American college football season
The2000 Michigan Wolverines football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Michigan as a member of theBig Ten Conference during the2000 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their sixth year under head coachLloyd Carr , the Wolverines compiled a 9–3 record (6–2 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 373 to 201, and finished in a three-way tie for the Big Ten championship. They defeatedAuburn in theFlorida Citrus Bowl and were ranked No. 11 in the finalAP poll .
The team's statistical leaders included quarterbackDrew Henson with 1,852 passing yards, running backAnthony Thomas with 1,551 rushing yards and 102 points scored, and wide receiverDavid Terrell .
Offensive tackleSteve Hutchinson won theJim Parker Trophy as the top collegiate offensive lineman and was a unanimous first-team All-American. David Terrell also received first-team All-America honors from some selectors. Five Michigan players received first-team honors on the2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team : Thomas (Coaches-1, Media-1); Terrell (Coaches-1, Media-1); Hutchinson (Coaches-1, Media-1); tackleJeff Backus (Coaches-1, Media-1); and linebackerLarry Foote (Coaches-1, Media-2).
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. 14UCLA * No. 3 ABC L 20–2388,044 September 23 7:45 p.m. at No. 19Illinois No. 10 ESPN W 35–3172,524 September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 17Wisconsin No. 9 ABC W 13–10111,341 October 7 3:30 p.m. atPurdue 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. 21Northwestern 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. 12Ohio State No. 19 ABC W 38–2698,568 January 1, 2001 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 20Auburn * No. 17 ABC W 31–2866,928 [ 1] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time
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
Team 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 fromJohn 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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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Rice 0 0 0 7 7 • Michigan 28 7 3 0 38
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 6 7 7 0 20 • UCLA 0 3 14 6 23
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 7 0 7 21 35 Illinois 0 14 10 7 31
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Team 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 fromBrooks Bollinger (Vitaly Pisetsky kick) WIS 10–6 Q4 6:42 MICH David Terrell 15 yard pass fromDrew Henson (Jeff Del Verne kick)MICH 13–10
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 7 21 0 3 31 • Purdue 3 7 13 9 32
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 10 35 7 6 58
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Team 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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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 14 14 17 6 51 • Northwestern 7 16 13 18 54
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Team 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 fromHenson (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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Team 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 fromHenson (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 fromBellisari (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 ] Team 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 fromHenson (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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Statistical achievements [ edit ] 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 byTim Biakabutuka set five years earlier and broken three years later byChris Perry ; career carries (924), breakingJamie Morris ' thirteen-year-old record of 809 and broken seven years later byMike Hart ; career yards (4472), also breakingJamie Morris ' thirteen-year-old record of 4393 and broken seven years later by Hart; career rushing touchdowns (52), breakingTyrone 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 lowestinterception percentage (1.87), surpassingMichael Taylor 's 2.55 set in 1989.[ 19] Amani Toomer 's single season reception yards record of 1096 by posting 1130 yards, butMarquise Walker surpassed this record the following season.[ 20]
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
Kurt Anderson, offensive lineman, senior,Glenbrook, Illinois Dave Armstrong, fullback, junior,Doylestown, Pennsylvania B. J. Askew , fullback, sophomore,Cincinnati – started 6 games at fullbackDavid Baas , guard, freshman,Sarasota, Florida Andrew Christopfel, Offensive Lineman, Freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio Jeff Backus , offensive tackle, 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, center, fifthyear senior,Jenison, Michigan – started all 12 games at center Walter Cross, running back, junior,Fort Washington, Maryland Joe Denay, offensive lineman, 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 tackle, 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 lineman, 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 lineman, fifth year senior,Brighton, Michigan Maurice Williams , offensive tackle, senior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at right offensive tackleClayton Jones [ATH]Belle Glade, Florida 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 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 The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances at the national, conference and team levels.[ 22] [ 23]
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 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 ^ "Happy Blue Year" .Detroit Free Press . January 2, 2001. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bowling Green vs. Michigan" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2014 .^ "Rice vs. Michigan" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2014 .^ "Michigan vs. UCLA" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2014 .^ "Michigan vs. Illinois" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2014 .^ "Wisconsin vs. Michigan" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2014 .^ "Michigan vs. Purdue" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2014 .^ "Indiana vs. Michigan" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2014 .^ "Michigan State vs. Michigan" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2014 .^ "Michigan vs. Northwestern" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2014 .^ "Penn State vs. Michigan" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2014 .^ "Michigan vs. Ohio State" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2014 .^ "Auburn vs. Michigan" .USA Today . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2014 .^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide" .CBS Interactive /Big Ten Conference . January 5, 2010. p. 53. Archived fromthe original on July 3, 2010. RetrievedJuly 8, 2010 .^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide" .CBS Interactive /Big Ten Conference . January 5, 2010. p. 55. Archived fromthe original on July 3, 2010. RetrievedJuly 8, 2010 .^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide" .CBS Interactive /Big Ten Conference . January 5, 2010. p. 58. Archived fromthe original on July 3, 2010. RetrievedJuly 8, 2010 .^ "Record Book" (PDF) .CBS Interactive . January 5, 2010. p. 114. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. RetrievedJuly 8, 2010 .^ "Record Book" (PDF) .CBS Interactive . January 5, 2010. p. 115. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. RetrievedJuly 8, 2010 .^ "Record Book" (PDF) .CBS Interactive . January 5, 2010. pp. 120– 123. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. RetrievedJuly 8, 2010 .^ "Record Book" (PDF) .CBS Interactive . January 5, 2010. pp. 124– 125. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. RetrievedJuly 8, 2010 .^ Dubuc played for theEdmonton 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. RetrievedJuly 8, 2010 .^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide" .CBS Interactive /Big Ten Conference . January 5, 2010. pp. 70– 82. Archived fromthe original on July 3, 2010. RetrievedJuly 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.
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