1993 Michigan Wolverines football team

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.

1993 Michigan Wolverines football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 21
1993 record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLloyd Carr (7th season)
MVPBuster Stanley
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
No. 8 Penn State 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
Indiana 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 43:30 p.m.Washington State*No. 3
ABCW 41–14105,512[1]
September 1112:00 p.m.No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 3
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCL 23–27106,851[2]
September 2512:30 p.m.Houston*No. 8
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 42–21104,196[3]
October 212:30 p.m.IowaNo. 8
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPNW 24–7105,423[4]
October 93:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 9
ABCL 7–1778,311[5]
October 1612:00 p.m.at No. 7 Penn StateNo. 18
ABCW 21–1396,719[6]
October 233:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 13
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (series)
ABCL 21–24106,385[7]
October 3012:30 p.m.at No. 21 WisconsinNo. 24
ESPNL 10–1377,745[8]
November 61:00 p.m.Purdue
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 25–10104,326[9]
November 1312:30 p.m.at Minnesota
ESPNW 58–743,603[10]
November 2012:00 p.m.No. 5 Ohio State
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCW 28–0106,867[11]
January 1, 199411:00 a.m.vs. NC State*No. 23
ESPNW 42–752,649[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Statistical achievements

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.[13]

The team led the Big Ten in passing efficiency for conference games (155.2), although Wisconsin won the title for all games.[14] 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.[15] 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.[15] The team led the Big Ten Conference in scoring defense for conference games (11.4 points per game) and all games (13.3).[16]

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.[17]

Roster
1993 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Derrick Alexander Sr
RB 21 Tim Biakabutuka Fr
QB 10 Todd Collins Jr
QB 14 Brian Griese Fr
WR 9 Mercury Hayes So
T 77 Trezelle Jenkins Jr
C 52 Rod Payne So
T 69 Jon Runyan So
QB 16 Jay Riemersma Jr
WR 18 Amani Toomer So
RB 6 Tyrone Wheatley Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 90 Ninef Aghakhan Sr
LB 37 Jarrett Irons So
CB 22 Ty Law So
LB 36 Steve Morrison Sr
LB 45 Mike Vanderbeek So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 19 Remy Hamilton Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Season summary

Ohio State
See also: 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 0 000
Michigan 7 14 7028

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 20, 1993
  • Game weather: Sunny, low 30s
  • Game attendance: 106,867
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score

Awards and honors

Coaching staff

References
  1. Angelique S. Chengelis (September 5, 1993). "Collins passes first test". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 10E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Angelique S. Chengelis (September 12, 1993). "U-M season under siege". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Angelique S. Chengelis (September 26, 1993). "Michigan rolls past Houston". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Angelique Chengelis (October 3, 1993). "Meeting leads to beating". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 11E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Terry Cabell (October 10, 1993). "Sparkling Spartans". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 12E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Angelique S. Chengelis (October 17, 1993). "U-M stands, MSU falls: Wolverines stop Nittany Lions when it counts". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Angelique S. Chengelis (October 24, 1993). "U-M pays: Woe to Wolverines". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Vic Heuerherd (October 31, 1993). "Finally it's UW's turn". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. 1D, 9D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Angelique S. Chengelis (November 7, 1993). "U-M, MSU back on track". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Jon Roe (November 14, 1993). "The final: 58-7 -- and it wasn't that close". Star Tribune. pp. 1C, 15C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Angelique S. Chengelis (November 21, 1993). "Black eye for Buckeyes". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 10E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Dave Alfonso (January 2, 1994). "Wolverines pull power play, 42-7". The Tampa Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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  14. "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 55. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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  16. "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 58. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  17. "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. pp. 120–123. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  18. "Michigan's Academic All-Americans". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
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