2000 Michigan Wolverines football team 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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source 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 [ 1] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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
Game summaries
Bowling Green
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
[ 2]
Rice
1
2 3 4 Total
Rice
0
0 0 7
7
• Michigan
28
7 3 0
38
[ 3]
UCLA
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan
6
7 7 0
20
• UCLA
0
3 14 6
23
[ 4]
Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• Michigan
7
0 7 21
35
Illinois
0
14 10 7
31
[ 5]
Wisconsin
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
[ 6]
Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan
7
21 0 3
31
• Purdue
3
7 13 9
32
[ 7]
Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Indiana
0
0 0 0
0
• Michigan
10
35 7 6
58
[ 8]
Michigan State
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
[ 9]
Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan
14
14 17 6
51
• Northwestern
7
16 13 18
54
[ 10]
Penn State
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
[ 11]
Ohio State
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
[ 12]
Florida Citrus Bowl
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
[ 13]
Statistical achievements
David Terrell was the Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 94.2 yards per game.[ 14] [ 15] turnover margin (+1.13, co-leader with Northwestern) in conference games and (+1.08) in all games.[ 16]
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;[ 17] 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.[ 18] 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.[ 19] Amani Toomer 's single season reception yards record of 1096 by posting 1130 yards, but Marquise Walker surpassed this record the following season.[ 20]
Players
Roster
2000 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Offense
Kurt Anderson, offensive line, senior, Glenbrook, Illinois
Dave Armstrong, fullback, junior, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
B. J. Askew , fullback, sophomore, Cincinnati – started 6 games at fullbackDavid 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 tackleRyan 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 endDavid 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 ,[ 21] 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 guardDrew Henson , quarterback, junior, Brighton, Michigan – started 8 games at quarterbackSteve Hutchinson , offensive line, fifth-year senior, Coral Springs, Florida – started all 12 games at left offensive guardTommy 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 fullbackBen 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 quarterbackTony 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 endAnthony Thomas , running back, senior, Winnfield, Louisiana – started all 12 games at tailbackShawn Thompson, tight end, senior, Saginaw, Michigan – started 1 game at tight end
Marquise Walker , wide receiver, junior, Syracuse, New York – started 7 games at flankerEric Warner, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Brighton, Michigan
Maurice Williams , offensive line, senior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at right offensive tackleClayton 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 safetyP. 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 linebackerLarry Foote , inside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at inside linebackerRobert 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 linebackerTodd 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 linebackerZach 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 cornerbackMichael 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 tackleDeWayne Patmon , strong safety, senior, San Diego, California – started 10 games at strong safetyDave 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 linebackerJames Whitley , cornerback, senior, Norfolk, Virginia – started 9 games at strong-side cornerbackBrandon Williams , cornerback, sophomore, Omaha, Nebraska – started 2 games at strong-side cornerback, 1 game at outside linebackerDan 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 tackleClyde 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.[ 22] [ 23]
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
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
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