1989 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 21st and final season under head coach Bo Schembechler, the Wolverines compiled a 10–2 record (8–0 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 184. They lost to Notre Dame in the season opener and then won 10 consecutive regular season games before losing to USC in the 1990 Rose Bowl. The Wolverines were ranked No. 7 and No. 8, respectively, in the final AP and UPI polls.^[1][2] Prior to the Rose Bowl, Schembechler announced that he would retire after the Rose Bowl.

1989 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 10–17 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	10–2 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Moeller (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lloyd Carr (3rd season)
MVP	Tony Boles
Captains	J. J. Grant Derrick Walker
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterbacks Michael Taylor and Elvis Grbac passed for 966 and 824 yards, respectively. Tailback Tony Boles led the team in rushing with 839 yards, and split end Greg McMurtry led with 37 receptions for 655 yards. Placekicker J.D. Carlson was the leading scorer with 73 points, converting 36 of 39 extra points and 12 of 13 field goals.^[3] Defensive back Tripp Welborne was a consensus first-team selection on the 1989 All-America team. Six Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1989 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 2	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 19–24	105,912	[4]
September 23	8:00 p.m.	at No. 24 UCLA*	No. 5	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 24–23	71,797	[5]
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Maryland*	No. 6	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 41–21	104,872	[6]
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 5	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 24–0	104,097	[7][8]
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Michigan State	No. 5	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 10–7	76,913	[9]
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 5	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 26–12	67,700	[10][11][12]
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 5	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 38–10	105,989	[13][14][15]
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 4	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 42–27	105,128	[16]
November 11	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Illinois	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–10	73,069	[17][18][19]
November 18	12:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 3	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	W 49–15	35,103	[20]
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Ohio State	No. 3	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–18	106,137	[21]
January 1, 1990	4:45 p.m.	vs. No. 12 USC*	No. 3	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	L 10–17	103,450	[22]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Notre Dame

See also: Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) at #2 Michigan Wolverines (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	7	10	7	24
Michigan	0	6	0	13	19

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 105,912
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese
• Recap/Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter ND – Anthony Johnson 6-yard pass from Tony Rice (Craig Hentrich kick), 5:05. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 24 yards. MICH – Chris Calloway 9-yard pass from Michael Taylor (kick failed), 0:25. Notre Dame 7–6. Drive: 50 yards. Third quarter ND – Raghib Ismail 89-yard kickoff return (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:49. Notre Dame 14–6. ND – Craig Hentrich 30-yard field goal, 4:28. Notre Dame 17–6. Fourth quarter MICH – Derrick Walker 5-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (pass failed), 12:58. Notre Dame 17–12. Drive: 12 plays. ND – Raghib Ismail 92-yard kickoff return (Craig Hentrich kick), 12:46. Notre Dame 24–13. MICH – Greg McMurtry 4-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (J.D. Carlson kick), 4:08. Notre Dame 24–19. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards. Top passers ND – Tony Rice – 1/2, 6 yards, TD MICH – Elvis Grbac – 17/21, 134 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ND – Anthony Johnson – 20 rushes, 80 yards MICH – Leroy Hoard – 15 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers ND – Anthony Johnson – 1 reception, 6 yards, TD MICH – Greg McMurtry – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD

At UCLA

Week 2: Michigan at UCLA

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	0	6	9	9	24
UCLA	7	7	3	6	23

• Date: September 23
• Location: Pasadena, CA
• Game attendance: 71,797

On September 23, Michigan defeated UCLA, 24-23, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

UCLA took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Michigan scored in the second quarter on a 46-yard field goal by J.D. Carlson at the end of a 52-yard drive. UCLA then drove 70 yards and scored on a six-yard pass from Bret Johnson to S. Miller. Carlson kicked a 38-yard field goal later in the quarter, and UCLA led, 14-6, at halftime.

