1991 Michigan Wolverines football team
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Big Ten champion
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Rose Bowl, L 14–34 vs. Washington
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| 1991 record | 10–2 (8–0 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Gary Moeller (2nd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lloyd Carr (5th year) |
| MVP | Desmond Howard |
| Captain | Erick Anderson |
| Captain | Greg Skrepenak |
| Home stadium |
Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #10 Iowa | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | MICH | Carlson 23 yard field goal | MICH 3–0 | |
| 2 | MICH | Howard 29 yard run (Carlson kick) | MICH 10–0 | |
| 2 | MICH | Powers 16 yard run (Carlson kick) | MICH 17–0 | |
| 2 | ND | Bettis 3 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) | MICH 17–7 | |
| 3 | ND | T. Smith 35 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) | MICH 17–14 | |
| 4 | MICH | Howard 25 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick) | MICH 24–14 | |
The 1991 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1991 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 was undefeated in the Big Ten Conference and was led by Heisman Trophy-winner Desmond Howard, Butkus Award-winner Erick Anderson and national statistical champion Elvis Grbac. The team won the fourth of five consecutive Big Ten championships. The team lost to national champion Washington Huskies in the 1992 Rose Bowl.
Desmond Howard surpassed Anthony Carter's 11-year-old conference single-season record of 14 touchdown receptions by totaling 19, which continues to be the conference record. During the season, he extended his consecutive games with a touchdown reception streak to 13 games, surpassing Carter's 9, set in 1980, a record that still stands. J. D. Carlson established the current Big Ten record for consecutive successful point after touchdown conversions at 126.
Grbac won the first of his back-to-back passing efficiency NCAA Division I FBS championships. He also won his second of three consecutive Big Ten passing statistical championships (177.8 passing efficiency in conference games and 161.7 in all games).Desmond Howard was the repeat Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 82.1 yards per game and he won his only conference games yardage championship with a 90.1 average. Howard was also the scoring champion with an 11.3 points per game average in conference games and an 11.5 average overall.
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