1995 Michigan Wolverines football team
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| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 17 |
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| No. 8 Northwestern $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Ohio State | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1995 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.
The team earned the fifth of six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 93.2 yards per game.[1] The team also earned the fifth of five consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding opponents to 88.1 yards per game.[1] The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (314.5) and all games (284.8).[2] The loss against Northwestern ended a streak of 19 consecutive wins in the series.[3]
Tim Biakabutuka set the following records: single-season rushing attempts (303), eclipsing Jamie Morris' eight year old record and broken five years later by Anthony Thomas; and single-season rushing yards (1818), also eclipsing an eight year old record by Morris, but currently still standing. His November 25th single-game 313-yard performance in the Michigan - Ohio State football rivalry game remains second to Ron Johnson's 347-yard 1967 performance.[4]
Mercury Hayes had a 7-reception 179-yard performance culminating in a game-winning, fourth down, time expired 15-yard touchdown catch on August 26, 1995 from Scott Dreisbach to seal an 18–17 win in Michigan's greatest comeback,[5] a record that stood for eight years until 2003, when the Wolverines pulled off a 21-point comeback against Minnesota.[6] Dreisbach's 52-pass attempts surpassed the school record by Dick Vidmer of 47 set in 1967. The 372 yards gained broke Todd Collins' 1994 record of 352. Tom Brady would surpass the both records in 1998. Later in the season against Michingan State, Dreisbach became 9th Michigan passer to accumulate 4 touchdown passes in a game, a record which has been matched but not broken.[7] The reception was recorded against University of Virginia Cavaliers defensive backs Ronde Barber and Paul London in the Pigskin Classic to complete what was at the time the largest comeback in Michigan Football history (17 points) in Lloyd Carr's coaching debut.[5][8] The game constituted one of the two wildest finishes in Michigan Football history according to ESPN.[9]
Schedule
August 26, 1995No. 17 Virginia*No. 14
ABCW 18–17 101,444 September 2, 1995at No. 25 IllinoisNo. 13
W 38–14 70,193 September 9, 1995Memphis*No. 11
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
W 24–7 100,862 September 16, 1995at Boston College*No. 9
W 23–13 44,500 September 30, 1995Miami (Ohio)*No. 8
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
W 38–19 104,484 October 7, 1995No. 25 NorthwesternNo. 6
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
ESPNL 19–13 104,642 October 21, 1995at IndianaNo. 10
W 34–17 44,623
October 28, 1995Minnesota
No. 9
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
W 52–17 104,929 November 4, 1995at Michigan StateNo. 7
L 28–25 74,667 November 11, 1995PurdueNo. 13
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
W 5–0 103,721 November 18, 1995at No. 19 Penn StateNo. 12
L 27–17 96,677 November 25, 1995No. 2 Ohio StateNo. 18
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
ABCW 31–23 106,288 December 28, 1995vs. No. 19 Texas A&M*No. 14
ESPNL 22–20 64,597
Awards and honors
- Co-captains: Jarrett Irons, Joe Marinaro
- All-Americans: Jason Horn, Jon Runyan
- All-Conference: Jason Horn, Jarrett Irons, Jon Runyan, Clarence Thompson, Charles Woodson, Rod Payne
- Most Valuable Player: Tshimanga Biakabutuka
- Meyer Morton Award: Jarrett Irons
- Meyer Morton Award: Jay Riemersma
- John Maulbetsch Award: Jon Jansen
- Frederick Matthei Award: Jarrett Irons
- Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Jay Riemersma
- Dick Katcher Award: Jason Horn
- Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Joe Marinaro
- Robert P. Ufer Award: Jason Carr
- Roger Zatkoff Award: Jarrett Irons
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Lloyd Carr
- Assistant coaches: Vance Bedford, Erik Campbell, Kit Cartwright, Mike DeBord, Jim Herrmann, Brady Hoke, Fred Jackson, Greg Mattison, Bobby Morrison
- Trainer: Paul Schmidt
- Managers: Jason Armstrong, Joe Allore, Adam Clous, Patrick Bolger, Jared Drinkwater, Michael Levine, Joel Gerring, Ed Magnus, Sami Samaha, Tibor Tuske
References
- ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. 2010-01-05. p. 56. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. 2010-01-05. p. 57. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 117. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. 2009-01-05. p. 114. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ a b "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Michigan Finds Miracle of Its Own to Overcome Virginia". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1995-08-27. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ LaPointe, Joe (2003-10-11). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Navarre Brings Michigan All the Way Back". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. 2009-01-05. pp. 120–123. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "Versus Virginia August 26, 1995 (box score)". M Go Blue. Regents of the University of Michigan. 2003. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ Jones, Todd (2007). "Michigan". In MacCambridge, Michael (ed.). ESPN Big Ten College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Enterprises. p. 62. ISBN 1933060492.