In the third quarter, Carlson kicked his third field goal, a 43-yarder. Later i the third quarter, Michigan took a 15-14 lead on a one-yard touchdown run by Leroy Hoard. Michigan's attempt at a two-point conversion failed. At the end of the third quarter, UCLA retook the lead on a 45-yard field goal by Alfredo Velasco. UCLA extended its lead with 5:42 remaining on a touchdown pass from Bret Johnson to Corwin Anthony. Michigan was forced to punt with 4:29 remaining, but Michigan cornerback David Key forced a fumble by UCLA tailback Shawn Wills. Michigan linebacker J.J. Grant recovered at UCLA's 43-yard line. Elvis Grbac completed passes of 11 yards to Derrick Walker and 12 yards to Tony Boles. The Wolverines scored on a three-yard pass from Grbac to Walker with 1:35 remaining. A two-point conversion failed, and Michigan trailed by two points. On the ensuing kickoff, J.D. Carlson converted an onside kick as the ball hpped over UCLA's front line where it was recovered by Vada Murray. Grbac complete 1 nine-yard pass to Chris Calloway, a 10-yard pass to Tony Boles, and a screen pass to Boles that was good for 17 yards. Carlson kicked the game-winning 24-yard field goal with one second remaining in the game.

Boles rushed for 82 yards, and Grbac completed 13 of 23 passes for 130 yards.

Maryland

Week 3: Maryland at Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	7	0	14	21
• Michigan	14	14	7	6	41

• Date: September 30
• Location: Ann Arbor, MI
• Game attendance: 104,872

On September 30, Michigan defeated Maryland, 41–21, before a crowd of 104,872 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Wolverines scored touchdowns on four of their first five possessions. They tallied 279 rushing yards led by Tony Boles who gained 89 yards and scored two touchdowns on 10 carries, including a 64-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Leroy Hoard added 72 yards and scored on a 72-yard run. In what the Detroit Free Press described as an "air show" by the normally ground-based Michigan offense, quarterback Elvis Grbac completed 10 of 20 passes for 187 yards and threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter, covering 23 yards to Chris Calloway and 11 yards Craig McMurtry. McMurtry caught five passes for 126 yards.^[23][24]

On defense, Michigan held Maryland to 63 rushing yards. Maryland's two quarterbacks (Neil O'Donnell and Scott Zolak) combined to complete 26 of 41 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns.^[24]

Wisconsin

Week 4: Wisconsin at Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0
• Michigan	0	7	14	3	24

• Date: October 7
• Location: Ann Arbor, MI
• Game attendance: 104,097

On October 7, Michigan defeated Wisconsin, 24–0, before 104,097 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines outgained the Badgers, 325 to 97, and dominated time of possession by 34:08 to 25:52. It was Michigan's first shutout since its 49-0 victory over Wisconsin in 1987.^[7]

On offense, Michigan tallied 158 rushing yards, led by Tony Boles with 95 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Quarterback Elvis Grbac completed 16 of 23 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown. The offense sputterd in the first half, with Michigan's only points of the half scored when cornerback Lance Dottin intercepted a Wisconsin pass at the 22-yard line and returned it untouched for a touchdown. After the game, Schembechler was critical of his team's performance: "It was like a painting that you put up against nine other dogs. Somebody says yours is the best of the ten, but, hell, your painting isn't any damn good. That was what this game was like."^[7]

On defense, the Wolverines held the Badgers to 70 rushing yards and 27 passing yards. Wisconsin running back Jimmy Henderson tallied 62 yards on 16 carries. Redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Wilson completed only four of eleven passes.^[7]

At Michigan State

See also: Paul Bunyan Trophy

#5 Michigan Wolverines (3–1) at #21 Michigan State Spartans (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	7	3	0	0	10
Michigan St	0	0	0	7	7

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: October 14, 1989
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,913
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV: ABC

On October 14, Michigan defeated Michigan State, 10–7, before a crowd of 76,913 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Michigan took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 61-yard, 13 play drive, culminating in a fourth-down, one-yard touchdown run by tailback Tony Boles. J. D. Carlson kicked a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter, and Michigan led, 10-0, at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Michigan State drove 78 yards early in the fourth quarter to the one-yard line. On fourth down from the one-yard line, Blake Ezor was stopped by Tripp Welborne. On their next possession, the Spartans drove 62 yards, including a 36-yard pass from Dan Enos to James Bradley at the 11-yard line and endng with a four-yard touchdown pass from Enos to Courtney Hawkins.^[25][26]

The Wolverines gained 169 rushing yards and 76 passing yards. Tony Boles gained 100 yards on 22 carries, and Leroy Hoard tallied 62 yards on 15 carries.^[26]

