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1993 Michigan Wolverines football team

1993 Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 42–7 vs. NC State
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 21
1993 record 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Gary Moeller (4th year)
Defensive coordinator Lloyd Carr (7th year)
MVP Buster Stanley
Captain Buster Stanley
Captain Ricky Powers
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
Seasons
« 1992 1994 »
1993 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Wisconsin + 6 1 1     10 1 1
#11 Ohio State + 6 1 1     10 1 1
#8 Penn State 6 2 0     10 2 0
Indiana 5 3 0     8 4 0
#21 Michigan 5 3 0     8 4 0
Illinois 5 3 0     5 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0     6 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0     6 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 0     4 7 0
Northwestern 0 8 0     2 9 0
Purdue 0 8 0     1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Moeller. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. The team featured three All-Americans: Tyrone Wheatley, Buster Stanley, and Ty Law. Stanley, who was the team MVP, served as co-captain with Ricky Powers. The team posted an 8–4 overall record (5–3 Big Ten) and won the 1994 Hall of Fame Bowl.

Wheatley was the repeat Big Ten scoring champion with an 8.4 points per game average in all games, although he lost the conference games title to Purdue's Mike Alstott.

The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (155.2), although Wisconsin won the title for all games. The team earned the fourth of four consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 108.0 yards per game. The team also earned the third of five consecutive and six 1990s Big Ten rushing defense statistical championships for conference games by holding opponents to 103.0 yards per game. The team led the Big Ten Conference in scoring defense for conference games (11.4 points per game) and all games (13.3).

Todd Collins established the school record for single-season pass attempts (296), eclipsing Jim Harbaugh's 1986 total of 277 and broken by Brian Griese in 1997.


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