1993 Michigan Wolverines football team

1993 Michigan Wolverines football

Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 42–7 vs. NC State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 21
1993 record	8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gary Moeller (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (7th year)
MVP	Buster Stanley
Captain	Buster Stanley
Captain	Ricky Powers
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1993 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Wisconsin +	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
#11 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
#8 Penn State	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#21 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Moeller. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. The team featured three All-Americans: Tyrone Wheatley, Buster Stanley, and Ty Law. Stanley, who was the team MVP, served as co-captain with Ricky Powers. The team posted an 8–4 overall record (5–3 Big Ten) and won the 1994 Hall of Fame Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	Washington State*	No. 3/3	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 41–14	105,512
September 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 11/10 Notre Dame*	No. 3/2	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	L 23–27	106,851
September 25	12:30 p.m.	Houston*	No. 8/9	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 42–21	104,196
October 2	12:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 8/10	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W 24–7	105,423
October 9	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 9/10	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	L 7–17	78,311
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7/7 Penn State	No. 18/17	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	W 21–13	96,719
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 13/14	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	L 21–24	106,385
October 30	12:30 p.m.	at No. 21/20 Wisconsin	No. 24/23	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	L 10–13	77,745
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Purdue		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 25–10	104,326
November 13	12:30 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	W 58–7	43,603
November 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 5/5 Ohio State		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	W 28–0	106,867
January 1, 1994	11:00 a.m.	vs. NC State*	No. 23/22	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–7	64,597
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical achievements

Wheatley was the repeat Big Ten scoring champion with an 8.4 points per game average in all games, although he lost the conference games title to Purdue's Mike Alstott.^[1]

The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (155.2), although Wisconsin won the title for all games.^[2] The team earned the fourth of four consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 108.0 yards per game.^[3] The team also earned the third of five consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding opponents to 103.0 yards per game.^[3] The team led the Big Ten Conference in scoring defense for conference games (11.4 points per game) and all games (13.3).^[4]

Todd Collins established the school record for single-season pass attempts (296), eclipsing Jim Harbaugh's 1986 total of 277 and broken by Brian Griese in 1997.^[5]

Awards and honors

Captain: Buster Stanley, Ricky Powers
Academic All-American: Marc Milia (second team)^[6]
All-Conference: Tyrone Wheatley, Buster Stanley, Ty Law
Most Valuable Player: Buster Stanley
Meyer Morton Award: Todd Collins
John Maulbetsch Award: Chuck Winters
Frederick Matthei Award: Tyrone Wheatley
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Marc Milia
Dick Katcher Award: Buster Stanley
Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Joe Marinaro
Robert P. Ufer Award: Walter Smith
Roger Zatkoff Award: Gannon Dudlar

Coaching staff

Head coach: Gary Moeller
Assistant coaches: Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Mike DeBord, Bill Harris, Jim Herrmann, Fred Jackson, Greg Mattison, Les Miles, Bobby Morrison
Trainer: Paul Schmidt
Manager: Joe Allore, Kevin Brickner, Steve Connelly, Joel Gerring, Andy Riegler, Mark Mattesi, Marty Rice, Lance Satterthwaite, Michael Weiskopf

References

↑ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. pp. 53–4. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
↑ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 55. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
1 2 "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 56. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
↑ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 58. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
↑ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. pp. 120–123. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Michigan's Academic All-Americans". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

External links

1993 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

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