On defense, the Wolverines held the Spartans to 85 rushing yards led by Ezor with 77 yards on 27 carries (2.9 per carry). Enos completed 21 of 31 passes for 214 yards, but he was intercepted twice. Vada Murray blocked a Michigan State field goal in the first quarter. J. J. Grant led the team with 14 tackles and stopped a Michigan State drive in the second quarter by "leaping, tipping and then intercepting" a pass. Outside linebacker Alex Marshall had two sacks and a fumble recovery.^[26]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Elvis Grbac	8/15, 76 Yds, INT
	Rushing	Tony Boles	22 Rush, 100 Yds
	Receiving	Greg McMurtry	2 Rec, 33 Yds
Michigan St	Passing	Dan Enos	21/31, 214 Yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Blake Ezor	27 Rush, 69 Yds
	Receiving	Courtney Hawkins	8 Rec, 89 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UM MSU 1 12:20 12 61 6:31 Michigan Leroy Hoard 1-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good 7 0 2 5:44 13 56 6:00 Michigan 35-yard field goal by J.D. Carlson 10 0 4 9:51 8 52 3:16 Michigan St Courtney Hawkins 4-yard touchdown reception from Dan Enos, John Langeloh kick good 10 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 7

At Iowa

Week 6: Michigan at Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	6	3	14	3	26
Iowa	0	6	6	0	12

• Date: October 21
• Location: Iowa City, IA
• Game attendance: 67,700

On October 21, Michigan defeated Iowa, 26–12, before a crowd of 67,700 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. It was Michigan's first road win against Iowa since 1982.^[11][12]

In the first quarter, the Hawkeyes drove to Michigan's 20-yard line, but Iowa quarterback Matt Rodgers was hit in the backfield and fumbled; Brian Townsend recovered the loose ball and returned it to the Iowa 30-yard line. Michigan was unable to capitalize on the turnover, but later in the first quarter, Vada Murray intercepted a Rodgers pass, and Michigan took over at the Iowa 39-yard line. Michigan then scored on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Michaael Taylor to Greg McMurtry. J. D. Carlson kicked a 22-yard field goal with 3:12 remaining in the first half, and Iowa then drove 56 yards in 2:51 and scored on a four-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Travis Watkins with 26 seconds remaining in the half. Michigan led, 9-6, at halftime.^[11][12]

Michigan extended its lead to 23-6 in the third quarter on a two-yard touchdown run by Taylor and a 45-yard touchdown pass from Taylor to Tony Boles. Late in the third quarter, Iowa scored on an 18-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Peter Marciano. In the fourth quarter, Michigan extended its lead to 26-12 on a 22-yard field goal by J.D. Carlson.^[11][12]

Michigan gained 185 rushing yards and 179 passing yards. Iowa tallied 44 rushing yards and 287 passing yards. Tony Boles led Michigan's rushing attack with 93 yards on 24 carries, and Taylor completed 11 of 15 passes for 179 yards. For Iowa, Rodgers completed 29 of 41 passes for 287 yards.^[11][12]

Indiana

Week 7: Indiana at Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	3	0	7	10
• Michigan	0	24	7	7	38

• Date: October 21
• Location: Ann Arbor, MI
• Game attendance: 105,989

On October 28, Michigan defeated Indiana, 38–10, before a crowd of 105,989 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Michigan outgained Indiana, 550-229. The Wolverines tallied 347 rushing yards, led by Tony Boles (156 yards and three touchdwons, 11.2 yards per carry) and Allen Jefferson (96 yards, 12.0 yards per carry). Quarterback Michael Taylor completed 11 of 18 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman wide receiver Desmond Howard caught three passes for 62 yards. Highlights included a 91-yard touchdown run by Boles at the 6:44 mark of the second quarter and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Taylor to Derrick Alexander at the 10:26 mark of the fourth quarter.^[13][14]

On defense, the Wolverines held the Hoosiers to 89 rushing yards and 140 passing yards. Anthony Thompson, who was the leading rusher in the Big Ten and finished second in the 1989 Heisman Trophy voting, was limited to 90 yards on 30 carries, an average of 3.0 yards per carry.^[13][14]

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (1–6) at #4 Michigan Wolverines (6–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	7	0	20	27
Michigan	7	21	7	7	42

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: November 4, 1989
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 105, 126

^[27]

