1988 Michigan Wolverines football team

1988 Michigan Wolverines football

Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 22–14 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
1988 record	9–2–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (20th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Moeller (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (2nd year)
MVP	Mark Messner
Captain	Mark Messner
Captain	John Vitale
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701)
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Michigan $	7	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Iowa	4	–	1	–	3	6	–	4	–	3
#20 Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	6	–	2	2	–	7	–	2

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Michigan	0	7	7	3	17
• #13 Notre Dame	10	3	0	6	19

Date: September 10
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

1		ND	Watters 81-yard punt return (Ho kick)	ND 7-0

1		ND	Ho 31-yard field goal	ND 10-0

2		ND	Ho 38-yard field goal	ND 13-0

2		MICH	Hoard 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	ND 13-7

3		MICH	Taylor 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 14-13

4		ND	Ho 26-yard field goal	ND 16-14

4		MICH	Gillette 49-yard field goal	MICH 17-16

4	1:13	ND	Ho 26-yard field goal	ND 19-17

Scoring summary

1		ND	Watters 81-yard punt return (Ho kick)	ND 7-0

1		ND	Ho 31-yard field goal	ND 10-0

2		ND	Ho 38-yard field goal	ND 13-0

2		MICH	Hoard 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	ND 13-7

3		MICH	Taylor 1-yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 14-13

4		ND	Ho 26-yard field goal	ND 16-14

4		MICH	Gillette 49-yard field goal	MICH 17-16

4	1:13	ND	Ho 26-yard field goal	ND 19-17

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Miami (FL)	7	7	0	17	31
#15 Michigan	3	17	3	7	30

Date: September 17
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Game attendance: 105,834

Scoring summary

1		Michigan	Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal	Michigan 3-0

1		Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 49-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 7-3

2		Michigan	Mike Gillette 30-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 7-6

2		Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 14-6

2		Michigan	Jeffrey Brown 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (pass failed)	Miami (FL) 14-12

2		Michigan	John Kolesar 18-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Chris Horn run)	Michigan 20-14

3		Michigan	Mike Gillette 29-yard field goal	Michigan 23-14

4		Michigan	Chris Calloway 16-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Mike Gillette kick)	Michigan 30-14

4	5:23	Miami (FL)	Rob Chudzinski 7-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Dale Dawkins pass from Steve Walsh)	Michigan 30-22

4	2:58	Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 48-yard pass from Steve Walsh (pass failed)	Michigan 30-28

4	0:43	Miami (FL)	Carlos Huerta 29-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 31-30

Scoring summary

1		Michigan	Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal	Michigan 3-0

1		Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 49-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 7-3

2		Michigan	Mike Gillette 30-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 7-6

2		Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 14-6

2		Michigan	Jeffrey Brown 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (pass failed)	Miami (FL) 14-12

2		Michigan	John Kolesar 18-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Chris Horn run)	Michigan 20-14

3		Michigan	Mike Gillette 29-yard field goal	Michigan 23-14

4		Michigan	Chris Calloway 16-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Mike Gillette kick)	Michigan 30-14

4	5:23	Miami (FL)	Rob Chudzinski 7-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Dale Dawkins pass from Steve Walsh)	Michigan 30-22

4	2:58	Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 48-yard pass from Steve Walsh (pass failed)	Michigan 30-28

4	0:43	Miami (FL)	Carlos Huerta 29-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 31-30

The Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	10	10	0	14	34
Ohio State	0	0	14	17	31

Date: September 10
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 12:10 EST
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 90,176
Game weather: Overcast
Referee: John Nealow

Scoring summary

1	9:13	MICH	Gillette, 22-yard field goal	Michigan 3-0

1	13:54	MICH	McMurtry, 57 yard pass from D Brown (Gillette kick good)	Michigan 10-0

2	6:25	MICH	Hoard, 18 rush (Gillette kick good)	Michigan 17-0

2	0:00	MICH	Gillette, 22 yard field goal	Michigan 20-0

3	2:54	OSU	Snow, 4 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good)	Michigan 20-7

3	10:01	OSU	Matlock, 9 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good)	Michigan 20-14

4	3:34	OSU	Olive, 14 yard pas from Frey (O'Morrow kick good)	Ohio State 21-20

4	6:30	OSU	O'Morrow, 21 yard field goal	Ohio State 24-20

4	10:40	MICH	Hoard, 8 yard rush (Gillette kick good)	Michigan 27-4

4	12:58	OSU	Matlock, 16 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good)	Ohio State 31-27

4	6:30	MICH	Kolesar, 41 yard pass from D Brown (Gillette kick good)	Michigan 34-31

Scoring summary

1	9:13	MICH	Gillette, 22-yard field goal	Michigan 3-0

1	13:54	MICH	McMurtry, 57 yard pass from D Brown (Gillette kick good)	Michigan 10-0

2	6:25	MICH	Hoard, 18 rush (Gillette kick good)	Michigan 17-0

2	0:00	MICH	Gillette, 22 yard field goal	Michigan 20-0

3	2:54	OSU	Snow, 4 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good)	Michigan 20-7

3	10:01	OSU	Matlock, 9 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good)	Michigan 20-14

4	3:34	OSU	Olive, 14 yard pas from Frey (O'Morrow kick good)	Ohio State 21-20

4	6:30	OSU	O'Morrow, 21 yard field goal	Ohio State 24-20

4	10:40	MICH	Hoard, 8 yard rush (Gillette kick good)	Michigan 27-4

4	12:58	OSU	Matlock, 16 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good)	Ohio State 31-27

4	6:30	MICH	Kolesar, 41 yard pass from D Brown (Gillette kick good)	Michigan 34-31

The 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of five consecutive Big Ten Conference championships.

Kicker Mike Gillette scored on a 40-yard fake punt run, a play that was put in during halftime, and kicked a 30-yard field goal as Michigan's defense registered five sacks and an interception against the winless Spartans.

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