1987 Michigan Wolverines football team

1987 Michigan Wolverines football

Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 28–24 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
1987 record	8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (19th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Moeller (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (1st year)
MVP	Jamie Morris
Captain	Doug Mallory
Captain	Jamie Morris
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701)
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#16 Iowa	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Indiana	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#19 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Illinois	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington St	7	3	0	8	18
• Michigan	7	6	24	7	44

Scoring summary

Q1	MICH	Kolesar 25 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)	MICH 7–0

Q1	WSU	Leighton 20 yard pass from Rosenbach (Adams kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	WSU	Adams 30 yard field goal	WSU 10–7

Q2	MICH	Gillette 36 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

Q2	MICH	Gillette 48 yard field goal	MICH 13–10

Q3	MICH	Morris 2 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 20–10

Q3	MICH	Gillette 32 yard field goal	MICH 23–10

Q3	MICH	D. Brown 12 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 30–10

Q3	MICH	Morris 1 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 37–10

Q4	WSU	Wood 33 yard pass from Rosenbach (Calvin run)	MICH 37–18

Q4	MICH	Jefferson 70 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 44–18

Scoring summary

Q1	MICH	Kolesar 25 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)	MICH 7–0

Q1	WSU	Leighton 20 yard pass from Rosenbach (Adams kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	WSU	Adams 30 yard field goal	WSU 10–7

Q2	MICH	Gillette 36 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

Q2	MICH	Gillette 48 yard field goal	MICH 13–10

Q3	MICH	Morris 2 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 20–10

Q3	MICH	Gillette 32 yard field goal	MICH 23–10

Q3	MICH	D. Brown 12 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 30–10

Q3	MICH	Morris 1 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 37–10

Q4	WSU	Wood 33 yard pass from Rosenbach (Calvin run)	MICH 37–18

Q4	MICH	Jefferson 70 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 44–18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0
• Michigan	21	21	7	0	49

Scoring summary

1	Michigan	Jefferson 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 7-0

1	Michigan	D. Brown 14-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 14-0

1	Michigan	Morris 35-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 21-0

2	Michigan	Morris 13-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 28-0

2	Michigan	Morris 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 35-0

2	Michigan	D. Walker 7-yard pass from Taylor (Gillette kick)	Michigan 42-0

3	Michigan	D. Brown 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 49-0

Scoring summary

1	Michigan	Jefferson 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 7-0

1	Michigan	D. Brown 14-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 14-0

1	Michigan	Morris 35-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 21-0

2	Michigan	Morris 13-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 28-0

2	Michigan	Morris 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 35-0

2	Michigan	D. Walker 7-yard pass from Taylor (Gillette kick)	Michigan 42-0

3	Michigan	D. Brown 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	Michigan 49-0

The 1987 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.