External videos
Game highlights

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Eric Hunter	27/42, 344 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jerome Sparkman	11 Rush, 50 Yds
	Receiving	Calvin Williams	13 Rec, 156 Yds, 3 TD
Michigan	Passing	Michael Taylor	8/13, 124 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Tony Boles	13 Rush, 80 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Calloway	3 Rec, 68 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PU UM 1 9:16 4 77 1:23 Michigan Tony Boles 39-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good 0 7 2 12:50 3 9 1:17 Michigan Desmond Howard 8-yard touchdown reception from Michael Taylor, J.D. Carlson kick good 0 14 2 5:46 8 77 3:25 Purdue Calvin Williams 44-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good 7 14 2 2:31 8 80 3:15 Michigan Tony Boles 1-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good 7 21 2 0:09 5 79 0:55 Michigan Chris Calloway 29-yard touchdown reception from Elvis Grbac, J.D. Carlson kick good 7 28 3 1:10 3 16 0:57 Michigan Leroy Hoard 2-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good 7 35 4 13:03 1 11 0:06 Purdue Robert Oglesby 11-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good 14 35 4 12:52 Michigan Kickoff returned 85 yards for touchdown by Tony Boles, J.D. Carlson kick good 14 42 4 6:48 3 34 1:19 Purdue Calvin Williams 3-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good 21 42 4 2:33 4 61 1:14 Purdue Calvin Williams 15-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick no good (wide right) 27 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 42

At Illinois

Week 9: Michigan at Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	10	7	0	7	24
Illinois	7	3	0	0	10

• Date: November 11
• Location: Champaign, IL
• Game attendance: 73,069

On November 11, No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 8 Illinois, 24–10, before a crowd of 73,069 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

On the openng drive of the game, Tony Boles ran 73 yards to the Illinois one-yard line, and Jarrod Bunch scored on a one-yard run with 14:01 remaining in the first quarter. Illinois responded with an 85-yard, 10-play drive ending with a three-yard touchdown run by fullback Howard Griffith. Michigan then drove 63 yards on 16 plays, ending with a 47-yard field goal by J.D. Carlson (a Michigan record at the time) with 2:02 remaining in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Illinois drove 61 yards on eight plays, and Doug Higgins kicked a 25-yard field goal to tie the game at 10-10. Later in the second quarter, Michigan drove 80 yards on 11 plays, scoring on a two-yard run by quarterback Michael Taylor. Michigan led, 17-10, at halftime.^[17][18]

Neither team scored in the third quarter. Late in the fourth quarter, Michigan drove 80 yards in 11 plays, led by Taylor's runs of 12, 12, and 15 yards, and ending with a 13-yard touchdown run by Boles with 2:31 remaining.^[17][18]

Michigan tallied 266 rushing yards and 123 passing yards. Boles led the Wolverines' rushing attack with 115 yards on nine carries. Taylor completed nine of 18 passes for 123 yards. Illinois was limited to 92 rushing yards, but quarterback Jeff George completed 22 of 38 passes for 253 yards. Michigan dominated time of possession with 34:52 to 25:08 for Illinois.^[17][18]

At Minnesota

See also: Little Brown Jug

#3 Michigan Wolverines (8–1) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	28	7	14	49
Minnesota	7	0	8	0	15

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: November 18, 1989
• Game time: 11:30 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 35,103
• Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
• TV: ESPN

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Michael Taylor	12/16, 231 Yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Leroy Hoard	11 Rush, 90 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Greg McMurtry	7 Rec, 165 Yds, 3 TD
Minnesota	Passing	Marquel Fleetwood	11/23, 100 Yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Darrell Thompson	18 Rush, 50 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Pat Tinglehoff	7 Rec, 77 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MICH MINN 1 10:08 12 76 4:52 Minnesota Darrell Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, Brent Berglund kick good 0 7 2 9:24 7 88 3:23 Michigan Greg McMurtry 34-yard touchdown reception from Michael Taylor, J.D. Carlson kick good 7 7 2 4:14 5 59 1:43 Michigan Greg McMurtry 34-yard touchdown reception from Michael Taylor, J.D. Carlson kick good 14 7 2 2:06 1 44 0:15 Michigan Leroy Hoard 29-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good 21 7 2 0:45 3 75 0:23 Michigan Greg McMurtry 25-yard touchdown reception from Michael Taylor, J.D. Carlson kick good 28 7 3 9:48 10 77 5:12 Michigan Allen Jefferson 3-yard touchdown reception from Michael Taylor, J.D. Carlson kick good 35 7 3 0:00 10 36 5:10 Minnesota Marquel Fleetwood 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good 35 15 4 11:03 8 80 3:57 Michigan Allen Jefferson 15-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good 42 15 4 3:43 6 60 3:07 Michigan Desmond Howard 19-yard touchdown reception from Elvis Grbac, Gulam Khan kick good 49 15 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 49 15

