2000 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

2000 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten co-champion Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
Record	9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lloyd Carr (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Stan Parrish (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Herrmann (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Anthony Thomas
Captains	Steve Hutchinson Anthony Thomas James Whitley Eric Wilson
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 107,501)

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Purdue $+		6	–	2					8	–	4
Northwestern +		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Michigan +		6	–	2					9	–	3
Ohio State		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 23 Wisconsin		4	–	4					9	–	4
Minnesota		4	–	4					6	–	6
Penn State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Iowa		3	–	5					3	–	9
Illinois		2	–	6					5	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	No. 6	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN Plus	W 42–7	110,585
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Rice*	No. 3	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN Plus	W 38–7	109,778
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 UCLA*	No. 3	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 20–23	88,044
September 23	7:45 p.m.	at No. 19 Illinois	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (series)	ESPN	W 35–31	72,524
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Wisconsin	No. 9	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (College GameDay)	ABC	W 13–10	111,341
October 7	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 6	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ABC	L 31–32	68,340
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 18	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 58–0	110,909
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 16	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 14–0	111,514
November 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Northwestern	No. 12	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	ABC	L 51–54	47,130
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	No. 20	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W 33–11	110,803
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Ohio State	No. 19	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–26	98,568
January 1, 2001	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Auburn*	No. 17	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 31–28	66,928
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	6	6	3	3 (1)	10	9	6	18	16	15	12	20	19	16	16	17	11
Coaches Poll	4	4	3	3	10	9	6	17	16	15	12	21	18	16	16	15	10
BCS	Not released									—	12	—	—	15	16	16	Not released

Game summaries

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total Bowling Green 0 0 0 7 7 • Michigan 7 14 0 21 42 Date: September 2 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan TV announcers (ESPN+): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play) & Bob Valesente (Color)

Scoring summary 1 1:16 MICH David Terrell 41 yard pass from John Navarre (Hayden Epstein kick) Michigan 7–0 2 11:23 MICH Ronald Bellamy 19 yard pass from John Navarre (Hayden Epstein kick) Michigan 14–0 2 7:58 MICH Ronald Bellamy 11 yard pass from John Navarre (Hayden Epstein kick) Michigan 21–0 4 14:19 MICH Marquise Walker 4 yard pass from John Navarre (Hayden Epstein kick) Michigan 28–0 4 12:41 MICH Anthony Thomas 28 yard run (Hayden Epstein kick) Michigan 35–0 4 5:21 BGSU Andre Pinchem 24 yard pass from Andy Sahm (Mike Knapp kick) Michigan 35–7 4 3:02 MICH Chris Perry 42 yard run (Hayden Epstein kick) Michigan 42–7

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total Rice 0 0 0 7 7 • Michigan 28 7 3 0 38 Date: September 9 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan TV announcers (ESPN+): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Randy Wright (Color) & Jim Barbar (Sideline)

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 6 7 7 0 20 • UCLA 0 3 14 6 23 Date: September 16 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Todd Harris (Sideline)

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 7 0 7 21 35 Illinois 0 14 10 7 31 Date: September 23 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 3 0 0 7 10 • Michigan 0 3 3 7 13 Date: September 30 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 4:26 WIS Vitaly Pisetsky 49 yard field goal WIS 3–0 Q2 :04 MICH Jeff Del Verne 33 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q3 7:31 MICH Jeff Del Verne 33 yard field goal MICH 6–3 Q4 12:10 WIS Chad Kuhns 5 yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Vitaly Pisetsky kick) WIS 10–6 Q4 6:42 MICH David Terrell 15 yard pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Del Verne kick) MICH 13–10

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 7 21 0 3 31 • Purdue 3 7 13 9 32 Date: October 7 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

See also: 2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 10 35 7 6 58 Date: October 14 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 110,909 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 7 0 7 0 14 Date: October 21 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 111,514 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 10:31 MICH Thomas 1 yard run (Del Verne kick) MICH 7–0 Q3 7:27 MICH Thomas 30 yard run (Del Verne kick) MICH 14–0

• Anthony Thomas 25 Rush, 175 Yds

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 14 14 17 6 51 • Northwestern 7 16 13 18 54 Date: November 4 Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 3 0 0 8 11 • Michigan 0 17 3 13 33 Date: November 11 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 110,803 TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Todd Christensen (Color) & Dave Ryan (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 2:55 PSU Primanti 35 yard field goal PSU 3–0 Q2 9:36 MICH Thomas 7 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 7–3 Q2 1:32 MICH Seymour 15 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) MICH 14–3 Q2 :23 MICH Epstein 33 yard field goal MICH 17–3 Q3 5:10 MICH Epstein 31 yard field goal MICH 20–3 Q4 14:14 MICH Askew 40 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) MICH 27–3 Q4 9:23 PSU Johnson 50 yard pass from Seneca (Drummond pass from Seneca) MICH 27–11 Q4 :01 MICH Perry 1 yard run (kick failed) MICH 33–11

