m.at No. 19 Illinois No. 10 ESPN W 35–3172,524
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 17 Wisconsin No. 9
ABCW 13–10111,341
October 73:30 p.m.at Purdue No. 6ABCL 31–3268,340
October 143:30 p.m. Indiana Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 18
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ABCW 58–0110,909
October 213:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 16
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCW 14–0111,514
November 43:30 p.m.at No. 21 Northwestern No. 12ABCL 51–5447,130
November 1112:00 p.m. Penn State No. 20
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPNW 33–11110,803
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 12 Ohio State No. 19ABCW 38–2698,568
January 1, 20011:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Auburn *No. 17ABCW 31–2866,928
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Bowling Green

1234Total
Bowling Green00077
Michigan71402142

[1]

Rice

1234Total
Rice00077
Michigan2873038

[2]

UCLA

1234Total
Michigan677020
UCLA0314623

[3]

Illinois

1234Total
Michigan7072135
Illinois01410731

[4]

Wisconsin

1234Total
Wisconsin300710
Michigan033713

[5]

Purdue

1234Total
Michigan7210331
Purdue3713932

[6]

Indiana

1234Total
Indiana00000
Michigan10357658

[7]

Michigan State

1234Total
Michigan State00000
Michigan707014

[8]

Northwestern

1234Total
Michigan141417651
Northwestern716131854

[9]

Penn State

1234Total
Penn State300811
Michigan01731333

[10]

Ohio State

1234Total
Michigan14017738
Ohio State9301426

[11]

Florida Citrus Bowl

1234Total
Auburn0147728
Michigan71410031

[12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 6633 (1)109618161512201916161711
Coaches Poll 4433109617161512211816161510
BCS Not released12151616Not 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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 71Kurt AndersonSr
OT 79 Jeff Backus Sr
WR 19 Ronald Bellamy So
C 65 David Brandt Sr
OL 65Andy BrownSo
WR 9Tyrece ButlerSo
QB 18Jermaine GonzalesFr
OL 78 Jonathan Goodwin Sr
QB 7 Drew Henson So
G 76 Steve Hutchinson Sr
QB 16 John Navarre Fr
TE 81Bill SeymourSr
WR 1 David Terrell Jr
RB 32 Anthony Thomas Sr
WR 4 Marquise Walker Jr
OL 54 Maurice Williams Sr
OT 52 Chris Ziemann Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 17 Larry Foote Jr
CB 3Todd HowardJr
LB 28Anthony JordanSr
DL 53 Shantee Orr So
FS 15 DeWayne Patmon Sr
LB 50Joseph SgroiJr
DB 22Jon ShawSo
CB 13Brian SmallsSo
LB 31John SpytekSo
LB 32Kolby WellsFr
DB 6Jonathan WestSr
CB 5 James Whitley Sr
CB 12Bradon WilliamsSo
FS 14Dan WilliamsSr
LB 49Michael WilliamsFr
DL 94Eric WilsonSr
DL 68John WoodJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 25 Hayden Epstein Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Offense

Defense

Kickers

Awards and honors

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

National

Conference

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

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