Ohio State

#20 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–2) at #3 Michigan Wolverines (9–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	3	9	6	18
Michigan	7	7	0	14	28

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: November 25
• Game weather: Partly sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 106,137
• TV: ABC

Game information

First quarter MICH – Leroy Hoard 1-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 3:13. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:04. Second quarter MICH – Allen Jefferson 2-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 2:23. Michigan 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:28. OSU – Pat O'Morrow 20-yard field goal, 0:25. Michigan 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:58. Third quarter OSU – Pat O'Morrow 22-yard field goal, 10:45. Michigan 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:24. OSU – Scottie Graham 3-yard run (run failed), 4:03. Michigan 14–12. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:11. Fourth quarter MICH – Jarrod Bunch 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (J.D. Carlson kick), 12:22. Michigan 21–12. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:32. OSU – Scottie Graham 4-yard run (kick blocked), 7:04. Michigan 21–18. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:18. MICH – Jarrod Bunch 23-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 1:20. Michigan 28–18. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:28. Top passers OSU – Greg Frey – 14/25, 220 yards, 2 INT MICH – Michael Taylor – 8/16, 100 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Scottie Graham – 28 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD MICH – Leroy Hoard – 21 rushes, 152 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Jim Palmer – 5 receptions, 61 yards MICH – Greg McMurtry – 3 receptions, 39 yards

Todd Plate's second interception of the day with 2:48 left in the game sealed the game and the Big Ten title for the Wolverines.^[28]

Rose Bowl (vs USC)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	0	10	0	7	17
Michigan	0	3	7	0	10

• Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

Scoring summary

Q2		USC	Marinovich 1-yard run (Rodriguez kick)	USC 7–0
Q2	6:28	MICH	Carlson 19-yard field goal	USC 7–3
Q2		USC	Rodriguez 34-yard field goal	USC 10–3
Q3		MICH	Jeffereson 2-yard run (Carlson kick)	Tied 10–10
Q4		USC	Ervins 9 yard run (Rodriguez kick)	USC 17–10

Main article: 1990 Rose Bowl

See also: 1989 USC Trojans football team

The 1990 Rose Bowl was a rematch of the previous Rose Bowl in which Michigan won 22 to 14. Prior to the contest, Bo Schembechler had announced he would retire.^[29] USC scored the first points in the second quarter with a one-yard run by Todd Marinovich. Michigan got a field goal to make it 7 to 3 but the Trojans added another field goal before the half to take a 10 to 3 lead at halftime. Although Michigan tied the score, Ricky Ervins had a fourteen-yard touchdown run which clinched the Rose Bowl for the Trojans.^[30]

Roster

1989 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Derrick Alexander Fr RB 46 Tony Boles Sr FB 32 Jarrod Bunch Sr WR 16 Alfie Burch Fr WR 2 Chris Calloway Sr G 68 Joe Cocozzo So TE 48 Dave Diebolt Fr G 78 Dean Dingman Jr OL 70 Robert Doherty So OT 73 Tom Dohring Sr G, C 51 Steve Everitt So QB 15 Elvis Grbac So FB 33 Leroy Hoard Sr WR 21 Desmond Howard So RB 28 Allen Jefferson Sr WR 84 Dan Jokish Jr WR 21 David Knight Sr FB 46 Burnie Legette Fr TE 82 Tony McGee Fr WR 1 Greg McMurtry Sr FB Bill Prichard G Marc Ramirez Sr OT 72 Doug Skene So OT 75 Greg Skrepenak Jr QB Ken Sollom Jr QB 9 Michael Taylor Sr WR Yale Van Dyne Jr RB 25 Jon Vaughan So TE 89 Derrick Walker Sr TE 27 Steve Zacharias Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 24 Bobby Abrams Sr OLB 37 Erick Anderson Jr ILB 49 Chris Bohn Jr S 20 Corwin Brown So MG 61 Dave Caputo Jr OLB 86 Martin Davis So CB 22 Lance Dottin Jr DT 61 Mike Evans Jr LB 57 Chris Feaster Sr LB 41 Rusty Fitchner Jr ILB 95 J.J. Grant Sr DT 97 Chris Hutchinson So CB 26 David Key Sr ILB 39 Curt Mallory So OLB 59 Alex Marshall Jr DT 50 Matt McCoy Sr ILB 30 John Milligan Sr S 27 Vada Murray Sr DT 94 T.J. Osman Sr CB 63 Todd Plate Sr S 29 David Ritter Jr OLB 65 Cornelius Simpson Jr ILB 58 Scott Smykowski Sr ILB 55 Marc Spencer Sr DT 60 Buster Stanley Fr MG 91 Mike Teeter Sr OLB 45 Brian Townsend Jr ILB 61 Eric Taupe Jr DB 5 Coleman Wallace So CB 8 Dwayne Ware So S 3 Tripp Welborne Sr DT 88 Brent White Sr OLB 85 Timothy Williams Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 J.D. Carlson Jr K 12 Gulam Kahn Sr P 18 Chris Stapleton Fr	Head coach Bo Schembechler Coordinators/assistant coaches Tirrel Burton Cam Cameron Lloyd Carr Jerry Hanlon Bill Harris Jim Herrmann Les Miles Gary Moeller Bobby Morrison Tom Reed Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Player statistics