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 14 0 17 7 38 Ohio State 9 3 0 14 26 Date: November 18 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 13:03 OHST Wells 1 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q1 11:02 OHST Stultz 37 yard field goal OHST 9–0 Q1 9:16 MICH Thomas 70 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) OHST 9–7 Q1 7:14 MICH Terrell 21 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) MICH 14–9 Q2 :00 OHST Stultz 26 yard field goal MICH 14–12 Q3 10:28 MICH Terrell 32 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) MICH 21–12 Q3 6:07 MICH Epstein 25 yard field goal MICH 24–12 Q3 4:15 MICH Curry 50 yard interception return (Epstein kick) MICH 31–12 Q4 10:20 OHST Wells 2 yard run (Stultz kick) MICH 31–19 Q4 7:03 OHST Rambo 18 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) MICH 31–26 Q4 1:18 MICH Henson 1 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 38–26

• Drew Henson 14/25, 303 Yds

Florida Citrus Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 14 7 7 28 • Michigan 7 14 10 0 31 Date: January 1 Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, Florida Game attendance: 66,928 TV announcers (ABC): Sean Grande (Play-by-play) & David Norrie (Color)

Scoring summary Q1 6:27 MICH Terrell 31 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) MICH 7–0 Q2 14:17 AUB Daniels 19 yard pass from Leard (Duval kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 11:04 AUB Robinson 20 yard pass from Leard (Duval kick) AUB 14–7 Q2 6:41 MICH Askew 4 yard pass from Henson (Epstein kick) Tie 14–14 Q2 :54 MICH Thomas 11 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 21–14 Q3 6:51 MICH Thomas 25 yard run (Epstein kick) MICH 28–14 Q3 4:08 AUB Johnson 12 yard run (Duval kick) MICH 28–21 Q3 1:35 MICH Epstein 41 yard field goal MICH 31–21 Q4 2:26 AUB Green 21 yard pass from Leard (Duval kick) MICH 31–28

• Anthony Thomas 32 Rush, 182 Yds
• David Terrell 4 Rec, 136 Yds
• Marquise Walker 4 Rec, 100 Yds

Statistical achievements

David Terrell was the Big Ten receiving yardage champion for all games with 94.2 yards per game. The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (148.0) and all games (155.3). They led the conference in turnover margin (+1.13, co-leader with Northwestern) in conference games and (+1.08) in all games.

Anthony Thomas set several school records: single-season carries (319), eclipsing the 303 mark by Tim Biakabutuka set five years earlier and broken three years later by Chris Perry; career carries (924), breaking Jamie Morris' thirteen-year-old record of 809 and broken seven years later by Mike Hart; career yards (4472), also breaking Jamie Morris' thirteen-year-old record of 4393 and broken seven years later by Hart; career rushing touchdowns (52), breaking Tyrone Wheatley's six-year-old record of 47 and still standing; single season yards per game (144.4), eclipsing Morris' 141.9 from 1987 and still standing; single-season 150-yard games (6), surpassing Morris and Rob Lytle who had 5 in 1987 and 1976, respectively; career 100-yard games (22) eclipsing Wheatley's 20 in 1994 and surpassed by Hart in 2007; career 150-yard games (9), surpassing Morris' 7 set in 1987 and surpassed by Hart in 2007. Drew Henson ended his career with the current school record for lowest interception percentage (1.87), surpassing Michael Taylor's 2.55 set in 1989. Terrell broke Amani Toomer's single season reception yards record of 1096 by posting 1130 yards, but Marquise Walker surpassed this record the following season.

Players

Roster

2000 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 71 Kurt Anderson Sr OT 79 Jeff Backus Sr WR 19 Ronald Bellamy So C 65 David Brandt Sr OL 65 Andy Brown So WR 9 Tyrece Butler So QB 18 Jermaine Gonzales Fr OL 78 Jonathan Goodwin Sr QB 7 Drew Henson So G 76 Steve Hutchinson Sr QB 16 John Navarre Fr TE 81 Bill Seymour Sr WR 1 David Terrell Jr RB 32 Anthony Thomas Sr WR 4 Marquise Walker Jr OL 54 Maurice Williams Sr OT 52 Chris Ziemann Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 17 Larry Foote Jr CB 3 Todd Howard Jr LB 28 Anthony Jordan Sr LB 58 Roy Manning Fr DL 53 Shantee Orr So FS 15 DeWayne Patmon Sr LB 50 Joseph Sgroi Jr DB 22 Jon Shaw So CB 13 Brian Smalls So LB 31 John Spytek So LB 32 Kolby Wells Fr DB 6 Jonathan West Sr CB 5 James Whitley Sr CB 12 Bradon Williams So FS 14 Dan Williams Sr LB 49 Michael Williams Fr DL 94 Eric Wilson Sr DL 68 John Wood Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 25 Hayden Epstein Jr	Head coach Lloyd Carr Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Offense

