1990 Michigan Wolverines football team

1990 Michigan Wolverines football

Big Ten co-champion Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–3 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
1990 record	9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gary Moeller (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (4th year)
MVP	Tripp Welborne
Captain	Jarrod Bunch
Captain	John Milligan
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701)
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Michigan +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#16 Michigan State +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
#25 Illinois +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	15	0	0	15
• Michigan	14	14	0	10	38

Date: September 22
Location: Michigan Stadium
Game attendance: 104,992

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	10	21	0	7	38
Purdue	6	0	7	0	13

Date: November 3
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 38,750

Scoring summary

Q1	PUR	Hunter 1 yard run (kick failed)	PUR 6–0

Q1	MICH	Carlson 44 yard field goal	PUR 6–3

Q1	MICH	Jefferson 2 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 10–6

Q2	MICH	Ware 17 yard blocked punt return (Carlson kick)	MICH 17–6

Q2	MICH	Howard 15 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 24–6

Q2	MICH	Jefferson 3 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 31–6

Q3	PUR	McManus 39 yard pass from Hunter (Wambold kick)	MICH 31–13

Q4	MICH	Jefferson 1 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 38–13

Scoring summary

Q1	PUR	Hunter 1 yard run (kick failed)	PUR 6–0

Q1	MICH	Carlson 44 yard field goal	PUR 6–3

Q1	MICH	Jefferson 2 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 10–6

Q2	MICH	Ware 17 yard blocked punt return (Carlson kick)	MICH 17–6

Q2	MICH	Howard 15 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 24–6

Q2	MICH	Jefferson 3 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 31–6

Q3	PUR	McManus 39 yard pass from Hunter (Wambold kick)	MICH 31–13

Q4	MICH	Jefferson 1 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 38–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	3	7	0	8	18
• Michigan	7	0	14	14	35

Date: November 17
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 102,112

Scoring summary

Q1	MINN	Berglund 37 yard field goal	MINN 3–0

Q1	MICH	Howard 3 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 7–3

Q2	MINN	Fleetwood 5 yard run (Berglund kick)	MINN 10–7

Q3	MICH	Bunch 11 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 14–10

Q3	MICH	Alexander 3 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 21–10

Q4	MICH	Powers 5 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 28–10

Q4	MINN	Tingelhoff 4 yard pass from Schaffner (Evans pass from Schaffner)	MICH 28–18

Q4	MICH	Vaughn 1 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 35–18

Scoring summary

Q1	MINN	Berglund 37 yard field goal	MINN 3–0

Q1	MICH	Howard 3 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 7–3

Q2	MINN	Fleetwood 5 yard run (Berglund kick)	MINN 10–7

Q3	MICH	Bunch 11 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 14–10

Q3	MICH	Alexander 3 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	MICH 21–10

Q4	MICH	Powers 5 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 28–10

Q4	MINN	Tingelhoff 4 yard pass from Schaffner (Evans pass from Schaffner)	MICH 28–18

Q4	MICH	Vaughn 1 yard run (Carlson kick)	MICH 35–18

Michigan at Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	0	6	7	3	16
Ohio St	3	7	3	0	13

Date: November 24
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 90,054

Scoring summary

1	Ohio St	Williams 33-yard field goal	Ohio St 3-0

2	Michigan	Carlson 27-yard field goal	Tie 3-3

2	Michigan	Carlson 30-yard field goal	Michigan 6-3

2	Ohio St	Graham 12-yard pass from Frey (Williams kick)	Ohio St 10-6

3	Ohio St	Williams 43-yard field goal	Ohio St 13-6

3	Michigan	Howard 12-yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	Tie 13-13

4	Michigan	Carlson 37-yard field goal	Michigan 16-13

Scoring summary

1	Ohio St	Williams 33-yard field goal	Ohio St 3-0

2	Michigan	Carlson 27-yard field goal	Tie 3-3

2	Michigan	Carlson 30-yard field goal	Michigan 6-3

2	Ohio St	Graham 12-yard pass from Frey (Williams kick)	Ohio St 10-6

3	Ohio St	Williams 43-yard field goal	Ohio St 13-6

3	Michigan	Howard 12-yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)	Tie 13-13

4	Michigan	Carlson 37-yard field goal	Michigan 16-13

The 1990 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Moeller. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the third of five consecutive Big Ten championships. They were co-champions with Michigan State, Iowa and Illinois.

Desmond Howard was the Big Ten receiving statistical champion for conference games with 5.5 receptions per contest, Northwestern's Richard Buchanan won the title for all games. Additionally, he won the first of two Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 85.4 yards per game, but he lost the conference games yardage championship to Ohio State's Jeff Graham. J.D. Carlson won the Big Ten scoring championship with a 7.9 points per game average for all games, although he lost the conference per game championship to Michigan State's Hyland Hickson.Elvis Grbac won his first of three consecutive Big Ten passing statistical championships (137.1 passing efficiency in all games), Matt Rodgers of Iowa won the title for conference games.

The team led the Big Ten in rushing offense for all games (264.6 yards per game), although Michigan State won the title for conference games. They also led in passing efficiency for all games (137.7) although Iowa led for conference games. They were the conference leader in total offense for all games (432.5 yards per game), although Iowa won the title for conference games. The 715 yards of total offense in the January 1, 1991 Gator Bowl against Ole Miss stood as the school record until October 17, 2009.

The team earned the first of four consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 104.7 yards per game. Iowa won the title for conference games. The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (289.4), while Iowa led for all games. The team led the Big Ten Conference in scoring defense for conference games (16.9 points per game) and all games (16.5). They were the conference leaders in quarterback sacks for conference games (3.6 sacks per game) and all games (3.6 sacks per game). They led the conference in turnover margin (+0.92) in all games, while Illinois led for conference games. They led the conference in punt return average in conference games (17.4 yards per return) and all games (15.2). The season marked the third consecutive year that the team led the conference in kick return average in conference games (26.5 yards per return) and all games (27.3).

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