Passing

Player	Attempts	Comp.	Pct.	Yards	TD	INT
Michael Taylor	102	64	62.7%	966	11	3
Elvis Grbac	116	73	62.9%	824	8	3
Ken Sollom	3	2	66.7%	28	0	0

^[3]

Rushing

Player	Yds	Att	Avg	TD
Tony Boles	839	131	6.4	9
Leroy Hoard	724	145	5.0	6
Allen Jefferson	378	64	5.9	2
Jarrod Bunch	199	47	4.2	2
Michael Taylor	173	47	4.5	2
Burnie Legette	98	22	4.5	0
Jon Vaughn	57	10	5.7	0

^[3]

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Greg McMurtry	37	655	17.7	7
Chris Calloway	29	392	13.5	3
Tony Boles	16	224	14.0	1
Desmond Howard	9	136	15.1	2
Derrick Walker	12	110	9.2	3
Derrick Alexander	6	107	17.8	1
Leroy Hoard	13	87	6.7	0

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Awards and honors

Safety Tripp Welborne received consensus first-team honors on the 1989 All-America team. He received first-team honors from, among others, the Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), American Football Coaches Association, and Football Writers Association of America.^[31]

Tailback Tony Boles gained 839 rushing yards in 1989 (1,359 in 1988) and was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[1] He sustained torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) in his right knee on November 18 against Minnesota. The injury required reconstructive knee surgery, and Boles was therefore unable to play in the Rose Bowl.^[32]

The following 13 players received first- or second-team honors from the AP or UPI on the 1989 All-Big Ten Conference football team:

• Tony Boles at running back (AP-1, UPI-1)
• J.D. Carlson at kicker (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Dean Dingman at guard (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Derrick Walker at tight end (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Tripp Welborne at defensive back (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Greg McMurtry at receiver (AP-2, UPI-1)
• Greg Skrepenak at tackle (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Erick Anderson at linebacker (AP-2, UPI-2)
• J. J. Grant at linebacker (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Vada Murray at defensive back (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Michael Taylor at quarterback (AP-2)
• Bobby Abrams at outside linebacker (AP-2)
• Mike Teeter at defensive line (UPI-2)

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Other team awards included:

• Meyer Morton Award: Chris Calloway
• John Maulbetsch Award: Steve Everitt
• Frederick Matthei Award: Dean Dingman
• Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Tim Williams
• Dick Katcher Award: Mike Teeter
• Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Derrick Walker
• Robert P. Ufer Award: Chris Calloway

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Professional football

The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Leroy Hoard	Running Back	2	45	Cleveland Browns
Greg McMurtry	Wide Receiver	3	80	New England Patriots
Chris Calloway	Wide Receiver	4	97	Pittsburgh Steelers
Derrick Walker	Tight End	6	163	San Diego Chargers

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A total of 25 players from the 1989 team went on to play professional football: Bobby Abrams; Derrick Alexander; Erick Anderson; Tony Boles; Jarrod Bunch; Corwin Brown; Chris Calloway; Joe Cocozzo; Tom Dohring; Matt Elliott; Steve Everitt; Elvis Grbac; Leroy Hoard; Desmond Howard; Burnie Legette; Tony McGee; Greg McMurtry; Doug Skene; Greg Skrepenak; Buster Stanley; Mike Teeter; Brian Townsend; Jon Vaughn; Derrick Walker; and Tripp Welborne.