• Kurt Anderson, offensive line, senior, Glenbrook, Illinois
• Dave Armstrong, fullback, junior, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
• B. J. Askew, fullback, sophomore, Cincinnati – started 6 games at fullback
• David Baas, offensive line, freshman, Sarasota, Florida
• Andrew Christopfel, Offensive Line, Freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Jeff Backus, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Norcross, Georgia – started all 12 games at left offensive tackle
• Ryan Beard, running back, sophomore, Houston, Texas
• Calvin Bell, wide receiver, freshman, Simi Valley, California
• Ronald Bellamy, wide receiver, sophomore, New Orleans, Louisiana – started 3 games at flanker, 2 games at fullback, 1 game at split end
• David Brandt, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Jenison, Michigan – started all 12 games at center
• Walter Cross, running back, junior, Fort Washington, Maryland
• Joe Denay, offensive line, junior, Bay City, Michigan
• Deitan Dubuc, tight end, junior, Fabreville, Quebec
• Tyler Ecker, tight end, freshman, El Dorado Hills, California
• Justin Fargas, running back, junior, Encino, California
• Jermaine Gonzalez, quarterback, freshman, Pontiac, Michigan
• Jonathan Goodwin, offensive line, senior, Columbia, South Carolina – started 9 games at right offensive guard
• Drew Henson, quarterback, junior, Brighton, Michigan – started 8 games at quarterback
• Steve Hutchinson, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Coral Springs, Florida – started all 12 games at left offensive guard
• Tommy Jones, wide receiver, fifth-year senior, Lansing, Michigan
• Bennie Joppru, tight end, junior, Wayzata, Minnesota – started 3 games at tight end, 1 game at split end, 1 game at flanker and 1 game at fullback
• Ben Mast, offensive line, senior, Massillon, Ohio – started 3 games at right offensive guard
• Todd Mossa, offensive line, junior, Darien, Connecticut
• John Navarre, quarterback, sophomore, Cudahy, Wisconsin – started 4 games at quarterback
• Tony Pape, offensive line, sophomore, Clarendon Hills, Illinois
• Chris Perry, running back, freshman, Advance, North Carolina
• Aaron Richards, wide receiver, senior, Reading, Michigan
• Eric Rosel, tight end, senior, Liberal, Kansas – started 1 game at fullback
• Bill Seymour, tight end, senior, Granger, Indiana – started 8 games at tight end, 1 game at fullback
• Rudy Smith, wide receiver, senior, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Demetrius Solomon, offensive line, sophomore, Flint, Michigan
• David Terrell, wide receiver, junior, Richmond, Virginia – started 10 games at split end
• Anthony Thomas, running back, senior, Winnfield, Louisiana – started all 12 games at tailback
• Shawn Thompson, tight end, senior, Saginaw, Michigan – started 1 game at tight end
• Marquise Walker, wide receiver, junior, Syracuse, New York – started 7 games at flanker
• Eric Warner, offensive line, fifth-year senior, Brighton, Michigan
• Maurice Williams, offensive line, senior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
• Clayton Jones [ATH] Belle Glade, Florida

