2000 Michigan Wolverines football team

2000 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten co-champion
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStan Parrish (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Herrmann (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPAnthony Thomas
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,501)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

Schedule

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

Game summaries

Bowling Green

1 234Total
Bowling Green 0 007 7
• Michigan 7 14021 42

Rice

1 234Total
Rice 0 007 7
• Michigan 28 730 38

UCLA

1 234Total
Michigan 6 770 20
• UCLA 0 3146 23

Illinois

1 234Total
• Michigan 7 0721 35
Illinois 0 14107 31

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 3 007 10
• Michigan 0 337 13

Purdue

1 234Total
Michigan 7 2103 31
• Purdue 3 7139 32

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Michigan 10 3576 58

Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan State 0 000 0
• Michigan 7 070 14

Northwestern

1 234Total
Michigan 14 14176 51
• Northwestern 7 161318 54

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn State 3 008 11
• Michigan 0 17313 33

Ohio State

1 234Total
• Michigan 14 0177 38
Ohio State 9 3014 26

Florida Citrus Bowl

1 234Total
Auburn 0 1477 28
• Michigan 7 14100 31

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP6633 (1)109618161512201916161711
Coaches Poll4433109617161512211816161510
BCSNot released12151616Not released

Statistical achievements

David Terrell was the Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 94.2 yards per game. The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (148.0) and all games (155.3). They led the conference in turnover margin (+1.13, co-leader with Northwestern) in conference games and (+1.08) in all games.

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; 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. 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. 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.

Players

Roster

2000 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 71 Kurt Anderson Sr
OT 79 Jeff Backus Sr
WR 19 Ronald Bellamy So
C 65 David Brandt Sr
OL 65 Andy Brown So
WR 9 Tyrece Butler So
QB 18 Jermaine Gonzales Fr
OL 78 Jonathan Goodwin Sr
QB 7 Drew Henson So
G 76 Steve Hutchinson Sr
QB 16 John Navarre Fr
TE 81 Bill Seymour Sr
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. # Name Class
LB 17 Larry Foote Jr
CB 3 Todd Howard Jr
LB 28 Anthony Jordan Sr
DL 53 Shantee Orr So
FS 15 DeWayne Patmon Sr
LB 50 Joseph Sgroi Jr
DB 22 Jon Shaw So
CB 13 Brian Smalls So
LB 31 John Spytek So
LB 32 Kolby Wells Fr
DB 6 Jonathan West Sr
CB 5 James Whitley Sr
CB 12 Bradon Williams So
FS 14 Dan Williams Sr
LB 49 Michael Williams Fr
DL 94 Eric Wilson Sr
DL 68 John Wood Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 25 Hayden Epstein Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

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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