Defense

• Norman Boebert, defensive line, sophomore, Peoria, Arizona
• Grant Bowman, defensive line, sophomore, Blacklick, Ohio – started 5 games at nose tackle
• Eric Brackins, inside linebacker, senior, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee – started 8 games at inside linebacker
• Philip Brackins, linebacker, sophomore, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
• Emmanuel Casseus, linebacker, freshman, Montreal
• Evan Coleman, RLB, junior, Houston, Texas – started 4 games at r linebacker
• Julius Curry, strong safety, junior, Detroit, Michigan – started 11 games at strong safety
• P. J. Cwayna, inside linebacker, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Carl Diggs, linebacker, sophomore, Warren, Ohio – started 2 games at inside linebacker
• Charles Drake, defensive back, sophomore, Los Angeles – started 2 games at free safety, 1 game at strong safety, 1 game at inside linebacker
• Larry Foote, inside linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan – started all 12 games at inside linebacker
• Robert Fraumann, linebacker, senior, Deerfield, Illinois
• Jake Frysinger, defensive end, senior, Grosse Ile, Michigan – started 1 game at defensive end
• Norm Heuer, defensive line, sophomore, Peoria, Arizona – started 1 game at defensive end, 1 game at nose tackle
• Victor Hobson, outside linebacker, junior, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey – started 10 games at outside linebacker
• Todd Howard, cornerback, junior, Bolingbrook, Illinois – started 11 games at weak-side cornerback
• Anthony Jordan, linebacker, senior, Jersey City, New Jersey – started 1 game at inside linebacker
• Cato June, free safety, junior, Washington, D.C.
• Alain Kashama, defensive line, freshman, Montreal – started 2 games at r linebacker
• Zach Kaufman, linebacker, freshman, Claremont, California
• Brodie Killian, outside linebacker, senior, Dearborn, Michigan
• Shawn Lazarus, defensive line, junior, Canal Fulton, Ohio – started 5 games at defensive tackle
• Jeremy LeSueur, cornerback, sophomore, Holly Springs, Mississippi – started 1 game at strong-side cornerback, 1 game at weak-side cornerback
• Michael Manning, cornerback, senior, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Clayton Jones, Free Safety, True Freshman, [Belle Glade Fl] 4 Interceptions In 8 games
• Jeremy Miller, LS, senior, Swanton, Ohio
• Dwight Mosley, linebacker, junior, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Shantee Orr, RLB, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan – started 2 games at r linebacker, 1 game at nose tackle
• DeWayne Patmon, strong safety, senior, San Diego, California – started 10 games at strong safety
• Dave Pearson, defensive line, sophomore, Brighton, Michigan
• Dave Petruziello, defensive end, junior, Mentor, Ohio – started 3 games at defensive tackle
• Gary Rose, defensive line, senior, Quinnesec, Michigan
• Dan Rumishek, defensive line, junior, Addison, Illinois – started 10 games at defensive end
• Andy Sechler, outside linebacker, fifth-year senior, Union City, Michigan
• Joseph Sgroi, linebacker, junior, Plymouth, Michigan
• Jon Shaw, defensive back, sophomore, Coral Springs, Florida
• John Spytek, linebacker, sophomore, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
• Larry Stevens, linebacker, freshman, Tacoma, Washington – started 4 games at r linebacker
• James Whitley, cornerback, senior, Norfolk, Virginia – started 9 games at strong-side cornerback
• Brandon Williams, cornerback, sophomore, Omaha, Nebraska – started 2 games at strong-side cornerback, 1 game at outside linebacker
• Dan Williams, free safety, fifth-year senior, Temperance, Michigan
• Eric Wilson, defensive line, fifth-year senior, Monroe, Michigan – started 5 games at nose tackle, 4 games at defensive tackle
• Clyde Young, defensive line, senior, Springfield, Ohio

Kickers

• Jeff Del Verne, place-kicker, fifth-year senior, Sylvania, Ohio
• Hayden Epstein, place-kicker, punter, junior, Cardiff, California
• Adam Finley, punter, place-kicker, freshman, Greenwood, Indiana
• Cory Sargent, punter, fifth-year senior, South Lyon, Michigan

Awards and honors

The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances at the national, conference and team levels.

National

• All-Americans: Steve Hutchinson, David Terrell
• Jim Parker Trophy (top collegiate offensive lineman): Steve Hutchinson

Conference

• All-Conference: Steve Hutchinson, Anthony Thomas, David Terrell, Jeff Backus, Larry Foote
• Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year: Steve Hutchinson

Team

• Co-captains: Steve Hutchinson, Anthony Thomas, James Whitley, Eric Wilson
• Most Valuable Player: Anthony Thomas
• Meyer Morton Award: Jeff Backus
• John Maulbetsch Award: Ronald Bellamy
• Frederick Matthei Award: David Terrell
• Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Andy Sechler
• Dick Katcher Award: Dan Rumishek
• Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Jeff Backus, Maurice Williams, Steve Hutchinson
• Robert P. Ufer Award: David Brandt, DeWayne Patmon
• Roger Zatkoff Award: Victor Hobson

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Lloyd Carr
• Assistant coaches: Teryl Austin, Erik Campbell, Jim Herrmann, Brady Hoke, Fred Jackson, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Bobby Morrison, Stan Parrish
• Staff: Scott Draper, Mark Ouimet, Kelly Cox
• Trainer: Paul Schmidt
• Managers: Sean Merrill (senior manager), Craig Hisey, Gregory Deutch, Jason Henderson, Chad Seigle, Lisa Kuzma, Victor H. Soto, Chris Anderson, Brian Resutek, Adam Jahnke, Rick Polanco, Craig Podolski, Taylor Morgan, Chris LeMaster, Joe Harper, Maggie Malone

External links

• 2000 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History